N-CSR 1 d456711dncsr.htm BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST

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: 811-21972

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

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

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2022

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2022


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 


 

LOGO

  DECEMBER 31, 2022

 

 

  

  

 

2022 Annual Report

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee
 


Supplemental Information  (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

BlackRock Core Bond Trust’s (BHK), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.’s (HYT), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust’s (BTZ) and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust’s (BGT) (collectively the “Trusts”, or individually a “Trust”) 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 Trust’s investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Trust 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.

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

   
       

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Period

   

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Period

          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Trust 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   

 

 
 

 
 

 

   
 

BHK

  $ 0.656210     $       $     $  0.164390     $  0.820600       80             20     100%    

    

 

HYT

    0.581882                   0.275018       0.856900       68                   32       100       
 

BTZ

    0.768465                   0.154435       0.922900       83                   17       100       
 

BGT

    0.751900                         0.751900       100                         100       
 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Each Trust 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 Trust is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Trust’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce a Trust’s net asset value per share.

 

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

Section 19(b) Disclosure

The Trusts, acting pursuant to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive order and with the approval of each Trust’s Board of Trustees or Directors, as applicable (the “Board”), each has 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 Trusts currently distribute the following fixed amounts per share on a monthly basis:

 

Exchange Symbol   Amount Per 
Common Share 

BHK

  $            0.0746 

HYT

  0.0779 

BTZ

  0.0839 

BGT

  0.0781 

The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Trust’s Board. Under its Plan, each Trust 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 Trusts 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 Trust 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 Trust’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. Each Trust’s total return performance is presented in its financial highlights table.

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate a Trust’s Plan at any time without prior notice to the Trust’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of the Trust or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Trust’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. The Trusts 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 BHK, HYT and BGT’s prospectus for a more complete description of each Trust’s risks.

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2022, as investors navigated changing economic conditions and volatile markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to modest growth in the third quarter, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high before beginning to moderate. 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 interest rates rose, particularly during the first half of the reporting period. Both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, although equities began to recover in the second half of the year as inflation eased and economic growth resumed. Emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets declined overall, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose notably during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to fluctuating inflation data and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and heightened 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 has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and is accelerating the reduction of its balance sheet. While the Fed suggested that additional rate hikes were likely, it also gave indications that the pace of increases would slow if inflation continued to subside.

The pandemic’s restructuring of the economy brought an ongoing mismatch between supply and demand, contributing to the current inflationary regime. While growth slowed in 2022, we believe that taming inflation requires a more dramatic economic decline to bring demand back to a level more in line with the economy’s capacity. The Fed has been raising interest rates at the fastest pace in decades, and seems set to overtighten in its effort to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near-term is high, but this prospect has not yet been fully priced in by markets. Investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions.

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. Rising input costs and a deteriorating economic backdrop are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near term. However, we see better opportunities in credit, where valuations are attractive and higher yields provide income opportunities. We believe that global investment-grade corporates, global inflation-linked bonds, and U.S. mortgage-backed securities offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, 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 December 31, 2022

 

     
     6-Month     12-Month  
 

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

  2.31%   (18.11)%
 

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

  3.91      (20.44)   
 

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

  6.36      (14.45)   
 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (2.99)      (20.09)   
 

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

  1.32        1.47   
 

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

  (5.58)      (16.28)   
 

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

  (2.97)      (13.01)   
 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  0.50        (8.53)   
 

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

  3.50      (11.18)   
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

      Page

Supplemental Information

   2

The Markets in Review

   3

Annual Report:

  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

   5

Derivative Financial Instruments

   5

Trust Summary

   6

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

   18

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   132

Statements of Operations

   134

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   135

Statements of Cash Flows

   137

Financial Highlights

   139

Notes to Financial Statements

   143

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   158

Important Tax Information

   159

Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks

   160

Shareholder Update

   170

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

   175

Trustee and Officer Information

   176

Additional Information

   179

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   183

 

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

The Trusts 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 Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Trust’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 Trust’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 Trust’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 Trust with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Trust’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Trust’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 Trust’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if a Trust had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Trusts’ 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 Trust’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 Trusts’ 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 Trust’s intended leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Trust’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 Trust’s shares than if the Trust were not leveraged. In addition, each Trust 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 Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Trust 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 Trust’s investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Trusts’ investment adviser will be higher than if the Trusts did not use leverage.

Each Trust 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 Trust is permitted to borrow money (including through the use of TOB Trusts) or issue debt securities up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets. A Trust may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act. In addition, a Trust 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.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Trusts 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. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Trusts must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Trusts’ 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 Trust can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022   BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Core Bond Trust’s (BHK) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its managed assets in bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Trust intends to invest its assets primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds, which may include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The Trust may invest up to 25% of its total managed assets in bonds that at the time of investment are rated Ba/BB or below by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) or another nationally recognized rating agency or bonds that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser. The Trust may invest up to 10% of its managed assets in bonds issued in foreign currencies. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BHK

Initial Offering Date

      November 27, 2001    

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2022 ($10.38)(a)

  8.62%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0746

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.8952

Leverage as of December 31, 2022(c)

  40%

 

  (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 Trust (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 Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

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

Closing Market Price

  $ 10.38      $ 16.51        (37.13 )%     $ 16.51      $ 9.56  

Net Asset Value

    10.89        15.47        (29.61      15.47        10.31  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Represents the Trust’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 
  (b) 

An index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government related bond markets. It is composed of the US Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes foreign agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities.

 

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Performance

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

 

        Average Annual Total Returns  
   

 

 

 
          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

 

    

    (24.44 )%      (0.09 )%      3.02

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

      (32.52     0.09       2.78  

Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index

      (15.26     0.42       1.82  

Reference Benchmark(c)

      (17.07     0.33       2.02  

Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Index(d)

      (27.09     (1.21     1.57  

Bloomberg Intermediate Credit Index(e)

      (9.10     1.08       1.76  

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

      (11.18     2.30       4.03  

Bloomberg CMBS, Eligible for U.S. Aggregate Index(g)

      (10.91     0.77       1.55  

Bloomberg MBS Index(h)

      (11.81     (0.53     0.74  

Bloomberg ABS Index(i)

        (4.30     1.18       1.23  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

The Trust 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. Long Government/Credit Index (40%); Bloomberg Intermediate Credit Index (24%); Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (16%); Bloomberg CMBS, Eligible for U.S. Aggregate Index (8%); Bloomberg MBS Index (8%); and Bloomberg ABS Index (4%). The Reference Benchmark’s index content and weightings may have varied over past periods.

 
  (d) 

An unmanaged index that is the long component of the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index. It includes publicly issued U.S. Treasury debt, U.S. government agency debt, taxable debt issued by U.S. states and territories and their political subdivisions, debt issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, non-U.S. government debt and supranational debt.

 
  (e) 

An unmanaged index that is the intermediate component of the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index. The Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index includes publicly issued U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.

 
  (f) 

An unmanaged index comprised of issuers 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.

 
  (g) 

An unmanaged index that is the CMBS component of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

 
  (h) 

An unmanaged index is a market value-weighted index, which covers the mortgage-backed securities component of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. It is comprised of agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) with a minimum $150 million par amount outstanding and a weighted-average maturity of at least 1 year. The index includes reinvestment of income.

 
  (i) 

An unmanaged index that is the asset-backed securities component of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate 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 Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust 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 Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

The Trust’s allocation to U.S. Treasuries weighed on return as interest rates rose sharply over the period. Exposure to a range of credit-oriented sectors including high yield corporate bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, non-U.S. corporate credit and emerging market bonds also detracted. Exposure to securitized assets including residential mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) detracted as well. Finally, holdings of municipal bonds also provided negative returns.

There were no material contributors to the Trust’s absolute performance over the period.

Derivatives were utilized by the Trust in order to hedge and/or take outright views on interest rates, credit risk and/or foreign exchange positions in the portfolio. The Trust’s use of derivatives detracted from performance during the period.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the period, the Trust reduced exposure to riskier assets such as emerging markets debt in anticipation of a potential economic slowdown. The increased focus on quality was also reflected in increased allocations to investment grade corporate bonds and agency MBS. As interest rate volatility declined late in the period MBS became more attractive. The allocation to high yield corporate bonds was increased as the sector demonstrated resilience. Finally, the Trust made opportunistic allocations to ABS.

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

At period end, the Trust maintained a diversified exposure within non-government spread sectors, including investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, CMBS, ABS and, to a lesser degree, non-agency MBS. The Trust also held exposure to government-related sectors such as U.S. Treasuries, agency debt and agency MBS.

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 Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   
Asset Type(a)   12/31/22   

Corporate Bonds

  43.6%

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  16.9   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

  15.1   

Asset-Backed Securities

  8.0   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

  6.8   

Preferred Securities

  3.7   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

  2.3   

Municipal Bonds

  2.0   

Foreign Agency Obligations

  1.6   

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(b)           12/31/22   

AAA/Aaa(c)

     38.1%

AA/Aa

     2.9   

A

     9.3   

BBB/Baa

     23.0   

BB/Ba

     10.6   

B

     8.7   

CCC/Caa

     2.5   

CC

     0.2   

C

     (d)

D

     (d)

N/R(e)

           4.7   
 

 

(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%.

(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 December 31, 2022, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments.

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022   BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.’s (HYT) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities which are rated at the time of investment to be below investment grade or, if unrated, are considered by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Trust may invest directly in fixed income securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  HYT

Initial Offering Date

      May 30, 2003    

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2022 ($8.74)(a)

  10.70%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0779

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.9348

Leverage as of December 31, 2022(c)

  29%

 

  (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 Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

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

Closing Market Price

  $ 8.74      $ 12.34        (29.17 )%     $  12.34      $  8.15  

Net Asset Value

    9.25        11.99        (22.85      11.99        9.03  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Represents the Trust’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 
  (b) 

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.

 

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

 

Performance

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

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
 

 

 

 
     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    (15.71 )%       2.92      5.53

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (22.62      3.97        5.12  

 

       

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

    (11.18      2.30        4.03  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

The Trust 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.

 

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 Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust 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 Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

High-yield bonds experienced sharp negative returns during the period, as persistent inflation, aggressive rate hiking by the Fed and rising fears of recession weighed on credit-sentiment.

The Trust’s exposures to cable and satellite, technology, healthcare and midstream energy sectors were the largest absolute detractors from performance. From a credit quality perspective, consistent with the broad market downturn during the reporting period, holdings of bonds in the BB, B and CCC ratings categories all detracted from return for the period.

From a sector perspective, independent energy, aerospace/defense and oil field services were the largest absolute contributors over the period. From an asset allocation perspective, the Trust’s currency positioning and stance with respect to interest rates were the most meaningful contributors.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Throughout the reporting period the Trust utilized intercorrelated asset classes to capitalize on relative value opportunities. This is highlighted by positioning early in the period in floating rate loan interest that offered some insulation from central bank tightening given the floating rate nature of the asset class. Another example is the rotation into investment grade corporate credit early in the fourth quarter of 2022 to take advantage of depressed prices in the BBB segment of the market. In addition, the Trust further reduced its equity exposure, which had been used to generate significant performance from the energy sector in the first half of the year.

The Trust successfully completed a rights offering in October 2022, raising approximately $168 million and providing capital to take advantage of opportunities in the high yield market, including attractive high yield credit spreads and higher yield levels, to potentially enhance the Trust’s earnings and performance. BlackRock, not the Trust, covered all expenses of the offering and structured the offering to limit NAV dilution, which was $0.13 per share or approximately 1.4% of NAV.

From a ratings perspective, the Trust maintained an underweight to BB rated issues and overweights to Bs and CCCs throughout the period. However, importantly, the Trust avoided the highest yielding, distressed component of the CCC market. By sector, the Trust meaningfully decreased exposure to healthcare given strong headwinds for the space.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust was overweight issues rated B and CCC while avoiding distressed issues in the latter segment. The Trust was underweight in BB rated issues in favor of BBB issues based on relative value. Top sector overweights included technology, aerospace/defense and independent energy, while the biggest underweight was to healthcare.

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

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   
Asset Type(a)   12/31/22   

Corporate Bonds

  86.4%

Floating Rate Loan Interests

  11.4   

Preferred Securities

  1.6   

Other*

  0.6   

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(b)           12/31/22   

A

     0.8%

BBB/Baa

     12.5   

BB/Ba

     35.5   

B

     38.4   

CCC/Caa

     10.3   

CC

     (c)

C

     (c)

N/R

           2.5   
 

 

(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) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

*

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

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022   BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust’s (BTZ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income, current gains and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds), bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BTZ

Initial Offering Date

      December 27, 2006    

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2022 ($10.10)(a)

  9.97%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0839

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $1.0068

Leverage as of December 31, 2022(c)

  36%

 

  (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 Trust (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 Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

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

Closing Market Price

  $ 10.10      $ 15.05        (32.89 )%     $ 15.05      $ 9.37  

Net Asset Value

    11.19        15.10        (25.89      15.10        10.56  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Represents the Trust’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 
  (b) 

An index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government related bond markets. It is composed of the US Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes foreign agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities.

 

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Performance

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

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
 

 

 

 
      1 Year       5 Years       10 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    (19.50 )%      1.54     4.00

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (27.10     1.53       4.04  

 

     

Reference Benchmark(c)

    (13.72     1.20       2.83  

Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index

    (15.26     0.42       1.82  

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

    (11.18     2.30       4.03  

Bloomberg USD Capital Securities Index(e)

    (13.84     1.35       3.49  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index (50.36%), the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (29.93%), and the Bloomberg USD Capital Securities Index (19.71%).

 
  (d) 

An unmanaged index comprised of issuers 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 index that tracks fixed-rate, investment grade capital securities denominated in USD.

 

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 Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust 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 Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

Risk assets sold off following persistently high inflation numbers, concerns around slowing economic growth, and interest rate hikes by central banks around the world. Exposure to U.S. investment grade corporate bonds was the largest detractor from the Trust’s performance for the period as the sector came under pressure amid rising interest rates. The Trust’s exposure to U.S. high yield corporate bonds, preferred securities (which share characteristics of both stocks and bonds), European corporate credit, Asian corporate credit, and emerging markets corporate credit also detracted from performance as the markets broadly experienced a challenging year.

Contributors to the Trust’s performance were limited over the period and were led by the Trust’s interest rate positioning and exposure to uniform mortgage-backed securities (“UMBS”) issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

In addition to employing leverage, the Trust uses derivatives as part of its investment strategy, including forward contracts to hedge foreign currency exposure of non-U.S. positions back to U.S. dollars and interest rate futures to adjust duration positioning tactically as needed. The use of derivatives over the period marginally detracted from performance.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy. The distribution policy resulted in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Over the period, the Trust increased its exposure to securitized products through UMBS and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The Trust also increased exposure to U.S. investment grade corporate bonds in seeking to increase its overall credit quality profile. The Trust’s use of leverage increased over the period.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

At period end, the Trust was positioning cautiously with a focus on utilizing credit selection to drive performance in the expectation that performance dispersion among securities will increase across asset classes, geographies and sectors. In this vein, the Trust held up-in-quality allocations through investment grade corporate bonds and higher quality CLOs.

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

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   
Asset Type(a)   12/31/22   

Corporate Bonds

  69.8%

Preferred Securities

  11.1   

Asset-Backed Securities

  9.0   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

  4.1   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

  3.9   

Foreign Agency Obligations

  1.5   

Other*

  0.6   

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(b)           12/31/22   

AAA/Aaa(c)

     7.9%

AA/Aa

     2.7   

A

     11.2   

BBB/Baa

     40.0   

BB/Ba

     19.8   

B

     14.2   

CCC/Caa

     3.1   

C

     (d)

N/R(e)

           1.1   
 

 

(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) 

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

(d) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

(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 December 31, 2022, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments.

*

Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Trusts’ net assets. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust’s (BGT) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to seek the preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its assets in floating and variable rate instruments of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including a substantial portion of its assets in global floating and variable rate securities including senior secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities. Under normal market conditions, the Trust expects that the average effective duration of its portfolio will be no more than 1.5 years. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BGT

Initial Offering Date

      August 30, 2004    

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2022 ($10.94)(a)

  8.57%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0781

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.9372

Leverage as of December 31, 2022(c)

  25%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (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 Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

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

Closing Market Price

  $ 10.94      $ 13.99        (21.80 )%    $  14.13      $  10.60    

Net Asset Value

    12.43        13.44        (7.51     13.57        12.03    

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

 

LOGO

 

  (a) 

Represents the Trust’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 
  (b) 

Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (formerly S&P®/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index), 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.

 

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Performance

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

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
 

 

 

 
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    (1.32 )%      3.74     4.74

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (16.56     1.74       3.01  

 

     

Morningstar LSTA Leveraged Loan Index

    (0.60     3.31       3.67  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

The Trust 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.

 

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 Trust is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Trust 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 Trust’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

Bank loans delivered modestly negative performance in 2022 amid a broader downturn across markets, but they outpaced most major fixed-income categories. At a time of high inflation and rising interest rates, loans’ floating-rate feature fueled elevated investor demand in the first half of the year, though this subsided into the 3rd and 4th quarters.

From a sector perspective, the Trust’s holdings in property and casualty, airlines, automotive and chemicals were the largest contributors.

Conversely, positions in the healthcare, wireline telecommunications, leisure and consumer products sectors detracted.

In terms of rating class, holdings in the BB and BBB rated categories produced the best results. Lower-quality CCC rated securities detracted, which was consistent with the broader “risk-off” sentiment in the market. The Trust’s out-of-benchmark allocation to high yield bonds, while limited, was a further detractor given underperformance of the high yield market relative to Loans.

The Trust’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy. The distribution policy did not result in return of capital for the period. Refer to the financial highlights and income tax information sections in this report for further information about the distributions.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser managed the Trust’s asset allocation and leverage levels throughout the period based on market views, borrowing costs, and income generation considerations. It took down the Trust’s allocations to B and CCC rated issues in an effort to reduce risk, but it maintained overweights in both areas. It kept the weighting in BB rated debt largely unchanged.

The Trust further decreased its allocations to the technology and healthcare sectors. However, the investment adviser continued to believe bottom-up security selection is the most important driver of performance. The Trust continued to use liquid, index-based derivatives in the loan and high-yield markets to manage its positioning.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

Consistent with its core investment strategy, the Trust remained predominately invested in bank loans with a weighting of over 95% of assets held in the category. The rest of the portfolio was allocated to high yield bonds and cash.

B rated loans were the Trust’s largest allocation by credit rating. Within the category, the adviser remained highly selective with respect to B3 rated issues given the higher risk of downgrades at a time of slowing economic growth. In the CCC space, it focused on avoiding the lowest-quality segments of the market.

Although the investment adviser reduced the Trust’s positions in the technology and healthcare sectors, they still represent fairly large allocations in the portfolio given their respective weightings in the index. In general, the Trust’s sector composition is a byproduct of individual security selection.

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

 

 

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Trust Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   
Asset Type(a)   12/31/22   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

  97.9%

Corporate Bonds

  1.7   

Other*

  0.4   

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

   
Credit Rating(a)(b)   12/31/22   

BBB/Baa

  5.1%

BB/Ba

  25.6   

B

  61.6   

CCC/Caa

  5.8   

C

  (c)

N/R

  1.9   
 

 

(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) 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of total investments.

*

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

522 Funding CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-4A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.40%), 6.64%, 04/20/30

    USD       500     $ 476,062  

Series 2019-4A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.65%), 7.89%, 04/20/30

      600       544,368  

AGL CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class D,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.30%), 7.38%, 01/15/33(a)(b)

      250       223,255  

ALM Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 10.08%, 10/15/29(a)(b)

      285       248,259  

AMMC CLO 20 Ltd., Series 2017-20A, Class AR,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.87%), 4.95%, 04/17/29(a)(b)

      373       370,699  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.59%, 10/13/30

      380       370,894  

Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.20%), 7.14%, 10/13/30

      720       673,663  

Apidos CLO XXII, Series 2015-22A,
Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.95%), 7.19%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

      250       233,967  

Apidos CLO XXIV, Series 2016-24A,
Class A1AL, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 5.19%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

      500       490,250  

Apidos CLO XXVI, Series 2017-26A, Class A1AR,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.90%), 5.09%, 07/18/29(a)(b)

      1,090           1,076,564  

Apidos CLO XXVII, Series 2017-27A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.93%), 5.01%, 07/17/30(a)(b)

      250       247,141  

ASSURANT CLO I Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 6.39%, 10/20/34(a)(b)

      500       457,186  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 7.42%, 07/24/34

      250       224,592  

Series 2021-5A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.97%, 10/23/34

      500       477,264  

Barings CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, 7.79%, 07/18/29

      250       237,314  

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class A1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.87%), 4.95%, 07/15/29(a)(b)

      267       264,864  

Birch Grove CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class D1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.20%), 7.43%, 01/19/35(a)(b)

      250       226,413  

Birch Grove CLO Ltd., Series 19A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 8.12%, 06/15/31(a)(b)

      1,000       941,549  

BlueMountain CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-28A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.90%), 6.98%, 04/15/34(a)(b)

      500       454,783  

Buttermilk Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 7.18%, 10/15/31(a)(b)

      250       220,951  

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 5.98%, 07/15/31

      250       234,598  

Series 2021-2A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 7.43%, 04/15/34

      500       460,893  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO
Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2013-1A, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 5.60%, 08/14/30

      247       244,358  

Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 8.00%, 08/14/30

      1,000       902,476  

Carlyle U.S. CLO Ltd., Series 2022-6A,
Class C, 8.60%, 10/25/34

      250       249,632  

CarVal CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.20%), 7.44%, 04/20/32(a)(b)

      500       470,032  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.44%), 10.68%, 07/20/32(a)(b)

    USD       500     $ 432,980  

CarVal CLO VC Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 7.33%, 10/15/34(a)(b)

      250       229,744  

CBAM Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.40%), 6.64%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

      350       332,943  

Cedar Funding IX CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2018-9A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.98%), 5.22%, 04/20/31

      250       246,432  

Series 2018-9A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 6.84%, 04/20/31

      250       233,203  

Cedar Funding VII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-7A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 5.24%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

      500       493,840  

Cedar Funding X CLO Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 5.84%, 10/20/32(a)(b)

      930       899,606  

Cedar Funding XIV CLO Ltd., Series 2021-14A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 5.68%, 07/15/33(a)(b)

      500       483,433  

CIFC Funding I Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 7.34%, 04/20/32

      500       473,933  

Series 2020-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 7.18%, 07/15/36

      500       467,075  

CIFC Funding II Ltd., Series 2017-2A,
Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 5.19%, 04/20/30(a)(b)

      497       491,018  

CIFC Funding III Ltd., Series 2015-3A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.87%), 5.10%, 04/19/29(a)(b)

      241       238,092  

CIFC Funding IV Ltd., Series 2017-4A,
Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 5.27%, 10/24/30(a)(b)

      500       494,549  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.55%), 7.63%, 07/16/30

      500       445,641  

Series 2014-2RA, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.80%), 7.12%, 04/24/30

      750       700,171  

Series 2014-3A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 6.12%, 10/22/31

      250       242,041  

Series 2015-1A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.11%), 5.43%, 01/22/31

      1,000       986,993  

CIFC Funding VII Ltd.

     

Series 2022-7A, Class C, 8.06%, 10/22/35

      500       497,207  

Series 2022-7A, Class D, 9.56%, 10/22/35

      600       587,136  

CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-I, Class 1A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.14%), 4.46%, 01/15/37(a)

      1,167       1,071,509  

Dewolf Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.85%), 6.93%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

      280       249,861  

Dryden 106 CLO Ltd., 8.46%, 10/15/35

      500       496,928  

Dryden 37 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2015-37A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 5.18%, 01/15/31(a)(b)

      250       246,717  

Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-50A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.73%, 07/15/30(a)(b)

      250       241,900  

Dryden 53 CLO Ltd., Series 2017-53A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 5.48%, 01/15/31(a)(b)

      1,320       1,274,761  

Dryden 64 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-64A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 6.84%, 04/18/31(a)(b)

      1,250           1,153,890  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Dryden 78 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-78A,
Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 7.08%, 04/17/33(a)(b)

    USD       250     $ 228,392  

Dryden XXVIII Senior Loan Fund(a)(b)

     

Series 2013-28A, Class A1LR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.20%), 5.81%, 08/15/30

      250       247,995  

Series 2013-28A, Class B1LR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.15%), 7.76%, 08/15/30

      1,000       936,880  

Eaton Vance CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.25%), 5.49%, 01/20/30(a)(b)

      1,000       966,129  

EDvestinU Private Education Loan Issue No. 3 LLC, Series 2021-A, Class B, 3.50%, 11/25/50(b)

      110       85,226  

Elmwood CLO 21 Ltd., Series 2022-8A, Class C, 8.42%, 11/20/35

      500       497,026  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A,
Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 5.78%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

      250       241,375  

Elmwood CLO V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 6.24%, 10/20/34(a)(b)

      436       406,624  

Elmwood CLO VI Ltd., Series 2020-3A,
Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.89%, 10/20/34(a)(b)

      250       241,383  

Fairstone Financial Issuance Trust I, Series 2020-1A, Class C, 5.16%, 10/20/39(b)

    CAD       170       113,525  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A,
Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 5.99%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

    USD       250       235,605  

Galaxy XXIII CLO Ltd., Series 2017-23A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.87%), 5.19%, 04/24/29(a)(b)

      465       460,628  

Galaxy XXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-27A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.02%), 5.66%, 05/16/31(a)(b)

      2,000       1,972,115  

Generate CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 5.47%, 01/22/31(a)(b)

      250       246,920  

Generate CLO 3 Ltd., Series 3A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%), 7.84%, 10/20/29(a)(b)

      1,750           1,599,701  

Generate CLO 4 Ltd., Series 4A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.15%), 7.39%, 04/20/32(a)(b)

      1,500       1,383,408  

Generate CLO 6 Ltd., Series 6A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.50%), 7.82%, 01/22/35(a)(b)

      750       664,406  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.55%), 5.79%, 04/20/30(a)(b)

      250       243,139  

GoldenTree Loan Management U.S. CLO 4 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 5.92%, 04/24/31(a)(b)

      500       488,571  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014- 9A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 6.01%, 10/29/29(a)(b)

      1,500       1,465,345  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities X Ltd., Series 2015- 10A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 7.29%, 07/20/31(a)(b)

      250       235,452  

Golub Capital Partners CLO 55B Ltd., Series 2021- 55A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.56%), 10.80%, 07/20/34(a)(b)

      250       220,129  

Grippen Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.30%), 7.54%, 01/20/30(a)(b)

      250       231,506  

Gulf Stream Meridian 1 Ltd., Series 2020-IA, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.45%), 10.53%, 04/15/33(a)(b) .

      500       433,479  

Highbridge Loan Management, Series 3A-2014, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%), 7.79%, 07/18/29(a)(b)

      1,000       894,660  

Jay Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 6.89%, 10/20/27(a)(b)

      500       473,622  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Litigation Fee Residual, 4.00%, 10/30/27(c)

    USD       918     $ 877,906  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-8, Class 2A4, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.48%), 4.87%, 09/25/36(a)

      6,188       1,737,763  

Madison Park Funding LXII Ltd., Series 2022-62A, Class A1, (3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%), 4.76%, 07/17/33(a)(b)

      760       756,320  

Madison Park Funding XVII Ltd., Series 2015-17A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%), 7.88%, 07/21/30(a)(b)

      1,000       938,554  

Madison Park Funding XXIII Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2017-23A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.97%), 5.33%, 07/27/31

      1,000       987,920  

Series 2017-23A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 6.36%, 07/27/31

      600       572,090  

Madison Park Funding XXV Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2017-25A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.97%), 5.33%, 04/25/29

      1,478       1,456,821  

Series 2017-25A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 6.01%, 04/25/29

      250       242,678  

Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 7.32%, 01/23/31(a)(b)

      625       588,297  

Madison Park Funding XXXIV Ltd., Series 2019-34A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 7.71%, 04/25/32(a)(b)

      250       238,349  

Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., Series 2021- 38A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 5.98%, 07/17/34(a)(b)

      250       230,252  

Marble Point CLO XVII Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.75%), 7.99%, 04/20/33(a)(b)

      250       223,364  

Marble Point CLO XXIII Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class D1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.65%), 7.97%, 01/22/35(a)(b)

      250       227,808  

Mariner Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2022-AA, Class A, 6.45%, 10/20/37

      515       511,358  

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-DA, Class C, 3.48%, 04/15/60

      770       645,265  

Series 2021-DA, Class D, 4.00%, 04/15/60

      440       372,571  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust(b)

     

Series 2021-A, Class D, 4.93%, 04/20/62

      460       375,588  

Series 2021-BA, Class B, 2.68%, 04/20/62

      1,983           1,574,961  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.73%, 10/17/30(a)(b)

      250       242,578  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 37 Ltd., Series 2020-37A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 6.04%, 07/20/31(a)(b)

      1,163       1,099,600  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers NBLA CLO 52 Ltd., Series 2022-52A, Class D, 10.33%, 10/24/35(c)

      568       568,000  

OCP CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2015-9A, Class BR2, (3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%), 5.61%, 01/15/33

      250       239,990  

Series 2017-13A, Class A1AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.96%), 5.04%, 07/15/30

      1,000       986,840  

Series 2017-14A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 6.18%, 11/20/30

      1,320       1,278,872  

Octagon 54 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%),
7.13%, 07/15/34(a)(b)

      250       231,309  
 

 

 

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   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          

Par

(000)

     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Octagon Investment Partners XV Ltd., Series 2013- 1A, Class A1RR,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.97%), 5.20%, 07/19/30(a)(b)

    USD        2,880      $ 2,842,498  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013- 1A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 5.76%, 01/25/31(a)(b)

       500        481,883  

Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014- 1A, Class AAR3,
(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 5.65%, 02/14/31(a)(b)

       250        245,298  

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd., Series 2014- 1A, Class DRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 7.07%, 01/22/30(a)(b)

       500        441,109  

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A, 3.84%, 05/14/32(b)

       900        893,614  

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A,
Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.15%), 7.23%, 10/17/29(a)(b)

       875        805,253  

OZLM XXI Ltd., Series 2017-21A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.67%), 6.91%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

       1,000        874,845  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.

       

Series 2013-2A, Class A2R3, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 5.73%, 10/17/31(a)(b)

       250        241,171  

Series 2015-2A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 6.99%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

       250        230,260  

Series 2020-3A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 6.21%, 11/15/31(a)(b)

       250        241,842  

Series 2022-4A, Class C, 8.07%, 10/20/35

       1,000        995,427  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

       

Series 2020-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 7.18%, 02/20/28

       250        244,049  

Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.90%), 5.14%, 04/20/29

       142        140,555  

Series 2021-2A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.80%), 5.48%, 05/20/29

       169        166,039  

Series 2021-3A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.80%), 5.04%, 07/20/29

       569        561,189  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.81%), 11.46%, 02/14/34(a)(b)

       1,300            1,111,899  

PPM CLO 2 Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.40%), 7.63%, 04/16/32(a)(b)

       250        229,033  

Prodigy Finance DAC, Series 2021-1A, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.75%), 8.14%, 07/25/51(a)(b)

       250        245,682  

Rad CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 6.83%, 04/15/32(a)(b)

       400        368,056  

Regatta XI Funding Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.85%), 6.93%, 07/17/31(a)(b)

       370        345,791  

Regional Management Issuance Trust, Series 2021-A, Class A, 6.57%, 11/17/32

       200        201,111  

Republic Finance Issuance Trust, Series 2020-A, Class C, 4.05%, 11/20/30(b)

       240        217,912  

Romark CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 6.47%, 10/23/30(a)(b)

       500        477,624  

Shackleton CLO Ltd., Series 2015-7RA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.35%), 6.43%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

       250        234,705  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust(b)

       

Series 2021-C, Class C, 3.00%, 01/15/53(c)

       190        158,572  

Series 2021-C, Class D, 3.93%, 01/15/53

       160        141,530  

Sterling Coofs Trust(c)

       

Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.36%, 04/15/29

       776        8,296  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Sterling Coofs Trust(c) (continued)

     

Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%, 03/30/30(b)

    USD       721     $ 7,207  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-AL1, Class A2, 3.45%, 02/25/32

      67       61,308  

TCW CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class DRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.40%), 7.64%, 04/20/34(a)(b)

      250       227,852  

TICP CLO I-2 Ltd., Series 2018-IA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.04%), 7.37%, 04/26/28(a)(b)

      500       481,299  

TICP CLO IX Ltd., Series 2017-9A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.90%), 7.14%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

      500       474,596  

TICP CLO XV Ltd., Series 2020-15A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.15%), 7.39%, 04/20/33(a)(b)

      250       231,815  

Trestles CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2017-1A, Class B1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 6.11%, 04/25/32

      1,750       1,616,266  

Series 2017-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.90%), 7.26%, 04/25/32

      250       232,319  

Trimaran CAVU Ltd.

     

Series 2019-2A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.72%), 8.91%, 11/26/32(a)(b)

      500       463,069  

Series 2021-2A, Class D1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 7.61%, 10/25/34(a)(b)

      500       453,243  

Series 2022-2A, Class D, 10.47%, 01/20/36

      400       396,319  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC, Series N, 6.46%, 03/30/32(d)

    GBP       100       120,901  

Voya CLO Ltd.

     

Series 2014-2A, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.02%),
5.10%, 04/17/30(a)(b)

    USD       237       233,539  

Series 2017-2A, Class A2AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%),
5.73%, 06/07/30(a)(b)

      250       242,376  

Series 2017-4A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.13%),
5.21%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

      250       246,896  

Series 2018-2A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.25%),
5.33%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

      1,000       961,165  

Series 2022-4A, Class C, 8.24%, 10/20/33

      1,000       996,564  

Whetstone Park CLO Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Classs 1A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 5.84%, 01/20/35(a)(b)

      725       693,318  

Whitebox CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A,
Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 7.37%, 07/24/32(a)(b)

      500       464,754  

Whitebox CLO II Ltd., Series 2020-2A,
Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 7.67%, 10/24/34(a)(b)

      500       453,309  

Whitebox CLO III Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2021-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 7.43%, 10/15/34

      250       233,839  

Series 2021-3A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.85%), 10.93%, 10/15/34

      250       227,048  

York CLO 1 Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2014-1A, Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.10%), 6.42%, 10/22/29

      250       241,100  

Series 2014-1A, Class DRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.01%), 7.33%, 10/22/29

      250       237,110  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 13.7%
(Cost: $84,705,242)

            80,294,380  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds

     

Advertising Agencies — 0.1%

     

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 10/01/48

    USD       500     $ 456,893  
     

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%

     

Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/27(b)

      30       28,460  

Boeing Co.

     

2.95%, 02/01/30

      800       677,538  

5.15%, 05/01/30

      1,140       1,112,229  

3.63%, 02/01/31

      69       60,456  

Bombardier, Inc.(b)

     

7.50%, 03/15/25

      35       34,661  

7.13%, 06/15/26(e)

      846       820,801  

7.88%, 04/15/27(e)

      395       383,140  

6.00%, 02/15/28(e)

      667       616,788  

7.45%, 05/01/34

      100       100,000  

Eaton Corp., 4.15%, 11/02/42

      500       427,290  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26(b)

      200       163,500  

General Electric Co., 6.15%, 08/07/37

      2,150       2,197,819  

Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.09%, 09/15/52(e)

      1,410       1,180,824  

Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.85%, 04/15/45

      350       279,149  

Raytheon Technologies Corp., 2.38%, 03/15/32

      1,000       809,816  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27(b)

      1,000       952,500  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

     

7.50%, 04/15/25(b)

      22       21,740  

9.38%, 11/30/29

      329       346,338  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

8.00%, 12/15/25(b)

      130       131,923  

6.25%, 03/15/26(b)(e)

      3,355       3,308,667  

6.38%, 06/15/26

      31       30,162  

7.50%, 03/15/27

      71       70,248  

4.63%, 01/15/29

      393       345,553  

4.88%, 05/01/29(e)

      203       177,067  

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

      509       517,907  
     

 

 

 
            14,794,576  
Airlines — 1.5%                  

Air Canada, 3.88%, 08/15/26(b)(e)

      324       286,977  

Allegiant Travel Co., 7.25%, 08/15/27(b)

      80       76,093  

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, 07/15/24

      759       757,934  

Series 2015-2, Class A, 4.00%, 03/22/29

      1,038       843,028  

Series 2015-2, Class AA, 3.60%, 03/22/29

      1,038       931,183  

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

      325       348,595  

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

     

5.50%, 04/20/26

      179       171,876  

5.75%, 04/20/29

      677       619,050  

Avianca Midco 2 PLC, 9.00%, 12/01/28(b)

      150       109,774  

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

      6       5,321  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, 2.88%, 05/16/27(d)

    EUR       100       92,862  

Gol Finance SA, 7.00%, 01/31/25(b)

    USD       200       87,038  

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

      168       152,040  

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

      740       735,958  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2013-1, Class A, 4.30%, 02/15/27

      2,413       2,244,070  

Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 10/15/27

      379       374,052  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Airlines (continued)

     

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust (continued)

     

Series 2020-1, Class B, 4.88%, 01/15/26

    USD       27     $ 25,373  

United Airlines, Inc.(b)

     

4.38%, 04/15/26(e)

      423       392,090  

4.63%, 04/15/29

      627       545,926  
     

 

 

 
        8,799,240  
Auto Components — 0.6%                  

Aptiv PLC, 4.40%, 10/01/46

      465       344,204  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25(b)

      154       154,356  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.(b)

     

6.25%, 05/15/26

      743       726,284  

8.50%, 05/15/27

      1,774       1,732,305  

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

      111       97,666  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     

5.00%, 07/15/29

      78       65,064  

5.63%, 04/30/33

      81       66,120  

ZF Finance GmbH, 3.75%, 09/21/28(d)

    EUR       100       89,732  
     

 

 

 
            3,275,731  
Automobiles — 1.4%                  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

     

4.50%, 03/01/28

    USD       18       15,847  

4.75%, 03/01/30

      84       70,254  

5.00%, 02/15/32(b)

      106       87,206  

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

    GBP       100       78,788  

Ford Motor Co.

     

0.00%, 03/15/26(f)

    USD       216       203,796  

4.35%, 12/08/26

      7       6,638  

3.25%, 02/12/32(e)

      420       314,976  

6.10%, 08/19/32(e)

      126       116,343  

4.75%, 01/15/43

      2,000       1,435,586  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

4.69%, 06/09/25

      200       190,293  

4.39%, 01/08/26

      200       186,292  

2.70%, 08/10/26

      200       173,680  

4.95%, 05/28/27(e)

      401       374,093  

4.13%, 08/17/27

      200       179,000  

2.90%, 02/16/28(e)

      200       165,184  

3.63%, 06/17/31

      300       235,667  

General Motors Co.

     

5.40%, 10/15/29

      414       395,079  

5.60%, 10/15/32

      69       64,101  

6.25%, 10/02/43(e)

      2,506       2,316,868  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.25%, 05/15/23

      807       803,662  

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

      30       25,393  

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

      82       68,595  

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

      182       145,744  

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

      89       73,168  

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

      120       89,543  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     

3.50%, 09/01/25

      29       26,914  

3.75%, 06/15/29

      46       37,336  

RCI Banque SA, (5 year EUR Swap + 2.85%), 2.63%, 02/18/30(a)(d)

    EUR       100       95,116  

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

    USD       149       126,886  
     

 

 

 
        8,102,048  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Banks — 1.1%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, (5 year USD Swap + 3.87%), 6.13%(a)(g)

    USD       2,000     $ 1,702,859  

Bangkok Bank PCL, (5 year CMT + 4.73%), 5.00%

      200       189,350  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, 3.75%, 03/30/26(d)

      252       229,348  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.35%), 3.80%(a)(d)(g)

      518       494,690  

Grupo Aval Ltd., 4.38%, 02/04/30(b)

      200       161,600  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, (5 year CMT + 3.53%), 4.40%(a)(d)(g)

      252       224,563  

NBK Tier 1 Ltd., (6 year CMT + 2.88%),
3.63%(a)(b)(g)

      209       181,935  

Northern Trust Corp., 6.13%, 11/02/32

      160       168,711  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.04%, 10/28/33

      132       137,425  

Standard Chartered PLC, (5 year USD ICE Swap + 1.97%), 4.87%, 03/15/33(a)(b)

      500       440,469  

SVB Financial Group, Series D, (5 year CMT + 3.07%), 4.25%(a)(g)

      1,275       836,462  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.90%, 05/01/45

      2,250       1,733,030  

Series BB, (5 year CMT + 3.45%), 3.90%(a)(g)

      245       214,440  
     

 

 

 
        6,714,882  
Beverages — 1.4%                  

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46(e)

      4,600       4,181,746  

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

      701       487,568  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC(b)

     

6.00%, 06/15/27

      372       364,168  

3.25%, 09/01/28

      200       169,889  

4.00%, 09/01/29

      1,466       1,161,845  

Ball Corp.

     

5.25%, 07/01/25

      12       11,843  

2.88%, 08/15/30

      25       19,953  

3.13%, 09/15/31(e)

      254       203,995  

Crown Americas LLC, 5.25%, 04/01/30(b)

      91       86,042  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

      23       23,679  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 04/15/24(b)

      431       419,082  

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

      25       23,129  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(b)

     

5.50%, 08/15/26

      505       463,053  

8.50%, 08/15/27

      738       677,133  
     

 

 

 
            8,293,125  
Biotechnology — 0.5%                  

Amgen, Inc.

     

4.20%, 03/01/33

      1,000       925,128  

4.40%, 05/01/45

      500       418,910  

Baxalta, Inc., 5.25%, 06/23/45

      500       477,787  

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

    EUR       100       91,256  

Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.80%, 04/01/44

    USD       1,000       916,997  
     

 

 

 
        2,830,078  
Building Materials(b) — 0.3%                  

Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/28

      146       133,974  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25

      98       91,664  

Masonite International Corp.

     

Class C, 5.38%, 02/01/28

      17       15,718  

Class C, 3.50%, 02/15/30

      145       117,294  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Building Materials (continued)                  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

     

5.25%, 07/15/28

    USD       55     $ 48,839  

9.75%, 07/15/28

      26       24,023  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 6.00%, 11/01/28

      509       455,402  

Standard Industries, Inc.

     

5.00%, 02/15/27

      25       23,068  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      62       55,793  

4.38%, 07/15/30

      550       448,209  

3.38%, 01/15/31

      64       48,160  

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

      117       108,930  
     

 

 

 
            1,571,074  
Building Products — 1.0%                  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 09/30/27

      202       188,365  

6.38%, 06/15/30

      513       498,462  

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

      86       71,465  

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

      63       47,168  

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

      159       129,818  

Home Depot, Inc., 5.88%, 12/16/36

      1,660       1,775,230  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29(b)

      25       15,909  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     

5.00%, 04/15/33(e)

      1,000       976,211  

4.38%, 09/15/45

      1,000       821,791  

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

      56       45,089  

SRS Distribution, Inc.(b)

     

4.63%, 07/01/28

      362       320,902  

6.13%, 07/01/29

      340       274,897  

6.00%, 12/01/29(e)

      423       336,646  

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(b)(e)

      644       557,066  

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

      142       122,758  
     

 

 

 
        6,181,777  
Capital Markets — 1.7%                  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

     

7.05%, 09/29/25(b)

      56       55,556  

3.25%, 03/15/27

      53       44,624  

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

      5,195       4,142,753  

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

      129       110,397  

FMR LLC, 4.95%, 02/01/33(b)

      2,300       2,133,966  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 3.25%, 01/15/32

      379       302,967  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

     

4.75%, 09/15/24

      112       107,380  

6.25%, 05/15/26

      101       97,051  

5.25%, 05/15/27

      356       325,954  

4.38%, 02/01/29

      207       175,050  

NFP Corp.(b)

     

4.88%, 08/15/28(e)

      658       560,153  

6.88%, 08/15/28(e)

      1,270       1,046,834  

7.50%, 10/01/30

      74       69,588  

Owl Rock Capital Corp.

     

3.75%, 07/22/25

      129       119,184  

4.25%, 01/15/26

      12       11,016  

3.40%, 07/15/26

      46       40,165  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

     

Owl Rock Core Income Corp.

     

3.13%, 09/23/26

    USD       31     $ 26,380  

7.75%, 09/16/27(b)

      215       214,304  

Raymond James Financial, Inc., 4.95%, 07/15/46

      400       355,609  

SURA Asset Management SA, 4.88%, 04/17/24(d)

      178       176,665  
     

 

 

 
            10,115,596  
Chemicals — 1.2%                  

Air Liquide Finance SA, 3.50%, 09/27/46(b)

      360       274,299  

Alpek SAB de CV, 3.25%, 02/25/31(b)

      200       166,163  

Ashland LLC, 3.38%, 09/01/31(b)

      186       148,664  

Avient Corp., 7.13%, 08/01/30(b)

      116       113,394  

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

      498       410,932  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 4.75%, 06/15/27(b)(e)

      242       223,705  

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 6.99%, 02/20/32(b)

      200       142,500  

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.17%, 07/15/27

      190       187,402  

Diamond BC BV, 4.63%, 10/01/29(b)

      428       343,470  

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

      1,211       1,029,350  

Equate Petrochemical BV, 4.25%, 11/03/26(d)

      200       190,850  

HB Fuller Co., 4.25%, 10/15/28

      74       65,490  

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

      400       298,964  

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

      230       192,562  

Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28(b)

      57       49,012  

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

      176       123,200  

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

      76       62,784  

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

      114       101,528  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 5.25%, 03/15/25(d)

    EUR       100       102,619  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.88%, 06/01/24(b)

    USD       41       39,667  

Sasol Financing USA LLC, 6.50%, 09/27/28

      200       180,725  

SCIL IV LLC/SCIL USA Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 11/01/26(b)(e)

      200       169,500  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

     

4.00%, 04/01/31

      122       93,201  

4.38%, 02/01/32

      18       13,567  

Sherwin-Williams Co., 4.50%, 06/01/47

      350       293,714  

SK Invictus Intermediate II Sarl, 5.00%, 10/30/29(b)

      372       305,040  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.(b)

     

7.13%, 06/15/25

      117       118,464  

7.25%, 06/15/28(e)

      590       597,655  

WR Grace Holdings LLC(b)

     

5.63%, 10/01/24

      21       20,685  

4.88%, 06/15/27

      105       93,044  

5.63%, 08/15/29(e)

      987       796,776  
     

 

 

 
        6,948,926  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%                  

ADT Security Corp.(b)

     

4.13%, 08/01/29

      19       16,192  

4.88%, 07/15/32

      29       24,645  

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 6.13%, 10/15/26(b)

      200       178,362  

APX Group, Inc.(b)

     

6.75%, 02/15/27

      123       118,394  

5.75%, 07/15/29

      181       149,902  

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

      26       22,241  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC, 4.75%, 11/30/28(d)

    EUR       100     $ 89,383  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC(b)

     

6.50%, 10/01/25

    USD       38       35,728  

5.50%, 05/01/28(e)

      194       165,503  

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

      164       152,971  

Hertz Corp.(b)

     

4.63%, 12/01/26

      85       71,187  

5.00%, 12/01/29

      70       53,102  

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

      82       68,838  

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

      146       127,750  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.(b)

     

5.75%, 04/15/26

      118       113,575  

6.25%, 01/15/28(e)

      172       156,547  

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

      400       335,880  

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

      40       37,583  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.(b)

     

6.13%, 06/15/25

      175       173,250  

4.63%, 08/15/28

      146       131,765  
     

 

 

 
        2,222,798  
Communications Equipment — 0.3%                  

Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 01/31/30(b)

      71       62,488  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25(b)(e).

      530       482,300  

CommScope, Inc.(b)

     

8.25%, 03/01/27

      96       74,400  

7.13%, 07/01/28

      171       122,242  

4.75%, 09/01/29

      355       286,201  

Nokia OYJ

     

4.38%, 06/12/27

      31       29,266  

6.63%, 05/15/39

      88       83,526  

Viasat, Inc.(b)

     

5.63%, 09/15/25

      169       156,796  

6.50%, 07/15/28

      35       26,258  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29(b)

      237       199,188  
     

 

 

 
        1,522,665  
Construction & Engineering — 0.7%                  

ITR Concession Co. LLC, 4.20%, 07/15/25(b)

      4,000           3,847,614  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials(b) — 0.0%                  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

     

4.00%, 01/15/28

      63       56,208  

3.88%, 11/15/29

      46       37,603  

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

      74       66,362  

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

      37       31,516  

Resideo Funding, Inc., 4.00%, 09/01/29

      42       33,959  
     

 

 

 
        225,648  
Consumer Discretionary — 0.7%                  

APi Group DE, Inc.(b)

     

4.13%, 07/15/29

      89       73,765  

4.75%, 10/15/29

      68       58,946  

Carnival Corp.(b)

     

10.50%, 02/01/26

      387       388,842  

7.63%, 03/01/26

      48       38,045  

5.75%, 03/01/27

      711       507,682  

9.88%, 08/01/27

      223       210,735  

4.00%, 08/01/28

      447       364,488  

6.00%, 05/01/29(e)

      342       227,903  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Consumer Discretionary (continued)                  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 10.38%, 05/01/28(b)(e)

    USD       224     $ 229,961  

CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28(b)

      350       268,520  

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

      60       53,400  

Life Time, Inc.(b)

     

5.75%, 01/15/26

      174       161,907  

8.00%, 04/15/26

      146       131,400  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27(b)

      208       188,691  

NCL Corp. Ltd.(b)

     

5.88%, 03/15/26

      156       122,533  

7.75%, 02/15/29

      74       55,688  

NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28(b)

      177       130,665  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)

     

11.50%, 06/01/25

      82       87,945  

5.50%, 08/31/26

      61       51,316  

5.38%, 07/15/27

      138       111,739  

11.63%, 08/15/27

      124       124,525  

5.50%, 04/01/28

      89       71,026  

8.25%, 01/15/29

      136       136,340  

9.25%, 01/15/29(e)

      186       191,134  

Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 674 mbH, 6.00%, 07/30/26(d)

    EUR       88       88,267  

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

    USD       39       31,395  
     

 

 

 
            4,106,858  
Consumer Finance — 0.9%                  

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

      500       410,750  

Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/31

      1,275       1,017,354  

Discover Financial Services, 6.70%, 11/29/32

      65       66,071  

Global Payments, Inc.

     

4.95%, 08/15/27

      70       67,900  

3.20%, 08/15/29

      400       340,021  

2.90%, 05/15/30

      408       334,302  

5.40%, 08/15/32

      172       163,804  

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

      288       251,683  

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

      139       108,434  

Navient Corp.

     

7.25%, 09/25/23

      28       27,977  

6.13%, 03/25/24

      51       49,961  

5.88%, 10/25/24

      39       37,734  

5.50%, 03/15/29

      30       24,480  

OneMain Finance Corp.

     

7.13%, 03/15/26(e)

      150       142,632  

3.50%, 01/15/27

      206       170,562  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      165       151,937  

5.38%, 11/15/29

      42       34,352  

4.00%, 09/15/30

      74       55,214  

Sabre Global, Inc.(b)

     

9.25%, 04/15/25

      99       98,617  

7.38%, 09/01/25

      64       61,507  

11.25%, 12/15/27

      64       65,902  

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

      314       296,664  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/25(f)

      112       110,950  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

     

SLM Corp., 3.13%, 11/02/26

    USD       117     $ 99,503  

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

      1,355       1,327,507  
     

 

 

 
        5,515,818  
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%                  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

6.63%, 04/15/29

      591       561,894  

8.75%, 04/15/30

      382       326,981  

Graphic Packaging International LLC(b)

     

4.75%, 07/15/27

      53       49,886  

3.50%, 03/15/28

      11       9,573  

International Paper Co., 6.00%, 11/15/41

      870       867,207  

Klabin Austria GmbH, 3.20%, 01/12/31(b)

      200       161,000  

LABL, Inc., 5.88%, 11/01/28(b)

      176       153,344  

Sealed Air Corp., 4.00%, 12/01/27(b)

      49       44,450  

Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.75%, 01/15/31

      80       66,790  
     

 

 

 
            2,241,125  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.8%                  

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

     

6.63%, 07/15/26

      719       657,885  

9.75%, 07/15/27

      200       174,000  

6.00%, 06/01/29

      939       681,488  

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

      1,241       1,014,804  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(b)

     

3.88%, 07/01/28

      815       706,113  

4.88%, 07/01/29(e)

      435       369,902  

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

      81       71,521  

Graham Holdings Co., 5.75%, 06/01/26(b)

      27       26,530  

Rekeep SpA, 7.25%, 02/01/26(d)

    EUR       100       88,979  

Service Corp. International, 4.00%, 05/15/31(e)

    USD       263       221,505  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27(b)(e)

      865       811,050  
     

 

 

 
        4,823,777  
Diversified Financial Services — 5.2%                  

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

      272       216,920  

ASG Finance Designated Activity Co., 7.88%, 12/03/24(b)

      200       193,000  

Bank of America Corp.

     

3.25%, 10/21/27(e)

      4,000       3,693,278  

(1 day SOFR + 1.99%), 6.20%, 11/10/28(a)

      310       320,066  

Barclays PLC, 3.65%, 03/16/25

      4,320       4,149,978  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC, 5.90%, 11/03/27

      448       451,354  

BNP Paribas SA, (5 year CMT + 3.34%), 4.63%(a)(b)(g)

      2,000       1,545,201  

Citigroup, Inc.(a)(g)

     

(5 year CMT + 3.42%), 3.88%

      3,160       2,693,900  

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

      105       91,468  

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

      335       273,504  

Credit Agricole SA, (5 year USD Swap + 4.90%), 7.88%(a)(b)(g)

      1,000       990,800  

Credit Suisse Group AG, (1 year EURIBOR ICE Swap Rate + 4.95%), 7.75%, 03/01/29(a)(d)

    EUR       100       106,291  

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

    GBP       100       93,932  

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

    USD       225       191,105  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

3.75%, 05/22/25(e)

    USD       8,965     $ 8,670,555  

Series R, (5 year CMT + 3.22%),
4.95%(a)(g)

      465       423,143  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

6.10%, 01/14/42

      610       635,946  

(5 year CMT + 3.25%), 4.70%(a)(e)(g)

      275       217,908  

(5 year USD ICE Swap + 4.37%),
6.38%(a)(g)

      1,000       969,077  

(1 day SOFR + 3.35%), 7.39%, 11/03/28(a)

      200       210,190  

Intrum AB, 3.00%, 09/15/27(d)

    EUR       100       84,903  

ION Trading Technologies SARL, 5.75%, 05/15/28(b)

    USD       200       166,750  

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

      220       179,461  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., (1 day SOFR + 2.58%), 5.72%, 09/14/33(a)(e)

      138       134,695  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.(b)

     

4.25%, 02/01/27

      42       35,281  

4.75%, 06/15/29

      46       37,139  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (5 year CMT + 4.82%), 6.75%(a)(g)

      595       564,666  

Morgan Stanley

     

4.00%, 07/23/25

      905       883,724  

3.13%, 07/27/26

      2,000       1,865,544  

Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 02/11/25(b)

      200       98,912  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 10/01/29

      53       45,868  

5.50%, 07/15/30

      104       91,783  

UBS Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.31%), 4.38%(a)(b)(g)

      200       151,952  
     

 

 

 
            30,478,294  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.0%        

AT&T, Inc.

     

6.38%, 03/01/41

      520       540,957  

5.15%, 03/15/42

      1,200       1,086,869  

4.75%, 05/15/46(e)

      2,710       2,291,072  

3.65%, 06/01/51

      350       246,509  

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

      229       177,947  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)

     

3.40%, 03/01/27

      324       273,775  

4.63%, 09/15/27

      76       63,270  

4.25%, 07/01/28(e)

      454       357,616  

3.63%, 01/15/29

      108       79,082  

3.75%, 07/15/29

      96       69,059  

3.88%, 11/15/29

      28       22,096  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(b)

     

4.00%, 02/15/27

      718       608,471  

4.50%, 01/15/29

      277       191,189  

5.38%, 06/15/29

      36       25,917  

Oi SA, (10.00% Cash or 8.00% Cash + 4.00% PIK), 10.00%, 07/27/25(h)

      148       24,771  

SoftBank Group Corp., 3.13%, 09/19/25(d)

    EUR       100       96,237  

Sprint Capital Corp.

     

6.88%, 11/15/28

    USD       867       899,894  

8.75%, 03/15/32

      767       912,807  

Telecom Italia Capital SA

     

6.38%, 11/15/33

      131       107,170  

6.00%, 09/30/34

      337       254,671  

7.20%, 07/18/36

      60       48,714  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA (continued)

     

7.72%, 06/04/38

    USD       79     $ 65,570  

Telecom Italia SpA, 1.63%, 01/18/29(d)

    EUR       100       81,329  

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

    USD       50       40,000  

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.55%, 09/15/43(e)

      6,751       7,333,012  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

4.00%, 03/01/27

      1,037       765,897  

6.13%, 03/01/28

      1,617       916,966  
     

 

 

 
            17,580,867  
Education — 0.1%                  

Grand Canyon University, 5.13%, 10/01/28

      702       660,435  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 4.0%                  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Series ai, 4.45%, 10/01/32

      750       723,023  

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 5.95%, 12/15/36

      434       430,543  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.88%, 01/15/24

      200       197,663  

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

     

6.10%, 06/01/37

      640       662,067  

6.00%, 01/15/38(e)

      1,675       1,755,642  

Duke Energy Florida LLC

     

6.35%, 09/15/37(e)

      2,775       2,974,860  

6.40%, 06/15/38

      770       844,567  

E.ON International Finance BV, 6.65%, 04/30/38(b)(e)

      3,100       3,128,477  

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 4.25%, 07/18/29(b)

      201       159,205  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     

2.65%, 03/01/30

      101       82,349  

Series B, 2.25%, 09/01/30

      14       11,112  

Series C, 3.40%, 03/01/50

      403       265,899  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC(b)

     

5.45%, 07/15/44

      391       363,718  

4.55%, 04/01/49

      109       88,197  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 09/15/24(b)

      3       2,789  

Ohio Power Co., Series D, 6.60%, 03/01/33

      3,000       3,151,220  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

     

2.75%, 05/15/30

      1,150       1,001,505  

4.55%, 09/15/32(b)

      1,000       979,018  

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

      1,225       1,304,530  

Southern California Edison Co., 5.63%, 02/01/36

      1,300       1,264,374  

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series A, 6.00%, 05/15/37(e)

      3,920       4,054,754  
     

 

 

 
        23,445,512  
Electrical Equipment(b) — 0.1%                  

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

      406       391,790  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28

      91       74,731  
     

 

 

 
        466,521  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

BWX Technologies, Inc.(b)

     

4.13%, 06/30/28

      181       162,674  

4.13%, 04/15/29

      24       21,005  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

     

3.28%, 12/01/28

      91       77,910  

3.25%, 02/15/29

      191       162,673  

Corning, Inc., 4.38%, 11/15/57

      2,000       1,550,627  
 

 

 

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

  25


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)

 

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

    USD       203     $ 176,125  

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

      412       350,200  
     

 

 

 
        2,501,214  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%                  

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

     

6.88%, 04/01/27

      233       222,437  

6.25%, 04/01/28

      464       424,566  

Halliburton Co., 5.00%, 11/15/45

      500       442,723  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

      208       199,532  

6.88%, 09/01/27

      259       242,165  

Vallourec SA, 8.50%, 06/30/26(d)

    EUR       17       17,841  

Weatherford International Ltd.(b)

     

11.00%, 12/01/24(i)

    USD       5       5,100  

6.50%, 09/15/28

      151       148,025  

8.63%, 04/30/30(e)

      220       211,268  
     

 

 

 
        1,913,657  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.3%  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.13%, 07/15/29(b)

      78       72,341  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

4.88%, 12/01/29(b)

      92       75,373  

5.00%, 09/01/30

      48       38,762  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)

     

4.25%, 06/01/25

      98       93,609  

3.75%, 08/01/25

      8       7,560  

5.13%, 12/15/26

      139       132,927  

4.00%, 08/01/28

      295       252,225  

3.50%, 09/01/28

      131       115,170  

4.75%, 06/15/29

      287       251,197  

4.38%, 08/15/29

      252       213,557  

Stericycle, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29(b)

      92       80,270  

Tervita Corp., 11.00%, 12/01/25(b)

      77       82,780  

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

      509       449,498  
     

 

 

 
            1,865,269  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.9%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 4.00%, 02/01/50

      550       416,806  

American Tower Corp.

     

2.90%, 01/15/30

      1,584       1,341,435  

2.70%, 04/15/31

      63       51,279  

4.05%, 03/15/32

      243       216,706  

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

      120       100,298  

Crown Castle, Inc., 2.90%, 04/01/41

      350       239,771  

Digital Realty Trust LP, 5.55%, 01/15/28

      85       85,562  

Equinix, Inc.

     

3.20%, 11/18/29

      151       131,434  

3.90%, 04/15/32

      241       214,115  

ERP Operating LP, 4.50%, 06/01/45

      1,155       970,891  

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

      95       78,557  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc., 4.00%, 06/01/25

      2,000       1,947,625  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 07/15/28

      21       18,862  

5.25%, 07/15/30

      66       57,354  

5.63%, 07/15/32

      108       93,595  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)

 

LMIRT Capital Pte. Ltd., 7.25%, 06/19/24(d)

    USD       250     $ 165,000  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

     

5.00%, 10/15/27

      28       23,535  

4.63%, 08/01/29

      571       435,436  

3.50%, 03/15/31

      889       609,395  

Prologis LP, 4.63%, 01/15/33

      1,000       968,067  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

     

4.75%, 10/15/27

      226       204,532  

4.50%, 02/15/29(b)

      69       59,519  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP(b)

     

3.75%, 07/01/26

      76       67,685  

4.00%, 09/15/29

      66       53,504  

Simon Property Group LP, 4.75%, 03/15/42

      1,670       1,432,035  

Ventas Realty LP, 4.13%, 01/15/26

      870       843,852  

VICI Properties LP

     

4.75%, 02/15/28

      31       29,409  

4.95%, 02/15/30

      138       131,365  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.88%, 02/15/29(b)

      34       29,799  
     

 

 

 
        11,017,423  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%                  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons

     

LP/Albertsons LLC(b)

     

3.25%, 03/15/26

      94       85,733  

7.50%, 03/15/26

      65       66,374  

4.63%, 01/15/27

      104       96,602  

5.88%, 02/15/28

      219       208,199  

4.88%, 02/15/30(e)

      194       173,137  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 3.25%, 02/16/26(d)

    GBP       100       98,167  

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

    USD       297       290,317  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

4.88%, 10/01/49

      161       139,755  

5.50%, 06/01/50

      339       323,981  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

4.88%, 05/15/28

      229       216,978  

4.13%, 01/31/30

      172       151,910  

4.38%, 01/31/32(e)

      103       89,991  

Ocado Group PLC, 3.88%, 10/08/26(d)

    GBP       100       93,089  

Performance Food Group, Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 10/15/27

    USD       28       26,409  

4.25%, 08/01/29

      349       302,450  

Post Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 12/15/29

      22       19,908  

4.63%, 04/15/30

      159       137,176  

4.50%, 09/15/31

      28       23,539  

U.S. Foods, Inc.(b)

     

4.75%, 02/15/29

      290       257,497  

4.63%, 06/01/30

      27       23,777  

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

      24       23,060  
     

 

 

 
            2,848,049  
Food Products — 0.4%                  

Aramark International Finance SARL, 3.13%, 04/01/25(d)

    EUR       100       102,228  

Aramark Services, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 04/01/25

    USD       32       31,225  

6.38%, 05/01/25

      14       13,828  

5.00%, 02/01/28(e)

      413       385,302  

BRF SA, 4.88%, 01/24/30(d)

      200       168,413  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b)

     

7.50%, 04/15/25(e)

      791       770,236  
 

 

 

26  

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Food Products (continued)

     

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b) (continued)

     

4.63%, 11/15/28

    USD       541     $ 471,000  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, (5 year CMT + 3.28%), 5.95%(a)(b)(g)

      200       198,162  

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

      233       190,338  

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

      117       91,553  

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

      96       78,149  
     

 

 

 
        2,500,434  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%                  

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

      62       52,699  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%                  

Avantor Funding, Inc.(b)

     

4.63%, 07/15/28(e)

      327       297,125  

3.88%, 11/01/29

      179       150,315  

Becton Dickinson and Co., 4.30%, 08/22/32

      750       702,017  

Embecta Corp., 6.75%, 02/15/30(b)

      50       45,125  

Garden Spinco Corp., 8.63%, 07/20/30(b)

      136       144,160  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 5.30%, 02/01/44

      1,000       1,006,807  
     

 

 

 
            2,345,549  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.0%                  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 07/01/28

      37       35,095  

5.00%, 04/15/29

      56       51,503  

AdaptHealth LLC(b)

     

6.13%, 08/01/28

      49       44,918  

5.13%, 03/01/30

      18       15,323  

Aetna, Inc., 4.50%, 05/15/42

      575       495,955  

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

      219       171,094  

Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/01/28(b)

      71       42,955  

Centene Corp.

     

2.45%, 07/15/28

      485       409,364  

3.00%, 10/15/30

      557       456,600  

2.50%, 03/01/31

      655       512,520  

2.63%, 08/01/31

      460       361,468  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)

     

5.63%, 03/15/27

      92       78,886  

6.00%, 01/15/29(e)

      332       277,711  

5.25%, 05/15/30

      303       228,473  

4.75%, 02/15/31

      82       59,534  

Elevance Health, Inc.

     

2.75%, 10/15/42

      12       87,752  

4.38%, 12/01/47

      1,000       854,287  

3.60%, 03/15/51

      600       448,495  

Encompass Health Corp.

     

4.50%, 02/01/28

      10       9,084  

4.75%, 02/01/30

      336       295,056  

4.63%, 04/01/31

      141       121,192  

HCA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/47

      1,090       968,052  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(b)

     

6.75%, 04/15/25

      130       122,342  

4.38%, 02/15/27

      47       39,754  

Medline Borrower LP(b)(e)

     

3.88%, 04/01/29

      349       281,280  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Medline Borrower LP(b)(e) (continued)

     

5.25%, 10/01/29

    USD       847     $ 672,747  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

     

4.38%, 06/15/28(e)

      55       50,192  

3.88%, 11/15/30

      122       103,388  

3.88%, 05/15/32(e)

      72       59,792  

Northwell Healthcare, Inc., RB, 4.26%, 11/01/47

      725       575,831  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

6.75%, 07/01/25(e)

      189       186,308  

10.00%, 04/15/27

      255       259,462  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27

      14       13,343  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)

     

4.63%, 09/01/24

      98       95,183  

4.88%, 01/01/26

      330       312,062  

6.25%, 02/01/27

      123       118,143  

5.13%, 11/01/27(e)

      363       337,677  

4.63%, 06/15/28

      55       49,211  

6.13%, 10/01/28

      122       109,229  

4.25%, 06/01/29

      34       29,454  

6.13%, 06/15/30(e)

      243       231,530  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.80%, 03/15/36(e)

      1,750       1,845,870  
     

 

 

 
            11,518,115  
Health Care Technology — 0.3%                  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%,
02/15/30(b)(e)

      1,048       772,305  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.(b)

     

3.13%, 02/15/29

      131       104,305  

3.50%, 04/01/30

      328       258,986  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b)

     

4.25%, 05/01/28

      67       61,705  

3.75%, 03/15/29

      23       20,341  

Chrome Bidco SASU, 3.50%, 05/31/28(d)

    EUR       100       89,650  

IQVIA, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 10/15/26

    USD       280       267,358  

5.00%, 05/15/27

      266       253,578  

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

      131       104,321  
     

 

 

 
        1,932,549  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%                  

Accor SA, (5 year EUR Swap + 4.56%), 4.38%(a)(d)(g)

    EUR       100       100,494  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

4.75%, 12/01/27

    USD       121       112,697  

4.75%, 06/15/31(b)(e)

      219       190,530  

Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)

      233       206,215  

Burger King (Restaurant Brands Int)/New Red Finance, Inc.(b)

     

3.88%, 01/15/28

      84       75,142  

4.38%, 01/15/28(e)

      214       191,617  

4.00%, 10/15/30

      101       81,791  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     

6.25%, 07/01/25

      728       707,380  

8.13%, 07/01/27(e)

      876       860,714  

4.63%, 10/15/29

      433       352,380  

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

      103       100,827  

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

      393       352,297  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.50%, 05/01/25(b)

      432       427,298  
 

 

 

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

  27


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 04/01/27

    USD       230     $ 217,938  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      202       180,764  

Corvias Campus Living - USG LLC, 5.30%, 07/01/50(c)

      5,602       2,243,169  

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

     

4.63%, 01/15/29

      156       132,013  

6.75%, 01/15/30

      46       37,104  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd., 6.75%, 07/02/23(d)

      200       188,000  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

     

5.38%, 05/01/25(b)

      39       38,602  

3.75%, 05/01/29(b)

      99       85,635  

4.88%, 01/15/30(e)

      206       186,679  

4.00%, 05/01/31(b)

      144       120,475  

3.63%, 02/15/32(b)

      77       61,662  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/27

      44       41,880  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 04/26/26(d)

      250       219,375  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26(b)

      200       187,247  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26(d)

      450       416,756  

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

      144       122,524  

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

     

5.63%, 09/01/29

      63       46,456  

5.88%, 09/01/31

      79       55,885  

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

      121       107,496  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(b)

     

8.63%, 07/01/25

      136       138,747  

7.00%, 05/15/28

      100       95,391  

7.25%, 11/15/29

      96       92,160  

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

      135       135,920  

Station Casinos LLC(b)

     

4.50%, 02/15/28

      123       106,934  

4.63%, 12/01/31

      155       124,337  

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC, 8.25%, 07/31/25(d)

    GBP       100       109,047  

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

    USD       105       105,000  

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

      104       93,309  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27(b)(e)

      125       112,809  

Wynn Macau Ltd.(d)

     

4.88%, 10/01/24

      200       187,900  

5.50%, 10/01/27

      200       173,250  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.(b)(e)

     

7.75%, 04/15/25

      163       162,096  

5.13%, 10/01/29

      480       411,422  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     

4.75%, 01/15/30(b)

      2       1,835  

3.63%, 03/15/31

      62       51,987  

5.38%, 04/01/32

      26       24,083  

5.35%, 11/01/43

      44       36,190  
     

 

 

 
            10,611,459  
Household Durables — 0.2%                  

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

     

4.63%, 08/01/29

      68       54,450  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Household Durables (continued)

     

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.(b) (continued)

     

4.63%, 04/01/30

    USD       98     $ 78,656  

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

     

5.00%, 06/15/29

      141       110,173  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      143       111,493  

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

      173       148,455  

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 02/15/26(b)

      147       141,120  

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

      135       109,413  

Meritage Homes Corp., 5.13%, 06/06/27

      35       32,907  

NCR Corp.(b)

     

5.00%, 10/01/28

      73       62,235  

5.13%, 04/15/29

      91       76,105  

6.13%, 09/01/29

      57       53,298  

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

      223       129,217  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.(b)

     

5.88%, 06/15/27

      119       114,254  

5.13%, 08/01/30

      37       32,051  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)

     

4.00%, 04/15/29

      137       115,102  

3.88%, 10/15/31

      111       87,138  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.25%, 06/01/27

      28       24,996  
     

 

 

 
        1,481,063  
Household Products — 0.0%                  

Central Garden & Pet Co.

     

5.13%, 02/01/28

      35       32,560  

4.13%, 10/15/30

      116       95,283  

4.13%, 04/30/31(b)

      119       98,511  
     

 

 

 
        226,354  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.4%  

Azure Power Solar Energy Pvt Ltd., 5.65%, 12/24/24(d)

      200       175,000  

Calpine Corp.(b)

     

5.13%, 03/15/28

      539       480,946  

4.63%, 02/01/29

      46       39,470  

5.00%, 02/01/31

      41       34,395  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC(b)

     

4.75%, 03/15/28

      124       114,445  

3.75%, 01/15/32

      203       163,177  

Greenko Dutch BV, 3.85%, 03/29/26(d)

      191       165,693  

Greenko Solar Mauritius Ltd., 5.95%, 07/29/26(d)

      200       181,250  

India Cleantech Energy, 4.70%, 08/10/26(b)

      237       202,421  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

5.75%, 01/15/28

      45       42,240  

5.25%, 06/15/29(b)

      73       64,440  

3.63%, 02/15/31(b)

      215       163,442  

3.88%, 02/15/32(b)

      73       54,827  

SCC Power PLC(b)(h)

     

(4.00% PIK), 4.00%, 05/17/32

      132       3,976  

(8.00% Cash or 4.00% Cash + 4.00% PIK), 8.00%, 12/31/28

      245       83,367  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 01/15/30(b)

      121       105,270  
     

 

 

 
            2,074,359  
Insurance — 4.3%                  

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

      140       114,412  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Insurance (continued)

     

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer(b)

     

4.25%, 10/15/27

    USD       1,035     $ 926,975  

6.75%, 10/15/27(e)

      1,419       1,275,482  

5.88%, 11/01/29(e)

      1,379       1,134,090  

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., 4.35%, 10/29/25

      1,495       1,431,550  

Allstate Corp.(a)

     

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.12%), 6.50%, 05/15/67(e)

      1,750       1,706,250  

Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.94%), 5.75%, 08/15/53

      2,000       1,880,000  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29(b)

      189       160,300  

Aon Global Ltd.

     

3.88%, 12/15/25

      1,445       1,408,780  

4.60%, 06/14/44

      500       426,885  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.40%, 05/15/42

      500       456,017  

Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.42%, 11/15/23(b)(e)

      2,050       2,032,342  

Galaxy Bidco Ltd., 6.50%, 07/31/26(d)

    GBP       100       102,398  

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

    USD       161       154,219  

HUB International Ltd.(b)

     

7.00%, 05/01/26

      938       918,293  

5.63%, 12/01/29

      35       30,568  

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., 10.50%, 12/15/30

      191       188,107  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 6.50%, 05/01/42(b)

      2,000       1,971,389  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.88%, 08/01/33

      1,000       1,053,872  

Progressive Corp., 3.00%, 03/15/32

      750       651,207  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

5.90%, 03/17/36

      500       486,376  

5.70%, 12/14/36(e)

      1,625       1,677,984  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 02/01/30(b)

      92       79,662  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.27%, 05/15/47(b)

      700       572,365  

Voya Financial, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.58%), 5.65%, 05/15/53(a)(e)

      4,500       4,377,150  
     

 

 

 
            25,216,673  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%                  

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

      73       57,093  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC(b)

     

3.88%, 09/15/27

      220       181,311  

5.63%, 09/15/28

      400       297,171  

iliad SA, 5.38%, 06/14/27(d)

    EUR       100       106,189  

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

     

4.75%, 04/30/27

    USD       328       288,595  

6.00%, 02/15/28

      147       113,820  
     

 

 

 
        1,044,179  
Internet Software & Services — 0.6%                  

ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28(b)

      174       129,123  

Booking Holdings, Inc., 0.75%, 05/01/25

      34       45,285  

Gen Digital, Inc., 7.13%, 09/30/30(b)

      164       161,130  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.(b)

     

5.25%, 12/01/27

      27       25,554  

3.50%, 03/01/29

      138       115,532  

Match Group Holdings II LLC(b)

     

5.63%, 02/15/29

      6       5,580  

4.13%, 08/01/30

      20       16,327  

3.63%, 10/01/31(e)

      247       189,415  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Internet Software & Services (continued)

     

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     

0.00%, 12/15/25(f)

    USD       884     $ 744,555  

8.00%, 11/01/26(b)

      265       265,912  

7.50%, 09/15/27(b)(e)

      788       788,552  

6.25%, 01/15/28(b)

      190       182,400  

4.50%, 08/15/29(b)(e)

      791       689,163  
     

 

 

 
            3,358,528  
IT Services — 0.8%                  

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

      99       79,571  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.(b)

     

3.88%, 09/01/28

      137       121,377  

4.00%, 07/01/29

      242       212,995  

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

      258       233,524  

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

      238       223,066  

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

      734       590,159  

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

      473       404,776  

Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(b)

      322       292,217  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/46

      1,000       775,123  

Fiserv, Inc., 4.40%, 07/01/49

      500       405,647  

Gartner, Inc.(b)

     

4.50%, 07/01/28

      189       176,210  

3.75%, 10/01/30

      50       43,098  

KBR, Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28(b)

      134       118,364  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/28(b)

      73       67,525  

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

      112       112,192  

Twilio, Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/31

      359       284,814  

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

      874       734,494  
     

 

 

 
        4,875,152  
Leisure Products — 0.1%                  

Mattel, Inc.

     

3.75%, 04/01/29(b)

      49       43,038  

6.20%, 10/01/40

      218       188,169  

5.45%, 11/01/41

      149       121,285  
     

 

 

 
        352,492  
Machinery — 0.6%                  

ATS Corp., 4.13%, 12/15/28(b)

      71       61,256  

Chart Industries, Inc.

     

7.50%, 01/01/30(b)

      425       427,248  

9.50%, 01/01/31

      66       67,690  

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

      241       213,285  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(b)(e)

      199       136,394  

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

      94       82,603  

OT Merger Corp., 7.88%, 10/15/29(b)

      78       41,340  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc., 6.13%, 10/01/26(b)

      90       90,225  

Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29(b)

      205       184,244  

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

      514       462,902  

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

      400       326,606  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(d)

    EUR       200       189,405  

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

    USD       1,207       1,071,261  
     

 

 

 
        3,354,459  
Marine — 0.0%                  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 4.20%, 05/01/30

      126       114,361  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media — 6.2%

     

Altice Financing SA

     

3.00%, 01/15/28(d)

    EUR       100     $ 84,351  

5.75%, 08/15/29(b)(e)

    USD       1,251       983,990  

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

      688       524,600  

AMC Networks, Inc.

     

4.75%, 08/01/25

      115       87,400  

4.25%, 02/15/29

      83       51,717  

Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada, Series US-4, 3.65%, 03/17/51

      335       242,244  

Block Communications, Inc., 4.88%, 03/01/28(b)

      87       75,907  

Cable One, Inc.

     

0.00%, 03/15/26(f)

      62       48,701  

1.13%, 03/15/28

      492       365,556  

4.00%, 11/15/30(b)(e)

      199       156,158  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.13%, 05/01/27(b)

      228       212,512  

5.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      210       190,678  

5.38%, 06/01/29(b)

      49       44,309  

6.38%, 09/01/29(b)(e)

      517       485,846  

4.75%, 03/01/30(b)(e)

      262       225,953  

4.50%, 08/15/30(b)(e)

      269       222,236  

4.25%, 02/01/31(b)(e)

      431       345,712  

4.75%, 02/01/32(b)

      492       398,864  

4.50%, 05/01/32

      206       163,976  

4.50%, 06/01/33(b)(e)

      227       174,161  

4.25%, 01/15/34(b)

      936       690,810  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

4.91%, 07/23/25

      4,700           4,606,475  

4.40%, 04/01/33

      535       457,778  

5.38%, 05/01/47(e)

      1,100       862,887  

4.80%, 03/01/50(e)

      1,000       725,949  

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

      256       244,276  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

5.13%, 08/15/27(e)

      1,043       903,759  

7.75%, 04/15/28

      775       565,757  

7.50%, 06/01/29

      847       621,927  

CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 12/15/27(b)

      478       359,791  

Comcast Corp.

     

6.45%, 03/15/37(e)

      790       867,847  

4.60%, 08/15/45

      2,000       1,764,807  

4.70%, 10/15/48(e)

      3,000       2,679,584  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC,

     

6.75%, 10/01/26(b)

      1,055       977,731  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

5.25%, 06/01/24(e)

      276       256,960  

4.13%, 12/01/30(b)(e)

      600       423,498  

4.50%, 11/15/31(b)

      813       564,071  

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

      299       267,503  

Discovery Communications LLC, 3.45%, 03/15/25

      210       199,195  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

7.75%, 07/01/26(e)

      343       276,592  

5.25%, 12/01/26(b)

      654       550,887  

5.75%, 12/01/28(b)

      686       547,514  

5.13%, 06/01/29

      79       50,964  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(b)

     

5.88%, 10/15/27(e)

      152       141,143  

5.00%, 05/01/28

      520       453,450  

6.75%, 05/01/29(e)

      249       205,988  

6.00%, 01/15/30

      157       123,335  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

     

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(b) (continued)

 

 

8.75%, 05/15/30

    USD       446     $ 453,470  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)

      72       60,486  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     

6.38%, 05/01/26

      91       84,058  

5.25%, 08/15/27(b)

      66       55,907  

4.75%, 01/15/28(b)

      50       40,717  

Iliad Holding SASU(b)

     

6.50%, 10/15/26(e)

      529           490,623  

7.00%, 10/15/28

      802       724,840  

Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 02/15/28

      38       34,014  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 5.13%, 07/15/29(b)

      673       557,519  

Liberty Broadband Corp.(b)

     

1.25%, 09/30/50

      279       269,235  

2.75%, 09/30/50

      379       369,128  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(b)(h)

      167       49,028  

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

      510       295,696  

Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC, 5.50%, 09/04/26(b)

      200       143,225  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     

4.88%, 11/01/24

      21       20,333  

6.50%, 05/15/27(e)

      631       617,465  

4.75%, 10/15/27(e)

      339       301,820  

3.75%, 01/15/28

      132       112,474  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 4.00%, 09/18/27(d)

    EUR       100       95,538  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., 5.38%, 08/15/27(b)

    USD       108       97,782  

Network i2i Ltd., (5 year CMT + 4.27%),
5.65%(a)(d)(g)

      400       379,700  

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

     

5.00%, 08/15/27(e)

      191       171,947  

4.25%, 01/15/29

      141       116,992  

4.63%, 03/15/30

      26       21,510  

Paramount Global, 5.85%, 09/01/43

      645       535,599  

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

     

4.50%, 09/15/26

      355       260,818  

6.50%, 09/15/28

      776       325,156  

Sable International Finance Ltd., 5.75%, 09/07/27(b)

      200       184,750  

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

      666       499,291  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)

     

3.13%, 09/01/26(e)

      331       293,908  

5.00%, 08/01/27

      261       241,258  

4.00%, 07/15/28

      96       83,549  

4.13%, 07/01/30

      57       47,037  

3.88%, 09/01/31

      185       144,331  

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

      69       56,896  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL, 5.75%, 10/31/26(d)

    EUR       100       90,052  

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 02/15/26

    USD       610       660,338  

Univision Communications, Inc.(b)

     

5.13%, 02/15/25

      52       49,524  

6.63%, 06/01/27

      70       67,537  

7.38%, 06/30/30

      144       137,621  

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

      303       252,034  

Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29(b)

      178       149,965  

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

      307       268,351  

VZ Secured Financing BV, 3.50%, 01/15/32(d)

    EUR       100       83,495  

Walt Disney Co., 7.63%, 11/30/28

    USD       385       434,354  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., 4.28%, 03/15/32(b)(e)

      534       439,890  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

 

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

    USD       37     $ 31,870  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 6.00%, 01/15/27(b)(e)

      150       139,563  

Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30(b)

      200       167,354  
     

 

 

 
            36,683,397  
Metals & Mining — 1.2%  

ABJA Investment Co. Pte. Ltd.(d)

     

5.95%, 07/31/24

      250       249,063  

5.45%, 01/24/28

      200       193,500  

Arconic Corp.(b)

     

6.00%, 05/15/25

      89       87,496  

6.13%, 02/15/28

      393       368,738  

ATI, Inc.

     

5.88%, 12/01/27

      12       11,475  

4.88%, 10/01/29

      68       60,094  

5.13%, 10/01/31

      187       164,672  

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

      941       896,515  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     

6.38%, 07/15/28

      154       146,459  

7.63%, 03/15/30

      151       151,360  

Commercial Metals Co.

     

4.13%, 01/15/30

      48       42,473  

4.38%, 03/15/32

      51       44,366  

Constellium SE

     

4.25%, 02/15/26(d)

    EUR       100       102,603  

5.63%, 06/15/28(b)

    USD       250       231,055  

3.75%, 04/15/29(b)

      1,091       886,369  

JSW Steel Ltd., 5.95%, 04/18/24(d)

      200       197,500  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)

     

4.63%, 03/01/28

      119       103,842  

4.50%, 06/01/31

      535       430,006  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27(b)

      470       412,450  

Novelis Corp.(b)

     

3.25%, 11/15/26(e)

      595       533,423  

4.75%, 01/30/30(e)

      534       473,426  

3.88%, 08/15/31

      528       431,055  

Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.38%, 04/15/29(d)

    EUR       100       90,922  

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC, 4.75%, 03/22/42

    USD       400       373,040  

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

      82       70,905  

Stillwater Mining Co., 4.00%, 11/16/26(d)

      200       175,788  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 13.88%, 01/21/24(d)

      200       173,413  
     

 

 

 
        7,102,008  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%  

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

      112       104,974  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%  

Edison International, 6.95%, 11/15/29

      75       78,321  

KeySpan Gas East Corp., 5.82%, 04/01/41(b)

      1,010       972,260  

TransAlta Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/29

      77       78,639  
     

 

 

 
        1,129,220  
Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.3%  

Entegris Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 04/15/29(b)

      1,279       1,166,368  

Entegris, Inc.(b)

     

4.38%, 04/15/28

      294       259,965  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Offshore Drilling & Other Services (continued)

 

Entegris, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

3.63%, 05/01/29

    USD       79     $ 64,325  

KLA Corp., 3.30%, 03/01/50

      500       362,072  
     

 

 

 
            1,852,730  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 8.7%  

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

      559       554,498  

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

     

5.75%, 03/01/27

      203       191,908  

5.75%, 01/15/28

      39       36,177  

5.38%, 06/15/29

      140       127,994  

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

      83       83,457  

Apache Corp.

     

4.25%, 01/15/30

      133       117,693  

5.10%, 09/01/40

      202       167,400  

5.35%, 07/01/49

      97       78,366  

Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/29(b)

      238       206,389  

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

     

9.00%, 11/01/27

      648       797,040  

5.88%, 06/30/29

      152       135,528  

Buckeye Partners LP

     

4.13%, 03/01/25(b)

      179       170,480  

5.85%, 11/15/43

      94       70,037  

5.60%, 10/15/44

      59       43,082  

Burlington Resources LLC, 5.95%, 10/15/36(e)

      685       705,386  

Callon Petroleum Co.

     

6.38%, 07/01/26

      80       74,564  

8.00%, 08/01/28(b)(e)

      407       387,986  

7.50%, 06/15/30(b)

      375       343,125  

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

    EUR       100       77,168  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

     

4.50%, 10/01/29(e)

    USD       870       782,323  

4.00%, 03/01/31

      470       400,139  

3.25%, 01/31/32

      625       496,692  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

     

5.88%, 02/01/29

      28       26,530  

6.75%, 04/15/29

      319       310,578  

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

      60       54,855  

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

      66       54,164  

CNX Resources Corp.

     

2.25%, 05/01/26

      226       331,316  

6.00%, 01/15/29(b)

      74       68,091  

7.38%, 01/15/31(b)

      149       142,815  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(b)

     

7.75%, 02/15/26

      312       302,652  

5.88%, 07/01/29

      421       361,580  

Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)(e)

     

6.75%, 03/01/29

      472       425,980  

5.88%, 01/15/30

      537       461,659  

ConocoPhillips, 6.50%, 02/01/39

      600       672,316  

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

      1,000       873,510  

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

      496       467,401  

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

     

5.63%, 05/01/27

      34       31,620  

6.00%, 02/01/29

      188       172,492  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.(b) (continued)

     

8.00%, 04/01/29

    USD       59     $ 58,710  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc.(b)

     

5.63%, 10/15/25

      673       649,445  

5.00%, 05/01/29

      29       26,057  

DCP Midstream Operating LP

     

5.63%, 07/15/27

      35       34,719  

6.45%, 11/03/36(b)

      106       103,872  

6.75%, 09/15/37(b)

      172       173,374  

Devon Energy Corp.

     

5.85%, 12/15/25

      1,000           1,018,049  

4.75%, 05/15/42

      300       253,946  

Diamondback Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 03/15/33

      556       564,321  

DT Midstream, Inc.(b)

     

4.13%, 06/15/29(e)

      260       223,369  

4.38%, 06/15/31

      409       343,110  

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

      80       69,632  

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%,

     

04/15/27(b)(e)

      243       232,466  

Ecopetrol SA

     

4.13%, 01/16/25

      188       178,694  

4.63%, 11/02/31

      130       99,125  

eG Global Finance PLC(b)

     

6.75%, 02/07/25

      241       210,400  

8.50%, 10/30/25

      200       186,325  

EIG Pearl Holdings SARL, 3.55%, 08/31/36(b)

      208       174,434  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 3.50%, 02/15/32(b)

      101       84,680  

Enbridge, Inc.(a)

     

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.64%), 6.25%, 03/01/78

      1,935       1,760,422  

Series 20-A, (5 year CMT + 5.31%), 5.75%, 07/15/80

      950       859,007  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 01/30/28(b)

      239       228,847  

Energy Transfer LP

     

4.05%, 03/15/25

      500       484,297  

4.75%, 01/15/26

      1,250       1,217,523  

3.90%, 07/15/26

      310       292,892  

5.55%, 02/15/28

      115       114,072  

3.75%, 05/15/30

      642       566,042  

5.75%, 02/15/33

      130       127,187  

5.30%, 04/15/47

      540       449,274  

Series H, (5 year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(a)(e)(g)

      473       406,780  

EnLink Midstream LLC

     

5.63%, 01/15/28(b)

      235       223,837  

5.38%, 06/01/29

      327       302,566  

6.50%, 09/01/30(b)

      164       162,311  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

     

4.15%, 06/01/25

      4       3,780  

4.85%, 07/15/26

      67       62,982  

5.60%, 04/01/44

      155       127,839  

5.05%, 04/01/45

      33       25,008  

5.45%, 06/01/47

      42       33,737  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 6.13%, 10/15/39

      1,400       1,433,349  

EOG Resources, Inc., 5.10%, 01/15/36

      200       189,953  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

     

6.00%, 07/01/25(b)

      89       85,885  

4.13%, 12/01/26

      68       60,482  

6.50%, 07/01/27(b)

      245       234,159  

4.50%, 01/15/29(b)

      13       10,919  

7.50%, 06/01/30(b)

      57       54,921  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

EQM Midstream Partners LP (continued)

     

4.75%, 01/15/31(b)(e)

    USD       348     $ 284,490  

EQT Corp., 1.75%, 05/01/26

      55       127,710  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

     

6.50%, 10/01/25

      72       68,811  

7.75%, 02/01/28

      97       89,287  

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

      25       24,375  

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

      40       38,178  

Hess Corp., 4.30%, 04/01/27

      1,100       1,050,559  

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

      162       138,497  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.(b)

     

6.25%, 11/01/28

      70       63,350  

5.75%, 02/01/29

      146       129,950  

6.00%, 04/15/30

      12       10,671  

6.00%, 02/01/31

      11       9,488  

6.25%, 04/15/32

      5       4,315  

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., 5.45%, 10/22/26(d)

      200       186,750  

HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(b)

      200       183,600  

IHS Holding Ltd., 6.25%, 11/29/28(b)

      200       160,788  

Impulsora Pipeline LLC, 6.05%, 12/31/42(a)(c)

      1,637           1,438,181  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(b)

      232       195,376  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     

4.80%, 02/01/33

      276       255,884  

5.05%, 02/15/46(e)

      1,400       1,187,349  

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

      378       354,482  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/26(b)

      22       21,120  

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 03/01/41

      1,150       1,181,304  

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

      413       397,083  

Medco Oak Tree Pte. Ltd., 7.38%, 05/14/26(d)

      288       273,240  

MPLX LP, 4.25%, 12/01/27

      250       236,230  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     

5.75%, 08/15/25

      9       8,843  

5.88%, 12/01/27

      40       38,492  

6.13%, 12/01/42

      18       14,040  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

      95       86,928  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(b)

     

7.25%, 01/15/26

      140       131,936  

7.50%, 01/15/28

      170       155,532  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

     

5.75%, 02/01/25

      468       446,289  

7.38%, 05/15/27(b)(e)

      226       218,925  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(b)

     

6.75%, 09/15/25

      625       591,125  

6.50%, 09/30/26

      928       861,834  

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

      115       102,395  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12/15/37(b)

      138       143,591  

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

      660       633,728  

NuStar Logistics LP

     

6.00%, 06/01/26

      99       95,328  

6.38%, 10/01/30

      17       15,719  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

6.95%, 07/01/24

      20       20,380  

5.88%, 09/01/25

      79       78,714  

8.88%, 07/15/30

      67       75,643  

6.63%, 09/01/30

      666       688,231  

7.50%, 05/01/31

      64       68,382  

6.45%, 09/15/36

      103       105,060  

6.20%, 03/15/40

      489       478,533  

6.60%, 03/15/46

      44       45,276  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Oil & Gas Holding Co. BSCC, 7.63%, 11/07/24(d)

    USD       200     $ 203,288  

ONEOK, Inc., 4.35%, 03/15/29

      198       182,990  

OQ SAOC, 5.13%, 05/06/28(b)

      200       188,600  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     

6.13%, 09/15/24

      58       57,669  

5.75%, 05/15/26

      164       156,549  

Permian Resources Operating LLC

     

6.88%, 04/01/27(b)

      31       29,209  

3.25%, 04/01/28

      95       160,408  

Pertamina Persero PT, 3.65%, 07/30/29(d)

      239       218,114  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.50%, 03/13/27

      212       192,655  

8.75%, 06/02/29(e)

      204       191,057  

5.95%, 01/28/31

      245       185,220  

6.70%, 02/16/32

      235       184,181  

6.38%, 01/23/45

      48       29,628  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 0.25%, 05/15/25

      62       144,584  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

     

3.55%, 12/15/29

      116       100,580  

3.80%, 09/15/30

      198       172,078  

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.88%, 01/15/29(b)

      9       8,379  

Puma International Financing SA, 5.13%, 10/06/24(b)

      200       185,000  

Range Resources Corp.

     

4.88%, 05/15/25

      10       9,499  

4.75%, 02/15/30(b)

      12       10,573  

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

      257       235,142  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 07/15/29(b)

      36       32,305  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     

5.88%, 06/30/26

      1,750       1,770,723  

5.90%, 09/15/37

      100       100,069  

SM Energy Co.

     

5.63%, 06/01/25

      38       36,480  

6.75%, 09/15/26

      85       82,522  

6.63%, 01/15/27

      14       13,485  

6.50%, 07/15/28

      66       63,279  

Southwestern Energy Co.

     

5.38%, 02/01/29

      232       215,078  

4.75%, 02/01/32

      109       93,150  

Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 06/15/38

      1,000       1,025,479  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

     

6.00%, 04/15/27

      38       37,419  

5.88%, 03/15/28

      4       3,788  

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

     

6.00%, 03/01/27

      29       27,075  

5.50%, 01/15/28

      24       21,284  

6.00%, 12/31/30

      20       17,295  

6.00%, 09/01/31

      88       75,661  

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

      519       482,722  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.88%, 01/15/29

      373       375,968  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.63%, 03/01/34

      500       455,642  

Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 01/30/27(b)

      81       81,203  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(b)

     

3.88%, 08/15/29

      590       516,250  

4.13%, 08/15/31

      564       480,525  

3.88%, 11/01/33

      1,367           1,116,702  

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

      108       98,559  

Vivo Energy Investments BV, 5.13%, 09/24/27(b)

      200       178,225  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Western Midstream Operating LP

     

4.75%, 08/15/28

    USD       25     $ 22,832  

5.45%, 04/01/44

      229       190,235  

5.30%, 03/01/48

      75       61,667  

5.50%, 08/15/48

      69       57,268  

5.50%, 02/01/50

      678       558,536  

Williams Cos., Inc.

     

3.90%, 01/15/25

      1,150       1,119,905  

4.00%, 09/15/25

      750       728,975  
     

 

 

 
        51,209,491  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%  

AbbVie, Inc.

     

3.80%, 03/15/25

      3,250       3,167,481  

3.60%, 05/14/25

      870       843,158  

3.20%, 05/14/26

      500       473,414  

4.55%, 03/15/35

      2,140       2,001,069  

4.45%, 05/14/46

      2,095       1,800,507  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 3.50%, 02/11/27(d)

    EUR       100       93,450  

CVS Health Corp.

     

5.13%, 07/20/45

    USD       700       637,983  

5.05%, 03/25/48(e)

      1,821       1,634,429  

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

      2       1,903  

Gruenenthal GmbH, 4.13%, 05/15/28(d)

    EUR       100       96,073  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29(b)

    USD       200       178,230  

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

      166       145,202  

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

     

4.13%, 04/30/28

      240       212,496  

5.13%, 04/30/31(e)

      387       335,096  

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

      400       362,021  

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

      101       83,292  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV, 6.00%, 01/31/25

    EUR       100       105,024  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

     

7.13%, 01/31/25

    USD       200       197,288  

4.75%, 05/09/27

      200       180,225  

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc., 3.95%, 06/15/26

      750       701,149  
     

 

 

 
            13,249,490  
Real Estate — 0.0%  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.50%, 01/15/28(b)

      68       62,399  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

Adler Group SA, 2.75%, 11/13/26(d)(j)(k)

    EUR       100       42,283  

Arabian Centres Sukuk II Ltd., 5.63%, 10/07/26(b)

    USD       200       181,100  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd., 7.38%, 04/09/24(d)

      200       98,000  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 6.45%, 11/07/24(d)(j)(k)

      200       50,162  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 6.50%, 04/08/24(d)

      200       149,600  

DIC Asset AG, 2.25%, 09/22/26(d)

    EUR       100       61,016  

Easy Tactic Ltd., (6.50% Cash or 7.50% PIK), 7.50%, 07/11/27(h)

    USD       210       42,378  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(d)(j)(k)

     

11.75%, 04/17/22

      200       15,500  

10.88%, 01/09/23

      307       23,793  

11.88%, 06/01/23

      400       31,000  

9.25%, 07/28/23

      300       23,250  

Global Prime Capital Pte. Ltd., 5.95%, 01/23/25(d)

      200       189,350  

Howard Hughes Corp.(b)

     

4.13%, 02/01/29

      74       61,975  
 

 

 

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

  33


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

Howard Hughes Corp.(b) (continued)

 

4.38%, 02/01/31

    USD       80     $ 64,726  

MAF Sukuk Ltd.(d)

 

4.64%, 05/14/29

 

    200       194,037  

3.93%, 02/28/30

 

    200       185,100  

Modern Land China Co. Ltd., 9.80%, 04/11/23(d)(j)(k)

 

    200       11,500  

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

 

5.75%, 01/15/29

 

    180       136,150  

5.25%, 04/15/30

 

    91       66,385  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.,
7.35%, 12/15/23(d)(j)(k)

 

    200       10,000  

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

 

    52       45,504  

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd., 8.13%, 01/22/25(d)

 

    200       150,787  

VICI Properties LP, 5.13%, 05/15/32

 

    439       406,492  

Wanda Properties Overseas Ltd., 6.88%, 07/23/23(d)

 

    200       189,000  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 04/23/23(d)

 

    250       247,500  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.(d)(j)(k)

 

7.70%, 02/20/25

 

    263       23,013  

7.38%, 01/13/26

 

    200       17,500  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.,
7.88%, 04/14/24(d)(j)(k)

 

    200       5,000  
     

 

 

 
        2,722,101  
Road & Rail — 1.3%  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 05/01/40

 

    1,890       1,977,320  

CSX Corp., 4.75%, 05/30/42

 

    350       319,301  

Danaos Corp., 8.50%, 03/01/28(b)

 

    100       96,000  

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.,
5.88%, 07/05/34(b)(e)

 

    2,365       2,291,305  

Norfolk Southern Corp., 3.00%, 03/15/32

 

    1,250       1,067,210  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29(b)

 

    205       155,349  

Union Pacific Corp., 3.84%, 03/20/60

 

    800       617,985  

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/29

 

    1,110       1,103,062  
     

 

 

 
    7,627,532  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.9%  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.88%, 01/15/27

 

    2,850       2,695,787  

Broadcom, Inc.

 

4.11%, 09/15/28

 

    103       95,789  

4.15%, 11/15/30

 

    61       54,665  

2.45%, 02/15/31(b)

 

    120       94,514  

4.30%, 11/15/32

 

    466       410,705  

2.60%, 02/15/33(b)

 

    153       114,841  

3.42%, 04/15/33(b)

 

    287       230,090  

3.47%, 04/15/34(b)

 

    7       5,584  

3.14%, 11/15/35(b)

 

    162       119,113  

Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/31

 

    230       184,998  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

0.13%, 11/15/24

 

    110       117,975  

1.63%, 02/15/25

 

    21       65,421  

Qorvo, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29

 

    116       102,572  

QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.65%, 05/20/35

 

    250       242,750  

Sensata Technologies BV(b)

 

5.00%, 10/01/25

 

    70       68,363  

4.00%, 04/15/29

 

    53       45,713  

5.88%, 09/01/30

 

    200       189,545  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.(b)

 

4.38%, 02/15/30

 

    479       416,972  

3.75%, 02/15/31

 

    13       10,694  

Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29(b)

 

    151       127,225  
     

 

 

 
    5,393,316  
Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Software — 2.5%

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/26(b)

    USD       262     $ 253,813  

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28(b)

 

    255       221,213  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

 

6.50%, 10/02/25(d)

    EUR       100       101,636  

7.13%, 10/02/25(b)

    USD       187       181,860  

9.13%, 03/01/26(b)

 

    948       894,357  

Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/29(b)

 

    563       550,683  

Cloud Software Group Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 03/31/29(b)

 

    1,794       1,511,053  

Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29(b)

 

    254       205,156  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions Finance SARL, 4.63%, 05/01/28(b)

 

    200       151,995  

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

 

    76       63,133  

Microsoft Corp., 3.50%, 11/15/42(e)

 

    4,000       3,351,611  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/28(b)(e)

 

    305       218,090  

MSCI, Inc.(b)

 

4.00%, 11/15/29

 

    51       44,423  

3.63%, 09/01/30

 

    81       67,331  

3.88%, 02/15/31

 

    14       11,640  

3.63%, 11/01/31

 

    96       79,390  

Open Text Corp., 6.90%, 12/01/27

 

    590       590,000  

Oracle Corp.

 

6.15%, 11/09/29

 

    380       394,427  

2.95%, 04/01/30

 

    215       183,309  

2.88%, 03/25/31

 

    329       272,783  

6.25%, 11/09/32(e)

 

    556       581,921  

5.38%, 07/15/40(e)

 

    3,025       2,775,872  

4.00%, 11/15/47

 

    400       292,358  

3.60%, 04/01/50

 

    1,250       841,583  

PTC, Inc., 4.00%, 02/15/28(b)

 

    35       31,501  

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

 

    576       539,364  

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

 

    189       130,168  
     

 

 

 
        14,540,670  
Specialty Retail(b) — 0.1%  

Arko Corp., 5.13%, 11/15/29

 

    123       96,579  

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

 

    493       463,022  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26

 

    157       135,127  
     

 

 

 
    694,728  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.5%  

Apple, Inc., 4.65%, 02/23/46(e)

 

    2,400       2,272,139  

Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)

 

    574       495,035  
     

 

 

 
    2,767,174  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(b) — 0.0%  

Crocs, Inc.

 

4.25%, 03/15/29

 

    15       12,707  

4.13%, 08/15/31

 

    99       80,680  

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29

 

    67       54,679  

Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31

 

    154       122,228  
     

 

 

 
    270,294  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance(b) — 0.1%  

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

 

    116       80,213  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. 6.00%, 01/15/27

 

    33       29,535  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)

 

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (continued)

 

5.13%, 12/15/30

    USD       69     $ 53,291  

5.75%, 11/15/31

 

    78       60,645  

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

 

    302       258,863  
     

 

 

 
    482,547  
Tobacco — 0.9%  

Altria Group, Inc.

 

5.38%, 01/31/44(e)

 

    2,000       1,762,799  

3.88%, 09/16/46

 

    1,250       835,808  

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

4.45%, 06/12/25

 

    635       621,194  

7.00%, 08/04/41

 

    1,000       988,334  

5.85%, 08/15/45

 

    1,500       1,277,695  
     

 

 

 
    5,485,830  
Transportation — 0.0%  

XPO Escrow Sub LLC, 7.50%, 11/15/27

 

    75       75,894  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.5%

 

Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, 6.75%, 03/30/29(b)

 

    200       193,750  

DP World Salaam, (5 year CMT + 5.75%),
6.00%(a)(d)(g)

 

    200       197,500  

FedEx Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/45

 

    1,250       1,055,424  

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.25%, 10/27/27(d)

 

    200       172,100  

i-595 Express LLC, 3.31%, 12/31/31(a)(c)

 

    712       652,108  

Transurban Finance Co. Pty. Ltd., 4.13%, 02/02/26(b)

 

    580       557,100  
     

 

 

 
    2,827,982  
Utilities — 1.5%  

American Water Capital Corp., 4.45%, 06/01/32

 

    750       717,531  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(b)

 

6.00%, 10/15/26

 

    48       44,891  

6.50%, 10/15/28

 

    45       41,390  

Electricite de France SA(b)

 

5.60%, 01/27/40

 

    2,800       2,554,198  

(10 year USD Swap + 3.71%), 5.25%(a)(g)

 

    4,200       4,185,602  

FEL Energy VI SARL, 5.75%, 12/01/40

 

    185       157,453  

Genneia SA, 8.75%, 09/02/27(b)

 

    92       89,296  

Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29(d)

 

    576       478,008  

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

      69       61,868  

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%, 04/24/33(d)

 

    211       198,858  

Thames Water Kemble Finance PLC, 4.63%, 05/19/26(d)

    GBP       168       171,228  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)

 

5.50%, 09/01/26

    USD       12       11,561  

5.00%, 07/31/27

 

    12       11,137  

4.38%, 05/01/29

 

    58       49,974  
     

 

 

 
        8,772,995  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%  

Altice France SA/France, 5.13%, 07/15/29(b)

 

    544       407,860  

Crown Castle, Inc.

 

4.30%, 02/15/29

 

    151       142,595  

3.10%, 11/15/29

 

    1,000       871,646  

Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.88%, 11/26/24(b)

 

    210       198,358  

Millicom International Cellular SA, 4.50%, 04/27/31(b)

 

    200       167,913  
Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 08/15/38

    USD       2,325     $ 2,579,278  

SBA Communications Corp.

 

3.13%, 02/01/29

 

    321       266,908  

3.88%, 02/15/27

 

    367       331,590  

Sprint LLC, 7.63%, 03/01/26

 

    234       246,240  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/50

 

    500       411,069  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.(b)

 

5.63%, 05/01/24

 

    37       36,640  

3.50%, 02/15/25

 

    75       70,712  

4.63%, 06/15/25

 

    33       31,639  

4.50%, 09/01/26

 

    6       5,647  

4.25%, 12/01/26

 

    73       68,103  

4.63%, 12/01/29

 

    378       343,980  

4.13%, 08/15/30

 

    267       233,669  

Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC

 

4.50%, 07/15/31(d)

    GBP       100       91,892  

4.75%, 07/15/31(b)(e)

    USD       252       204,712  

Vodafone Group PLC, 4.25%, 09/17/50

 

    700       533,802  
     

 

 

 
    7,244,253  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 74.3%
(Cost: $484,434,319)

 

        436,724,940  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%

 

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.06%, 08/03/29

 

    52       50,314  

Peraton Corp.

 

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 12.09%, 02/01/29

 

    404       383,605  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/01/28

 

    538       524,379  
     

 

 

 
    958,298  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%  

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.49%, 04/06/28

 

    76       69,574  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.63%, 12/15/28

 

    227       188,749  
     

 

 

 
    258,323  
Airlines — 0.2%  

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.99%, 04/20/28

 

    433       430,413  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 08/11/28

 

    236       231,989  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/21/27

 

    126       129,916  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.11%, 04/21/28

 

    431       425,089  
     

 

 

 
    1,217,407  
Auto Components — 0.0%  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 04/30/26

 

    69       67,440  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Banks — 0.1%

 

DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.38%, 08/02/27

    USD       629     $ 611,401  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.0%  

Naked Juice LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.68%, 01/24/30

 

    20       15,731  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.1%  

Ascensus Holdings, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.25%, 08/02/29

 

    122       105,880  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC

 

2020 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.07%, 04/09/27

 

    104       96,939  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 11.13%, 04/07/28

 

    145       137,388  
     

 

 

 
    340,207  
Chemicals — 0.1%  

Arc Falcon I, Inc.

 

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 0.00%, 10/02/28

 

    16       14,184  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 09/30/28

 

    110       96,188  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.83%, 08/27/26

 

    249       233,008  

Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.33%, 0.50% Floor), 7.97%, 10/04/29

 

    362       329,148  

W.R. Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.50%, 09/22/28

 

    211           206,522  
     

 

 

 
    879,050  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%  

Propulsion BC Newco. LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 09/14/29

 

    138       133,860  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.38%, 08/27/25

 

    628       623,045  
     

 

 

 
    756,905  
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.49%, 06/21/24

 

    1,330           1,187,043  
     

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.0%  

BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.63%, 0.50% Floor), 9.05%, 06/11/26

 

    27       25,994  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.13%, 0.50% Floor), 8.60%, 04/13/29

 

    111       105,915  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.37%, 04/03/24

 

    205       199,586  
     

 

 

 
    305,501  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.33%, 01/29/27

 

    41       39,960  
Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Consumer Services (continued)

 

Ascend Learning LLC, 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 12/10/29

    USD       83     $ 70,862  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 01/15/27

 

    112       109,238  

TruGreen LP, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.50%, 0.75% Floor),
13.43%, 11/02/28(c)

 

    106       77,380  
     

 

 

 
    297,440  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%  

Acuris Finance U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 02/16/28

 

    66       64,446  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 8.88%, 07/31/26

 

    (l)      33  

Delta TopCo, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.15%, 12/01/27

 

    114       104,878  

EP Purchaser LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 11/06/28

 

    101       100,025  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 10/01/27

 

    331       309,737  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

 

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 09/21/29

 

    18       17,306  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 09/23/28

 

    65       64,593  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 09/25/26

 

    39       31,223  

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.73%, 09/01/25

 

    185       129,620  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.07%, 10/19/27

 

    299       288,786  
     

 

 

 
        1,110,647  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 05/01/28

 

    194       185,156  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 2021 Exit Term Loan B, (6 mo. SOFRTE + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.44%, 02/01/29

 

    342       328,763  
     

 

 

 
    513,919  
Entertainment — 0.0%  

Delta 2 Lux SARL, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 01/15/30

 

    93       92,884  
     

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.0%  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.88%, 10/25/27

 

    33       32,126  
     

 

 

 
Gas Utilities — 0.0%  

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.74%, 12/21/28

 

    171       162,474  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2022 First Out Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 7.875%, 1.00% Floor), 12.61%, 03/31/27

 

    40       35,196  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.16%, 11/16/25

 

    76       71,924  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

Quorum Health Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor), 11.78%, 04/29/25

    USD       118     $ 81,057  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.05%, 08/31/26

      113       111,120  

WCG Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.38%, 01/08/27

      118       106,767  
     

 

 

 
        406,064  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc.

     

2022 Delayed Draw Term loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.82%, 02/15/29

      136       105,762  

2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.82%, 02/15/29

      1,113       960,794  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 06/02/28

      119       108,735  
     

 

 

 
            1,175,291  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.32%, 01/27/29

      170       161,153  

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.75%, 11/01/26

      38       37,038  
     

 

 

 
        198,191  
Household Durables — 0.1%  

Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.86%, 02/26/29

      146       128,112  

Sunset Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.75%, 10/06/28

      283       230,392  
     

 

 

 
        358,504  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%  

AVSC Holding Corp., 2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 11.42%, 09/01/25

      156       125,338  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.1%  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.85%, 11/06/27

      94       91,296  

Hub International Ltd., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.22%, 11/10/29

      180       177,851  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 12/31/25

      91       88,910  

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/03/26

      139       136,231  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.63%, 09/03/26

      51       50,364  
     

 

 

 
            544,652  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.89%, 01/29/26

      79       77,205  
     

 

 

 
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

IT Services — 0.1%

 

Aruba Investments Holdings LLC, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11/24/28(m)

    USD       65     $ 58,282  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

     

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.88%, 02/27/26

      279       255,983  

2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 10/02/25

      45       43,323  

Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.38%, 12/01/27

      233       222,808  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 02/12/27

      109       89,998  
     

 

 

 
        670,394  
Leisure Products — 0.0%  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, (2 mo. SOFR CME + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 11.76%, 05/25/27

      71       69,291  
     

 

 

 
Machinery — 0.2%                  

MHI Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 9.38%, 09/21/26

      227       224,209  

SPX Flow, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.92%, 04/05/29

      211       197,046  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 8.15%, 03/28/25

      574       534,781  
     

 

 

 
        956,036  
Media — 0.2%  

Altice Financing SA, 2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.83%, 07/15/25

      23       22,014  

Altice France SA/France, 2018 Term Loan B13, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.65%, 08/14/26

      94       86,951  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.91%, 08/21/26

      587       533,863  

MH Sub I LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/13/24

      89       86,590  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.13%, 09/13/24

      206       199,729  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 6.25%), 10.65%, 02/23/29

      35       31,194  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 03/09/27

      546       440,397  
     

 

 

 
            1,400,738  
Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

Grinding Media, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.07%, 10/12/28(c)

      63       58,455  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.3%                  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.94%, 11/01/25

      1,541       1,624,456  

Lealand Finance Co. BV, 2020 Make Whole Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 06/28/24

      8       5,222  

M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.16%, 09/19/29

      118       117,594  
     

 

 

 
        1,747,272  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Professional Services — 0.1%

 

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.64%, 02/06/26

    USD       110     $ 108,585  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.

     

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

      39       38,387  

2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

      85       83,171  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor), 9.07%, 04/29/29

      140       126,350  
     

 

 

 
        356,493  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%  

Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/03/28

      248       232,855  
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.8%  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.08%, 07/06/29

      119       117,783  

Cloudera, Inc.

     

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.38%, 10/08/29

      234       194,312  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 10/08/28

      228       213,398  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/28/24

      373       312,804  

Epicor Software Corp.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 12.13%, 07/31/28

      62       60,977  

2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 07/30/27

      90       85,836  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.48%, 03/11/28

      80       78,697  

Magenta Buyer LLC

     

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.17%, 07/27/28

      566       481,670  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 12.67%, 07/27/29

      280       219,332  

McAfee Corp., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 7.97%, 03/01/29

      474       440,109  

Planview Parent, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 11.98%, 12/18/28

      103       91,155  

Proofpoint, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.98%, 08/31/28

      19       18,340  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%, 0.50% Floor), 10.98%, 08/31/29

      250           238,976  

RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.38%, 04/24/28

      217       206,170  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/30/25

      9       8,896  

Sabre Global, Inc.

     

2021 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 12/17/27

      48       43,763  

2021 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 12/17/27

      77       70,083  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 10/07/27

      488       469,971  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Software (continued)

 

Sovos Compliance LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.88%, 08/11/28

    USD       118     $ 108,172  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.18%, 03/30/29

      439       391,259  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.00%, 05/03/27

      295       270,021  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 05/04/26

      186       177,017  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 05/04/26

      144       138,515  
     

 

 

 
            4,437,256  
Specialty Retail — 0.0%  

PetSmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 8.13%, 02/11/28

      26       25,879  

Staples, Inc., 7 Year Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 9.44%, 04/16/26

      49       44,969  
     

 

 

 
        70,848  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.80%, 02/20/29

      475       464,969  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%                  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.66%, 01/31/28

      68       64,208  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.92%, 06/02/28

      176       167,559  
     

 

 

 
        231,767  
Transportation — 0.0%  

Brown Group Holding, LLC, 2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.93%, 07/02/29

      175       173,772  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 3.8%
(Cost: $23,933,997)

 

        22,588,181  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

     
Bahrain — 0.0%  

Bahrain Government International Bond, 5.45%, 09/16/32(d)

      200       175,850  
     

 

 

 
Canada — 1.1%  

CDP Financial, Inc., 5.60%, 11/25/39(b)(e)

      5,890       6,251,775  
     

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%  

Chile Government International Bond, 4.34%, 03/07/42

      200       168,475  
     

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.2%  

Colombia Government International Bond

     

4.50%, 01/28/26

      300       281,587  

3.88%, 04/25/27

      200       176,538  

3.13%, 04/15/31

      400       296,450  

Republic of Colombia Senior Unsecured, 8.00%, 04/20/33

      200       199,600  
     

 

 

 
        954,175  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Dominican Republic — 0.2%

 

Dominican Republic International Bond

 

6.88%, 01/29/26(d)

    USD       115     $ 115,884  

5.95%, 01/25/27(d)

 

    228       222,485  

5.50%, 02/22/29(b)

 

    160       146,530  

4.50%, 01/30/30(b)

 

    226       191,719  

4.88%, 09/23/32(b)(e)

 

    300       248,025  
     

 

 

 
    924,643  
Egypt — 0.0%  

Egypt Government International Bond, 7.50%, 02/16/61(b)

 

    219       133,590  
     

 

 

 
Guatemala — 0.1%  

Guatemala Government Bond

 

4.50%, 05/03/26(d)

 

    200       191,663  

5.25%, 08/10/29(b)

 

    200       191,850  

5.38%, 04/24/32(b)

 

    200       194,912  
     

 

 

 
    578,425  
Hungary — 0.1%  

Hungary Government International Bond

 

5.38%, 03/25/24

 

    176       175,593  

5.25%, 06/16/29(b)

 

    200       190,163  
     

 

 

 
    365,756  
Indonesia — 0.1%  

Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.10%, 04/24/28

 

    500       489,312  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 4.40%, 06/06/27(b)

 

    200       197,772  
     

 

 

 
    687,084  
Ivory Coast — 0.1%  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.38%, 03/03/28(d)

 

    400       387,000  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.1%  

Mexico Government International Bond

 

3.75%, 01/11/28(e)

 

    400       376,800  

2.66%, 05/24/31

 

    269       217,352  
     

 

 

 
        594,152  
Morocco — 0.0%  

Morocco Government International Bond, 2.38%, 12/15/27(b)

 

    200       173,225  
     

 

 

 
Nigeria — 0.0%  

Nigeria Government International Bond, 7.88%, 02/16/32(d)

 

    200       150,000  
     

 

 

 
Oman — 0.1%  

Oman Government International Bond(d)

 

6.50%, 03/08/47

 

    228       206,910  

6.75%, 01/17/48

 

    200       186,162  

7.00%, 01/25/51

 

    200       192,350  
     

 

 

 
    585,422  
Pakistan — 0.0%  

Pakistan Government International Bond, 6.00%, 04/08/26(d)

 

    200       80,022  
     

 

 

 
Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  
Panama — 0.1%  

Panama Government International Bond

 

3.88%, 03/17/28

    USD       400     $ 377,450  

3.16%, 01/23/30

 

    453       388,957  
     

 

 

 
    766,407  
Paraguay — 0.1%  

Paraguay Government International Bond(b)

 

4.95%, 04/28/31

 

    200       193,038  

5.40%, 03/30/50

 

    200       171,725  
     

 

 

 
    364,763  
Peru — 0.1%  

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.75%, 07/15/25(d)

 

    200       192,975  

Peruvian Government International Bond

 

2.78%, 01/23/31

 

    126       104,171  

1.86%, 12/01/32

 

    358       261,295  
     

 

 

 
    558,441  
Romania — 0.1%  

Romanian Government International Bond

 

5.25%, 11/25/27(b)

 

    204       195,177  

2.88%, 03/11/29(d)

    EUR       212       187,264  

2.50%, 02/08/30(d)

 

    222       183,250  

2.12%, 07/16/31(d)

 

    226       166,215  
     

 

 

 
    731,906  
Saudi Arabia — 0.1%  

Saudi Government International Bond(d)

 

4.50%, 04/17/30

    USD       278       274,577  

2.25%, 02/02/33

 

    222       179,307  
     

 

 

 
    453,884  
Senegal — 0.0%  

Senegal Government International Bond, 6.25%, 05/23/33(d)

 

    200       164,225  
     

 

 

 
South Africa — 0.1%  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

 

   

4.85%, 09/30/29

 

    200       177,475  

5.88%, 04/20/32

 

    200       179,750  
     

 

 

 
    357,225  
Sri Lanka — 0.0%  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond(d)(j)(k)

 

6.85%, 03/14/24

 

    432       126,900  

7.85%, 03/14/29

 

    200       57,600  
     

 

 

 
    184,500  
Ukraine — 0.0%  

Ukraine Government International Bond(j)(k)

 

7.75%, 09/01/27(d)

 

    385       79,839  

7.25%, 03/15/35(b)

 

    200       37,288  
     

 

 

 
    117,127  
Uruguay — 0.0%  

Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.75%, 10/28/34

 

    210       227,550  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 2.7%
(Cost: $17,334,686)

 

        16,135,622  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

 

California — 1.0%  

City of Los Angeles California, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/42

    USD       2,000     $ 1,907,204  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, RB, BAB, 5.87%, 06/01/40

 

    1,900       2,064,793  

Oxnard Union High School District, GO, (BAM), 3.18%, 08/01/43

 

    1,600       1,163,558  

University of California, RB, BAB, 5.95%, 05/15/45

 

    885       947,075  
     

 

 

 
    6,082,630  
Georgia — 0.3%  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, BAB, 7.06%, 04/01/57

 

    1,929       1,919,312  
     

 

 

 
Hawaii — 0.3%  

City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 2.62%, 07/01/45

 

    1,000       640,884  

State of Hawaii, GO, Series GK, 6.15%, 10/01/38

 

    1,000       1,060,980  
     

 

 

 
    1,701,864  
Illinois — 0.3%  

State of Illinois, GO, 5.10%, 06/01/33

 

    2,000       1,912,590  
     

 

 

 
Massachusetts — 0.1%  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series 3, 3.43%, 11/01/40

 

    500       389,220  
     

 

 

 
New York — 1.4%  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, BAB, 7.34%, 11/15/39

 

    1,295       1,585,792  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, (AGM), 3.19%, 03/01/40

 

    165       119,536  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.72%, 06/15/42

 

    1,390       1,491,939  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Series E-1, 4.00%, 02/01/41

 

    1,000       972,193  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, BAB

 

Series D, 5.60%, 03/15/40

 

    1,900       1,951,824  

Series F, 5.63%, 03/15/39

 

    1,100       1,126,352  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29

 

    780       819,080  
     

 

 

 
    8,066,716  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 3.4%
(Cost: $20,159,109)

 

        20,072,332  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.7%  

Alternative Loan Trust

 

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A15, 5.50%, 12/25/35

 

    429       374,884  

Series 2006-OA21, Class A1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.19%), 4.54%, 03/20/47(a)

 

    380       299,967  

Series 2007-OA10, Class 2A1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.50%), 4.89%, 09/25/47(a)

 

    4,180       604,631  

Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2007-2, Class 1A2, 6.00%, 03/25/37

 

    225       181,073  

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class A1, 0.94%, 02/25/49(a)(b)

 

    864       716,306  
Security    

Par

(000)

    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

 

Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2019- ATR1, Class A12, 6.50%, 04/25/49(a)(b)

    USD       583     $ 580,078  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust

 

Series 2020-2, Class M1, 5.25%, 03/25/65(a)(b)

 

    3,050       2,650,633  

Series 2020-3, Class M1, 3.36%, 04/27/65(a)(b)

 

    3,820       3,305,558  

Series 2022-1, Class A1, 4.55%, 04/25/67(a)(b)

 

    1,692       1,632,836  

Series 2022-7, Class A1, 5.16%, 04/25/67(b)

 

    2,372       2,329,801  

Series 2022-9, Class A1, 6.79%, 12/25/67

 

    390       393,344  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Trust, Class A1, 5.17%, 05/25/67(a)(b)

 

    2,926       2,853,454  

Deephaven Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1, 4.30%, 03/25/67(a)(b)

 

    302       283,443  

Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

 

Series 2020-1, Class M1, 5.24%, 05/25/65

 

    1,500           1,331,830  

Series 2021-2, Class A1, 0.93%, 06/25/66

 

    221       169,701  

GCAT Trust, Series 2022-NQM3, Class A1, 4.35%, 04/25/67(a)(b)

 

    1,197       1,144,784  

GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 5A1, 3.17%, 06/19/35(a)

 

    110       96,416  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2022-PJ2, Class A4, 2.50%, 06/25/52(a)(b)

 

    1,108       889,211  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust(a)(b)

 

Series 2021-PJ2, Class A2, 2.50%, 11/25/51

 

    962       772,486  

Series 2021-PJ7, Class A2, 2.50%, 01/25/52

 

    2,505       2,010,631  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-4F, Class 3A1, 6.00%, 07/25/37

 

    83       57,920  

Homeward Opportunities Fund Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1, 5.08%, 07/25/67(b)

 

    1,272       1,234,649  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

 

Series 2006-S3, Class 1A12, 6.50%, 08/25/36

 

    42       17,410  

Series 2022-DSC1, Class A1, 4.75%, 01/25/63(c)

 

    504       477,212  

Series 2022-INV3, Class A3B, 3.00%, 09/25/52(a)(b)

 

    786       656,473  

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Series 2022-INV2, Class A3, 3.00%, 04/25/52(a)(b)

 

    818       681,452  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-A3, Class 3A1, 3.01%, 05/25/36(a)

 

    148       108,445  

MFA Trust, Series 2021-NQM1, Class M1, 2.31%, 04/25/65(a)(b)

 

    2,750       1,936,984  

OBX Trust, Series 2022-INC3, Class A1, 3.00%, 02/25/52(a)(b)

 

    726       605,304  

ONSLOW Bay Financial LLC, Series 2022-NQM9, Class A1A, 6.45%, 09/25/62

 

    577       573,760  

RCKT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1, 3.00%, 02/25/52(a)(b)

 

    1,083       902,916  

SG Residential Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A1, 5.35%, 08/25/62(b)

 

    732       719,142  

Spruce Hill Mortgage Loan Trust, Class A1A, 4.10%, 07/25/57

 

    753       689,697  

STAR Trust, Series 2021-1, Class M1, 2.36%, 05/25/65(a)(b)

 

    2,050       1,518,007  

Starwood Mortgage Residential Trust, Series 2020-3, Class M1, 3.54%, 04/25/65(a)(b)

 

    2,000       1,430,321  

Verus Securitization Trust

 

Series 2022-3, Class A1, 4.13%, 02/25/67(b)

 

    3,175       2,997,241  

Series 2022-7, Class A1, 5.15%, 07/25/67(b)

 

    1,785       1,735,632  

Series 2022-INV2, Class A1, 6.79%, 10/25/67

 

    570       574,247  
     

 

 

 
    39,537,879  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.0%

 

 

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-200P, Class C, 3.60%, 04/14/33(a)(b)

    USD       4,170     $ 3,786,056  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 2007-2A, Class A1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.27%), 4.66%, 07/25/37(a)(b)

      715       631,509  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)(b)

     

Series 2019-XL, Class A, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 1.03%), 5.37%, 10/15/36

      1,129       1,115,069  

Series 2021-CIP, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.92%), 5.24%, 12/15/38

      605       583,759  

Series 2021-SOAR, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.67%), 4.99%, 06/15/38

      1,677       1,615,521  

Series 2021-XL2, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.69%), 5.01%, 10/15/38

      463       445,344  

Series 2022-LP2, Class A, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 1.01%), 5.35%, 02/15/39

      1,634       1,574,395  

BX Trust

     

Class A, 5.19%, 01/15/39

      1,300       1,241,360  

Series 2021-LBA, Class AJV, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.80%), 5.12%, 02/15/36(a)(b)

      1,690       1,606,324  

Series 2021-SDMF, Class A, 4.91%, 09/15/34

      199       190,577  

Series 2022-GPA, Class A, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.17%), 6.50%, 10/15/39(a)(b)

      650       645,929  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust(b)

     

Series 2019-SMRT, Class A, 4.15%, 01/10/36

      700       682,514  

Series 2020-420K, Class D, 3.31%, 11/10/42(a)

      270       198,150  

Cold Storage Trust, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.90%), 5.22%, 11/15/37(a)(b)

      238       231,313  

Commercial Mortgage Trust(a)

     

Series 2015-CR22, Class C, 4.07%, 03/10/48

      5,000       4,546,882  

Series 2015-LC19, Class C, 4.22%, 02/10/48

      3,500       3,207,232  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Trust, Series 2020-FACT, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.71%), 8.03%, 10/15/37(a)(b)

      900       816,721  

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2021-ESH, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.25%), 6.57%, 07/15/38(a)(b)

      810       775,687  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2022-SHIP, Class A, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 0.73%), 5.07%, 08/15/36(a)(b)

      700       690,202  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, (30 day SOFR + 1.40%), 5.21%, 03/15/39(a)(b)

      1,700       1,642,443  

Lehman Brothers Small Balance Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-1A, Class B, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.00%), 5.39%, 04/25/31(a)(b)

      1,230       1,212,476  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-LC25, Class A4, 3.64%, 12/15/59

      1,700       1,591,256  
     

 

 

 
        29,030,719  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 11.7%
(Cost: $77,187,097)

 

        68,568,598  
     

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

     

Capital Trusts — 5.8%

     
Banks(a)(g) — 2.0%                  

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA, 6.75%(b)

      200       194,788  

Bank of East Asia Ltd., 5.88%(d)

      250       229,578  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 3.20%(d)

      250       233,437  

ING Groep NV, 3.88%

      2,000       1,457,239  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Banks (continued)

     

Kasikornbank PCL, 5.28%(d)

    USD       300     $ 283,837  

Nordea Bank Abp, 6.13%(b)

      2,960       2,867,603  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series V, 6.20%

      205       200,336  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 6.50%(d)

      200       170,225  

SVB Financial Group, Series C, 4.00%

      2,000       1,320,040  

U.S. Bancorp, 3.70%

      1,900       1,553,250  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series S, 5.90%(e)

      3,390       3,036,118  
     

 

 

 
            11,546,451  
Capital Markets — 0.4%                     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.,
Series I, 3.75%(a)(g)

      2,845       2,291,525  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services(a)(g) — 2.5%        

Bank of America Corp.

     

Series FF, 5.88%

      3,500       3,082,310  

Series X, 6.25%

      1,050       1,008,379  

Barclays PLC, 4.38%

      310       236,375  

Credit Agricole SA, 4.75%(b)

      200       160,284  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

6.50%

      1,090       1,003,258  

6.00%

      435       399,247  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

Series FF, 5.00%(e)

      3,027       2,769,495  

Series HH, 4.60%

      165       145,406  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50%

      1,750       1,688,237  

NatWest Group PLC, 6.00%

      1,575       1,454,429  

Societe Generale SA, 7.88%(b)

      1,000       989,819  

UBS Group AG, 3.88%(b)

      2,000       1,671,303  

Woori Bank, 4.25%(d)

      250       234,734  
     

 

 

 
        14,843,276  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

 

Telefonica Europe BV, 7.13%(a)(d)(g)

    EUR       100       109,186  
     

 

 

 
Electric Utilities(a) — 0.5%                  

Edison International, Series B, 5.00%(g)

    USD       115       96,134  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65%, 05/01/79

      2,750       2,497,563  
     

 

 

 
        2,593,697  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity
Producers — 0.0%

 

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(a)(b)(g)

      162       147,409  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.4%                  

MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/66(e)

      2,554       2,469,973  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

 

 

Aroundtown SA, 3.38%(a)(d)(g)

    EUR       100       49,522  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.0%                  

Electricite de France SA, 3.38%(a)(d)(g)

      200       154,248  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

 

Vodafone Group PLC, 3.10%, 01/03/79(a)(d)

      100       104,636  
     

 

 

 
        34,309,923  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Preferred Stocks — 0.3%(a)(g)

     
Capital Markets — 0.3%                  

Morgan Stanley, Series K, 5.90%

      66,567       1,531,707  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

    

Shares

    Value  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

     

Fannie Mae, Series S

      10,000     $ 23,400  
     

 

 

 
        1,555,107  
     

 

 

 

Trust Preferred — 0.1%

     
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%                  

Citigroup Capital XIII, 10.78%, 10/30/40(a)

      29,583       840,157  
     

 

 

 
        840,157  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 6.2%
(Cost: $42,178,498)

            36,705,187  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

Agency Obligations — 1.0%

     

Fannie Mae, 5.63%, 07/15/37(e)

    USD       1,600       1,788,451  

Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strip, 0.00%, 04/15/30(f)

      6,055       4,392,772  
     

 

 

 
        6,181,223  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations(e) — 4.9%  

Fannie Mae REMICS

     

Series 2015-47, Class GL, 3.50%, 07/25/45

 

    1,636       1,427,061  

Series 2022-25, Class KL, 4.00%, 05/25/52

 

    14,500       12,982,299  

Freddie Mac REMICS

     

Series 4350, Class DY, 4.00%, 06/15/44

      1,869       1,763,021  

Series 4398, Class ZX, 4.00%, 09/15/54

      10,669       9,656,969  

Series 4549, Class TZ, 4.00%, 11/15/45

      3,251       3,042,308  
     

 

 

 
        28,871,658  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%  

Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2012-47, Class NI, 4.50%, 04/25/42

      950       191,796  

Ginnie Mae(a)

     

Series 2009-116, Class KS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.47%), 2.14%, 12/16/39

      673       47,762  

Series 2011-52, Class NS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.67%), 2.34%, 04/16/41

      5,578       379,780  
     

 

 

 
        619,338  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 19.7%                  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

4.50%, 06/01/37 - 07/01/55(e)

      5,587       5,542,453  

5.50%, 12/01/37 - 01/01/38

      6,013       6,143,615  

4.00%, 02/01/56 - 04/01/56(e)

      3,177       3,043,596  

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities(e)

     

3.00%, 04/01/33

      1,808       1,700,137  

4.50%, 08/01/37 - 03/01/47

      1,315       1,306,159  

4.00%, 09/01/52

      1,755       1,659,573  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 5.50%, 08/15/33

      26       26,108  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities(e)

     

5.00%, 08/01/34 - 02/13/53(n)

      26,808       26,683,746  

3.50%, 09/01/34 - 04/01/52(n)

      11,503       10,641,585  

5.50%, 06/01/38

      280       290,781  

6.00%, 12/01/38

      231       240,774  

4.50%, 07/01/41 - 02/13/53(n)

      30,050       29,004,315  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed
Securities(e) (continued)

 

 

4.00%, 12/01/41 - 01/12/53(n)

    USD       24,559     $ 23,303,447  

3.00%, 12/01/50

      6,791       6,027,973  
     

 

 

 
        115,614,262  

Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations(o) — 0.0%

 

Fannie Mae Interest Strip

     

Series 203, Class 1, 0.00%, 02/25/23

 

    (l)      4  

Series 228, Class 1, 0.00%, 06/25/23

 

    (l)      22  

Fannie Mae REMICS

     

Series 1993-51, Class E, 0.00%, 02/25/23

 

    (l)      15  

Series 1993-70, Class A, 0.00%, 05/25/23

 

    (l)      18  
     

 

 

 
        59  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 25.7%
(Cost: $157,929,116)

 

    151,286,540  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds(e)

     

3.00%, 11/15/44

      61,400       50,674,188  

2.50%, 02/15/46

      66,500       49,755,507  

2.75%, 11/15/47

      2,000       1,560,078  

U.S. Treasury Notes(e)

     

3.00%, 07/31/24 - 09/30/25

      50,400       49,138,500  

2.75%, 08/31/25

      14,800       14,225,922  

2.88%, 08/15/28

      1,000       941,680  

3.13%, 11/15/28

      3,000       2,861,367  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 28.8%
(Cost: $200,170,047)

 

    169,157,242  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 170.3%
(Cost: $1,108,032,111)

 

        1,001,533,022  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Short-Term Securities

     
Money Market Funds — 0.4%                  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 4.03%(p)(q)

      2,477,689       2,477,689  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 0.5%

     

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 04/30/23(e)

    USD       2,800       2,784,359  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $5,274,857)

 

      5,262,048  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 171.2%
(Cost: $1,113,306,968)

 

    1,006,795,070  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments(n)

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities — (1.3)%

     

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

4.50%, 01/12/53

    USD       (4,800   $ (4,618,830

5.00%, 01/12/53

      (2,900     (2,857,142
     

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (1.3)%
(Proceeds: $(7,574,941))

 

    (7,475,972
     

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale
Commitments — 169.9%
(Cost: $1,105,732,027)

 

    999,319,098  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (69.9)%

 

    (411,247,782
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

        $   588,071,316  
     

 

 

 

 

(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) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.

(f) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(g) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(h) 

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.

(i) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(j) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(k) 

Non-income producing security.

(l) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(m) 

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.

(n) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(o) 

Rates are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.

(p) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(q) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’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 Trust during the year ended December 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

12/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

12/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

12/31/22

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

   $  25,976,159      $      $ (23,498,470 )(a)     $      $      $  2,477,689        2,477,689      $  135,746      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

 

 

) 

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.43 %(b)      08/05/22        Open      $ 2,020,000      $ 2,042,341       

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.38 (b)      10/05/22        Open          52,036,500        52,456,901       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.38 (b)      10/05/22        Open        19,093,750        19,248,139       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.38 (b)      10/05/22        Open        2,814,000        2,836,754       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        546,081        550,520       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        946,250        953,950       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        31,149,544        31,403,014       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        2,898,750        2,922,338       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        14,263,500        14,379,565       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        1,622,500        1,635,703       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        2,322,000        2,340,895       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.37 (b)      10/05/22        Open        47,220,000        47,600,633       

U.S. Treasury Obligations

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.45 (b)      11/09/22        Open        178,766        179,786       

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open        833,295        838,086       

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open        78,138        78,587       

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open        56,610        56,935       

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open        167,696        168,660       

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open        235,875        237,231       

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   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

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

 

 

) 

 

 

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 %(b)      11/09/22        Open      $ 231,750      $ 233,082      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        2,896,394        2,912,769     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        6,761,493        6,799,718     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        1,945,880        1,956,881     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        3,055,972        3,073,248     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        1,913,665        1,924,484     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        2,072,967        2,084,686     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        2,032,502        2,043,993     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        2,314,206        2,327,289     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        2,219,966        2,232,516     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        1,810,103        1,820,336     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        5,825,140        5,858,071     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        2,285,146        2,298,064     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.24       11/10/22        01/12/23        885,400        890,405     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     (1.75 )(b)      11/16/22        Open        49,940        49,800      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     (1.50 )(b)      11/22/22        Open        346,459        345,708      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/23/22        Open        153,750        154,379      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (1.75 )(b)      11/29/22        Open        139,694        139,476      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     4.44 (b)      11/29/22        Open        3,530,000        3,542,363      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        3,285,000        3,296,680      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,707,375        2,717,001      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,218,750        2,226,639      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        8,281,419        8,310,864      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open        1,104,924        1,108,833      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open        177,000        177,626      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open        371,875        373,191      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open        967,500        970,923      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open        811,102        813,972      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open        871,250        874,332      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,952,750        2,963,249      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        7,240,447        7,266,191      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,327,447        2,335,702      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,621,250        2,630,547      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,269,625        2,277,675      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        1,716,875        1,722,964      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        1,932,125        1,938,978      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        1,627,031        1,632,802      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open        2,879,062        2,889,274      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open        4,168,125        4,182,945      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.15 (b)      12/05/22        Open        111,221        111,514      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.30 (b)      12/05/22        Open        764,444        766,542      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.54 (b)      12/05/22        Open        556,000        557,566      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.35 (b)      12/08/22        Open        702,012        703,739      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.45 (b)      12/08/22        Open        421,875        422,940      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.50 (b)      12/08/22        Open        295,895        296,651      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.45 (b)      12/09/22        Open        131,250        131,538      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4.65       12/12/22        01/12/23        8,979,416        9,001,453     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

 

 

44  

2 0 2 2   B L A C K R O C K   A N N U A L   R E P O R T   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

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

 

 

) 

 
 

 

   

     

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4.65      12/12/22        01/12/23      $ 2,816,331      $ 2,823,242     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days             
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        13,206,574          13,237,591     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,415,177        1,418,500     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,756,251        1,760,376     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        737,798        739,531     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        602,707        604,122     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,393,274        1,396,546     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,631,584        1,635,416     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        821,556        823,485     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        284,765        285,434     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        577,160        578,515     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,302,352        1,305,411     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        200,643        201,114     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,970,293        1,974,921     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,508,964        1,512,508     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        2,114,955        2,119,922     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        699,455        701,098     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,660,288        1,664,188     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        1,710,742        1,714,760     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

Royal Bank of Canada

     4.45        12/12/22        01/12/23        234,795        235,346     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

       Up to 30 Days    
 

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.39 (b)       12/12/22        Open        74,193        74,345     

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand    
 

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.45 (b)       12/13/22        Open        150,750        151,048     

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand    
 

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)       12/13/22        Open        107,070        107,283     

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand    
 

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)       12/13/22        Open        224,665        225,112     

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand    
 

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.48 (b)       12/14/22        Open        6,368,562        6,380,532     

Foreign Agency Obligations

       Open/Demand    
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.00 (b)       12/14/22        Open        4,318,750        4,326,908     

Corporate Bonds

       Open/Demand    
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4.40        12/15/22        01/06/23        1,240,800        1,243,226     

Corporate Bonds

       Up to 30 Days    
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4.40        12/15/22        01/06/23        1,237,250        1,239,670     

Corporate Bonds

       Up to 30 Days    
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4.45        12/15/22        01/06/23        797,512        799,090     

Corporate Bonds

       Up to 30 Days    
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     0.75        12/15/22        01/11/23        202,813        202,880     

Corporate Bonds

       Up to 30 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     1.50        12/15/22        02/03/23        170,610        170,724     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     3.50        12/15/22        02/03/23        143,514        143,737     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.25        12/15/22        02/03/23        160,916        161,220     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.25        12/15/22        02/03/23        666,491        667,750     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.25        12/15/22        02/03/23        271,000        271,512     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.35        12/15/22        02/03/23        123,629        123,868     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.35        12/15/22        02/03/23        108,870        109,080     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40        12/15/22        02/03/23        210,795        211,207     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40        12/15/22        02/03/23        70,426        70,564     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40        12/15/22        02/03/23        299,425        300,011     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40        12/15/22        02/03/23        452,087        452,972     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    
 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40        12/15/22        02/03/23        133,950        134,212     

Corporate Bonds

       31 - 90 Days    

 

 

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

  45


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

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

 

 

) 

 

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40     12/15/22        02/03/23     $ 172,575        $            172,912      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       534,914        535,960      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       364,820        365,533      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       526,875        527,905      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       345,150        345,825      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       539,400        540,455      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       163,800        164,120      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       125,375        125,620      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       147,393        147,681      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       136,000        136,266      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       352,260        352,949      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       230,944        231,395      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       378,125        378,864      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       428,535        429,373      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       253,050        253,545      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       205,125        205,526      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       170,950        171,284      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       297,731        298,313      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       38,431        38,506      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       287,000        287,561      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       367,792        368,512      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       282,937        283,491      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       134,205        134,467      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       79,781        79,937      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       319,995        320,621      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       2,339,100        2,343,674      Capital Trusts      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,417,500        1,420,272      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.42       12/15/22        02/03/23       972,500        974,410      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       146,475        146,765      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       120,540        120,778      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       132,163        132,424      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       631,680        632,929      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       93,713        93,898      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       272,160        272,698      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       372,544        373,281      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       670,000        671,325      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       839,787        841,448      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       262,192        262,711      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       175,840        176,188      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       89,655        89,832      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       360,952        361,666      Foreign Agency Obligations      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,511,640        1,514,630      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.46       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,698,082        1,701,448      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.48       12/15/22        02/03/23       788,750        790,320      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       259,999        260,519      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       143,000        143,286      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       219,535        219,974      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       159,775        160,095      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       220,523        220,964      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       182,188        182,552      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       272,069        272,613      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       174,178        174,526      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       208,500        208,917      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       301,387        301,990      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       130,000        130,260      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       680,000        681,360      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       86,906        87,080      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       108,000        108,216      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       166,110        166,442      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       175,871        176,223      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       111,510        111,733      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       278,500        279,057      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

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

 

 

) 

 

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50     12/15/22        02/03/23     $ 264,784        $            265,313      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       444,972        445,862      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       174,444        174,793      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       220,306        220,747      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       225,990        226,442      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       361,250        361,972      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       313,954        314,582      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       96,375        96,568      Foreign Agency Obligations      31 - 90 Days  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      12/21/22        Open       4,209,000        4,214,250      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     3.75 (b)      12/23/22        Open       174,353        174,443      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.40 (b)      12/23/22        Open       236,692        236,837      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.44 (b)      12/27/22        Open       2,070,000        2,071,021      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

     4.50 (b)      12/27/22        Open       147,108        147,181      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (3.00 )(b)      12/28/22        Open       19,403        19,398      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     2.00 (b)      12/28/22        Open       85,625        85,639      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     4.50 (b)      12/28/22        Open       3,557,362        3,558,697      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.35 (b)      12/28/22        Open       567,000        567,206      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.35 (b)      12/28/22        Open       369,562        369,696      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       120,416        120,461      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       328,354        328,476      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       605,302        605,528      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       465,075        465,249      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       184,781        184,850      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       147,250        147,305      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       194,628        194,700      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       196,493        196,566      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       673,750        674,002      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     4.50 (b)      12/28/22        Open       3,900,400        3,901,863      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       1,787,187        1,787,856      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       2,211,000        2,211,827      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       843,325        843,641      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       684,144        684,400      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  
         

 

 

    

 

 

       
          $ 385,163,241      $ 387,219,110        
         

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

  (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

     631          03/22/23         $ 74,389        $ (947,718

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

     428          03/22/23          57,151          (514,438

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     188          03/31/23          20,272          (211,103
                 

 

 

 
                    (1,673,259
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year Japanese Government Treasury Bonds

     41          03/13/23          45,442          673,506  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1,340          03/22/23          150,268          1,048,259  

U.S. Long Bond

     114          03/22/23          14,214          62,947  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     15          03/31/23          3,075          (2,367
                 

 

 

 
                    1,782,345  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 109,086  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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

  47


Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

               
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold          Counterparty        Settlement Date            Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD   947,909     GBP   775,000          Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC       03/15/23                            $ 9,343  
USD   14,628     GBP   12,000          Royal Bank of Canada       03/15/23         96  
                    

 

 

 
                       9,439  
                    

 

 

 
USD   118,810     CAD   162,000          Toronto-Dominion Bank       03/15/23         (903
USD       2,945,422     EUR   2,751,000          Bank of America N.A.       03/15/23         (13,508
USD   180,511     EUR   168,674          JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.       03/15/23         (913
USD   380,123     EUR   358,720          Royal Bank of Canada       03/15/23         (5,710
                    

 

 

 
                       (21,034
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (11,595
                    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

               
Reference Obligation/Index  

Financing

Rate Paid

by the Trust

    Payment
Frequency
     Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value    

Upfront
Premium
Paid

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.NA.HY.39.V1

    5.00     Quarterly        12/20/27      USD  7,640      $ (59,351   $ 239,959     $ (299,310

CDX.NA.IG.39.V1

    1.00       Quarterly        12/20/27      USD  31,140        (260,285     (45,123     (215,162
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $  (319,636   $ 194,836     $ (514,472
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

               

Paid by the Trust

 

Received by the Trust

 

Effective

Date

   

Termination

Date

   

Notional

Amount (000)

   

Value

   

Upfront
Premium
Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Rate   Frequency   Rate   Frequency
3-Month LIBOR, 4.77%   Quarterly   1.59%   Semi-Annual     N/A       10/12/31     USD     26,700     $  (4,625,486   $  (1,107,788   $ (3,517,698
1.61%   Semi-Annual   3-Month LIBOR, 4.77%   Quarterly     N/A       03/28/32     USD     26,000       4,422,980       1,136,714       3,286,266  
1.66%   Semi-Annual   3-Month LIBOR, 4.77%   Quarterly     N/A       04/25/32     USD     25,400       4,474,879       1,044,999       3,429,880  
1.86%   Semi-Annual   3-Month LIBOR, 4.77%   Quarterly     N/A       10/12/41     USD     14,800       3,900,752       814,697       3,086,055  
3-Month LIBOR, 4.77%     Quarterly   1.93%   Semi-Annual     N/A       10/22/51     USD     3,550       (1,044,869     (154,734     (890,135
1-Day SOFR, 4.32%   Annual   3.53%   Annual     N/A       11/10/52     USD     3,200       186,314       99       186,215  
1-Day SOFR, 4.32%   Annual   3.06%   Annual     N/A       11/28/52     USD     2,000       (58,251     62       (58,313
1-Day SOFR, 4.32%   Annual   3.05%   Annual     N/A       12/01/52     USD     1,500       (45,237     46       (45,283
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $ 7,211,082     $ 1,734,095     $ 5,476,987  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

                   

     

 

Reference Obligation/Index

   

Financing
Rate Received

by the Trust

 
 

 

 

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      CCC+       EUR          10     $ (513   $ (423     $               (90  
 

Novafives S.A.S

    5.00     Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

  06/20/23      B-       EUR          10       (314     (332     18    
 

Thyssenkrupp AG

    1.00     Quarterly   

Bank of America N.A.

  12/20/23      BB       EUR          10       (222     (212     (10  
 

Virgin Media Finance PLC

    5.00     Quarterly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  12/20/25      B       EUR          10       397       836       (439  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly   

Bank of America N.A.

  12/20/26      B+       EUR          10       (1,513     (351     (1,162  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly   

Barclays Bank PLC

  12/20/26      B+       EUR            5       (767     179       (946  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly   

Credit Suisse International

  12/20/26      B+       EUR            5       (747     184       (931  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly   

Credit Suisse International

  12/20/26      B+       EUR          25       (3,782     866       (4,648  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  12/20/26      B+       EUR          25           (3,783     1,026       (4,809  
 

K&S AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  12/20/26      BB+       EUR          10       955       722       233    

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)

                   

     

 

Reference Obligation/Index

   

Financing
Rate Received

by the Trust

 
 

 

 

Payment

Frequency

   Counterparty  

Termination

Date

    

Credit  

Rating(a

 

) 

   

Notional

Amount (000)

 

(b) 

    Value      

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00   Quarterly   

Credit Suisse International

  06/20/27      BB+       EUR          40     $ 1,524     $ 1,658       $ (134  
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00     Quarterly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  06/20/27      BB+       EUR            2       76       66         10    
 

Ladbrokes Coral Group Ltd.

    1.00     Quarterly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  06/20/27      BB       EUR          10       (786     (1,006       220    
 

Ladbrokes Coral Group Ltd.

    1.00     Quarterly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  06/20/27      BB       EUR          30       (2,358     (4,815       2,457    
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

Bank of America N.A.

  12/20/27      CCC-       EUR            5       (1,396     (1,275       (121  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

Barclays Bank PLC

  12/20/27      CCC-       EUR            3       (839     (756       (83  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

Barclays Bank PLC

  12/20/27      CCC-       EUR            9       (2,359     (2,125       (234  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

Citibank N.A.

  12/20/27      CCC-       EUR            3       (685     (633       (52  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  12/20/27      CCC-       EUR            6       (1,433     (1,312       (121  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  12/20/27      CCC-       EUR            4       (1,039     (939       (100  
 

CMBX.NA.9

    3.00     Monthly   

Credit Suisse International

  09/17/58      N/R       USD     4,000       (751,396     (411,564       (339,832  
 

CMBX.NA.9

    3.00     Monthly   

Credit Suisse International

  09/17/58      N/R       USD        199       (37,382     (20,473       (16,909  
 

CMBX.NA.15

    3.00     Monthly   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  11/15/64      N/R       USD     4,710       (899,193     (883,362       (15,831  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   
                  $  (1,707,555   $ (1,324,041      $ (383,514              
                 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

  (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 Trust 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)

   $ 3,236,576        $  (1,307,645      $ 9,988,416        $ (5,025,901

OTC Swaps

     5,537          (1,329,578        2,938          (386,452

 

  (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)

   $      $      $      $      $ 1,784,712      $      $ 1,784,712  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          9,439                      9,439  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                 9,988,416               9,988,416  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            8,475                                    8,475  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 8,475      $      $ 9,439      $  11,773,128      $      $  11,791,042  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 1,675,626      $      $ 1,675,626  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          21,034                      21,034  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

     Credit
Contracts
    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

   $      $ 514,472      $      $      $ 4,511,429      $      $   5,025,901  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            1,716,030                                    1,716,030  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $   2,230,502      $      $ 21,034      $   6,187,055      $      $ 8,438,591  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 December 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $  (9,449,289    $      $  (9,449,289

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          834,811                      834,811  

Options purchased(a)

            (3,732                    1,415,045               1,411,313  

Options written

            (2,903                    (4,116,629             (4,119,532

Swaps

            43,805                      4,524,973               4,568,778  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 37,170      $      $   834,811      $ (7,625,900    $      $ (6,753,919
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (1,108,417    $      $ (1,108,417

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          141,169                      141,169  

Options purchased(b)

                                 688,971               688,971  

Options written

                                 (88,306             (88,306

Swaps

            (552,569                    4,311,416               3,758,847  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $   (552,569    $      $ 141,169      $ 3,803,664      $      $ 3,392,264  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

   $ 111,135,289  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 198,022,903  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 8,548,141  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 263,928  

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 3,156  

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 504  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 19,134,628  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 95,419,501  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 31,476,538  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 22,989,440  

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 194,464,000  

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

   $ 147,099,375  

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
     Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

    

Futures contracts

  $ 515,822      $ 823,361  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    9,439        21,034  

Swaps — centrally cleared

    87,160         

Swaps — OTC(a)

    8,475        1,716,030  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    620,896        2,560,425  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

    (602,982      (823,361
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 17,914      $ 1,737,064  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 Trust’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 Trust:

 

           

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

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 179     $ (179   $      $      $  

Citibank N.A.

    18       (18                    

Credit Suisse International

    2,708       (2,708                    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    4,544       (4,544                    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    10,369       (10,369                    

Royal Bank of Canada

    96       (96                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 17,914     $ (17,914   $      $      $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

           

Counterparty

   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

(b) 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c)(d) 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 16,639      $     $      $     $ 16,639  

Barclays Bank PLC

    4,144        (179            (3,965      

Citibank N.A.

    1,017        (18                  999  

Credit Suisse International

    794,491        (2,708            (791,783      

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    9,119        (4,544                  4,575  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    905,041        (10,369            (894,672      

Royal Bank of Canada

    5,710        (96                  5,614  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    903                           903  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,737,064      $ (17,914   $      $ (1,690,420   $ 28,730  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

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 Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’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

  $     $ 78,674,399     $ 1,619,981     $ 80,294,380  

Corporate Bonds

       

Advertising Agencies

          456,893             456,893  

Aerospace & Defense

          14,794,576             14,794,576  

Airlines

          8,799,240             8,799,240  

Auto Components

          3,275,731             3,275,731  

Automobiles

          8,102,048             8,102,048  

Banks

          6,714,882             6,714,882  

Beverages

          8,293,125             8,293,125  

Biotechnology

          2,830,078             2,830,078  

Building Materials

          1,571,074             1,571,074  

Building Products

          6,181,777             6,181,777  

Capital Markets

          10,115,596             10,115,596  

Chemicals

          6,948,926             6,948,926  

Commercial Services & Supplies

          2,222,798             2,222,798  

Communications Equipment

          1,522,665             1,522,665  

Construction & Engineering

          3,847,614             3,847,614  

Construction Materials

          225,648             225,648  

Consumer Discretionary

          4,106,858             4,106,858  

Consumer Finance

          5,515,818             5,515,818  

Containers & Packaging

          2,241,125             2,241,125  

Diversified Consumer Services

          4,823,777             4,823,777  

Diversified Financial Services

          30,478,294             30,478,294  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

          17,580,867             17,580,867  

Education

          660,435             660,435  

Electric Utilities

          23,445,512             23,445,512  

Electrical Equipment

          466,521             466,521  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

          2,501,214             2,501,214  

Energy Equipment & Services

          1,913,657             1,913,657  

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service

          1,865,269             1,865,269  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

          11,017,423             11,017,423  

Food & Staples Retailing

          2,848,049             2,848,049  

Food Products

          2,500,434             2,500,434  

Gas Utilities

          52,699             52,699  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

          2,345,549             2,345,549  

Health Care Providers & Services

          11,518,115             11,518,115  

Health Care Technology

          1,932,549             1,932,549  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

          8,368,290       2,243,169       10,611,459  

Household Durables

          1,481,063             1,481,063  

Household Products

          226,354             226,354  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

          2,074,359             2,074,359  

Insurance

          25,216,673              25,216,673  

Interactive Media & Services

          1,044,179             1,044,179  

Internet Software & Services

          3,358,528             3,358,528  

IT Services

          4,875,152             4,875,152  

Leisure Products

          352,492             352,492   

Machinery

          3,354,459             3,354,459  

Marine

          114,361             114,361  

Media

          36,683,397             36,683,397  

Metals & Mining

          7,102,008             7,102,008  

Multiline Retail

          104,974             104,974  

Multi-Utilities

          1,129,220             1,129,220  

Offshore Drilling & Other Services

          1,852,730             1,852,730  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

              77,168                   49,694,142                 1,438,181             51,209,491  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

          

Pharmaceuticals

  $      $ 13,249,490      $      $ 13,249,490  

Real Estate

           62,399               62,399  

Real Estate Management & Development

           2,722,101               2,722,101  

Road & Rail

           7,627,532               7,627,532  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

           5,393,316               5,393,316  

Software

           14,540,670               14,540,670  

Specialty Retail

           694,728               694,728  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

           2,767,174               2,767,174  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

           270,294               270,294  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

           482,547               482,547  

Tobacco

           5,485,830               5,485,830  

Transportation

           75,894               75,894  

Transportation Infrastructure

           2,175,874        652,108        2,827,982  

Utilities

           8,772,995               8,772,995  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

           7,244,253               7,244,253  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

           22,452,346        135,835        22,588,181  

Foreign Agency Obligations

           16,135,622               16,135,622  

Municipal Bonds

           20,072,332               20,072,332  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

           68,091,386        477,212        68,568,598  

Preferred Securities

          

Capital Trusts

                      34,309,923               34,309,923  

Preferred Stocks

    1,555,107                      1,555,107  

Trust Preferred

            840,157                      840,157  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

           151,286,540               151,286,540  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           169,157,242               169,157,242  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    2,477,689                      2,477,689  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           2,784,359               2,784,359  

Liabilities

          

Investments

          

TBA Sale Commitments

           (7,475,972             (7,475,972

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

           (14,016             (14,016
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 4,950,121      $ 987,788,475      $           6,566,486      $     999,305,082  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

          

Assets

          

Credit Contracts

  $      $ 2,938      $      $ 2,938  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           9,439               9,439  

Interest Rate Contracts

    1,784,712        9,988,416               11,773,128  

Liabilities

          

Credit Contracts

           (900,924             (900,924

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (21,034             (21,034

Interest Rate Contracts

    (1,675,626      (4,511,429             (6,187,055
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 109,086      $ 4,567,406      $      $ 4,676,492  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

The Trust 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 $387,219,110 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year 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

   

Corporate

Bonds

   

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

   

Non-Agency

Mortgage-Backed

Securities

    Total  

 

 

Assets

       

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

  $ 2,843,303     $ 6,314,241       580,932     $     $ 9,738,476  

Transfers into Level 3

                170,740             170,740  

Transfers out of Level 3

    (1,350,849           (287,312           (1,638,161

Accrued discounts/premiums

    (60,431           961             (59,470

Net realized gain (loss)

    4,940             5,374       147       10,461  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)(b)

    13,069       (1,874,588     (45,114     9,616       (1,897,017

Purchases

    559,480                   469,493       1,028,973  

Sales

    (389,531     (106,195     (289,746     (2,044     (787,516
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of December 31, 2022

  $ 1,619,981     $ 4,333,458       135,835     $       477,212     $       6,566,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2022(b)

  $ 13,069     $  (1,874,588     (34,472   $ 9,616     $ (1,886,375
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 
  (b) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The Trust’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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Consolidated Schedule of Investments

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

AlbaCore EURO CLO I DAC, Series 1X, Class ER, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.96%), 7.36%, 10/18/34(a)(b)

  EUR 100     $ 87,820  

Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32RA, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 6.41%, 05/15/30(b)(c)

  USD 500       466,858  

Bilbao CLO II DAC, Series 2X, Class DR, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.97%), 7.77%, 08/20/35(a)(b)

  EUR 100       86,813  

BlueMountain Fuji Eur CLO IV DAC, Series 4X, Class ER, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.21%), 8.07%, 02/25/34(a)(b)

    100       87,228  

Contego CLO VIII DAC, Series 8X, Class ER, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.06%), 7.60%, 01/25/34(a)(b)

    100       86,568  

CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XXII DAC, Series 22X, Class D, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 3.15%), 5.20%, 12/15/34(a)(b)

    100       90,358  

Galaxy XXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-28A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%), 6.03%, 07/15/31(b)(c)

  USD 250       233,458  

Greene King Finance PLC(b)

   

Series B1, (1 day SONIA + 1.92%), 5.32%, 12/15/34

  GBP 100       91,518  

Series B2, (1 day SONIA + 2.20%), 5.60%, 03/15/36(a)

    100       90,105  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers Euro CLO 2 DAC, Series 2021-2X, Class E, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.06%), 7.44%, 04/15/34(a)(b)

  EUR 100       86,822  

Northwoods Capital 21 Euro DAC, Series 2020- 21X, Class ER, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.06%), 7.56%, 07/22/34(a)(b)

    100       87,238  

Providus CLO III DAC, Series 3X, Class ER, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.26%), 7.66%, 07/18/34(a)(b)

    100       87,576  

Rockfield Park CLO DAC, Series 1X, Class D, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.95%), 8.24%, 07/16/34(a)(b)

    100       88,101  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC, Series N, 6.46%, 03/30/32(a)

  GBP 300       362,703  

Voya Euro CLO II DAC, Series 2X, Class ER, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 6.02%), 7.40%, 07/15/35(a)(b)

  EUR 100       87,010  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $2,558,802)

 

        2,120,176  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Common Stocks

   
Building Products — 0.0%            

AZEK Co., Inc.(d)

    1,120       22,758  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.2%            

Diversey Holdings Ltd.(d)

            180,731       769,914  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    63,538       1,155,756  
   

 

 

 
      1,925,670  
Security  

    

Shares

    Value  
Consumer Finance — 0.0%            

Ally Financial, Inc.

    1     $ 25  
   

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Ardagh Metal Packaging SA, (Acquired 08/02/21, Cost: $1,599,352)(e)

    162,646       782,327  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services(f) — 0.0%            

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

    2,223,465,984       22,235  

UCI International Remainco LLC(d)

    109,729       1  
   

 

 

 
      22,236  
Electrical Equipment — 0.0%            

SunPower Corp.(d)

    1,025       18,481  
   

 

 

 
IT Services(d) — 0.0%            

Block, Inc.

    4,614       289,944  

Twilio, Inc., Class A

    2,522       123,477  
   

 

 

 
      413,421  
Media — 0.0%            

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(d)

    106,185       111,494  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%            

Constellium SE(d)

    138,993       1,644,287  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%            

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    5,416       812,183  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(g)

    20,521       1,936,567  
   

 

 

 
          2,748,750  
Road & Rail — 0.0%            

Uber Technologies, Inc.(d)

    14,860       367,488  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%        

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(d)

    128       2,056  
   

 

 

 
Software — 0.1%            

Informatica, Inc., Class A(d)

    62,173       1,012,798  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $35,334,736)

      9,071,791  
   

 

 

 
    

Par

(000)

        

Corporate Bonds

   
Aerospace & Defense — 6.0%            

Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/27(c)

    USD 890       844,307  

Boeing Co.

   

5.15%, 05/01/30

    6,654       6,491,904  

3.63%, 02/01/31

    531       465,245  

5.81%, 05/01/50

    2,051       1,901,638  

5.93%, 05/01/60

    1,952       1,778,163  

Bombardier, Inc.(c)

   

7.50%, 03/15/25

    385       381,271  

7.13%, 06/15/26

    6,036       5,856,214  

7.88%, 04/15/27

    4,116       3,992,421  

6.00%, 02/15/28

    3,651       3,376,153  

7.45%, 05/01/34

    434       434,000  

EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 10/15/26

    2,192       2,126,240  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26(c)

    2,295       1,876,162  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

    44       43,509  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)            

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

  USD 4,897     $ 4,664,392  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(c)

   

7.50%, 04/15/25

    126       124,508  

9.38%, 11/30/29

    2,518       2,650,699  

TransDigm, Inc.

   

8.00%, 12/15/25(c)

    1,221       1,239,058  

6.25%, 03/15/26(c)

    32,149       31,705,022  

6.38%, 06/15/26

    328       319,129  

7.50%, 03/15/27

    445       440,286  

4.63%, 01/15/29

    4,169       3,665,677  

4.88%, 05/01/29

    1,665       1,452,296  

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

    3,402       3,461,535  
   

 

 

 
          79,289,829  
Airlines — 2.3%            

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

    1,881       1,666,063  

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

  EUR 100       95,780  

Allegiant Travel Co., 7.25%, 08/15/27(c)

  USD 553       525,992  

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

    5,570       5,974,378  

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

   

5.50%, 04/20/26

    985       947,062  

5.75%, 04/20/29

    4,298       3,928,324  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, 05/01/25(c)

    751       767,477  

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

    949       892,071  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG(a)

   

3.75%, 02/11/28

  EUR 200       190,005  

3.50%, 07/14/29

    300       271,751  

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

  USD     1,377       1,246,185  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA(a)

   

2.75%, 03/25/25

  EUR 100       97,445  

3.75%, 03/25/29

    100       81,889  

Series IAG, 1.13%, 05/18/28

    200       156,685  

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

  USD 3,981       3,958,067  

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

    1,166       1,171,551  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

Series 2020-1, Class A,
5.88%, 10/15/27

    2,663       2,625,378  

Series 2020-1, Class B,
4.88%, 01/15/26

    213       202,988  

United Airlines, Inc.(c)

   

4.38%, 04/15/26

    2,741       2,540,704  

4.63%, 04/15/29

    3,535       3,077,909  
   

 

 

 
      30,417,704  
Auto Components — 2.0%            

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.,
3.50%, 08/15/24(a)

  EUR 100       102,139  

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

  USD 1,189       1,191,748  

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

   

4.38%, 05/15/26(a)

  EUR 201       198,556  

6.25%, 05/15/26(c)

  USD 6,746       6,594,229  

8.50%, 05/15/27(c)

    14,253       13,918,005  

Dana Financing Luxembourg SARL,
3.00%, 07/15/29(a)

  EUR 100       81,750  

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

  USD 1,030       906,270  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Auto Components (continued)            

Faurecia SE, 2.75%, 02/15/27(a)

  EUR 356     $ 320,641  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

   

9.50%, 05/31/25

  USD 1,085       1,114,840  

5.00%, 07/15/29

    520       433,758  

5.63%, 04/30/33

    311       253,870  

Grupo Antolin-Irausa SA,
3.50%, 04/30/28(a)

  EUR 146       110,359  

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

  USD 348       328,554  

ZF Finance GmbH(a)

   

2.00%, 05/06/27

  EUR 200       174,526  

2.75%, 05/25/27

    100       89,918  
   

 

 

 
          25,819,163  
Automobiles — 2.3%            

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

   

4.50%, 03/01/28

  USD 751       661,180  

4.75%, 03/01/30

    147       122,944  

5.00%, 02/15/32(c)

    953       784,033  

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

  GBP 100       78,789  

Ford Motor Co.

   

3.25%, 02/12/32

  USD         6,067       4,549,896  

6.10%, 08/19/32

    876       808,861  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

3.81%, 01/09/24

    713       693,412  

4.54%, 03/06/25

  GBP 100       114,837  

4.69%, 06/09/25

  USD 200       190,293  

5.13%, 06/16/25

    2,014       1,936,142  

4.13%, 08/04/25

    2,166       2,027,355  

3.38%, 11/13/25

    489       442,062  

4.39%, 01/08/26

    507       472,250  

2.70%, 08/10/26

    1,611       1,398,993  

4.95%, 05/28/27

    969       903,980  

4.13%, 08/17/27

    644       576,380  

3.82%, 11/02/27

    200       175,778  

2.90%, 02/16/28

    1,644       1,357,811  

2.90%, 02/10/29

    200       159,752  

5.11%, 05/03/29

    1,448       1,311,229  

4.00%, 11/13/30

    1,424       1,168,876  

3.63%, 06/17/31

    1,200       942,670  

General Motors Co.

   

5.40%, 10/15/29

    890       849,325  

5.60%, 10/15/32

    531       493,297  

5.20%, 04/01/45

    615       499,854  

5.40%, 04/01/48

    1,031       842,661  

5.95%, 04/01/49

    621       541,211  

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

    243       205,683  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC(a)

   

6.88%, 11/15/26

  EUR 100       94,735  

4.50%, 07/15/28

    138       111,555  

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

  USD 680       568,839  

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

    1,552       1,242,824  

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

    721       592,741  

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

    975       727,536  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/25

    1,040       965,182  

3.75%, 06/15/29

    377       305,990  

RCI Banque SA, (5 year EUR Swap + 2.85%), 2.63%, 02/18/30(a)(b)

  EUR 600       570,695  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Automobiles (continued)            

Renault SA, 2.38%, 05/25/26(a)

  EUR 100     $ 96,156  

Volvo Car AB, 2.50%, 10/07/27(a)

    100       94,113  

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

  USD 1,072       912,900  
   

 

 

 
      30,592,820  
Banks — 0.6%            

Banco Espirito Santo SA(a)(d)(h)

   

4.75%, 01/15/22

  EUR 1,900       244,062  

4.00%, 01/21/22

    1,100       141,299  

Commerzbank AG, (5 year EUR Swap + 6.36%), 6.13%(a)(b)(i)

    200       198,586  

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.,
6.00%, 04/01/36 .

  USD 3,261       3,135,398  

HSBC Bank PLC, Series 1M, (6 mo. LIBOR US + 0.25%), 5.40%(b)(i)

    170       117,300  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   

5.71%, 01/15/26(c)

    600       576,600  

5.15%, 06/10/30(a)

  GBP 125       122,955  

(1 year CMT + 2.60%),
4.20%, 06/01/32(b)(c)

  USD 855       628,175  

(1 year CMT + 2.75%),
4.95%, 06/01/42(b)(c)

    630       404,554  

Northern Trust Corp., 6.13%, 11/02/32

    1,435       1,513,125  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.04%, 10/28/33

    1,177       1,225,374  
   

 

 

 
      8,307,428  
Beverages — 2.2%            

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

    3,279       2,280,852  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA

   

LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC

   

6.00%, 06/15/27(c)

    3,141       3,074,867  

3.25%, 09/01/28(c)

    1,708       1,450,852  

3.00%, 09/01/29(a)

  EUR 607       474,327  

4.00%, 09/01/29(c)

  USD 9,084       7,199,318  

Ball Corp.

   

2.88%, 08/15/30

    151       120,516  

3.13%, 09/15/31

    2,110       1,694,604  

Canpack SA/Canpack U.S. LLC,
3.13%, 11/01/25(c)

    584       508,262  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.,
7.38%, 12/15/26

    155       159,574  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 04/15/24(c)

    2,321       2,256,818  

OI European Group BV,
2.88%, 02/15/25(a)

  EUR 100       102,763  

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

  USD 150       138,774  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(c)

   

5.50%, 08/15/26

    3,921       3,595,305  

8.50%, 08/15/27

    6,524       5,985,932  
   

 

 

 
          29,042,764  
Biotechnology(a) — 0.0%            

Cidron Aida Finco SARL

   

5.00%, 04/01/28

  EUR 163       148,747  

6.25%, 04/01/28

  GBP 133       130,240  
   

 

 

 
      278,987  
Building Materials — 1.2%            

Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc.,
8.75%, 08/01/28(c)

  USD         1,004       921,301  

HT Troplast GmbH, 9.25%, 07/15/25(a)

  EUR 128       124,261  

James Hardie International Finance DAC, 5.00%, 01/15/28(c)

  USD 458       420,215  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25(c)

    852       796,913  

Masonite International Corp.(c)

   

Class C, 5.38%, 02/01/28

    239       220,982  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Building Materials (continued)            

Masonite International Corp.(c) (continued)

   

Class C, 3.50%, 02/15/30

  USD 1,179     $ 953,724  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.(c)

   

5.25%, 07/15/28

    435       386,267  

9.75%, 07/15/28

    640       591,321  

PCF GmbH, 4.75%, 04/15/26(a)

  EUR 100       88,419  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC,
6.00%, 11/01/28(c)

  USD         5,538       4,954,849  

Standard Industries, Inc.

   

2.25%, 11/21/26(a)

  EUR 100       90,989  

5.00%, 02/15/27(c)

  USD 704       649,604  

4.75%, 01/15/28(c)

    100       89,989  

4.38%, 07/15/30(c)

    4,458       3,632,934  

3.38%, 01/15/31(c)

    819       616,300  

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

    923       859,336  
   

 

 

 
      15,397,404  
Building Products(c) — 1.6%            

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

   

5.00%, 09/30/27

    1,187       1,106,878  

6.38%, 06/15/30

    2,305       2,239,676  

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

    552       458,707  

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

    586       438,740  

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

    1,296       1,058,142  

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

    188       119,634  

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

    386       310,792  

SRS Distribution, Inc.

   

4.63%, 07/01/28

    4,396       3,896,923  

6.13%, 07/01/29

    2,619       2,117,514  

6.00%, 12/01/29

    2,622       2,086,727  

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

    6,364       5,504,916  

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

    2,051       1,773,069  
   

 

 

 
          21,111,718  
Capital Markets — 2.2%            

AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC,
8.63%, 09/30/27(c)

    708       711,540  

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

    613       505,868  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund

   

7.05%, 09/29/25(c)

    432       428,575  

3.25%, 03/15/27

    590       496,757  

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

    3,275       2,611,649  

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

    1,129       966,188  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 3.25%, 01/15/32

    1,733       1,385,334  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

4.75%, 09/15/24

    591       566,622  

6.25%, 05/15/26

    800       768,717  

5.25%, 05/15/27

    3,986       3,649,581  

4.38%, 02/01/29

    1,324       1,119,641  

Kane Bidco Ltd., 6.50%, 02/15/27(a)

  GBP 165       165,566  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   

1.00%(d)(h)(i)

  USD 1,535       5,372  

5.38%, 10/17/12

  EUR 350       1,686  

4.75%, 01/16/14

    1,890       9,104  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (continued)

 

1.00%(d)(h)(i)

  USD 430     $ 1,505  

1.00%, 02/05/22

  EUR 3,950       19,027  

NFP Corp.(c)

   

4.88%, 08/15/28

  USD 2,647       2,253,380  

6.88%, 08/15/28

    7,738       6,378,271  

7.50%, 10/01/30

    1,700       1,598,652  

Owl Rock Capital Corp.

   

3.75%, 07/22/25

    1,102       1,018,149  

4.25%, 01/15/26

    197       180,850  

3.40%, 07/15/26

    785       685,428  

Owl Rock Core Income Corp.

   

5.50%, 03/21/25

    873       846,289  

3.13%, 09/23/26

    540       459,520  

7.75%, 09/16/27(c)

    1,852       1,846,008  

Sherwood Financing PLC,
6.00%, 11/15/26(a)

  GBP 100       93,089  
   

 

 

 
          28,772,368  
Chemicals — 3.2%            

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

  USD 1,561       1,247,662  

Avient Corp., 7.13%, 08/01/30(c)

    799       781,048  

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 3.75%, 01/15/25(a)

  EUR 242       247,604  

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

  USD 3,912       3,228,046  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV,
4.75%, 06/15/27(c)

    3,148       2,910,011  

Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC,
6.17%, 07/15/27

    1,120       1,104,685  

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

    609       547,022  

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

    3,820       3,065,550  

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

    6,997       5,947,450  

FIS Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici SpA, 5.63%, 08/01/27(a)

  EUR 100       84,875  

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

  USD 606       536,310  

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

    4,049       3,026,263  

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

  EUR 102       75,410  

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

  USD         1,619       1,355,470  

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

    494       424,773  

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

    1,348       943,600  

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

    610       503,928  

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

    878       781,947  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA,
5.25%, 03/15/25(a)

  EUR 122       125,195  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.,
4.88%, 06/01/24(c)

  USD 456       441,178  

SCIL IV LLC/SCIL USA Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 11/01/26(c)

    1,284       1,088,190  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

   

4.00%, 04/01/31

    843       644,003  

4.38%, 02/01/32

    146       110,040  

SK Invictus Intermediate II Sarl,
5.00%, 10/30/29(c)

    4,319       3,541,580  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.(c)

   

7.13%, 06/15/25

    1,940       1,964,274  

7.25%, 06/15/28

    2,820       2,856,587  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

WR Grace Holdings LLC(c)

   

4.88%, 06/15/27

  USD 733     $ 649,533  

5.63%, 08/15/29

    5,346       4,315,665  
   

 

 

 
          42,547,899  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%        

ADT Security Corp.(c)

   

4.13%, 08/01/29

    104       88,447  

4.88%, 07/15/32

    168       142,771  

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 6.13%, 10/15/26(c)

    940       838,301  

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

    502       429,582  

APX Group, Inc.(c)

   

6.75%, 02/15/27

    1,620       1,559,331  

5.75%, 07/15/29

    1,478       1,224,060  

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

    198       169,377  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC(a)

   

4.75%, 11/30/28

  EUR 200       178,765  

6.13%, 11/30/28

  GBP 100       100,978  

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

  EUR 209       201,463  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC(c)

   

6.50%, 10/01/25

  USD 295       277,360  

9.75%, 08/01/27

    261       261,653  

5.50%, 05/01/28

    1,713       1,461,377  

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

    2,566       2,393,437  

Hertz Corp.(c)

   

4.63%, 12/01/26

    666       557,775  

5.00%, 12/01/29

    476       361,094  

Inter Media & Communication SpA,
6.75%, 02/09/27(a)

  EUR 100       101,157  

Loxam SAS(a)

   

3.25%, 01/14/25

    268       272,512  

3.75%, 07/15/26

    115       110,634  

4.50%, 02/15/27

    101       98,481  

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

  USD 763       640,525  

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

    1,353       1,183,875  

Paprec Holding SA, 3.50%, 07/01/28(a)

  EUR 100       92,188  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.(c)

   

5.75%, 04/15/26

  USD 978       941,325  

6.25%, 01/15/28

    3,124       2,843,340  

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

    2,072       1,739,859  

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

    496       466,032  

Verisure Holding AB, 3.88%, 07/15/26(a)

  EUR 140       135,254  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.(c)

   

6.13%, 06/15/25

  USD         1,652       1,635,480  

4.63%, 08/15/28

    1,196       1,079,390  
   

 

 

 
      21,585,823  
Communications Equipment — 1.1%            

Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 01/31/30(c)

    548       482,300  

CommScope Technologies LLC,
6.00%, 06/15/25(c)

    3,219       2,929,290  

CommScope, Inc.(c)

   

6.00%, 03/01/26

    4,383       4,045,027  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Communications Equipment (continued)

 

 

CommScope, Inc.(c) (continued)

   

8.25%, 03/01/27

  USD 717     $ 555,675  

7.13%, 07/01/28

    1,152       823,529  

4.75%, 09/01/29

    1,804       1,454,385  

Nokia OYJ, 4.38%, 06/12/27

    439       414,447  

Viasat, Inc.(c)

   

5.63%, 09/15/25

    1,109       1,028,916  

5.63%, 04/15/27

    837       760,289  

6.50%, 07/15/28

    1,011       758,475  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29(c)

    1,821       1,530,468  
   

 

 

 
          14,782,801  
Construction Materials(c) — 0.1%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

   

4.00%, 01/15/28

    341       304,240  

3.88%, 11/15/29

    299       244,418  

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

    688       616,985  

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

    358       304,941  

Resideo Funding, Inc., 4.00%, 09/01/29

    290       234,479  
   

 

 

 
      1,705,063  
Consumer Discretionary — 2.5%            

APi Group DE, Inc.(c)

   

4.13%, 07/15/29

    727       602,552  

4.75%, 10/15/29

    542       469,836  

Carnival Corp.

   

10.13%, 02/01/26(a)

  EUR 201       212,716  

10.50%, 02/01/26(c)

  USD         1,184       1,189,636  

7.63%, 03/01/26(c)

    395       313,075  

5.75%, 03/01/27(c)

    4,951       3,535,212  

9.88%, 08/01/27(c)

    1,240       1,171,800  

4.00%, 08/01/28(c)

    3,168       2,583,219  

6.00%, 05/01/29(c)

    1,911       1,273,456  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd.,
10.38%, 05/01/28(c)

    5,988       6,147,341  

CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28(c)

    2,266       1,738,475  

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

    561       499,290  

Life Time, Inc.(c)

   

5.75%, 01/15/26

    1,307       1,216,163  

8.00%, 04/15/26

    1,019       917,100  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC,
6.75%, 02/15/27(c)

    1,551       1,407,021  

NCL Corp. Ltd.(c)

   

5.88%, 03/15/26

    1,545       1,213,551  

7.75%, 02/15/29

    355       267,152  

NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28(c)

    849       626,750  

Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc.,
9.29%, 04/15/29(c)

    1,165       1,098,012  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(c)

   

11.50%, 06/01/25

    725       777,562  

4.25%, 07/01/26

    462       373,457  

5.50%, 08/31/26

    458       385,293  

5.38%, 07/15/27

    868       702,820  

11.63%, 08/15/27

    860       863,638  

5.50%, 04/01/28

    224       178,762  

8.25%, 01/15/29

    923       925,307  

9.25%, 01/15/29

    1,695       1,741,782  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

   

Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 674 mbH, 6.00%, 07/30/26(a)

  EUR 88     $ 88,267  

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

  USD 302       243,110  
   

 

 

 
      32,762,355  
Consumer Finance — 3.4%            

American Express Co., (5 year CMT + 2.85%), 3.55%(b)(i)

    4,020       3,302,430  

Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/31

    8,694       6,937,160  

Discover Financial Services,
6.70%, 11/29/32

    445       452,332  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.(a)

   

5.38%, 02/15/26

  GBP 100       108,080  

4.25%, 06/01/28

    159       147,531  

Global Payments, Inc.

   

4.95%, 08/15/27

  USD 385       373,451  

3.20%, 08/15/29

    671       570,385  

2.90%, 05/15/30

    542       444,097  

5.40%, 08/15/32

    2,892       2,754,198  

5.95%, 08/15/52

    2,569       2,322,789  

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

    2,913       2,545,671  

Iron Mountain U.K. PLC, 3.88%, 11/15/25(a)

  GBP 100       111,566  

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

  USD         1,144       892,434  

Navient Corp.

   

6.13%, 03/25/24

    1,297       1,270,566  

5.88%, 10/25/24

    665       643,421  

5.50%, 03/15/29

    564       460,224  

Nexi SpA, 0.00%, 02/24/28(a)(k)

  EUR 100       76,547  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 03/15/25

  USD 585       561,995  

7.13%, 03/15/26

    1,766       1,679,254  

3.50%, 01/15/27

    1,027       850,325  

6.63%, 01/15/28

    720       662,998  

5.38%, 11/15/29

    283       231,466  

4.00%, 09/15/30

    446       332,778  

Sabre Global, Inc.(c)

   

9.25%, 04/15/25

    1,250       1,245,159  

7.38%, 09/01/25

    1,947       1,871,145  

11.25%, 12/15/27

    485       499,417  

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

    2,520       2,380,871  

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

    930       790,918  

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

    10,288       10,079,256  
   

 

 

 
          44,598,464  
Containers & Packaging — 0.8%            

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(c)

   

6.63%, 04/15/29

    4,060       3,860,047  

8.75%, 04/15/30

    3,713       3,178,222  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 09/30/26

    433       412,900  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 02/01/26

    439       426,159  

Fiber Bidco SpA, 11.00%, 10/25/27(a)

  EUR 100       113,211  

Graphic Packaging International LLC

   

4.75%, 07/15/27(c)

  USD 574       540,278  

3.50%, 03/15/28(c)

    67       58,311  

2.63%, 02/01/29(a)

  EUR 556       520,831  

3.50%, 03/01/29(c)

  USD 156       132,916  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Containers & Packaging (continued)

   

Kleopatra Finco SARL,
4.25%, 03/01/26(a)

  EUR 200     $ 166,344  

LABL, Inc., 5.88%, 11/01/28(c)

  USD 1,415       1,232,847  

Sealed Air Corp.(c)

   

5.13%, 12/01/24

    142       139,515  

4.00%, 12/01/27

    412       373,740  
   

 

 

 
      11,155,321  
Diversified Consumer Services — 2.9%        

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

   

6.63%, 07/15/26

    8,313       7,606,395  

9.75%, 07/15/27

    3,116       2,710,920  

6.00%, 06/01/29

    5,836       4,235,533  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL

   

4.63%, 06/01/28(c)

    6,945       5,689,065  

4.88%, 06/01/28(a)

  GBP 100       94,661  

Brink’s Co., 5.50%, 07/15/25(c)

  USD 281       275,894  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(c)

   

3.88%, 07/01/28

    5,606       4,857,016  

4.88%, 07/01/29

    5,334       4,535,767  

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

    807       712,565  

Graham Holdings Co.,
5.75%, 06/01/26(c)

    705       692,733  

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

  EUR 100       88,979  

Service Corp. International

   

5.13%, 06/01/29

  USD 269       252,194  

3.38%, 08/15/30

    270       219,485  

4.00%, 05/15/31

    2,401       2,022,184  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27(c)

    4,880       4,575,631  
   

 

 

 
          38,569,022  
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%        

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

    2,432       1,939,520  

Bank of America Corp., (1 day SOFR + 1.99%), 6.20%, 11/10/28(b)

    2,115       2,183,678  

Barclays PLC, 5.20%, 05/12/26

    800       777,996  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC(c)

   

5.90%, 11/03/27

    1,565       1,576,718  

6.20%, 04/22/33

    1,774       1,788,204  

Deutsche Bank AG, (5 year EURIBOR ICE Swap Rate + 3.30%),
4.00%, 06/24/32(a)(b)

  EUR 100       94,708  

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA(a)

   

6.75%, 11/01/25

    200       170,683  

7.75%, 11/01/25

  GBP 100       93,932  

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

  USD 708       601,733  

Series 2021, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 6.50%, 09/15/24

    1,563       1,328,265  

HSBC Holdings PLC, (1 day SOFR + 3.35%), 7.39%, 11/03/28(b)

    1,470       1,544,897  

Intrum AB(a)

   

4.88%, 08/15/25

  EUR 200       194,094  

3.50%, 07/15/26

    201       179,928  

ION Trading Technologies SARL, 5.75%, 05/15/28(c)

  USD             1,268       1,057,195  

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

    1,779       1,451,184  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., (1 day SOFR + 2.58%), 5.72%, 09/14/33(b)

  USD 943     $ 920,418  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.(c)

   

4.25%, 02/01/27

    780       655,223  

4.75%, 06/15/29

    370       298,723  

Lincoln Financing SARL, 3.63%, 04/01/24(a)

  EUR 100       105,439  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.(c)

   

5.00%, 10/01/29

  USD 424       366,941  

5.50%, 07/15/30

    292       257,700  

UBS Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.31%), 4.38%(b)(c)(i)

    950       721,771  

UniCredit SpA, (5 year EUR Swap + 2.80%), 2.73%, 01/15/32(a)(b)

  EUR 200       179,844  

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

  USD 862       691,173  
   

 

 

 
      19,179,967  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.8%  

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

    2,164       1,681,560  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.(c)

   

3.40%, 03/01/27

    4,373       3,695,121  

4.63%, 09/15/27

    601       500,333  

4.25%, 07/01/28

    1,798       1,416,285  

3.63%, 01/15/29

    3,011       2,204,778  

3.75%, 07/15/29

    1,831       1,317,167  

3.88%, 11/15/29

    219       172,821  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(c)

   

4.00%, 02/15/27

    5,287       4,480,481  

4.50%, 01/15/29

    3,768       2,600,719  

5.38%, 06/15/29

    206       148,306  

SoftBank Group Corp.(a)

   

2.13%, 07/06/24

  EUR 149       149,528  

4.75%, 07/30/25

    269       269,234  

Sprint Capital Corp.

   

6.88%, 11/15/28

  USD 7,661       7,951,658  

8.75%, 03/15/32

    6,944       8,264,054  

Telecom Italia Capital SA

   

6.38%, 11/15/33

    1,521       1,244,315  

6.00%, 09/30/34

    2,322       1,754,735  

7.20%, 07/18/36

    266       215,965  

7.72%, 06/04/38

    251       208,330  

Telecom Italia Finance SA, 7.75%, 01/24/33

  EUR 83       93,467  

Telecom Italia SpA

   

5.30%, 05/30/24(c)

  USD 322       305,076  

2.75%, 04/15/25(a)

  EUR 139       137,634  

3.00%, 09/30/25(a)

    100       99,111  

1.63%, 01/18/29(a)

    410       333,450  

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

  USD         683       546,400  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(c)

   

4.00%, 03/01/27

    5,568       4,112,358  

6.13%, 03/01/28

    10,529       5,970,771  
   

 

 

 
          49,873,657  
Electric Utilities — 0.6%            

Edison International, Series A, (5 year CMT + 4.70%), 5.38%(b)(i)

    2,200       1,800,458  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

     

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA, (5 year EUR Swap + 2.38%),
1.88%, 08/02/81(a)(b)

    EUR       100     $ 91,256  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     

2.65%, 03/01/30

    USD       543       442,730  

Series B, 2.25%, 09/01/30

      117       92,863  

Series C, 3.40%, 03/01/50

      3,563       2,350,867  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC(c)

     

5.45%, 07/15/44

      2,074       1,929,288  

4.55%, 04/01/49

      814       658,647  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.25%, 07/15/24(c)

      337       326,890  
     

 

 

 
        7,692,999  
Electrical Equipment(c) — 0.2%                  

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

      2,205       2,127,825  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28

      717       588,817  
     

 

 

 
        2,716,642  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.9%  

BWX Technologies, Inc.(c)

     

4.13%, 06/30/28

      2,910       2,615,363  

4.13%, 04/15/29

      1,267       1,108,875  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.

     

3.28%, 12/01/28

      675       577,908  

3.25%, 02/15/29

      1,434       1,221,323  

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

      2,760       2,394,613  

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

      5,085       4,322,250  
     

 

 

 
        12,240,332  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%                  

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

     

6.88%, 04/01/27

      1,414       1,349,895  

6.25%, 04/01/28

      2,389       2,185,964  

Saipem Finance International BV,
3.38%, 07/15/26(a)

    EUR       100       97,218  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

    USD       2,757       2,644,763  

6.88%, 09/01/27

      1,063       993,905  

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

    EUR       125       131,181  

Weatherford International Ltd.(c)

     

11.00%, 12/01/24

    USD       26       26,521  

6.50%, 09/15/28

      922       903,837  

8.63%, 04/30/30

      1,785       1,714,150  
     

 

 

 
            10,047,434  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 1.3%  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(c)

     

4.88%, 07/15/27

      678       642,405  

5.13%, 07/15/29

      909       843,054  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

4.88%, 12/01/29(c)

      472       386,695  

5.00%, 09/01/30

      520       419,920  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(c)

     

4.25%, 06/01/25

      487       465,181  

3.75%, 08/01/25

      427       403,515  

5.13%, 12/15/26

      1,283       1,226,943  

4.00%, 08/01/28

      2,291       1,958,805  

3.50%, 09/01/28

      408       358,698  

4.75%, 06/15/29

      2,908       2,545,227  

4.38%, 08/15/29

      1,618       1,371,174  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service (continued)

 

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

    USD       768     $ 670,080  

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

      415       446,153  

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

      5,436       4,800,532  
     

 

 

 
        16,538,382  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.7%  

American Tower Corp.

     

2.70%, 04/15/31

      484       393,953  

4.05%, 03/15/32

      2,037       1,816,588  

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

      962       804,054  

Digital Realty Trust LP, 5.55%, 01/15/28

      600       603,967  

Equinix, Inc.

     

3.20%, 11/18/29

      1,068       929,610  

3.90%, 04/15/32

      1,007       894,662  

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

      774       640,034  

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

      1,021       887,045  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(c)

     

5.00%, 07/15/28

      150       134,727  

5.25%, 07/15/30

      694       603,086  

5.63%, 07/15/32

      2,285       1,980,218  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

     

5.00%, 10/15/27

      187       157,179  

4.63%, 08/01/29

      3,134       2,389,940  

3.50%, 03/15/31

      4,369       2,994,878  

3.33%, 03/24/25

    EUR       200       192,724  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

     

4.75%, 10/15/27

    USD       3,260       2,950,337  

4.50%, 02/15/29(c)

      2,213       1,908,919  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP(c)

     

3.75%, 07/01/26

      690       614,506  

4.00%, 09/15/29

      530       429,653  

VICI Properties LP

     

4.75%, 02/15/28

      233       221,040  

4.95%, 02/15/30

      1,185       1,128,022  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 3.88%, 02/15/29(c)

      241       211,221  
     

 

 

 
            22,886,363  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%                  

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

     

3.25%, 03/15/26

      1,678       1,530,428  

4.63%, 01/15/27

      1,668       1,549,355  

5.88%, 02/15/28

      1,440       1,368,979  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      1,150       1,026,329  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 4.50%, 02/16/26(a)

    GBP       225       227,340  

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

    USD       2,203       2,153,433  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

4.88%, 10/01/49

      1,382       1,199,635  

5.50%, 06/01/50

      2,855       2,728,513  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(c)

     

4.88%, 05/15/28

      1,006       953,185  

4.13%, 01/31/30

      1,483       1,309,786  

4.38%, 01/31/32

      1,481       1,293,950  

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

    GBP       120       111,707  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (continued)

     

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

    USD       1,890     $ 1,637,912  

Picard Groupe SAS, 3.88%, 07/01/26(a)

    EUR       112       102,034  

Post Holdings, Inc.(c)

     

5.75%, 03/01/27

    USD       2       1,934  

5.63%, 01/15/28

      104       97,900  

5.50%, 12/15/29

      243       219,894  

4.50%, 09/15/31

      194       163,088  

Premier Foods Finance PLC,
3.50%, 10/15/26(a)

    GBP       100       105,783  

U.S. Foods, Inc.(c)

     

6.25%, 04/15/25

    USD       841       832,197  

4.75%, 02/15/29

      1,687       1,497,921  

4.63%, 06/01/30

      149       131,212  

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

      454       436,215  
     

 

 

 
            20,678,730  
Food Products — 1.5%                  

Aramark International Finance SARL, 3.13%, 04/01/25(a)

    EUR       363       371,088  

Aramark Services, Inc.(c)

     

5.00%, 04/01/25

    USD       14       13,661  

6.38%, 05/01/25

      1,513       1,494,405  

5.00%, 02/01/28

      4,474       4,173,951  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(c)

     

7.50%, 04/15/25

      6,396       6,228,105  

4.63%, 11/15/28

      4,596       4,001,324  

Darling Global Finance BV,
3.63%, 05/15/26(a)

    EUR       200       207,667  

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

    USD       1,672       1,365,858  

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

      990       774,675  

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

      746       607,283  
     

 

 

 
        19,238,017  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%                  

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

      537       456,441  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%              

Avantor Funding, Inc.

     

3.88%, 07/15/28(a)

    EUR       100       98,321  

4.63%, 07/15/28(c)

    USD       4,615       4,193,373  

3.88%, 11/01/29(c)

      2,360       1,981,810  

Embecta Corp., 6.75%, 02/15/30(c)

      376       339,340  

Garden Spinco Corp., 8.63%, 07/20/30(c)

      963       1,020,780  
     

 

 

 
        7,633,624  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.4%                  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(c)

     

5.50%, 07/01/28

      604       572,894  

5.00%, 04/15/29

      419       385,354  

AdaptHealth LLC(c)

     

6.13%, 08/01/28

      372       341,008  

5.13%, 03/01/30

      146       124,288  

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

      1,951       1,524,219  

Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/01/28(c)

      646       390,830  

Centene Corp.

     

2.45%, 07/15/28

      2,206       1,861,974  

3.00%, 10/15/30

      4,051       3,320,804  

2.50%, 03/01/31

      4,823       3,773,868  

2.63%, 08/01/31

      1,540       1,210,132  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

     

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(c)

     

5.63%, 03/15/27

    USD       437     $ 374,710  

6.00%, 01/15/29

      3,155       2,639,094  

5.25%, 05/15/30

      1,640       1,236,621  

4.75%, 02/15/31

      302       219,258  

Encompass Health Corp.

     

4.50%, 02/01/28

      116       105,374  

4.75%, 02/01/30

      2,074       1,821,267  

4.63%, 04/01/31

      1,035       889,600  

HCA, Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/52(c)

      1,545       1,202,467  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(c)

     

6.75%, 04/15/25

      1,050       988,144  

4.38%, 02/15/27

      311       263,050  

Medline Borrower LP(c)

     

3.88%, 04/01/29

      559       450,532  

5.25%, 10/01/29

      5,636       4,476,506  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(c)

     

4.38%, 06/15/28

      1,756       1,602,508  

3.88%, 11/15/30

      1,259       1,066,927  

3.88%, 05/15/32

      1,191       989,053  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(c)

     

6.75%, 07/01/25

      997       982,802  

10.00%, 04/15/27

      1,948       1,982,090  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27

      294       280,208  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

4.63%, 07/15/24

      567       552,971  

4.63%, 09/01/24(c)

      1,234       1,198,531  

4.88%, 01/01/26(c)

      4,729       4,471,945  

6.25%, 02/01/27(c)

      679       652,186  

5.13%, 11/01/27(c)

      677       629,772  

4.63%, 06/15/28(c)

      465       416,055  

6.13%, 10/01/28(c)

      596       533,611  

4.25%, 06/01/29(c)

      92       79,700  

6.13%, 06/15/30(c)

      1,729       1,647,391  
     

 

 

 
        45,257,744  
Health Care Technology — 1.1%                  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30(c)

      8,181       6,028,842  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.(c)

     

5.00%, 07/15/27

      625       581,574  

3.13%, 02/15/29

      931       741,285  

3.50%, 04/01/30

      3,490       2,755,669  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(c)

     

4.25%, 05/01/28

      1,108       1,020,435  

3.75%, 03/15/29

      145       128,238  

4.00%, 03/15/31

      420       363,300  

IQVIA, Inc.

     

1.75%, 03/15/26(a)

    EUR       330       322,781  

5.00%, 10/15/26(c)

    USD       1,504       1,436,093  

5.00%, 05/15/27(c)

      1,011       963,786  

2.25%, 03/15/29(a)

    EUR       100       90,177  

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

    USD       804       640,261  
     

 

 

 
        15,072,441  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.2%                  

Accor SA, 0.70%, 12/07/27(a)

    EUR       158       69,227  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

4.75%, 12/01/27

    USD       931       867,115  

4.75%, 06/15/31(c)

      1,960       1,705,200  

Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(c)

      1,752       1,550,598  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

Burger King (Restaurant Brands Int)/New Red Finance, Inc.(c)

     

5.75%, 04/15/25

    USD       648     $ 642,945  

3.88%, 01/15/28

      969       866,815  

4.38%, 01/15/28

      3,126       2,799,039  

4.00%, 10/15/30

      712       576,585  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(c)

     

6.25%, 07/01/25

      8,086       7,856,968  

8.13%, 07/01/27

      6,466       6,353,168  

4.63%, 10/15/29

      5,255       4,276,572  

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

      1,522       1,489,895  

CCM Merger, Inc., 6.38%, 05/01/26(c)

      915       862,223  

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

      3,500       3,137,502  

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

     

5.50%, 05/01/25(c)

      2,704       2,674,571  

6.50%, 10/01/28

      293       283,477  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(c)

     

5.50%, 04/01/27

      3,251       3,080,502  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      2,304           2,061,780  

Cirsa Finance International SARL, 4.75%, 05/22/25(a)

    EUR       147       148,216  

Codere Finance 2 Luxembourg SA(a)(j)

     

(2% Cash or 10.75% PIK), 12.75%, 11/30/27

      59       32,961  

(8.00% Cash or 3.00% PIK), 11.00%, 09/30/26

      132       126,532  

CPUK Finance Ltd., 4.50%, 08/28/27(a)

    GBP       100       100,004  

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

     

4.63%, 01/15/29

    USD       1,760       1,489,374  

6.75%, 01/15/30

      318       256,499  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

     

5.38%, 05/01/25(c)

      772       764,130  

5.75%, 05/01/28(c)

      682       661,540  

3.75%, 05/01/29(c)

      544       470,560  

4.88%, 01/15/30

      2,429       2,201,184  

4.00%, 05/01/31(c)

      723       604,883  

3.63%, 02/15/32(c)

      484       387,587  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/27

      240       228,439  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25(c)

      794       792,015  

Lottomatica SpA/Roma, 6.25%, 07/15/25(a)

    EUR       249       259,011  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd.,
5.75%, 06/15/26(c)

    USD       786       735,883  

MGM Resorts International

     

6.00%, 03/15/23

      1,243       1,238,587  

5.75%, 06/15/25

      322       312,944  

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

      1,247       1,061,028  

Motion Bondco DAC, 6.63%, 11/15/27(c)

      450       386,797  

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

     

5.63%, 09/01/29

      576       424,742  

5.88%, 09/01/31

      636       449,906  

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

      973       864,413  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(c)

     

8.63%, 07/01/25

      1,054       1,075,293  

7.00%, 05/15/28

      706       673,460  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)                  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(c) (continued)

 

7.25%, 11/15/29

    USD       241     $ 231,360  

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

      1,518       1,528,341  

Station Casinos LLC(c)

     

4.50%, 02/15/28

      1,147       997,181  

4.63%, 12/01/31

      1,433       1,149,514  

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

      811       811,001  

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

      811       727,629  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27(c)

      1,353       1,221,043  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.(c)

     

7.75%, 04/15/25

      1,164       1,157,547  

5.13%, 10/01/29

      3,382       2,898,814  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     

4.75%, 01/15/30(c)

      167       153,222  

5.38%, 04/01/32

      723       669,679  

5.35%, 11/01/43

      30       24,675  
     

 

 

 
            68,470,176  
Household Durables — 1.2%                  

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

     

6.63%, 01/15/28

      406       357,207  

4.63%, 08/01/29

      547       438,000  

4.63%, 04/01/30

      636       510,460  

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

     

5.00%, 06/15/29

      1,154       901,701  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      1,424       1,110,246  

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

      1,328       1,139,583  

Installed Building Products, Inc.,
5.75%, 02/01/28(c)

      723       650,082  

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.(c)

     

10.00%, 11/15/25

      359       370,668  

7.75%, 02/15/26

      1,893       1,817,280  

KB Home, 7.25%, 07/15/30

      328       318,714  

Mattamy Group Corp.(c)

     

5.25%, 12/15/27

      830       736,072  

4.63%, 03/01/30

      679       550,305  

Meritage Homes Corp., 5.13%, 06/06/27

      286       268,899  

NCR Corp.(c)

     

5.75%, 09/01/27

      234       223,920  

5.00%, 10/01/28

      563       479,977  

5.13%, 04/15/29

      739       618,043  

6.13%, 09/01/29

      815       762,070  

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

      1,738       1,007,084  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.(c)

     

5.88%, 06/15/27

      1,377       1,322,087  

5.13%, 08/01/30

      336       291,055  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(c)

     

4.00%, 04/15/29

      1,177       988,868  

3.88%, 10/15/31

      178       139,735  

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

      291       263,601  
     

 

 

 
            15,265,657  
Household Products — 0.1%                  

Central Garden & Pet Co.
5.13%, 02/01/28

      280       260,479  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Household Products (continued)                  

Central Garden & Pet Co. (continued)

     

4.13%, 10/15/30

    USD       768     $ 630,838  

4.13%, 04/30/31(c)

      998       826,169  
     

 

 

 
        1,717,486  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.6%  

Calpine Corp.(c)

     

5.25%, 06/01/26

      136       129,544  

4.50%, 02/15/28

      112       99,902  

5.13%, 03/15/28

      2,597       2,317,284  

4.63%, 02/01/29

      342       293,455  

5.00%, 02/01/31

      311       260,899  

3.75%, 03/01/31

      15       12,077  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC(c)

     

4.75%, 03/15/28

      823       759,584  

3.75%, 01/15/32

      1,484       1,192,877  

Cullinan Holdco Scsp, 4.63%, 10/15/26(a)

    EUR       100       93,473  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

5.75%, 01/15/28

    USD       248       232,790  

5.25%, 06/15/29(c)

      297       262,174  

3.63%, 02/15/31(c)

      1,497       1,138,016  

3.88%, 02/15/32(c)

      314       235,830  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 01/15/30(c)

      1,053       916,108  
     

 

 

 
            7,944,013  
Insurance — 2.9%                  

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

      1,205       984,762  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer(c)

     

4.25%, 10/15/27

      8,684       7,777,631  

6.75%, 10/15/27

      12,437       11,179,122  

5.88%, 11/01/29

      6,477       5,326,685  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29(c)

      1,494       1,267,131  

Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC, (11.50% Cash or 12.75% PIK), 11.50%, 01/15/27(c)(j)

      484       459,956  

Galaxy Bidco Ltd., 6.50%, 07/31/26(a)

    GBP       100       102,398  

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

    USD       1,723       1,650,427  

HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 05/01/26(c)

      6,921       6,775,590  

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., 10.50%, 12/15/30(c)

      1,461       1,438,872  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., (5 year EUR Swap + 3.70%), 3.63%, 05/23/59(a)(b)

    EUR       100       94,199  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 02/01/30(c)

    USD       711       615,652  
     

 

 

 
        37,672,425  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%                  

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

      562       439,541  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC(c)

     

3.88%, 09/15/27

      866       713,708  

5.63%, 09/15/28

      1,201       892,255  

iliad SA(a)

     

2.38%, 06/17/26

    EUR       100       96,250  

5.38%, 06/14/27

      100       106,189  

Netflix, Inc., 4.63%, 05/15/29

      200       209,504  

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

     

4.75%, 04/30/27

    USD       1,783       1,568,795  

6.00%, 02/15/28

      1,115       863,326  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Interactive Media & Services (continued)                  

Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc.(c) (continued)

     

10.75%, 06/01/28

    USD       485     $ 450,990  

United Group BV(a)

     

4.88%, 07/01/24

    EUR       199       197,744  

4.00%, 11/15/27

      224       177,155  
     

 

 

 
        5,715,457  
Internet Software & Services — 2.0%                  

ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28(c)

    USD       1,361       1,009,978  

Gen Digital, Inc., 7.13%, 09/30/30(c)

      1,118       1,098,435  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.(c)

     

5.25%, 12/01/27

      1,113       1,053,410  

3.50%, 03/01/29

      998       835,517  

Match Group Holdings II LLC(c)

     

4.63%, 06/01/28

      813       724,757  

5.63%, 02/15/29

      2,579       2,398,470  

4.13%, 08/01/30

      181       147,763  

3.63%, 10/01/31

      1,051       805,974  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     

7.50%, 05/15/25(c)

      2,820       2,817,946  

0.00%, 12/15/25(k)

      1,757       1,479,844  

8.00%, 11/01/26(c)

      2,453       2,461,443  

7.50%, 09/15/27(c)

      3,952       3,954,766  

6.25%, 01/15/28(c)

      1,356       1,301,760  

4.50%, 08/15/29(c)

      6,607       5,756,382  
     

 

 

 
            25,846,445  
IT Services — 2.6%                  

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

      886       712,122  

Atos SE, 1.75%, 05/07/25(a)

    EUR       100       86,215  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.(c)

     

3.88%, 09/01/28

    USD       1,374       1,217,313  

4.00%, 07/01/29

      2,334       2,054,256  

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

      2,652       2,400,405  

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

      2,737       2,565,255  

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

      7,292       5,862,993  

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

      4,880       4,176,124  

Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(c)

      1,959       1,777,804  

Gartner, Inc.(c)

     

4.50%, 07/01/28

      1,479       1,378,916  

3.63%, 06/15/29

      855       751,306  

3.75%, 10/01/30

      197       169,808  

KBR, Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28(c)

      1,050       927,478  

La Financiere Atalian SASU, 5.13%, 05/15/25(a)

    EUR       100       73,106  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/28(c)

    USD       1,024       947,198  

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

      816       817,401  

Twilio, Inc.

     

3.63%, 03/15/29

      1,503       1,221,037  

3.88%, 03/15/31

      3,144       2,494,308  

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

      5,028       4,225,443  
     

 

 

 
        33,858,488  
Leisure Products — 0.2%                  

Mattel, Inc.

     

3.75%, 04/01/29(c)

      407       357,479  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Leisure Products (continued)                  

Mattel, Inc. (continued)

     

6.20%, 10/01/40

    USD       1,016     $ 876,973  

5.45%, 11/01/41

      1,827       1,487,162  
     

 

 

 
        2,721,614  
Machinery — 1.7%                  

ATS Corp., 4.13%, 12/15/28(c)

      553       477,106  

Chart Industries, Inc.(c)

     

7.50%, 01/01/30

      3,266       3,283,277  

9.50%, 01/01/31

      502       514,856  

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

      1,662       1,470,870  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(c)

      1,612       1,104,863  

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

      565       496,494  

Novafives SAS, 5.00%, 06/15/25(a)

    EUR       100       85,502  

OT Merger Corp., 7.88%, 10/15/29(c)

    USD       621       329,130  

Renk AG/Frankfurt am Main, 5.75%, 07/15/25(a)

    EUR       129       128,084  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc., 6.13%, 10/01/26(c)

    USD       813       815,033  

Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29(c)

      1,766       1,587,192  

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

      4,542       4,090,471  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH

     

6.63%, 07/15/28(a)

    EUR       90       79,189  

7.63%, 07/15/28(c)

    USD       2,645       2,159,678  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(a)

    EUR       568       537,911  

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

    USD       5,956       5,286,188  
     

 

 

 
            22,445,844  
Marine — 0.0%                  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 4.20%, 05/01/30

      265       240,521  
     

 

 

 
Media — 13.8%                  

Altice Financing SA

     

2.25%, 01/15/25(a)

    EUR       100       97,978  

5.00%, 01/15/28(c)

    USD       1,693       1,362,865  

4.25%, 08/15/29(a)

    EUR       101       87,087  

5.75%, 08/15/29(c)

    USD       4,251       3,343,679  

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

      4,428       3,376,350  

AMC Networks, Inc.

     

4.75%, 08/01/25

      1,038       788,881  

4.25%, 02/15/29

      684       426,199  

Banijay Entertainment SASU, 3.50%, 03/01/25(a)

    EUR       100       100,408  

Block Communications, Inc., 4.88%, 03/01/28(c)

    USD       791       690,147  

Cable One, Inc.

     

0.00%, 03/15/26(k)

      475       373,112  

1.13%, 03/15/28

      1,164       864,852  

4.00%, 11/15/30(c)

      3,411       2,676,665  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.13%, 05/01/27(c)

      621       578,815  

5.00%, 02/01/28(c)

      211       191,586  

5.38%, 06/01/29(c)

      2,119       1,916,148  

6.38%, 09/01/29(c)

      3,599       3,382,124  

4.75%, 03/01/30(c)

      2,118       1,826,595  

4.50%, 08/15/30(c)

      1,597       1,319,370  

4.25%, 02/01/31(c)

      2,994       2,401,532  

4.75%, 02/01/32(c)

      7,971       6,462,090  

4.50%, 05/01/32

      1,498       1,192,408  

4.50%, 06/01/33(c)

      1,587       1,217,594  

4.25%, 01/15/34(c)

      5,012       3,699,081  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)                  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

     

4.40%, 04/01/33

    USD       800     $ 684,527  

5.25%, 04/01/53

      1,849       1,427,138  

5.50%, 04/01/63

      2,341       1,785,037  

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

      1,965       1,875,011  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(c)

     

5.13%, 08/15/27

      7,568       6,557,672  

7.75%, 04/15/28

      4,423       3,228,831  

7.50%, 06/01/29

      6,982       5,126,673  

CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 12/15/27(c)

      3,180       2,393,586  

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

      9,224       8,548,430  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

5.25%, 06/01/24

      1,120       1,042,737  

5.50%, 04/15/27(c)

      206       172,809  

4.13%, 12/01/30(c)

      6,389       4,509,548  

3.38%, 02/15/31(c)

      1,353       882,339  

4.50%, 11/15/31(c)

      4,802       3,331,695  

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

      2,469       2,208,916  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

5.25%, 12/01/26(c)

      4,237       3,568,973  

5.75%, 12/01/28(c)

      3,907       3,118,274  

5.13%, 06/01/29

      2,490       1,606,324  

DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/27(c)

      2,467       2,540,763  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(c)

     

5.88%, 10/15/27

      1,384       1,285,141  

5.00%, 05/01/28

      2,765       2,411,135  

6.75%, 05/01/29

      2,102       1,738,900  

6.00%, 01/15/30

      1,058       831,136  

8.75%, 05/15/30

      5,755           5,851,393  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(c)

      498       418,360  

Iliad Holding SASU(c)

     

6.50%, 10/15/26

      6,379       5,916,228  

7.00%, 10/15/28

      3,741       3,381,079  

Lamar Media Corp., 3.75%, 02/15/28

      148       132,476  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC(c)

     

6.75%, 10/15/27

      2,881       2,693,735  

5.13%, 07/15/29

      1,939       1,606,283  

Liberty Broadband Corp.(c)

     

1.25%, 09/30/50

      2,444       2,358,460  

2.75%, 09/30/50

      4,421       4,305,841  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(c)(j)

      1,139       335,613  

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

      3,863       2,239,756  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(c)

     

4.88%, 11/01/24

      134       129,745  

6.50%, 05/15/27

      6,718       6,573,900  

4.75%, 10/15/27

      3,581       3,188,254  

3.75%, 01/15/28

      1,342       1,143,488  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 4.00%, 09/18/27(a)

    EUR       151       144,262  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., 5.38%, 08/15/27(c)

    USD       972       880,034  

Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27(c)

      303       263,610  

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

     

5.00%, 08/15/27

      2,445       2,201,102  

4.25%, 01/15/29

      964       799,860  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)                  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.(c) (continued)

     

4.63%, 03/15/30

    USD       383     $ 316,865  

Pinewood Finance Co. Ltd., 3.63%, 11/15/27(a)

    GBP       100       106,085  

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

     

4.50%, 09/15/26

    USD       1,971       1,448,094  

6.50%, 09/15/28

      5,077       2,127,339  

RCS & RDS SA, 3.25%, 02/05/28(a)

    EUR       100       85,154  

Sable International Finance Ltd., 5.75%, 09/07/27(c)

    USD       539       497,901  

SES SA, (5 year EUR Swap + 5.40%), 5.63%(a)(b)(i)

    EUR       100       103,913  

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

    USD       4,302       3,225,151  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(c)

     

3.13%, 09/01/26

      2,692       2,390,334  

5.00%, 08/01/27

      4,359       4,029,290  

4.00%, 07/15/28

      927       806,768  

5.50%, 07/01/29

      88       80,325  

4.13%, 07/01/30

      257       212,079  

3.88%, 09/01/31

      2,421       1,888,790  

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

      553       455,993  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL, 5.75%, 10/31/26(a)

    EUR       100       90,052  

Summer BidCo BV, (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK), 9.00%, 11/15/25(a)(j)

      166       121,579  

Tele Columbus AG, 3.88%, 05/02/25(a)

      185       148,305  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 5.50%, 03/01/28(c)

    USD       2,000       1,800,000  

Univision Communications, Inc.(c)

     

5.13%, 02/15/25

      800       761,912  

6.63%, 06/01/27

      1,018       982,177  

7.38%, 06/30/30

      1,033       987,238  

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

      2,494       2,074,497  

Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29(c)

      1,518       1,278,915  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 3.75%, 07/15/30(a)

    EUR       142       116,192  

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

    USD       350       292,399  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC, 4.88%, 07/15/28(a)

    GBP       100       97,333  

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

    USD       2,360       2,062,893  

VZ Secured Financing BV, 3.50%, 01/15/32(a)

    EUR       170       141,942  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.(c)

     

5.14%, 03/15/52

    USD       6,425       4,670,759  

5.39%, 03/15/62

      3,278       2,392,985  

WMG Acquisition Corp.

     

3.88%, 07/15/30(c)

      655       564,184  

2.25%, 08/15/31(a)

    EUR       141       117,900  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV(c)

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

    USD       291       270,752  

5.13%, 02/28/30

      868       700,910  

Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30(c)

      1,165       974,837  
     

 

 

 
            182,236,482  
Metals & Mining — 3.2%                  

Arconic Corp.(c)

     

6.00%, 05/15/25

      1,484       1,458,915  

6.13%, 02/15/28

      3,194       2,996,819  

ATI, Inc.

     

5.88%, 12/01/27

      89       85,109  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)                  

ATI, Inc. (continued)

     

4.88%, 10/01/29

    USD       550     $ 486,052  

5.13%, 10/01/31

      1,063       936,077  

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

      5,875       5,597,264  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     

6.38%, 07/15/28

      168       159,773  

7.63%, 03/15/30

      1,152       1,154,750  

Commercial Metals Co.

     

4.13%, 01/15/30

      372       329,167  

4.38%, 03/15/32

      398       346,231  

Constellium SE

     

4.25%, 02/15/26(a)

    EUR       394       404,254  

5.88%, 02/15/26(c)

    USD       1,569       1,511,371  

5.63%, 06/15/28(c)

      2,161       1,997,240  

3.75%, 04/15/29(c)

      3,743       3,040,953  

ERO Copper Corp., 6.50%, 02/15/30(c)

      1,008       812,070  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(c)

     

4.63%, 03/01/28

      3,190       2,783,676  

4.50%, 06/01/31

      3,314       2,663,628  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27(c)

      2,345       2,057,864  

Novelis Corp.(c)

     

3.25%, 11/15/26

      3,387       3,036,479  

4.75%, 01/30/30

      6,132       5,436,417  

3.88%, 08/15/31

      3,143       2,565,921  

Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.38%, 04/15/29(a)

    EUR       1,229       1,117,429  

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

    USD       659       569,837  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 8.95%, 03/11/25(c)

      577       390,196  
     

 

 

 
            41,937,492  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

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

      157       155,633  
     

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.1%                  

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

      1,788       1,675,834  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.1%                  

Edison International, 6.95%, 11/15/29

      520       543,026  

TransAlta Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/29

      590       602,556  

UGI International LLC, 2.50%, 12/01/29(a)

    EUR       100       81,657  
     

 

 

 
        1,227,239  
Offshore Drilling & Other Services(c) — 0.9%              

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

    USD       9,272       8,455,483  

Entegris, Inc.

     

4.38%, 04/15/28

      1,820       1,609,306  

3.63%, 05/01/29

      2,418       1,968,857  
     

 

 

 
        12,033,646  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 16.9%  

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

      4,622       4,584,775  

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

     

5.75%, 03/01/27

      669       632,444  

5.38%, 06/15/29

      1,137       1,039,491  

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

      410       412,258  

Apache Corp.

     

4.25%, 01/15/30

      1,185       1,048,615  

5.10%, 09/01/40

      808       669,600  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

Apache Corp. (continued)

     

5.35%, 07/01/49

    USD       604     $ 487,969  

Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/29(c)

      1,988       1,723,955  

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

     

9.00%, 11/01/27

      5,047       6,207,810  

5.88%, 06/30/29

      2,469       2,201,434  

Buckeye Partners LP

     

4.13%, 03/01/25(c)

      34       32,382  

5.85%, 11/15/43

      816       607,984  

5.60%, 10/15/44

      553       403,804  

Callon Petroleum Co.

     

6.38%, 07/01/26

      655       610,490  

8.00%, 08/01/28(c)

      4,733       4,511,892  

7.50%, 06/15/30(c)

      4,583           4,193,445  

Cellnex Telecom SA(a)

     

1.75%, 10/23/30

    EUR       100       82,885  

Series CLNX, 0.50%, 07/05/28

      200       211,612  

Series CLNX, 0.75%, 11/20/31

      400       308,674  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

     

4.50%, 10/01/29

    USD       5,048       4,539,270  

4.00%, 03/01/31

      4,363       3,714,484  

3.25%, 01/31/32

      3,650       2,900,680  

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

      414       374,201  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(c)

     

5.88%, 02/01/29

      96       90,959  

6.75%, 04/15/29

      2,679       2,608,274  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.(c)

     

7.00%, 06/15/25

      1,453       1,417,198  

6.38%, 06/15/26

      1,302       1,254,966  

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

      477       436,100  

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

      520       426,746  

CNX Resources Corp.(c)

     

6.00%, 01/15/29

      518       476,635  

7.38%, 01/15/31

      1,005       963,282  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(c)

     

7.75%, 02/15/26

      894       867,216  

5.88%, 07/01/29

      1,986       1,705,697  

Comstock Resources, Inc.(c)

     

6.75%, 03/01/29

      4,854       4,380,735  

5.88%, 01/15/30

      2,798       2,405,441  

CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC,

     

5.50%, 06/15/31(c)

      6,848       5,981,797  

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

      5,449       5,134,811  

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

     

5.63%, 05/01/27

      423       393,390  

6.00%, 02/01/29

      664       609,227  

8.00%, 04/01/29

      534       531,376  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc.(c)

     

5.63%, 10/15/25

      3,664       3,535,760  

5.00%, 05/01/29

      162       145,560  

DCP Midstream Operating LP

     

5.63%, 07/15/27

      92       91,260  

6.45%, 11/03/36(c)

      920       901,529  

6.75%, 09/15/37(c)

      2,031       2,047,224  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     

6.25%, 03/15/33

      3,013       3,058,093  

4.25%, 03/15/52

      2,049       1,499,193  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                  

DT Midstream, Inc.(c)

     

4.13%, 06/15/29

    USD       2,235     $   1,920,111  

4.38%, 06/15/31

      2,745       2,302,780  

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

      654       569,238  

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

      1,810       1,731,536  

eG Global Finance PLC

     

3.63%, 02/07/24(a)

    EUR       133       134,440  

6.75%, 02/07/25(c)

    USD       1,158       1,010,969  

8.50%, 10/30/25(c)

      1,586       1,477,554  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 3.50%, 02/15/32(c)

      771       646,419  

Enerflex Ltd., 9.00%, 10/15/27(c)

      1,227       1,223,620  

Energy Transfer LP

     

5.55%, 02/15/28

      825       818,342  

3.75%, 05/15/30

      1,335       1,177,051  

5.75%, 02/15/33

      960       939,226  

5.30%, 04/15/47

      626       520,825  

5.00%, 05/15/50

      2,934       2,344,063  

Series H, (5 year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(b)(i)

      3,577       3,076,220  

EnLink Midstream LLC

     

5.63%, 01/15/28(c)

      2,761       2,629,848  

5.38%, 06/01/29

      1,369       1,266,706  

6.50%, 09/01/30(c)

      1,135       1,123,309  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

     

4.15%, 06/01/25

      43       40,637  

4.85%, 07/15/26

      297       279,188  

5.60%, 04/01/44

      1,433       1,181,891  

5.05%, 04/01/45

      220       166,722  

5.45%, 06/01/47

      246       197,599  

EnQuest PLC, 11.63%, 11/01/27(c)

      200       188,051  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

     

6.00%, 07/01/25(c)

      634       611,808  

4.13%, 12/01/26

      361       321,089  

6.50%, 07/01/27(c)

      1,929       1,843,642  

4.50%, 01/15/29(c)

      147       123,469  

7.50%, 06/01/30(c)

      421       405,642  

4.75%, 01/15/31(c)

      1,333       1,089,727  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

     

6.50%, 10/01/25

      667       637,459  

7.75%, 02/01/28

      416       382,920  

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

      152       148,200  

Harbour Energy PLC, 5.50%, 10/15/26(c)

      420       376,370  

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

      315       300,649  

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

      1,313       1,122,511  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.(c)

     

6.25%, 11/01/28

      514       465,170  

5.75%, 02/01/29

      1,271       1,131,275  

6.00%, 04/15/30

      60       53,357  

6.00%, 02/01/31

      59       50,891  

6.25%, 04/15/32

      36       31,065  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(c)

      1,889       1,590,802  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     

4.80%, 02/01/33

      531       492,298  

5.45%, 08/01/52

      1,578       1,416,379  

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

      2,774       2,601,410  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/26(c)

      135       129,600  

MasTec, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(c)

      951       851,801  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

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

    USD       3,437     $ 3,304,535  

MPLX LP, 4.95%, 03/14/52

      2,212       1,806,859  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     

5.75%, 08/15/25

      129       126,756  

5.88%, 12/01/27

      228       219,402  

6.13%, 12/01/42

      141       109,980  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

      928       849,148  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(c)

     

7.25%, 01/15/26

      596       561,670  

7.50%, 01/15/28

      1,483       1,356,791  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

     

5.75%, 02/01/25

      2,366       2,256,241  

7.38%, 05/15/27(c)

      2,416       2,340,366  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC, 6.63%, 05/15/25(c)

      200       194,202  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(c)

     

6.75%, 09/15/25

      6,274           5,933,949  

6.50%, 09/30/26

      5,208       4,836,670  

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

      948       844,091  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12/15/37(c)

      1,640       1,706,448  

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

      6,882       6,608,055  

NuStar Logistics LP

     

5.75%, 10/01/25

      719       691,199  

6.00%, 06/01/26

      908       874,320  

6.38%, 10/01/30

      75       69,350  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

6.95%, 07/01/24

      171       174,252  

5.88%, 09/01/25

      444       442,392  

8.88%, 07/15/30

      549       619,823  

6.63%, 09/01/30

      5,530       5,714,591  

7.50%, 05/01/31

      581       620,781  

6.45%, 09/15/36

      1,102       1,124,040  

6.20%, 03/15/40

      3,715       3,635,483  

6.60%, 03/15/46

      387       398,219  

ONEOK, Inc.

     

4.35%, 03/15/29

      671       620,133  

4.95%, 07/13/47

      625       503,390  

Ovintiv, Inc.

     

6.63%, 08/15/37

      503       505,890  

6.50%, 02/01/38

      153       151,584  

Parkland Corp., 5.88%, 07/15/27(c)

      1,223       1,161,238  

PDC Energy, Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/24

      356       353,971  

Permian Resources Operating LLC, 6.88%, 04/01/27(c)

      1,222       1,151,415  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

     

3.55%, 12/15/29

      890       771,689  

6.65%, 01/15/37

      369       363,039  

5.15%, 06/01/42

      1,259       1,020,440  

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.88%, 01/15/29(c)

      76       70,756  

Range Resources Corp.

     

4.88%, 05/15/25

      464       440,755  

4.75%, 02/15/30(c)

      106       93,397  

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

      1,911       1,748,469  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 4.95%, 07/15/29(c)

      452       405,602  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.90%, 09/15/37(c)

      480       480,332  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

SM Energy Co.

     

5.63%, 06/01/25

    USD       380     $ 364,796  

6.75%, 09/15/26

      724       702,895  

6.63%, 01/15/27

      85       81,874  

6.50%, 07/15/28

      471       451,581  

Southwestern Energy Co.

     

5.70%, 01/23/25

      11       10,807  

5.38%, 02/01/29

      1,724       1,598,251  

4.75%, 02/01/32

      856       731,529  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

     

6.00%, 04/15/27

      339       333,813  

5.88%, 03/15/28

      808       765,209  

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

     

6.00%, 03/01/27

      250       233,405  

5.50%, 01/15/28

      190       168,500  

6.00%, 12/31/30

      171       147,869  

6.00%, 09/01/31

      686       589,811  

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

      6,991       6,502,329  

Targa Resources Corp., 6.25%, 07/01/52

      951       897,507  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.00%, 01/15/32

      1,882       1,583,496  

Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 01/30/27(c)

      965       967,412  

Vantage Towers AG, 0.00%, 03/31/25(a)

    EUR       100       101,928  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(c)

     

3.88%, 08/15/29

    USD       4,750       4,156,250  

4.13%, 08/15/31

      4,223       3,597,975  

3.88%, 11/01/33

      10,216       8,345,450  

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

      807       736,454  

Western Midstream Operating LP

     

4.75%, 08/15/28

      145       132,427  

5.45%, 04/01/44

      1,561       1,296,754  

5.30%, 03/01/48

      1,851       1,521,942  

5.50%, 08/15/48

      703       583,471  

5.50%, 02/01/50

      4,186       3,448,427  
     

 

 

 
            222,920,377  
Personal Products — 0.0%                  

Coty, Inc.(a)

     

3.88%, 04/15/26

    EUR       106       105,353  

4.75%, 04/15/26

      100       100,087  

Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, 4.75%, 01/15/29(c)

    USD       83       75,115  
     

 

 

 
        280,555  
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%                  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH

     

4.38%, 01/15/28(a)

    EUR       100       93,777  

5.50%, 01/15/28(c)

    USD       1,243       1,039,397  

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

      93       88,490  

Gruenenthal GmbH(a)

     

3.63%, 11/15/26

    EUR       100       97,787  

4.13%, 05/15/28

      117       112,405  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29(c)

    USD       1,794       1,598,723  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, 7.50%, 08/21/26(a)

    EUR       180       183,288  

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

    USD       1,054       921,944  

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

     

4.13%, 04/30/28

      2,205       1,952,307  

5.13%, 04/30/31

      3,807       3,296,406  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)                  

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

    USD       2,163     $ 1,957,630  

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

      834       687,775  

Rossini SARL, 6.75%, 10/30/25(a)

    EUR       101       106,911  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV

     

6.00%, 01/31/25

      100       105,024  

4.50%, 03/01/25

      100       102,215  

3.75%, 05/09/27

      100       92,279  

1.63%, 10/15/28(a)

      100       79,300  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

     

7.13%, 01/31/25

    USD       500       493,219  

3.15%, 10/01/26

      248       215,171  

4.75%, 05/09/27

      513       462,277  
     

 

 

 
            13,686,325  
Real Estate — 0.2%                  

VICI Properties LP, 5.63%, 05/15/52

      2,051       1,814,253  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.50%, 01/15/28(c)

      323       296,394  
     

 

 

 
        2,110,647  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%        

Adler Group SA(a)(d)(h)

     

3.25%, 08/05/25

    EUR       200       86,921  

2.75%, 11/13/26

      200       84,566  

Aroundtown SA, (5 year GBP Swap + 4.38%), 4.75%(a)(b)(i)

    GBP       215       119,378  

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

    USD       1,451       1,384,776  

DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate AG, 1.88%, 10/15/24(a)

    EUR       100       72,748  

Heimstaden Bostad AB, (5 year EUR Swap + 3.15%), 2.63%(a)(b)(i)

      375       208,425  

Howard Hughes Corp.(c)

     

5.38%, 08/01/28

    USD       958       862,899  

4.13%, 02/01/29

      943       789,763  

4.38%, 02/01/31

      660       533,985  

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

     

5.75%, 01/15/29

      1,495       1,130,803  

5.25%, 04/15/30

      714       520,870  

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

      406       355,281  
     

 

 

 
        6,150,415  
Road & Rail(c) — 0.7%                  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29

      1,750       1,326,150  

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/29

      8,130       8,079,187  
     

 

 

 
        9,405,337  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%        

ams-OSRAM AG, Series AMS, 0.00%, 03/05/25(a)(k)

    EUR       200       163,833  

Broadcom, Inc.

     

4.11%, 09/15/28

    USD       788       732,836  

4.15%, 11/15/30

      466       417,607  

2.45%, 02/15/31(c)

      1,022       804,946  

4.30%, 11/15/32

      3,570       3,146,386  

2.60%, 02/15/33(c)

      1,065       799,386  

3.42%, 04/15/33(c)

      2,373       1,902,453  

3.47%, 04/15/34(c)

      51       40,684  

3.14%, 11/15/35(c)

      1,244       914,671  

3.19%, 11/15/36(c)

      627       450,367  

Marvell Technology, Inc., 2.95%, 04/15/31

      1,184       952,337  

Qorvo, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29

      890       786,974  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Sensata Technologies BV(c)

     

5.63%, 11/01/24

    USD       1,400     $ 1,386,532  

5.00%, 10/01/25

      2,021       1,973,731  

4.00%, 04/15/29

      1,041       897,863  

5.88%, 09/01/30

      1,160       1,099,361  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.(c)

     

4.38%, 02/15/30

      3,123       2,718,586  

3.75%, 02/15/31

      146       120,105  

Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29(c)

      2,469       2,080,253  
     

 

 

 
            21,388,911  
Software — 5.0%                  

ACI Worldwide, Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/26(c)

      1,133       1,097,594  

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28(c)

      1,997       1,732,398  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

     

6.50%, 10/02/25(a)

    EUR       173       175,830  

7.13%, 10/02/25(c)

    USD       3,099       3,013,813  

9.13%, 03/01/26(c)

      4,443       4,191,592  

Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/29(c)

      6,117       5,983,171  

Cloud Software Group Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 03/31/29(c)

      15,006       12,639,272  

Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29(c)

      3,665       2,960,221  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions Finance SARL, 4.63%, 05/01/28(c)

      959       728,816  

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

      1,386       1,151,351  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/28(c)

      2,441       1,745,437  

MSCI, Inc.(c)

     

3.63%, 09/01/30

      551       458,019  

3.88%, 02/15/31

      821       682,600  

3.63%, 11/01/31

      798       659,930  

3.25%, 08/15/33

      976       753,724  

Open Text Corp., 6.90%, 12/01/27(c)

      4,350       4,350,000  

Oracle Corp.

     

6.15%, 11/09/29

      700       726,576  

2.95%, 04/01/30

      1,845       1,573,051  

2.88%, 03/25/31

      2,599       2,154,901  

6.25%, 11/09/32

      2,129       2,228,256  

3.60%, 04/01/50

      4,044       2,722,690  

3.95%, 03/25/51

      4,146       2,953,773  

6.90%, 11/09/52

      4,255       4,552,104  

PTC, Inc., 4.00%, 02/15/28(c)

      493       443,716  

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

      6,238       5,841,239  

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

      165       113,639  
     

 

 

 
        65,633,713  
Specialty Retail — 0.5%                  

Arko Corp., 5.13%, 11/15/29(c)

      981       770,281  

Goldstory SASU, 5.38%, 03/01/26(a)

    EUR       100       97,697  

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.(c)

     

4.75%, 02/15/28

    USD       443       401,140  

7.75%, 02/15/29

      3,269       3,070,220  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26(c)

      1,942       1,671,440  
     

 

 

 
        6,010,778  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(c)

      2,186       1,885,272  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.2%                  

Crocs, Inc.(c)

     

4.25%, 03/15/29

      369       312,580  

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued)  

Crocs, Inc.(c) (continued)

     

4.13%, 08/15/31

    USD       971     $ 791,316  

European TopSoho SARL, Series SMCP, 4.00%, 09/21/21(a)(d)(h)

    EUR       200       185,427  

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29(c)

    USD       525       428,458  

Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31(c)

      914       725,433  

William Carter Co., 5.63%, 03/15/27(c)

      543       520,856  
     

 

 

 
            2,964,070  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%                  

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

      2,158       2,117,775  

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

      1,023       707,394  

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

      857       790,227  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(c)

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

      85       76,075  

5.13%, 12/15/30

      569       439,460  

5.75%, 11/15/31

      629       489,048  

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

      4,785       4,101,522  
     

 

 

 
        8,721,501  
Transportation — 0.0%                  

XPO Escrow Sub LLC, 7.50%, 11/15/27(c)

      503       508,996  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%                  

Heathrow Finance PLC, 4.13%, 09/01/29(a)(l)

    GBP       115       103,577  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.2%                  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(c)

     

6.00%, 10/15/26

    USD       386       361,003  

6.50%, 10/15/28

      475       436,890  

Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy

     

Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(c)

      1,515       1,358,401  

Thames Water Kemble Finance PLC, 4.63%, 05/19/26(a)

    GBP       152       154,921  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(c)

     

5.50%, 09/01/26

    USD       91       87,671  

5.00%, 07/31/27

      91       84,457  

4.38%, 05/01/29

      868       747,883  
     

 

 

 
        3,231,226  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%  

Altice France SA/France

     

5.88%, 02/01/27(a)

    EUR       100       93,114  

8.13%, 02/01/27(c)

    USD       2,712       2,470,307  

5.50%, 01/15/28(c)

      1,286       1,007,092  

4.13%, 01/15/29(a)

    EUR       100       81,354  

5.13%, 01/15/29(c)

    USD       794       597,017  

5.13%, 07/15/29(c)

      569       426,604  

5.50%, 10/15/29(c)

      1,340       1,021,790  

Crown Castle, Inc., 4.30%, 02/15/29

      1,155       1,090,712  

SBA Communications Corp.

     

3.13%, 02/01/29

      3,693       3,070,693  

3.88%, 02/15/27

      5,258       4,750,674  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.(c)

     

5.63%, 05/01/24

      300       297,078  

3.50%, 02/15/25

      401       378,075  

4.63%, 06/15/25

      257       246,399  

4.50%, 09/01/26

      30       28,232  

4.25%, 12/01/26

      425       396,493  

4.63%, 12/01/29

      3,379       3,074,890  

4.13%, 08/15/30

      1,219       1,066,826  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC

     

4.00%, 01/31/29(a)

    GBP       200     $ 187,878  

4.25%, 01/31/31(c)

    USD       257       208,045  

4.50%, 07/15/31(a)

    GBP       201       184,704  

4.75%, 07/15/31(c)

    USD       1,668       1,355,000  

Vodafone Group PLC, (5 year EUR Swap + 3.48%), 3.00%, 08/27/80(a)(b)

    EUR       100       85,233  
     

 

 

 
        22,118,210  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 119.3%
(Cost: $1,726,595,819)

            1,574,534,068  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(b)

     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%                  

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.06%, 08/03/29

    USD       411       398,641  

Peraton Corp.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 12.09%, 02/01/29

      2,790       2,646,404  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/01/28

      4,103       3,999,497  
     

 

 

 
        7,044,542  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%                  

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.49%, 04/06/28

      606       493,877  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.63%, 12/15/28

      3,935       3,269,730  
     

 

 

 
        3,763,607  
Airlines — 0.8%                  

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.99%, 04/20/28

      2,902       2,886,746  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 08/11/28

      1,662       1,634,734  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/21/27

      1,031       1,059,187  

SkyMiles IP Ltd., 2020 Skymiles Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.99%, 10/20/27

      1,648       1,677,664  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.11%, 04/21/28

      3,389       3,340,114  
     

 

 

 
        10,598,445  
Auto Components — 0.0%                  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term
Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 04/30/26

      413       404,234  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 0.3%                  

DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.38%, 08/02/27

      4,352       4,228,227  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Beverages — 0.0%                  

Naked Juice LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(3 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.68%, 01/24/30

    USD       156     $ 122,703  
     

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.0%                  

Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, 09/22/28(m)

      (n)      1  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.2%                  

Ascensus Holdings, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.25%, 08/02/29

      994       863,182  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, 2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 11.13%, 04/07/28

      1,206       1,142,685  
     

 

 

 
            2,005,867  
Chemicals — 0.5%                  

Arc Falcon I, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 09/30/28

      880       770,504  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.83%, 08/27/26

      2,309       2,163,258  

Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.38%, 0.50% Floor), 7.97%, 10/04/29

      2,514       2,285,854  

W.R. Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.50%, 09/22/28

      1,259       1,232,586  
     

 

 

 
        6,452,202  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%        

Propulsion BC Newco. LLC, Term Loan,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 09/14/29

      887       860,479  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.38%, 08/27/25

      5,469       5,422,738  
     

 

 

 
        6,283,217  
Construction & Engineering — 1.2%                  

Arc Falcon I, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.50% Floor), 11.38%, 09/30/29(f)

      2,814       2,427,075  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.49%, 06/21/24

      14,291       12,755,053  
     

 

 

 
        15,182,128  
Construction Materials — 0.0%                  

BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.63%, 0.50% Floor), 9.05%, 06/11/26

      191       184,843  
     

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging — 0.2%                  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.18%, 0.50% Floor), 8.60%, 04/13/29

      630       598,608  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.37%, 04/03/24

      1,940       1,892,069  
        2,490,677  
     

 

 

 
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%                  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.33%, 01/29/27

    USD       360     $ 351,079  

Ascend Learning LLC, 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 12/10/29

      657       560,914  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 01/15/27

      403       392,097  

TruGreen LP, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.50%, 0.75% Floor), 13.43%, 11/02/28(f)

      868       633,640  
     

 

 

 
            1,937,730  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%                  

Acuris Finance U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 02/16/28

      543       532,839  

Delta TopCo, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.15%, 12/01/27

      1,291       1,189,262  

EP Purchaser LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 11/06/28

      367       362,305  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 10/01/27

      1,905       1,783,729  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 09/21/29

      144       138,446  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 09/23/28

      528       519,649  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 09/25/26

      313       252,978  

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.73%, 09/01/25

      2,259       1,583,925  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.07%, 10/19/27

      1,260       1,215,987  
     

 

 

 
        7,579,120  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%        

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 05/01/28

      1,118       1,064,094  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 2021 Exit Term Loan B, (6 mo. SOFRTE + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.44%, 02/01/29

      2,002       1,926,586  
     

 

 

 
        2,990,680  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%                  

Gates Global LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.88%, 03/31/27

      1,225       1,197,021  
     

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.1%                  

Delta 2 Lux SARL, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 01/15/30

      728       727,090  
     

 

 

 
Food Products — 0.0%                  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.88%, 10/25/27

      271       265,136  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%                  

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.74%, 12/21/28

    USD       1,346     $ 1,276,914  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.3%                  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2022 First Out Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 7.88%, 1.00% Floor), 12.61%, 03/31/27

      375       332,115  

EyeCare Partners LLC, 2020 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.48%, 02/18/27

      735       585,552  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.16%, 11/16/25

      442       415,560  

Quorum Health Corp., 2020 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor), 11.78%, 04/29/25

      1,489       1,018,902  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.05%, 08/31/26

      807       795,619  

WCG Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.38%, 01/08/27

      1,225       1,109,014  
     

 

 

 
        4,256,762  
Health Care Technology — 1.3%                  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.82%, 02/15/29

      7,483       6,462,250  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 06/02/28

      897       816,046  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.50% Floor), 11.38%, 04/02/29(f)

      9,376       9,235,700  
     

 

 

 
            16,513,996  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%                  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 12/23/24

      1,124       1,120,040  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.32%, 01/27/29

      1,843       1,748,718  

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.75%, 11/01/26

      301       295,328  
     

 

 

 
        3,164,086  
Household Durables — 0.2%                  

Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.86%, 02/26/29

      1,129       989,165  

Sunset Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.75%, 10/06/28

      2,074       1,688,729  
     

 

 

 
        2,677,894  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%                  

AVSC Holding Corp., 2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 11.42%, 09/01/25

      638       512,285  
     

 

 

 
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Insurance — 0.4%                  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/09/25

    USD       1,959     $ 1,931,744  

Hub International Ltd., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.22%, 11/10/29

      1,381       1,364,511  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Term Loan,
(1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.42%, 09/01/27

      540       535,736  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 12/31/25

      842       817,446  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.63%, 09/03/26

      522       514,470  
     

 

 

 
              5,163,907  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.2%                  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.89%, 01/29/26

      2,787       2,744,996  
     

 

 

 
IT Services — 1.4%                  

Aruba Investments Holdings LLC, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, 11/24/28(m)

      443       401,006  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

     

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.88%, 02/27/26

      2,250       2,064,375  

2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 10/02/25

      1,287       1,229,750  

CoreLogic, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.94%, 06/04/29

      1,107       775,610  

Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.38%, 12/01/27

      985       943,685  

Optiv Security, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.15%, 02/01/24

      1,213       1,156,974  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 02/12/27

      1,080       889,628  

Sophia LP, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.73%, 10/09/28

      10,251       10,174,117  

TierPoint LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 05/05/26

      341       317,980  
     

 

 

 
        17,953,125  
Leisure Products — 0.0%                  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan,
(2 mo. SOFR CME + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 11.76%, 05/25/27

      509       499,674  
     

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%                  

ICON Luxembourg SARL, LUX Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 07/03/28

      225       224,079  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc., US Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 07/03/28

      (n)      2  
     

 

 

 
        224,081  
Machinery — 0.9%                  

Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, 10/21/28(m)

      (n)      1  
 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Machinery (continued)                  

MHI Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 9.38%, 09/21/26

    USD       1,975     $ 1,952,338  

SPX Flow, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.92%, 04/05/29

      1,461       1,361,660  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 8.15%, 03/28/25

      8,457       7,881,893  
     

 

 

 
            11,195,892  
Media — 1.1%                  

Altice Financing SA, 2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.83%, 07/15/25

      237       228,508  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.91%, 08/21/26

      6,480       5,889,602  

Connect Finco SARL, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.89%, 12/11/26

      (n)      1  

MH Sub I LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/13/24

      2,718       2,636,737  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.13%, 09/13/24

      491       476,616  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 6.25%), 10.65%, 02/23/29

      288       256,680  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 03/09/27

      6,179       4,988,083  
     

 

 

 
        14,476,227  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%                  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.94%, 11/01/25

      11,117       11,717,038  

Lealand Finance Co. BV, 2020 Make Whole Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 06/28/24

      90       56,499  

M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.16%, 09/19/29

      819       818,178  
     

 

 

 
        12,591,715  
Professional Services — 0.1%                  

Element Materials Technology Group

     

U.S. Holdings, Inc.

     

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

      198       193,197  

2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

      429       418,593  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan,
(1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor), 9.07%, 04/29/29

      484       436,810  
     

 

 

 
        1,048,600  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/03/28

      1,850       1,740,732  
     

 

 

 
Software — 2.6%                  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.08%, 07/06/29

      626       619,596  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Software (continued)                  

Cloudera, Inc.

     

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.38%, 10/08/29

    USD       1,895     $ 1,576,414  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 10/08/28

      2,110       1,979,095  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/28/24

      1,926       1,613,989  

Epicor Software Corp., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 12.13%, 07/31/28

      506       497,651  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.48%, 03/11/28

      303       296,836  

Magenta Buyer LLC

     

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.17%, 07/27/28

      3,494       2,974,177  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 12.67%, 07/27/29

      2,293       1,796,176  

McAfee Corp., 2022 USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 7.97%, 03/01/29

      3,172       2,944,802  

Planview Parent, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 11.98%, 12/18/28

      850       752,250  

Proofpoint, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%, 0.50% Floor), 10.98%, 08/31/29

      2,070       1,980,642  

RealPage, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor), 10.88%, 04/23/29

      7,231       6,924,012  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/30/25

      1,758       1,673,131  

Sabre Global, Inc.

     

2021 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 12/17/27

      245       221,980  

2021 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 12/17/27

      392       355,475  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.09%, 08/01/25.

      2,154       2,135,615  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 10/07/27

      1,116       1,075,413  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Non-Extended Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 05/01/24

      191       189,359  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.18%, 03/30/29

      2,974       2,650,577  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.00%, 05/03/27

      2,177       1,992,820  
     

 

 

 
            34,250,010  
Specialty Retail — 0.0%                  

Staples, Inc., 7 Year Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 9.44%, 04/16/26

      426       390,687  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%              

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.80%, 02/20/29

    USD       940     $ 919,979  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%              

Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.66%, 01/31/28

      561       529,714  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.92%, 06/02/28

      1,279       1,219,897  
     

 

 

 
        1,749,611  
Transportation — 0.1%                  

Brown Group Holding, LLC, 2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.93%, 07/02/29

      1,274       1,268,037  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 15.8%
(Cost: $220,377,842)

 

          208,076,680  
     

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

     
Capital Trusts — 1.1%                  
Aerospace & Defense — 0.0%                  

Air France-KLM, 6.50%, 12/31/99(a)(i)

    EUR       100       105,258  
     

 

 

 
Automobiles — 0.1%                  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70%(b)(i)

    USD       655       554,376  
     

 

 

 
Banks — 0.2%                  

AIB Group PLC, 5.25%(a)(b)(i)

    EUR       210       206,156  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series V, 6.20%(b)(i)

    USD       1,417       1,384,763  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.13%, 10/31/82

      1,446       1,503,840  
     

 

 

 
        3,094,759  
Diversified Financial Services(b)(i) — 0.5%              

Barclays PLC

     

4.38%

      2,490       1,898,625  

8.00%

      980       916,300  

BNP Paribas SA, 6.88%(a)

    EUR       200       211,414  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.25%(c)

    USD       600       468,918  

Deutsche Bank AG(a)

     

6.75%

    EUR       200       186,936  

10.00%

      200       221,254  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series FF, 5.00%

    USD       3,418       3,127,233  
     

 

 

 
        7,030,680  
Diversified Telecommunication Services(b) — 0.0%  

British Telecommunications PLC, 4.88%, 11/23/81(c)

      200       157,338  

Telefonica Europe BV, 7.13%(a)(i)

    EUR       200       218,372  
     

 

 

 
        375,710  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities(b)(i) — 0.1%                  

Edison International, Series B, 5.00%

    USD       940     $ 785,793  

Naturgy Finance BV, 2.37%(a)

    EUR       200       185,558  
     

 

 

 
        971,351  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.0%                  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA,
3.99%(a)(b)(i)

      100       18,654  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%              

Korian SA, 4.13%(a)(b)(i)

    GBP       200       182,249  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(c)(i)

    USD       1,272       1,157,435  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.0%                  

SES SA, 2.88%(a)(b)(i)

    EUR       134       113,834  
     

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%                  

Electricite de France SA, 7.50%, 12/31/29(a)(i)

      200       212,711  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels(a)(b)(i) — 0.0%              

Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV, 3.25%

      200       180,692  

Repsol International Finance BV, 4.25%

      224       213,405  
     

 

 

 
        394,097  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%                  

Poste Italiane SpA, 2.63%(a)(b)(i)

      200       162,173  
     

 

 

 
Utilities(a)(b)(i) — 0.1%                  

Electricite de France SA

     

3.00%

      200       174,580  

2.88%

      200       174,787  

3.38%

      200       154,247  
     

 

 

 
        503,614  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%              

Vodafone Group PLC,
2.63%, 08/27/80(a)(b)

      400       375,368  
     

 

 

 
            15,252,269  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Preferred Stocks — 1.0%

     
Banks — 0.0%                  

CF-B L2 (D) LLC, (Acquired 04/08/15, Cost: $666,513)(e)

      680,898       11,296  
     

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%              

Verscend Intermediate Holding(f)

      790       975,413  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.1%                  

Alliant Holdings, Inc.(f)

      1,431       1,303,628  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services — 0.8%                  

ByteDance Ltd., Series E-1, (Acquired 11/11/20, Cost: $6,755,577)(e)(f)

      61,653       10,160,841  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Ligado Networks LLC, 01/14/22(o)

    32,168     $ 321,684  
   

 

 

 
      12,772,862  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.1%
(Cost: $31,750,156)

      28,025,131  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 138.1%
(Cost: $2,016,617,355)

      1,821,827,846  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 4.03%(p)(q)

    723,084       723,084  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.0%
(Cost: $723,084)

      723,084  
   

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.1%
(Cost: $871,045)

      890,805  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written — 138.2%
(Cost: $2,018,211,484)

 

    1,823,441,735  
   

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.0)%
(Premiums Received: $(336,213))

 

    (197,392
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 138.2%
(Cost: $2,017,875,271)

 

    1,823,244,343  
   

 

 

 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (38.2)%     (503,800,731)  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $ 1,319,443,612  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Non-income producing security.

(e) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $10,954,464, representing 0.8% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $9,021,442.

(f) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(g) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(h) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(i) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(j) 

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.

(k) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(l) 

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.

(m) 

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.

(n) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(o) 

All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for details on the wholly-owned subsidiary.

(p) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(q) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’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 Trust during the year ended December 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
12/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
12/31/22
    Shares
Held at
12/31/22
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

  $     $ 723,084 (a)    $     $     $     $ 723,084       723,084     $ 58,612     $  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(b)

          13,002,560       (13,116,820     114,260                                

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF(b)

    8,004,290             (6,688,816     (738,522     (576,952                 100,052        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (624,262   $ (576,952   $  723,084       $ 158,664     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

 

 

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

                 

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     23          03/17/23        $ 4,440        $ 188,778  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     142          03/22/23          15,924          68,096  

U.S. Long Bond

     24          03/22/23          2,993          35,698  

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

     215          03/22/23          28,709          357,403  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12          03/31/23          1,294          3,384  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 653,359  
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty   Settlement Date       

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    3,876,558        GBP 3,170,000        Westpac Banking Corp.     03/15/23        $ 37,521  

USD

    22,708,996        EUR     21,210,000        Deutsche Bank AG     03/15/23          (104,135
                  

 

 

 
                   $ (66,614
                  

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  

Put

                      

Euro Stoxx 50

     8          01/20/23        EUR 3,725.00        EUR 303        $ 3,866   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     1,477          01/20/23        USD       380.00        USD       56,485          886,939  
                      

 

 

 
                       $   890,805  
                      

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  

Put

                      

Euro Stoxx 50

     8          01/20/23        EUR 3,550.00        EUR 303        $ (951

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     1,477          01/20/23        USD       360.00        USD       56,485          (196,441
                      

 

 

 
                       $  (197,392
                      

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

               
Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate Paid
by the Trust
     Payment
Frequency
       Termination
Date
      

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value        Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

iTraxx.FINSUB.38.V1

     1.00      Quarterly          12/20/27        EUR 127        $  4,313        $ 9,720        $ (5,407
                    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                     
       Reference Obligation/Index    

Financing
Rate Received
by the Trust
 
 
 
 

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         Goldman Sachs International   06/20/23     N/R       EUR          78     $ (4,000   $ (4,236   $ 236  
 

Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A.

    5.00     Quarterly       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   06/20/23     CCC+       EUR          80       (4,103     (3,381     (722
 

Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A.

    5.00     Quarterly       JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   06/20/23     CCC+       EUR          52       (2,667     (2,351     (316
 

Novafives S.A.S.

    5.00     Quarterly       Citibank N.A.   06/20/23     B-       EUR          60       (1,887     (1,993     106  
 

Novafives S.A.S.

    5.00     Quarterly       Goldman Sachs International   06/20/23     B-       EUR          26       (801     (833     32  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)

 

                       
  Reference Obligation/Index    

Financing
Rate Received
by the Trust
 
 
 
 

Payment

Frequency

      Counterparty   Termination Date            
Credit
Rating
 
(a) 
   
Notional
Amount (000)

(b) 
    Value      


Upfront
Premium
Paid

(Received)

 
 
 

 

   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
          

    

 

Novafives S.A.S.

    5.00   Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International   06/20/23       B-     EUR           15     $ (457   $ (509   $ 52    
 

Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A.

    5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   12/20/23       CCC+     EUR         117       (14,690     (24,664     9,974    
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly       Barclays Bank PLC   12/20/23       N/R     USD         856       (9,555     (13,404     3,849    
 

Saipem Finance International BV

    5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   12/20/25       BB+     EUR         100       (2,644     (1,919     (725  
 

Virgin Media Finance PLC

    5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   12/20/25             B     EUR           70       2,775       5,852       (3,077  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly     Bank of America N.A.   12/20/26       B+     EUR           50       (7,566     (1,753     (5,813  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC   12/20/26       B+     EUR           41       (6,145     1,430       (7,575  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly     Credit Suisse International   12/20/26       B+     EUR           39       (5,973     1,470       (7,443  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly     Credit Suisse International   12/20/26       B+     EUR           55       (8,322     1,905       (10,227  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  12/20/26       B+     EUR           55       (8,322     2,258       (10,580  
 

K&S AG

    5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   12/20/26       BB+     EUR           90       8,596       6,499       2,097    
 

Cellnex Telecom SA

    5.00     Quarterly     Credit Suisse International   06/20/27       BB+     EUR         200       25,308       16,033       9,275    
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00     Quarterly     Credit Suisse International   06/20/27       BB+     EUR         180       6,856       7,459       (603  
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00     Quarterly     Credit Suisse International   06/20/27       BB+     EUR           50       1,905       1,529       376    
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   06/20/27       BB+     EUR           20       762       662       100    
 

Ladbrokes Coral Group Ltd.

    1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   06/20/27       BB     EUR           50       (3,928     (5,030     1,102    
 

Ladbrokes Coral Group Ltd.

    1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   06/20/27       BB     EUR         180       (14,142     (28,889     14,747    
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly     Bank of America N.A.   12/20/27       CCC-     EUR           35       (9,086     (8,299     (787  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC   12/20/27       CCC-     EUR           21       (5,461     (4,920     (541  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC   12/20/27       CCC-     EUR           59       (15,351     (13,829     (1,522  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly     Citibank N.A.   12/20/27       CCC-     EUR           17       (4,454     (4,122     (332  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   12/20/27       CCC-     EUR           36       (9,322     (8,540     (782  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00     Quarterly    

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

  12/20/27       CCC-     EUR           26       (6,759     (6,112     (647  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                    $ (99,433   $ (89,687   $ (9,746  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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 Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Total Return Swaps

 

                       
                                                          Upfront        
Paid by the Trust           Received by the Trust                                   Premium     Unrealized  
                                  Effective     Termination     Notional           Paid     Appreciation  
Rate   Frequency            Reference     Frequency     Counterparty     Date     Date     Amount (000)     Value     (Received)     (Depreciation)  

1-Day SOFR, 4.32%

    Quarterly        
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid
High Yield Index
 
 
    Monthly      
BNP Paribas SA
 
    N/A       06/20/23     USD 1,535     $ (23,383   $ (10,725   $ (12,658

1-Day SOFR, 4.32%

    Quarterly        
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid
High Yield Index
 
 
    Monthly      
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
 
 
    N/A       06/20/23     USD 3,049       (41,162     (22,046     (19,116

1-Day SOFR, 4.32%

    Quarterly        
Markit iBoxx $ Liquid
High Yield Index
 
 
    Monthly      
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC
 
 
    N/A       06/20/23     USD 9,430       (187,099     (72,919     (114,180
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  $  (251,644   $ (105,690   $ (145,954
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps, OTC Swaps and Options Written

 

           
Description    Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Value  

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 9,720      $      $      $ (5,407    $  

OTC Swaps

     45,097        (240,474      41,946        (197,646       

Options Written

     N/A        N/A        138,821               (197,392

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Consolidated 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)

   $      $      $ 188,778      $      $ 464,581      $      $ 653,359  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          37,521                      37,521  

Options purchased

                    

Investments at value — unaffiliated(b)

                   890,805                             890,805  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            87,043                                    87,043  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $     87,043      $     1,079,583      $       37,521      $       464,581      $      $   1,668,728  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 104,135      $      $      $ 104,135  

Options written

                    

Options written at value

                   197,392                             197,392  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            5,407                                    5,407  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            186,476                      251,644               438,120  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 191,883      $ 197,392      $ 104,135      $ 251,644      $      $ 745,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. In the Consolidated 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).

 
  (b) 

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Consolidated 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

   $      $      $ (350,676    $      $   3,428,368      $      $   3,077,692  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          4,312,315                      4,312,315  

Options purchased(a)

            (34,214      26,011               (5,345             (13,548

Options written

            (545      128,812                             128,267  

Swaps

            59,580                      (4,002,598             (3,943,018
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $     24,821      $ (195,853    $     4,312,315      $ (579,575    $      $ 3,561,708  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

              

Futures contracts

   $      $      $     188,778      $      $ 463,095      $      $ 651,873  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          372,219                      372,219  

Options purchased(b)

                   28,791                             28,791  

Options written

                   131,133                             131,133  

Swaps

            (86,755                    (577,321             (664,076
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (86,755    $ 348,702      $ 372,219      $ (114,226    $      $ 519,940  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 — short

   $ 28,885,368  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 36,194,835  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 55,769  

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 317,828  

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 81,008  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 686,035  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 98,005  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 94,505  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 3,076,479  

Total return swaps:

  

Average notional value

   $ 28,223,000  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     

Futures contracts

   $ 351,742      $  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     37,521        104,135  

Options

     890,805        197,392  

Swaps — centrally cleared

     4,173         

Swaps — OTC(a)

     87,043        438,120  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     1,371,284        739,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (1,246,720      (197,392
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 124,564      $ 542,255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Trust’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 Trust:

 

           
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)

Barclays Bank PLC

     $ 5,279      $ (5,279)        $      $      $  

Citibank N.A.

       106        (106)                         

Credit Suisse International

       38,047        (18,273)                        19,774  

Goldman Sachs International

       320        (320)                         

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       41,033        (41,033)                         

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       2,258        (2,258)                         

Westpac Banking Corp.

       37,521                               37,521  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 124,564      $ (67,269)        $      $      $       57,295  
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

Counterparty

    

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

    

Derivatives

Available

 

 

  

 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

 

  

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

 

  

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

 

     for Offset (a)       Liabilities (b)(d) 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 16,652      $      $      $      $ 16,652  

Barclays Bank PLC

     41,791        (5,279)                      36,512  

BNP Paribas SA

     23,383                             23,383  

Citibank N.A.

     6,447        (106)                      6,341  

Credit Suisse International

     18,273        (18,273)                       

Deutsche Bank AG

     104,135                             104,135  

Goldman Sachs International

     5,578        (320)                      5,258  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     80,396        (41,033)               (20,000)        19,363  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     245,600        (2,258)                      243,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 542,255      $ (67,269)      $      $ (20,000)      $ 454,986  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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 Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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

 

 

 
       Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                   

Investments

                   

Long-Term Investments

                   

Asset-Backed Securities

     $        $ 2,120,176        $        $ 2,120,176  

Common Stocks

                   

Building Products

       22,758                            22,758  

Chemicals

       1,925,670                            1,925,670  

Consumer Finance

       25                            25  

Containers & Packaging

                782,327                   782,327  

Diversified Financial Services

                               22,236          22,236  

Electrical Equipment

       18,481                            18,481  

IT Services

       413,421                            413,421  

Media

       111,494                            111,494  

Metals & Mining

       1,644,287                                  1,644,287  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       2,748,750                            2,748,750  

Road & Rail

       367,488                            367,488  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       2,056                            2,056  

Software

             1,012,798                            1,012,798  

Corporate Bonds

                   

Aerospace & Defense

                      79,289,829                   79,289,829  

Airlines

       156,685          30,261,019                   30,417,704  

Auto Components

                25,819,163                   25,819,163  

Automobiles

                30,592,820                   30,592,820  

Banks

                8,307,428                   8,307,428  

Beverages

                29,042,764                   29,042,764  

Biotechnology

                278,987                   278,987  

Building Materials

                15,397,404                   15,397,404  

Building Products

                21,111,718                   21,111,718  

Capital Markets

                28,772,368                   28,772,368  

Chemicals

                42,547,899                   42,547,899  

Commercial Services & Supplies

                21,585,823                   21,585,823  

Communications Equipment

                14,782,801                   14,782,801  

Construction Materials

                1,705,063                   1,705,063  

Consumer Discretionary

                32,762,355                   32,762,355  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
       Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Corporate Bonds (continued)

                   

Consumer Finance

     $       76,547        $       44,521,917        $        $       44,598,464  

Containers & Packaging

                11,155,321                   11,155,321  

Diversified Consumer Services

                38,569,022                   38,569,022  

Diversified Financial Services

                19,179,967                   19,179,967  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

                49,873,657                   49,873,657  

Electric Utilities

                7,692,999                   7,692,999  

Electrical Equipment

                2,716,642                   2,716,642  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

                12,240,332                   12,240,332  

Energy Equipment & Services

                10,047,434                   10,047,434  

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service

                16,538,382                   16,538,382  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

                22,886,363                   22,886,363  

Food & Staples Retailing

                20,678,730                   20,678,730  

Food Products

                19,238,017                   19,238,017  

Gas Utilities

                456,441                   456,441  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

                7,633,624                   7,633,624  

Health Care Providers & Services

                45,257,744                   45,257,744  

Health Care Technology

                15,072,441                   15,072,441  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

       69,227          68,400,949                   68,470,176  

Household Durables

                15,265,657                   15,265,657  

Household Products

                1,717,486                   1,717,486  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

                7,944,013                   7,944,013  

Insurance

                37,672,425                   37,672,425  

Interactive Media & Services

                5,715,457                   5,715,457  

Internet Software & Services

                25,846,445                   25,846,445  

IT Services

                33,858,488                   33,858,488  

Leisure Products

                2,721,614                   2,721,614  

Machinery

                22,445,844                   22,445,844  

Marine

                240,521                   240,521  

Media

                182,236,482                   182,236,482  

Metals & Mining

                41,937,492                   41,937,492  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

                155,633                   155,633  

Multiline Retail

                1,675,834                   1,675,834  

Multi-Utilities

                1,227,239                   1,227,239  

Offshore Drilling & Other Services

                12,033,646                   12,033,646  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

       520,286          222,400,091                   222,920,377  

Personal Products

                280,555                   280,555  

Pharmaceuticals

                13,686,325                   13,686,325  

Real Estate

                2,110,647                   2,110,647  

Real Estate Management & Development

                6,150,415                   6,150,415  

Road & Rail

                9,405,337                   9,405,337  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       163,833          21,225,078                   21,388,911  

Software

                65,633,713                   65,633,713  

Specialty Retail

                6,010,778                   6,010,778  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                1,885,272                   1,885,272  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

       185,427          2,778,643                   2,964,070  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

                8,721,501                   8,721,501  

Transportation

                508,996                   508,996  

Transportation Infrastructure

                103,577                   103,577  

Utilities

                3,231,226                   3,231,226  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

                22,118,210                   22,118,210  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

                195,780,265                12,296,415          208,076,680  

Preferred Securities

                   

Capital Trusts

                   

Aerospace & Defense

       105,258                            105,258  

Automobiles

                554,376                   554,376  

Banks

                3,094,759                   3,094,759  

Diversified Financial Services

                7,030,680                   7,030,680  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

                375,710                   375,710  

Electric Utilities

                971,351                   971,351  

Food & Staples Retailing

                18,654                   18,654  

Health Care Providers & Services

                182,249                   182,249  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

                1,157,435                   1,157,435  

Media

                113,834                   113,834  

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Capital Trusts (continued)

                 

Multi-Utilities

   $        $ 212,711        $        $ 212,711  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

              394,097                   394,097  

Transportation Infrastructure

              162,173                   162,173  

Utilities

              503,614                   503,614  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

              375,368                   375,368  

Preferred Stocks

              321,684          12,439,882          12,761,566  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     723,084                            723,084  

Options Purchased

                 

Equity Contracts

     890,805                            890,805  

Liabilities

                 

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              (93,418                 (93,418
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $         11,158,380        $   1,787,420,108        $     24,758,533          1,823,337,021  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(b)

                    11,296  
                 

 

 

 
                  $   1,823,348,317  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(c)

                 

Assets

                 

Credit Contracts

   $        $ 41,946        $        $ 41,946  

Equity Contracts

     188,778                            188,778  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              37,521                   37,521  

Interest Rate Contracts

     464,581                            464,581  

Liabilities

                 

Credit Contracts

              (57,099                 (57,099

Equity Contracts

     (197,392                          (197,392

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (104,135                 (104,135

Interest Rate Contracts

              (145,954                 (145,954
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 455,967        $ (227,721      $        $ 228,246  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
  (b) 

Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient 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, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and options written. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

The Trust 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 $529,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year 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
    

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

     Preferred
Stocks
     Total  

Assets

           

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

   $ 22,236      $ 15,655,042      $ 12,823,367      $ 28,500,645  

Transfers into Level 3

            876,680               876,680  

Transfers out of Level 3

            (2,360,869             (2,360,869

Accrued discounts/premiums

            24,146               24,146  

Net realized gain (loss)

        43,175        118,262        161,437  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)(b)

            (825,133      (138,806      (963,939

Purchases

            1,261,072               1,261,072  

Sales

            (2,377,698      (362,941      (2,740,639
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of December 31, 2022

   $   22,236      $   12,296,415      $   12,439,882      $   24,758,533  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2022(b)

   $      $ (715,129    $ (138,806    $ (853,935
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 
  (b) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

 

 

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Consolidated Schedule of Investments   (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

    

 

The Trust’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  

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

   

AGL CLO 12 Ltd.

   

Series 2021-12A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 5.84%, 07/20/34(a)(b)

  $ 890     $ 851,679  

Series 2021-12A, Class C,
6.09%, 07/20/34

    500       460,371  

AIG CLO LLC(a)(b)

   

Series 2018-1A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 5.36%, 04/20/32

    3,500       3,431,266  

Series 2021-1A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 5.42%, 04/22/34

    2,000       1,943,904  

AIMCO CLO 14 Ltd., Series 2021-14A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 0.99%), 5.23%, 04/20/34(a)(b)

    3,000       2,912,227  

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 6.43%, 10/21/28(a)(b)

    500       484,387  

Allegro CLO VI Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2017-2A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 5.58%, 01/17/31

    360       341,922  

Series 2017-2A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 5.88%, 01/17/31

    2,400       2,234,470  

American Airlines, Inc., 5.18%, 08/15/23(c)

    790       787,722  

Anchorage Capital CLO 3-R Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2014-3RA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 6.22%, 01/28/31

    1,000       930,681  

Series 2014-3RA, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 6.97%, 01/28/31

    1,000       885,319  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 6.09%, 10/13/30(a)(b)

    1,000       963,663  

Apidos CLO XV, Series 2013-15A, Class DRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%),
6.94%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       903,201  

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%),
6.03%, 07/16/31(a)(b)

    1,000       949,063  

Apidos CLO XXXVII, Series 2021-37A, Class A, 5.45%, 10/22/34

            3,000               2,924,225  

Ares XLIX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-49A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 7.32%, 07/22/30(a)(b)

    1,000       909,658  

Ares XLVII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-47A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%), 6.78%, 04/15/30(a)(b)

    1,500       1,327,451  

Ares XLVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2018-48A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 6.04%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

    500       466,259  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2015-4A, Class A3R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 5.58%, 10/15/30

    1,000       965,350  

Series 2015-4A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 5.88%, 10/15/30

    1,750       1,655,871  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 5.50%, 10/24/31(a)(b)

    400       390,756  

Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%),
6.52%, 01/23/31(a)(b)

    250       239,123  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XII Ltd., Series 2017-12A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 6.08%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

    1,000       945,778  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XVI Ltd., Series 2018-16A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.03%),
5.11%, 01/17/32(a)(b)

    1,900       1,864,822  

Canyon CLO Ltd., Series 2020-3A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%),
6.58%, 01/15/34(a)(b)

    500       472,755  

Carlyle C17 CLO Ltd., Series C17A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%),
6.26%, 04/30/31(a)(b)

    1,000       941,038  

CarVal CLO I Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.89%),
6.97%, 07/16/31(a)(b)

    500       461,882  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Cedar Funding XII CLO Ltd., Series 2020-12A, Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.13%), 5.49%, 10/25/34(a)(b)

  $         1,000     $ 974,701  

Cedar Funding XIV CLO Ltd., Series 2021-14A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.10%), 5.18%, 07/15/33(a)(b)

    2,000               1,964,000  

CIFC Funding I Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.11%),
5.47%, 04/25/33(a)(b)

    1,500       1,475,250  

CIFC Funding II Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2019-2A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 5.58%, 04/17/34

    900       858,276  

Series 2020-2A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 5.41%, 10/20/34

    1,200       1,169,735  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2013-2A, Class A3LR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%), 6.14%, 10/18/30

    1,000       941,063  

Series 2013-2A, Class B1LR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 7.24%, 10/18/30

    1,000       909,872  

Series 2018-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 5.94%, 04/18/31

    1,000       941,737  

Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 6.84%, 04/18/31

    1,200       1,113,176  

Dryden 77 CLO Ltd., Series 2020-77A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%),
5.80%, 05/20/34(a)(b)

    3,500       3,398,706  

Elmwood CLO 15 Ltd., Series 2022-2A, Class A1, (3 mo. SOFR + 1.34%),
5.38%, 04/22/35(a)(b)

    1,200       1,169,864  

Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%),
5.39%, 04/20/34(a)(b)

    2,000       1,949,395  

Elmwood CLO V Ltd., Series 2022-2A, Class AR, 5.39%, 10/20/34

    1,000       975,817  

Elmwood CLO VIII Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.24%), 5.48%, 01/20/34(a)(b)

    2,000       1,952,377  

Elmwood CLO XII Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class B, 5.94%, 01/20/35

    2,000       1,908,703  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class D1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%),
6.84%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       941,109  

Generate CLO 2 Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 6.17%, 01/22/31

    1,500       1,416,417  

Series 2A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 6.92%, 01/22/31

    1,800       1,621,978  

Generate CLO 6 Ltd., Series A1R, Class 6A, 5.52%, 01/22/35

    2,500       2,426,572  

Golub Capital Partners CLO 52B Ltd., Series 2020- 52A, Class A1, 5.68%, 01/20/34

    2,000       1,960,328  

Golub Capital Partners CLO 53B Ltd., Series 2021- 53A, Class B, 6.04%, 07/20/34

    1,000       962,921  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 6.58%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

    1,000       897,334  

HalseyPoint CLO 4 Ltd., Series 2021-4A, Class A, 5.46%, 04/20/34

    2,000       1,948,309  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 12A-18, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 6.04%, 07/18/31

    1,250       1,169,856  

Series 4A-2014, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 5.87%, 01/28/30

    650       627,498  

HPS Loan Management Ltd., Series 6A-2015, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 6.28%, 02/05/31(a)(b)

    1,500       1,400,661  

Long Point Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 5.78%, 01/17/30(a)(b)

    1,000       934,947  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Madison Park Funding L Ltd., Series 2021-50A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 5.37%, 04/19/34(a)(b)

  $ 1,270     $ 1,244,210  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014-13A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 6.13%, 04/19/30(a)(b)

    1,000       964,395  

Madison Park Funding XLVIII Ltd., Series 2021-48A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 5.38%, 04/19/33(a)(b)

    1,000       983,387  

Madison Park Funding XXVII Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2018-27A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 6.04%, 04/20/30

        1,000       941,692  

Series 2018-27A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 6.84%, 04/20/30

    1,000       929,792  

Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-38A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 5.20%, 07/17/34(a)(b)

    1,070       1,041,284  

Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 5.69%, 12/18/30(a)(b)

    1,000       949,932  

MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%),
6.24%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

    1,000       933,578  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 7.28%, 10/21/30(a)(b)

    2,700           2,499,210  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2016-22A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.73%, 10/17/30

    400       388,125  

Series 2016-22A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 6.28%, 10/17/30

    1,000       952,415  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 26 Ltd., Series 2017-26A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 5.94%, 10/18/30(a)(b)

    1,500       1,411,401  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 27 Ltd., Series 2018-27A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 6.68%, 01/15/30(a)(b)

    1,000       929,513  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 47 Ltd., 5.13%, 04/14/35

    1,000       974,691  

OCP CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2014-6A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 6.23%, 10/17/30

    500       477,499  

Series 2016-11A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.45%), 6.78%, 10/26/30

    1,500       1,453,831  

Series 2017-14A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%), 6.63%, 11/20/30

    1,000       949,888  

Octagon Investment Partners 26 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.85%), 6.93%, 07/15/30(a)(b)

    500       450,852  

Octagon Investment Partners 33 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 6.99%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       884,522  

Octagon Investment Partners 34 Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 5.64%, 01/20/30(a)(b)

    1,000       965,726  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2013-1A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 5.76%, 01/25/31

    1,000       963,766  

Series 2013-1A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 6.06%, 01/25/31

    1,000       931,161  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd., Series 2014- 1A, Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 6.22%, 01/22/30(a)(b)

  $ 900     $ 846,100  

OHA Credit Funding 10 Ltd., Series 2021-10A, Class A, 5.32%, 01/18/36

        1,500           1,460,229  

OHA Credit Funding 3 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 5.38%, 07/02/35(a)(b)

    1,750       1,708,041  

OHA Credit Funding 5 Ltd., Series 2020-5A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 5.36%, 04/18/33(a)(b)

    1,000       981,683  

OHA Credit Funding 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class AR, (3 mo. SOFR + 1.30%), 5.26%, 02/24/37(a)(b)

    1,250       1,217,089  

OHA Credit Partners XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.90%), 7.22%, 07/23/30(a)(b)

    600       556,910  

OHA Credit Partners XVI, Series 2021-16A, Class A, 5.34%, 10/18/34

    750       731,354  

OZLM XXI Ltd., Series 2017-21A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 6.14%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

    1,800       1,682,674  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2015-1A, Class A2R4, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 6.38%, 05/21/34

    2,500       2,381,399  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 5.64%, 04/18/31

    1,500       1,452,800  

Series 2019-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 7.70%, 11/14/34

    1,000       922,903  

Series 2020-3A, Class A1AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.08%), 5.69%, 11/15/31

    1,500       1,472,158  

Series 2021-2A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 5.23%, 07/15/34

    2,000       1,952,156  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.85%), 8.46%, 05/15/32(a)(b)

    1,500       1,277,931  

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.16%), 5.40%, 04/20/34(a)(b)

    2,000       1,949,093  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 7.80%, 06/20/34(a)(b)

    500       464,746  

Regatta XV Funding Ltd., Series 2018-4A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 6.21%, 10/25/31(a)(b)

    1,200       1,158,593  

Regatta XVI Funding Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2019-2A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%), 6.78%, 01/15/33

    1,000       963,572  

Series 2019-2A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.90%), 7.98%, 01/15/33

    1,000       947,555  

Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 5.53%, 01/15/34(a)(b)

    1,000       956,634  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2017-3A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.19%), 5.43%, 10/20/30

    2,000       1,972,001  

Series 2017-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 6.89%, 10/20/30

    1,000       916,401  

RR 5 Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 7.18%, 10/15/31(a)(b)

    650       591,067  

Signal Peak CLO 8 Ltd.(a)(b)

   

Series 2020-8A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.27%), 5.51%, 04/20/33

    6,000       5,861,758  

Series 2020-8A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.89%, 04/20/33

    1,650       1,575,472  

Sound Point CLO XXI Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 5.51%, 10/26/31(a)(b)

    1,400       1,363,387  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Stewart Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 6.68%, 01/15/30(a)(b)

  $ 1,500     $ 1,347,405  

Symphony CLO XXVIII Ltd., Series 2021-28A, Class A, 5.46%, 10/23/34

    1,900       1,850,182  

Tiaa CLO III Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 5.23%, 01/16/31(a)(b)

    2,500       2,446,574  

TICP CLO IX Ltd., Series 2017-9A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 5.38%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       989,102  

TICP CLO VI Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class AR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 5.20%, 01/15/34(a)(b)

    2,000       1,958,444  

TICP CLO X Ltd., Series 2018-10A, Class B, 5.71%, 04/20/31

    1,300       1,262,927  

TICP CLO XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.73%, 07/15/34(a)(b)

    1,000       956,586  

TICP CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2019-14A, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 5.89%, 10/20/32(a)(b)

    1,750       1,692,995  

Trimaran CAVU Ltd.

   

Series 2022-2A, Class A, 6.85%, 01/20/36

    2,500       2,487,294  

Series 2022-2A, Class B1, 7.75%, 01/20/36

    1,500       1,486,415  

Whitebox CLO I Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class ANAR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.13%), 5.45%, 07/24/32(a)(b)

    1,000       979,100  

York CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 5.44%, 10/22/29(a)(b)

    1,903       1,882,932  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 14.2%
(Cost: $152,245,627)

          148,579,977  
   

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

   
Advertising Agencies — 0.2%            

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 10/01/48(d)

    2,215       2,024,038  
   

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 4.5%            

Boeing Co., 5.15%, 05/01/30(d)

    6,775       6,609,956  

Bombardier, Inc.(b)

   

7.50%, 03/15/25

    98       97,051  

7.13%, 06/15/26(d)

    1,322       1,282,623  

7.88%, 04/15/27(d)

    1,347       1,306,557  

6.00%, 02/15/28(d)

    1,121       1,036,611  

7.45%, 05/01/34

    327       327,000  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26(b)

    516       421,830  

General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 04/01/50(d)

    1,260       1,117,650  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

    45       44,498  

Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27(b)

    320       296,000  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(d)

   

4.03%, 10/15/47

    2,400       1,988,838  

5.25%, 05/01/50

    3,050       3,003,304  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.(d)

   

4.63%, 11/16/48

    2,805       2,527,502  

3.13%, 07/01/50

    3,545       2,481,611  

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

    1,933       1,841,183  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

   

7.50%, 04/15/25(b)

    332       328,069  

9.38%, 11/30/29

    686       722,152  

TransDigm, Inc.

   

8.00%, 12/15/25(b)

    1,596       1,619,605  

6.25%, 03/15/26(b)(d)

        16,639       16,409,215  

6.38%, 06/15/26

    8       7,784  

7.50%, 03/15/27

    432       427,424  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

 

TransDigm, Inc. (continued)

   

4.63%, 01/15/29

  $ 940     $ 826,514  

4.88%, 05/01/29(d)

    622       542,540  

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

    1,579       1,606,633  
   

 

 

 
          46,872,150  
Airlines — 1.6%            

Air Canada, 3.88%, 08/15/26(b)(d)

    549       486,267  

Allegiant Travel Co.,
7.25%, 08/15/27(b)

    183       174,063  

American Airlines, Inc.

   

5.18%, 10/15/23(c)

    837       826,467  

11.75%, 07/15/25(b)

    1,018       1,091,906  

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

   

5.50%, 04/20/26

    289       278,372  

5.75%, 04/20/29

        1,982       1,811,563  

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

    531       480,555  

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

    1,966       1,954,777  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.,
3.00%, 07/20/26(e)

    200       184,466  

Turkish Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 4.20%, 09/15/28(b)

    1,718       1,474,430  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 10/15/27(d)

    5,366       5,290,499  

United Airlines, Inc.(b)

   

4.38%, 04/15/26(d)

    1,242       1,151,242  

4.63%, 04/15/29

    1,274       1,109,266  
   

 

 

 
      16,313,873  
Auto Components — 1.5%            

Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp.,
4.15%, 05/01/52(d)

    4,240       3,050,752  

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

    497       498,149  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.(b)

   

6.25%, 05/15/26

    4,933       4,822,018  

8.50%, 05/15/27

    7,065       6,898,948  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

   

5.00%, 07/15/29

    207       172,669  

5.63%, 04/30/33

    53       43,264  
   

 

 

 
      15,485,800  
Automobiles — 2.0%            

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

   

4.50%, 03/01/28

    197       173,439  

4.75%, 03/01/30

    191       159,743  

5.00%, 02/15/32(b)

    101       83,093  

Ford Motor Co.(d)

   

7.45%, 07/16/31

    3,660       3,740,930  

3.25%, 02/12/32

    1,255       941,177  

6.10%, 08/19/32

    289       266,850  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

   

4.69%, 06/09/25

    200       190,293  

5.13%, 06/16/25(d)

    1,270       1,220,904  

3.38%, 11/13/25

    207       187,131  

2.70%, 08/10/26

    613       532,329  

4.95%, 05/28/27(d)

    400       373,160  

2.90%, 02/16/28(d)

    627       517,851  

5.11%, 05/03/29

    200       181,109  

4.00%, 11/13/30

    200       164,168  

3.63%, 06/17/31

    456       358,214  

General Motors Co.(d)

   

6.25%, 10/02/43

    940       869,057  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Automobiles (continued)

   

General Motors Co.(d) (continued)

   

5.95%, 04/01/49

  $ 3,455     $ 3,011,082  

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

    78       66,021  

Hyundai Capital America,
2.38%, 10/15/27(e)

    200       171,107  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 4.50%, 10/01/27(e)

    500       380,903  

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

    456       365,160  

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

    269       221,148  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.,
4.81%, 09/17/30(b)(d)

    7,125       6,046,786  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

   

3.50%, 09/01/25

    441       409,274  

3.75%, 06/15/29

    141       114,442  

TML Holdings Pte. Ltd., 4.35%, 06/09/26(e)

    200       178,600  
   

 

 

 
      20,923,971  
Banks — 3.2%            

ABQ Finance Ltd., 3.13%, 09/24/24(e)

    200       191,412  

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC, 3.50%, 03/31/27(e)

    212       200,101  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., 1.25%, 01/19/26(e)

    200       179,828  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., (5 year CMT + 1.70%), 2.57%, 11/25/35(a)(b)(d)

    5,445       3,995,141  

Bangkok Bank PCL

   

4.45%, 09/19/28(e)

    200       191,560  

(5 year CMT + 1.90%), 3.73%, 09/25/34(a)(e)

    200       166,725  

(5 year CMT + 4.73%), 5.00%

    222       210,178  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT, 3.75%, 03/30/26(e)

    200       182,022  

Bank of China Ltd.(e)

   

1.00%, 11/02/24

    200       185,850  

1.40%, 04/28/26

    200       179,050  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.35%), 3.80%(a)(e)(f)

    252       240,660  

Bank of East Asia Ltd., (5 year CMT + 5.53%), 5.83%(a)(e)(f)

    750       656,250  

China Construction Bank Corp., (5 year CMT + 2.15%), 2.45%, 06/24/30(a)(e)

    200       187,698  

Fifth Third Bancorp, Series H, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.03%), 5.10%(a)(f)

    5,000       4,750,000  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 2.95%, 06/01/25(e)

    200       190,972  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Macau Ltd., (5 year CMT + 1.65%), 2.88%, 09/12/29(a)(e)

    200       190,538  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 01/15/26(b)

    9,840           9,456,238  

Kasikornbank PCL(a)(e)

   

(5 year CMT + 1.70%), 3.34%, 10/02/31

    468       408,915  

(5 year CMT + 3.34%), 4.00%(f)

    300       246,900  

NongHyup Bank, 4.00%, 01/06/26(e)

    200       193,037  

QNB Finance Ltd., 2.63%, 05/12/25(e)

    200       188,538  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd., 1.35%, 01/10/26(e)

    200       178,306  

SNB Funding Ltd., 2.75%, 10/02/24(e)

    200       190,663  

State Street Corp., 5.82%, 11/04/28(d)

        2,925       3,020,574  

United Overseas Bank Ltd., 1.25%, 04/14/26(e)

    200       178,694  

Wells Fargo & Co.(d)

   

5.61%, 01/15/44

    4,119       3,993,347  

(1 day SOFR + 1.51%), 3.53%, 03/24/28(a)

    4,075       3,773,454  
   

 

 

 
      33,726,651  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Beverages — 2.1%

   

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46(d)

  $ 6,170     $ 5,608,994  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.55%, 01/23/49(d)

    5,000       4,942,989  

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

    2,781       1,934,276  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC(b)

   

6.00%, 06/15/27

    509       498,283  

3.25%, 09/01/28

    200       169,889  

4.00%, 09/01/29

    3,414       2,705,688  

Ball Corp.

   

5.25%, 07/01/25

    30       29,608  

2.88%, 08/15/30

    147       117,324  

3.13%, 09/15/31(d)

    712       571,829  

Canpack SA/Canpack U.S. LLC, 3.13%, 11/01/25(b)

    228       198,431  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

    151       155,456  

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

    58       53,659  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(b)

   

5.50%, 08/15/26

    2,830       2,594,928  

8.50%, 08/15/27

    3,036       2,785,606  
   

 

 

 
          22,366,960  
Biotechnology — 0.5%            

Baxalta, Inc., 5.25%, 06/23/45(d)

        6,000       5,733,440  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials(b) — 0.4%            

Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., 8.75%, 08/01/28

    336       308,324  

Masonite International Corp., Class C, 5.38%, 02/01/28

    235       217,283  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/28

    163       144,739  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, 6.00%, 11/01/28

    1,212       1,084,376  

Standard Industries, Inc.

   

5.00%, 02/15/27

    412       380,166  

4.75%, 01/15/28

    26       23,397  

4.38%, 07/15/30

    1,492       1,215,868  

3.38%, 01/15/31

    214       161,036  

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

    386       359,376  
   

 

 

 
      3,894,565  
Building Products — 0.9%            

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(b)

   

5.00%, 09/30/27

    26       24,245  

6.38%, 06/15/30

    936       909,474  

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

    86       71,465  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29(b)

    54       34,363  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 5.63%, 04/15/53(d)

    4,345       4,159,448  

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

    113       90,983  

SRS Distribution, Inc.(b)

   

4.63%, 07/01/28

    982       870,514  

6.13%, 07/01/29

    1,046       845,712  

6.00%, 12/01/29(d)

    763       607,236  

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(b)(d)

    1,999       1,729,152  

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

    96       82,991  
   

 

 

 
      9,425,583  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Capital Markets — 1.4%

   

Charles Schwab Corp., Series H, (10 year CMT + 3.08%), 4.00%(a)(d)(f)

  $     5,215     $ 4,158,702  

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

    447       382,539  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 3.25%, 01/15/32

    725       579,554  

Huarong Finance 2019 Co. Ltd.,
2.13%, 09/30/23(e)

    200       191,787  

Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., 4.63%, 06/03/26(e)

    200       177,500  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

   

4.75%, 09/15/24

    520       498,551  

6.25%, 05/15/26

    824       791,778  

5.25%, 05/15/27

    2,030       1,858,668  

4.38%, 02/01/29

    651       550,518  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.,
5.50%, 10/18/23(d)

    4,000       4,000,048  

NFP Corp.(b)

   

4.88%, 08/15/28(d)

    139       118,330  

6.88%, 08/15/28(d)

    764       629,749  

7.50%, 10/01/30

    170       159,865  

Temasek Financial I Ltd., 2.38%, 08/02/41(e)

    250       176,297  
   

 

 

 
          14,273,886  
Chemicals — 2.8%            

Avient Corp., 7.13%, 08/01/30(b)

    267       261,001  

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

    1,090       899,430  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 4.75%, 06/15/27(b)(d)

    597       551,867  

Bluestar Finance Holdings Ltd.,
3.38%, 07/16/24(e)

    200       192,850  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co. Ltd.,
2.00%, 09/22/25(e)

    300       269,802  

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

    1,105       886,762  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 5.42%, 11/15/48(d)

    7,500       7,138,496  

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

    3,005       2,554,250  

GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd.,
2.98%, 03/18/31(e)

    200       160,538  

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

    490       366,231  

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

    491       411,078  

Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28(b)

    100       85,987  

LG Chem Ltd., 2.38%, 07/07/31(e)

    200       156,350  

LYB Finance Co. BV, 8.10%, 03/15/27(b)

    6,000       6,534,944  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.88%, 06/01/24(b)

    240       232,199  

SCIL IV LLC/SCIL USA Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 11/01/26(b)(d)

    280       237,300  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., 4.00%, 04/01/31

    364       278,075  

SK Invictus Intermediate II Sarl,
5.00%, 10/30/29(b)

    1,148       941,360  

UPL Corp. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.87%),
5.25%(a)(e)(f)

    500       340,562  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.(b)

   

7.13%, 06/15/25

    1,485       1,503,580  

7.25%, 06/15/28(d)

    1,384       1,401,956  

WR Grace Holdings LLC(b)

   

5.63%, 10/01/24

    1,493       1,470,605  

4.88%, 06/15/27

    224       198,493  

5.63%, 08/15/29(d)

    2,101       1,696,074  
   

 

 

 
      28,769,790  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%            

ADT Security Corp.

   

4.13%, 06/15/23

    174       172,270  

4.13%, 08/01/29(b)

    91       77,392  

4.88%, 07/15/32(b)

    59       50,140  

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.30%), 6.50%, 06/15/45(a)(b)(d)

    5,000       4,713,104  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)            

APX Group, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(b)

  $ 555     $ 459,644  

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

    73       62,447  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., (1 day SOFR + 2.07%), 5.83%, 10/25/33(d)

        4,620       4,789,063  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC(b)

   

6.50%, 10/01/25

    125       117,525  

5.50%, 05/01/28(d)

    645       550,256  

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

    683       637,068  

Hertz Corp.(b)

   

4.63%, 12/01/26

    249       208,537  

5.00%, 12/01/29(d)

    177       134,272  

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

    310       260,240  

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

    356       311,500  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.(b)

   

5.75%, 04/15/26

    377       362,862  

6.25%, 01/15/28(d)

    804       731,769  

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

    882       740,616  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

   

4.88%, 01/15/28

    777       736,324  

5.25%, 01/15/30

    44       41,342  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.(b)

   

6.13%, 06/15/25

    823       814,770  

4.63%, 08/15/28

    541       488,252  
   

 

 

 
          16,459,393  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%            

CommScope Technologies LLC,
6.00%, 06/15/25(b)(d)

    942       857,220  

CommScope, Inc.(b)

   

6.00%, 03/01/26

    524       483,594  

8.25%, 03/01/27

    83       64,325  

7.13%, 07/01/28(d)

    464       331,699  

4.75%, 09/01/29

    505       407,131  

Nokia OYJ, 6.63%, 05/15/39

    324       307,528  

Viasat, Inc.(b)

   

5.63%, 09/15/25

    731       678,213  

5.63%, 04/15/27

    243       220,729  

6.50%, 07/15/28

    287       215,314  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29(b)

    705       592,521  
   

 

 

 
      4,158,274  
Construction Materials(b) — 0.1%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

   

4.00%, 01/15/28

    617       550,487  

3.88%, 11/15/29

    41       33,516  

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

    256       229,576  

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

    132       112,436  

Resideo Funding, Inc., 4.00%, 09/01/29

    97       78,429  
   

 

 

 
      1,004,444  
Consumer Discretionary(b) — 0.9%            

Carnival Corp.

   

10.50%, 02/01/26

    733       736,489  

7.63%, 03/01/26

    149       118,097  

5.75%, 03/01/27

    1,111       793,298  

9.88%, 08/01/27

    957       904,365  

4.00%, 08/01/28

    434       353,888  

6.00%, 05/01/29(d)

    714       475,797  

Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd.,
10.38%, 05/01/28(d)

    1,936       1,987,517  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

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

  $ 869     $ 666,697  

Life Time, Inc., 8.00%, 04/15/26

    187       168,300  

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

    480       435,442  

NCL Corp. Ltd.

   

5.88%, 03/15/26

    127       99,755  

7.75%, 02/15/29

    124       93,315  

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

    530       391,257  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   

4.25%, 07/01/26

    200       161,669  

5.50%, 08/31/26

    241       202,741  

5.38%, 07/15/27

    378       306,067  

11.63%, 08/15/27

    284       285,201  

5.50%, 04/01/28

    91       72,622  

8.25%, 01/15/29

    302       302,755  

9.25%, 01/15/29(d)

    566       581,622  

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

    120       96,600  
   

 

 

 
      9,233,494  
Consumer Finance — 1.6%            

Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/31

    2,518       2,009,175  

Global Payments, Inc., 5.95%, 08/15/52(d)

        4,850       4,385,181  

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

    980       856,422  

KB Kookmin Card Co. Ltd., 4.00%, 06/09/25(e)

    200       190,830  

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

    452       352,605  

Navient Corp.

   

7.25%, 09/25/23

    299       298,756  

6.13%, 03/25/24

    59       57,798  

5.50%, 03/15/29

    414       337,824  

OneMain Finance Corp.

   

7.13%, 03/15/26(d)

    1,231       1,170,533  

3.50%, 01/15/27

    627       519,137  

6.63%, 01/15/28

    295       271,645  

5.38%, 11/15/29

    133       108,781  

Sabre Global, Inc.(b)

   

9.25%, 04/15/25

    578       575,761  

11.25%, 12/15/27

    136       140,043  

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

    718       678,359  

Shinhan Card Co. Ltd., 1.38%, 10/19/25(e)

    200       176,628  

Shriram Finance Ltd., 4.40%, 03/13/24

    500       480,000  

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

    347       295,106  

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

    3,791       3,714,081  
   

 

 

 
          16,618,665  
Containers & Packaging — 1.8%            

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(b)

   

6.63%, 04/15/29

    988       939,342  

8.75%, 04/15/30

    588       503,311  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 09/30/26

    224       213,602  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 02/01/26

    355       344,616  

Graphic Packaging International LLC, 3.50%, 03/01/29(b)

    264       224,935  

International Paper Co.

   

8.70%, 06/15/38

    4,000       4,943,438  

7.30%, 11/15/39(d)

    10,000       11,011,285  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Containers & Packaging (continued)

 

LABL, Inc., 5.88%, 11/01/28(b)

  $ 520     $ 453,060  

Sealed Air Corp., 4.00%, 12/01/27(b)

    109       98,878  
   

 

 

 
      18,732,467  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%        

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

   

6.63%, 07/15/26

    5,356       4,900,740  

9.75%, 07/15/27(d)

    1,306       1,136,220  

6.00%, 06/01/29(d)

    2,301       1,669,973  

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

        2,154       1,763,471  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(b)

   

3.88%, 07/01/28

    1,341       1,161,837  

4.88%, 07/01/29(d)

    861       732,151  

Service Corp. International

   

5.13%, 06/01/29

    468       438,762  

3.38%, 08/15/30

    585       475,551  

4.00%, 05/15/31(d)

    716       603,034  
   

 

 

 
          12,881,739  
Diversified Financial Services — 7.1%        

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

    724       577,390  

Ally Financial, Inc., Series B, (5 year CMT + 3.87%), 4.70%(a)(f)

    3,375       2,257,031  

Bank of America Corp.(a)(d)

   

(1 day SOFR + 1.83%), 4.57%, 04/27/33

    9,380       8,579,912  

(1 day SOFR + 1.99%), 6.20%, 11/10/28

    3,090       3,190,338  

Barclays PLC, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 4.97%, 05/16/29(a)(d)

    3,220       3,023,998  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC,
6.20%, 04/22/33

    5,100       5,140,834  

BNP Paribas SA, (5 year CMT + 3.34%),
4.63%(a)(b)(f)

    13,999       10,815,634  

BOC Aviation Ltd., 1.75%, 01/21/26(e)

    200       179,702  

China Cinda 2020 I Management Ltd.(e)

   

3.25%, 01/28/27

    200       181,842  

3.00%, 03/18/27

    200       178,600  

CITIC Ltd., 3.70%, 06/14/26(e)

    200       191,890  

Citigroup, Inc., 6.68%, 09/13/43(d)

    4,125       4,408,432  

CMB International Leasing Management Ltd., 1.88%, 08/12/25(e)

    200       179,975  

Coastal Emerald Ltd., (5 year CMT + 7.45%), 4.30%(a)(e)(f)

    200       188,787  

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 08/08/23(b)

    6,000       5,802,000  

Deutsche Bank AG, (1 day SOFR + 1.87%), 2.13%, 11/24/26(a)(d)

    3,260       2,875,998  

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 5.25%, 05/30/25(b)

    191       189,053  

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

    338       287,606  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (1 day SOFR + 1.85%), 3.62%, 03/15/28(a)(d)

    1,830       1,704,575  

ICBCIL Finance Co. Ltd., 1.75%, 08/25/25(e)

    200       181,350  

ION Trading Technologies SARL, 5.75%, 05/15/28(b)

    200       166,750  

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

    675       550,618  

JIC Zhixin Ltd., 3.50%, 11/24/27(e)

    200       187,480  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., (1 day SOFR + 2.58%), 5.72%, 09/14/33(a)(d)

  $     11,000     $     10,736,588  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.25%, 02/01/27(b)

    96       80,643  

Manappuram Finance Ltd., 5.90%, 01/13/23(e)

    700       694,680  

Morgan Stanley, (1 day SOFR + 2.62%), 5.30%, 04/20/37(a)(d)

    2,635       2,409,335  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd., 3.75%, 12/06/27(e)

    200       181,912  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

   

5.75%, 07/15/25

    1,002       990,662  

5.00%, 10/01/29(b)

    34       29,424  

UBS Group AG, (1 year CMT + 1.55%),
4.49%, 05/12/26(a)(b)(d)

    2,585       2,526,485  

UniCredit SpA, (5 year CMT + 4.75%),
5.46%, 06/30/35(a)(b)

    6,135       4,984,369  

Xiaomi Best Time International Ltd., 3.38%, 04/29/30

    200       154,162  
   

 

 

 
      73,828,055  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.4%        

AT&T, Inc.

   

4.65%, 06/01/44

    28       23,504  

4.35%, 06/15/45

    95       76,410  

3.50%, 09/15/53(d)

    15,960       10,771,981  

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

    1,313       1,020,281  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)

   

3.40%, 03/01/27

    593       501,076  

4.63%, 09/15/27

    229       190,643  

4.25%, 07/01/28(d)

    342       269,393  

3.63%, 01/15/29

    220       161,093  

3.75%, 07/15/29

    181       130,206  

3.88%, 11/15/29

    61       48,137  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

   

5.63%, 04/01/25

    1,909       1,832,041  

4.00%, 02/15/27(b)

    2,025       1,716,091  

4.50%, 01/15/29(b)

    1,160       800,646  

5.38%, 06/15/29(b)

    73       52,555  

Sprint Capital Corp.

   

6.88%, 11/15/28(d)

    3,063       3,179,210  

8.75%, 03/15/32

    2,041       2,428,994  

Telecom Italia Capital SA

   

6.38%, 11/15/33

    442       361,596  

6.00%, 09/30/34

    818       618,163  

7.20%, 07/18/36

    186       151,013  

7.72%, 06/04/38

    319       264,770  

Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 05/30/24(b)

    1,062       1,006,181  

Telefonica Emisiones SA,
5.21%, 03/08/47(d)

    5,000       4,014,967  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(d)

   

6.40%, 09/15/33

    9,475       10,110,644  

6.55%, 09/15/43

    13,225       14,365,143  

5.01%, 04/15/49

    6,998       6,356,328  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)

   

4.00%, 03/01/27

    5,744       4,242,346  

6.13%, 03/01/28

    3,249       1,842,439  
   

 

 

 
      66,535,851  
Electric Utilities — 4.1%            

Dominion Energy, Inc., Series C, (5 year CMT + 3.20%), 4.35%(a)(f)

    2,020       1,696,665  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)            

Edison International, Series A, (5 year CMT + 4.70%), 5.38%(a)(f)

  $     6,851     $ 5,606,790  

Emera, Inc., Series 16-A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.44%), 6.75%, 06/15/76(a)

    7,500       7,201,650  

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

2.65%, 03/01/30

    261       212,804  

Series B, 2.25%, 09/01/30

    46       36,510  

Series C, 3.40%, 03/01/50

    880       580,624  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC,
5.45%, 07/15/44(b)

    889       826,971  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.41%),
4.80%, 12/01/77(a)

    5,000       4,084,547  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP(b)

   

4.25%, 07/15/24

    712       690,641  

4.25%, 09/15/24

    26       24,172  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 5.30%, 06/01/42(d)

    2,750       2,734,840  

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.20%, 06/01/41(d)

    2,310       1,709,909  

PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/30

    226       205,660  

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.00%, 10/30/31(d)

    12,000       13,084,249  

Sempra Energy, (5 year CMT + 4.55%),
4.88%(a)(f)

    4,375       4,045,475  

State Grid Overseas Investment BVI
Ltd.(e)

   

1.00%, 08/05/25

    200       180,256  

3.50%, 05/04/27

    200       189,962  
   

 

 

 
          43,111,725  
Electrical Equipment(b) — 0.1%            

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

    714       689,010  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28

    296       243,082  
   

 

 

 
      932,092  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components(b) — 0.2%  

BWX Technologies, Inc.

   

4.13%, 06/30/28

    70       62,912  

4.13%, 04/15/29

    248       217,049  

Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 05/15/29

    784       680,209  

Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28

    1,191       1,012,350  
   

 

 

 
      1,972,520  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.3%        

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

   

6.88%, 04/01/27

    586       559,433  

6.25%, 04/01/28

    645       590,183  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

   

6.88%, 04/01/26

    689       660,951  

6.88%, 09/01/27

    549       513,315  

Weatherford International Ltd.(b)

   

11.00%, 12/01/24(h)

    11       11,220  

6.50%, 09/15/28

    254       248,996  

8.63%, 04/30/30(d)

    505       484,956  
   

 

 

 
      3,069,054  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.7%  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.13%, 07/15/29(b)

    1,142       1,059,150  

Covanta Holding Corp.

   

4.88%, 12/01/29(b)

    142       116,336  

5.00%, 09/01/30

    282       227,726  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)

   

3.75%, 08/01/25

    297       280,665  

5.13%, 12/15/26(d)

    2,367       2,263,580  

4.00%, 08/01/28

    235       200,925  

3.50%, 09/01/28

    504       443,098  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service (continued)

 

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b) (continued)

   

4.75%, 06/15/29

  $ 603     $ 527,776  

4.38%, 08/15/29

    311       263,557  

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

    182       195,662  

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

    1,419       1,253,119  
   

 

 

 
      6,831,594  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.4%  

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

    364       304,237  

Crown Castle, Inc.(d)

   

1.05%, 07/15/26

    925       799,204  

3.65%, 09/01/27

    8,000       7,430,699  

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

    258       213,345  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)

   

4.88%, 09/15/27

    606       557,278  

5.00%, 07/15/28

    47       42,214  

5.63%, 07/15/32

    778       674,227  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

   

5.00%, 10/15/27

    178       149,614  

4.63%, 08/01/29

        1,072       817,491  

3.50%, 03/15/31

    2,778       1,904,273  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/27

    1,604       1,451,638  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 4.00%, 09/15/29(b)

    199       161,322  
   

 

 

 
          14,505,542  
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.2%  

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

   

3.25%, 03/15/26

    1,296       1,182,023  

4.63%, 01/15/27

    1,885       1,750,920  

5.88%, 02/15/28

    928       882,231  

4.88%, 02/15/30(d)

    387       345,382  

CK Hutchison International 21 Ltd.,
2.50%, 04/15/31(e)

    200       164,738  

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

    714       697,935  

General Mills, Inc.(d)

   

5.24%, 11/18/25

    935       937,328  

4.20%, 04/17/28

    620       599,125  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

   

4.25%, 03/01/31

    68       63,570  

5.00%, 07/15/35

    214       204,662  

7.13%, 08/01/39(b)(d)

    4,415       4,852,354  

4.63%, 10/01/39

    100       87,723  

5.00%, 06/04/42

    12       10,855  

4.38%, 06/01/46

    158       128,391  

4.88%, 10/01/49

    263       228,295  

5.50%, 06/01/50(d)

    2,825       2,699,843  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(b)

   

4.88%, 05/15/28

    460       435,850  

4.13%, 01/31/30

    515       454,848  

4.38%, 01/31/32(d)

    409       357,343  

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

    700       606,634  

Post Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/30(b)

    434       374,429  

U.S. Foods, Inc.(b)

   

4.75%, 02/15/29

    595       528,313  

4.63%, 06/01/30

    67       59,001  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Food & Staples Retailing (continued)

 

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

  $ 53     $ 50,924  

Walmart, Inc., 5.25%, 09/01/35(d)

    5,150       5,400,028  
   

 

 

 
      23,102,745  
Food Products — 0.6%            

Aramark Services, Inc.(b)

   

5.00%, 04/01/25

    954       930,901  

6.38%, 05/01/25(d)

    1,567       1,547,742  

5.00%, 02/01/28(d)

    285       265,886  

China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd., 2.13%, 07/14/26(e)

    200       169,448  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b)

   

7.50%, 04/15/25(d)

    1,536       1,495,680  

4.63%, 11/15/28

    477       415,281  

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

    576       470,535  

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

    387       302,827  

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

    448       364,696  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp., 1.63%, 09/24/25(e)

    200       178,900  
   

 

 

 
          6,141,896  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%            

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy

   

Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31(b)

    237       201,446  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%  

Avantor Funding, Inc.(b)

   

4.63%, 07/15/28

        2,051       1,863,621  

3.88%, 11/01/29

    357       299,791  

Embecta Corp., 6.75%, 02/15/30(b)

    129       116,422  

Garden Spinco Corp., 8.63%, 07/20/30(b)

    328       347,680  

Medtronic, Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/45(d)

    647       602,548  
   

 

 

 
      3,230,062  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.5%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.00%, 04/15/29(b)

    52       47,824  

AdaptHealth LLC, 5.13%, 03/01/30(b)

    55       46,821  

Aetna, Inc., 3.88%, 08/15/47(d)

    3,500       2,687,549  

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

    580       453,125  

Centene Corp.

   

2.45%, 07/15/28

    1,241       1,047,466  

4.63%, 12/15/29(d)

    2,027       1,852,345  

3.00%, 10/15/30

    1,873       1,535,390  

2.50%, 03/01/31

    2,740       2,143,976  

2.63%, 08/01/31

    700       550,060  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)

   

5.63%, 03/15/27

    548       469,888  

6.00%, 01/15/29(d)

    820       685,914  

5.25%, 05/15/30

    382       288,042  

4.75%, 02/15/31

    63       45,739  

Elevance Health, Inc., 4.55%, 03/01/48(d)

    5,000       4,364,487  

Encompass Health Corp.

   

4.50%, 02/01/28

    35       31,794  

4.75%, 02/01/30

    1,177       1,033,573  

4.63%, 04/01/31

    250       214,879  

HCA, Inc.

   

5.38%, 09/01/26

    359       355,007  

5.63%, 09/01/28(d)

    833       828,279  

5.25%, 06/15/49(d)

    3,500       2,980,988  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

 

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(b)

   

6.75%, 04/15/25

  $ 409     $ 384,906  

4.38%, 02/15/27

    413       349,324  

Medline Borrower LP(b)

   

3.88%, 04/01/29

    58       46,746  

5.25%, 10/01/29(d)

    1,915       1,521,027  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

   

4.38%, 06/15/28(d)

    659       601,397  

3.88%, 11/15/30

    491       416,093  

3.88%, 05/15/32(d)

    509       422,694  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(b)

   

6.75%, 07/01/25(d)

    188       185,323  

10.00%, 04/15/27

    524       533,170  

Teleflex, Inc.

   

4.63%, 11/15/27

    70       66,716  

4.25%, 06/01/28(b)

    637       581,492  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   

4.63%, 07/15/24

    471       459,346  

4.63%, 09/01/24(b)

    882       856,649  

4.88%, 01/01/26(b)

    4,122       3,897,939  

6.25%, 02/01/27(b)

    171       164,247  

5.13%, 11/01/27(b)(d)

    2,324       2,161,878  

4.63%, 06/15/28(b)

    37       33,105  

6.13%, 06/15/30(b)(d)

    646       615,509  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.88%, 02/15/38(d)

        10,000       11,729,357  
   

 

 

 
          46,690,064  
Health Care Services — 0.2%            

Elevance Health, Inc., 6.10%, 10/15/52(d)

    1,985       2,116,152  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Technology(b) — 0.4%            

AthenaHealth Group, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30(d)

    2,157       1,589,563  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

   

5.00%, 07/15/27(d)

    733       682,070  

3.50%, 04/01/30

    390       307,940  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   

4.25%, 05/01/28

    324       298,394  

3.75%, 03/15/29

    141       124,700  

4.00%, 03/15/31

    108       93,420  

IQVIA, Inc.

   

5.00%, 10/15/26

    554       528,986  

5.00%, 05/15/27

    592       564,354  

Syneos Health, Inc., 3.63%, 01/15/29

    405       322,520  
   

 

 

 
      4,511,947  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.2%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   

4.75%, 12/01/27

    393       366,032  

4.75%, 06/15/31(b)(d)

    775       674,250  

Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)

    584       516,866  

Burger King (Restaurant Brands Int)/New Red Finance, Inc.(b)

   

5.75%, 04/15/25

    552       547,693  

3.88%, 01/15/28

    997       891,862  

4.38%, 01/15/28(d)

    2,509       2,246,573  

4.00%, 10/15/30

    232       187,876  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)

   

6.25%, 07/01/25

    3,215       3,123,937  

8.13%, 07/01/27(d)

    3,127       3,072,434  

4.63%, 10/15/29

    1,499       1,219,901  

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

    1,048       1,025,893  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

   

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

  $ 1,346     $ 1,206,594  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.50%, 05/01/25(b)

    408       403,560  

Champion Path Holdings Ltd.(e)

   

4.50%, 01/27/26

    500       430,000  

4.85%, 01/27/28

    500       416,969  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)

   

5.50%, 04/01/27

    1,730       1,639,270  

4.75%, 01/15/28

    442       395,532  

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

   

4.63%, 01/15/29

    807       682,912  

6.75%, 01/15/30

    133       107,278  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd.(e)

   

6.75%, 07/02/23

    200       188,000  

5.95%, 10/19/25

    269       211,468  

5.00%, 05/18/26

    344       230,910  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

   

5.38%, 05/01/25(b)

    319       315,748  

5.75%, 05/01/28(b)

    514       498,580  

3.75%, 05/01/29(b)

    356       307,940  

4.88%, 01/15/30(d)

    1,255           1,137,293  

4.00%, 05/01/31(b)

    590       493,612  

3.63%, 02/15/32(b)

    51       40,841  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

3.50%, 08/18/26

    96       86,669  

3.90%, 08/08/29

    88       74,137  

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE, 5.75%, 05/01/25(d)

        1,295       1,306,165  

McDonald’s Corp., 4.20%, 04/01/50

    480       399,355  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.(e)

   

5.25%, 04/26/26

    300       263,250  

5.75%, 07/21/28

    300       247,500  

5.38%, 12/04/29

    383       298,740  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26(b)

    240       224,697  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26(e)

    200       185,225  

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 03/15/23

    1,335       1,330,261  

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

    487       414,371  

Motion Bondco DAC, 6.63%, 11/15/27(b)

    200       171,910  

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

   

5.63%, 09/01/29

    242       178,451  

5.88%, 09/01/31

    242       171,191  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(b)

   

8.63%, 07/01/25

    442       450,929  

7.00%, 05/15/28

    451       430,213  

7.25%, 11/15/29

    218       209,280  

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

    591       595,026  

Station Casinos LLC, 4.63%, 12/01/31(b)

    611       490,128  

Studio City Finance Ltd.(e)

   

6.50%, 01/15/28

    300       230,119  

5.00%, 01/15/29

    530       391,537  

Sunny Express Enterprises Corp., 2.95%, 03/01/27(e)

    200       184,802  

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

    341       341,000  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27(b)(d)

    602       543,287  

Wynn Macau Ltd.(e)
4.88%, 10/01/24

    200       187,900  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

Wynn Macau Ltd.(e) (continued) 5.50%, 01/15/26

  $ 230     $ 209,415  

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

    1,288       1,103,983  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   

4.75%, 01/15/30(b)

    95       87,162  

3.63%, 03/15/31

    134       112,359  

5.38%, 04/01/32

    127       117,634  
   

 

 

 
          33,616,520  
Household Durables — 0.4%            

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC, 4.88%, 02/15/30(b)

    699       544,987  

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

    507       435,067  

Lennar Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/26(d)

    890       892,106  

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

    427       346,068  

NCR Corp.(b)

   

5.75%, 09/01/27

    512       489,945  

5.00%, 10/01/28

    241       205,461  

5.13%, 04/15/29

    159       132,975  

6.13%, 09/01/29

    175       163,635  

PulteGroup, Inc.

   

5.00%, 01/15/27

    55       54,368  

7.88%, 06/15/32

    56       62,233  

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

    684       396,344  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)

   

4.00%, 04/15/29

    429       360,429  

3.88%, 10/15/31

    181       142,089  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 02/15/28

    35       31,800  
   

 

 

 
      4,257,507  
Household Products — 0.0%            

Central Garden & Pet Co.

   

5.13%, 02/01/28

    80       74,422  

4.13%, 10/15/30

    270       221,779  
   

 

 

 
      296,201  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.8%  

Calpine Corp.(b)

   

5.25%, 06/01/26

    379       361,008  

5.13%, 03/15/28(d)

        2,807       2,504,666  

5.00%, 02/01/31

    3       2,517  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC(b)

   

4.75%, 03/15/28

    747       689,440  

3.75%, 01/15/32

    307       246,774  

Greenko Dutch BV, 3.85%, 03/29/26(e)

    770       667,741  

India Green Energy Holdings, 5.38%, 04/29/24(e)

    250       240,625  

India Green Power Holdings, 4.00%, 02/22/27(e)

    700       596,750  

JERA Co., Inc., 3.67%, 04/14/27(e)

    200       183,590  

NRG Energy, Inc.

   

6.63%, 01/15/27

    618       612,778  

5.75%, 01/15/28

    52       48,811  

5.25%, 06/15/29(b)

    960       847,430  

3.63%, 02/15/31(b)

    514       390,742  

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd., 5.88%, 03/05/27(e)

    200       191,100  

ReNew Wind Energy AP2/ReNew Power Pvt Ltd. other 9 Subsidiaries, 4.50%, 07/14/28(e)

    550       462,687  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (continued)

 

TerraForm Power Operating LLC(b)

   

5.00%, 01/31/28

  $ 231     $ 207,898  

4.75%, 01/15/30

    127       110,490  
   

 

 

 
      8,365,047  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.0%            

Shanghai Port Group BVI Development 2 Co. Ltd., 1.50%, 07/13/25(e)

    200       181,710  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 4.1%            

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

    478       390,636  

AIA Group Ltd., (5 year CMT + 1.76%),
2.70%(a)(e)(f)

    200       171,000  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co- Issuer(b)

   

4.25%, 10/15/27

    88       78,815  

6.75%, 10/15/27(d)

    2,839       2,551,863  

5.88%, 11/01/29

    127       104,445  

Allstate Corp., Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.94%), 5.75%, 08/15/53(a)(d)

    5,000       4,700,000  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29(b)

    551       467,329  

Aon Global Ltd., 4.25%, 12/12/42(d)

    6,500       5,028,802  

Farmers Exchange Capital II, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.74%), 6.15%, 11/01/53(a)(b)(d)

    4,890       4,673,650  

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

    87       83,336  

Guoren Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Ltd., 3.35%, 06/01/26(e)

    200       171,000  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 2.00%), 4.70%(a)(e)(f)

    200       193,975  

HUB International Ltd.(b)

   

7.00%, 05/01/26

    1,900       1,860,081  

5.63%, 12/01/29

    181       158,082  

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., 10.50%, 12/15/30

    418       411,669  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 6.06%, 03/30/40(b)(d)

        12,000           12,258,498  

Principal Financial Group, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.04%), 7.65%, 05/15/55(a)

    5,000       4,837,500  

Progressive Corp., Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.54%), 5.38%(a)(f)

    5,000       4,787,500  
   

 

 

 
      42,928,181  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.6%            

Baidu, Inc., 1.63%, 02/23/27

    200       170,038  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC(b)

   

3.88%, 09/15/27

    368       303,285  

5.63%, 09/15/28

    540       401,181  

Netflix, Inc.

   

3.63%, 06/15/25(b)

    210       201,039  

5.88%, 11/15/28(d)

    1,698       1,720,974  

5.38%, 11/15/29(b)

    2,007       1,946,790  

4.88%, 06/15/30(b)

    461       429,928  

Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., 4.75%, 04/30/27(b)

    614       540,236  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.(e)

   

1.81%, 01/26/26

    200       179,750  

3.60%, 01/19/28

    200       183,458  

Weibo Corp., 3.50%, 07/05/24

    200       193,010  
   

 

 

 
      6,269,689  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%

   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

   

3.60%, 11/28/24

  $ 200     $ 193,184  

2.13%, 02/09/31

    200       157,752  

Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.58%, 04/11/26(e)

    200       191,516  
   

 

 

 
      542,452  
Internet Software & Services — 1.1%            

ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28(b)

    582       431,894  

Booking Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 03/15/28(d)

    3,375       3,145,423  

Gen Digital, Inc., 7.13%, 09/30/30(b)

    368       361,560  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.(b)

   

5.25%, 12/01/27

    370       350,190  

3.50%, 03/01/29

    369       308,924  

Match Group Holdings II LLC(b)

   

4.13%, 08/01/30

    383       312,669  

3.63%, 10/01/31

    385       295,243  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(b)

   

7.50%, 05/15/25

    1,750       1,748,725  

8.00%, 11/01/26

    645       647,220  

7.50%, 09/15/27(d)

    2,069       2,070,448  

6.25%, 01/15/28

    581       557,760  

4.50%, 08/15/29(d)

    2,040       1,777,360  
   

 

 

 
      12,007,416  
IT Services — 0.8%            

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.(b)

   

3.88%, 09/01/28

    561       497,025  

4.00%, 07/01/29

    945       831,736  

CA Magnum Holdings

   

5.38%, 10/31/26(b)

    964       872,545  

5.38%, 10/31/26(e)

    700       633,591  

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

    1,254       1,175,312  

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

        1,273       1,023,531  

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

    272       232,768  

Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(b)

    393       356,650  

Gartner, Inc.(b)

   

4.50%, 07/01/28

    616       574,315  

3.75%, 10/01/30(d)

    697       600,791  

Twilio, Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/31

    669       530,755  

Wipro IT Services LLC, 1.50%, 06/23/26(e)

    200       175,413  

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

    989       831,138  
   

 

 

 
      8,335,570  
Leisure Products — 0.1%            

Mattel, Inc.

   

3.75%, 04/01/29(b)

    152       133,505  

6.20%, 10/01/40

    513       442,802  

5.45%, 11/01/41

    753       612,936  
   

 

 

 
      1,189,243  
Machinery — 0.5%            

Chart Industries, Inc.

   

7.50%, 01/01/30(b)

    933       937,936  

9.50%, 01/01/31

    143       146,662  

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

    166       146,910  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(b)(d)

    586       401,644  

Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29(b)

    688       618,340  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Machinery (continued)

    

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

  $ 1,550      $ 1,395,911  

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

    596        486,642  

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

    1,747        1,550,532  
    

 

 

 
       5,684,577  
Media — 9.0%             

Altice Financing SA(b)(d)

    

5.00%, 01/15/28

    863        694,715  

5.75%, 08/15/29

    1,419        1,116,133  

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

    642        489,525  

AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/29

    263        163,875  

Cable One, Inc.

    

0.00%, 03/15/26(i)(j)

    136        106,828  

4.00%, 11/15/30(b)(d)

    641        503,003  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

    

5.13%, 05/01/27(b)(d)

    2,592            2,415,925  

5.00%, 02/01/28(b)

    7        6,356  

5.38%, 06/01/29(b)(d)

    1,823        1,648,484  

6.38%, 09/01/29(b)(d)

    1,199        1,126,748  

4.75%, 03/01/30(b)(d)

    846        729,603  

4.50%, 08/15/30(b)(d)

    2,925        2,416,503  

4.25%, 02/01/31(b)(d)

    1,749        1,402,899  

4.75%, 02/01/32(b)

    950        770,165  

4.50%, 05/01/32

    462        367,752  

4.50%, 06/01/33(b)(d)

    326        250,117  

4.25%, 01/15/34(b)

    2,197        1,621,485  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

    

6.38%, 10/23/35

    479        466,922  

6.48%, 10/23/45(d)

        9,584        8,642,603  

5.38%, 05/01/47(d)

    1,500        1,176,664  

6.83%, 10/23/55

    3,540        3,265,781  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(b)

    

5.13%, 08/15/27

    5,636        4,883,594  

7.75%, 04/15/28(d)

    1,953        1,425,708  

7.50%, 06/01/29

    1,931        1,417,875  

Comcast Corp.(d)

    

3.75%, 04/01/40

    545        449,475  

2.99%, 11/01/63

    5,558        3,360,683  

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

    4,099        3,798,787  

Cox Communications, Inc.,
8.38%, 03/01/39(b)(d)

    5,000        6,050,203  

CSC Holdings LLC

    

5.25%, 06/01/24(d)

    1,125        1,047,392  

5.38%, 02/01/28(b)

    336        270,900  

4.13%, 12/01/30(b)(d)

    3,121        2,202,895  

3.38%, 02/15/31(b)

    225        146,730  

4.50%, 11/15/31(b)

    1,122        778,459  

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

    897        802,510  

Discovery Communications LLC,
4.88%, 04/01/43(d)

    4,000        2,989,180  

DISH DBS Corp.

    

7.75%, 07/01/26(d)

    1,110        895,093  

5.25%, 12/01/26(b)

    2,186        1,841,344  

5.75%, 12/01/28(b)

    1,651        1,317,704  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(b)

    

5.88%, 10/15/27(d)

    546        506,999  

5.00%, 05/01/28

    805        701,976  

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

   

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(b) (continued)

 

 

6.75%, 05/01/29(d)

  $ 1,212     $ 1,002,639  

6.00%, 01/15/30

    395       310,301  

8.75%, 05/15/30

    472       479,906  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)

    160       134,413  

Globe Telecom, Inc., (5 year CMT + 5.53%), 4.20%(a)(e)(f)

    700       624,225  

HKT Capital No. 4 Ltd., 3.00%, 07/14/26(e)

    200       183,850  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

6.38%, 05/01/26

    370       340,383  

5.25%, 08/15/27(b)

    376       318,503  

4.75%, 01/15/28(b)

    184       149,839  

Iliad Holding SASU(b)

   

6.50%, 10/15/26(d)

    1,398       1,296,580  

7.00%, 10/15/28

    757       684,169  

Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 02/15/30

    307       268,318  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC(b)

   

6.75%, 10/15/27

    860       804,100  

5.13%, 07/15/29

    1,214           1,005,688  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(b)(g)

    500       147,379  

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

    1,340       776,928  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)

   

4.88%, 11/01/24

    136       131,681  

6.50%, 05/15/27(d)

        2,712       2,653,828  

4.75%, 10/15/27(d)

    697       620,557  

3.75%, 01/15/28

    155       132,072  

Network i2i Ltd., (5 year CMT + 4.27%),
5.65%(a)(e)(f)

    695       659,729  

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

   

5.00%, 08/15/27(d)

    831       748,105  

4.25%, 01/15/29

    336       278,789  

4.63%, 03/15/30

    222       183,666  

Paramount Global, 5.85%, 09/01/43(d)

    1,300       1,079,502  

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

   

4.50%, 09/15/26

    1,228       902,212  

6.50%, 09/15/28

    2,638       1,105,362  

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

    817       612,494  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)

   

3.13%, 09/01/26(d)

    1,020       905,699  

5.00%, 08/01/27

    905       836,547  

4.00%, 07/15/28(d)

    619       538,716  

5.50%, 07/01/29(d)

    1,008       920,082  

3.88%, 09/01/31

    390       304,266  

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

    209       172,337  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 5.50%, 03/01/28(b)

    1,000       900,000  

Time Warner Cable LLC, 6.55%, 05/01/37

    3,519       3,350,302  

Univision Communications, Inc.(b)

   

6.63%, 06/01/27

    113       109,024  

7.38%, 06/30/30

    344       328,761  

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

    934       776,897  

Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29(b)

    421       354,693  

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

    1,452       1,269,204  

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

    263       226,535  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

   

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 6.00%, 01/15/27(b)(d)

  $ 955     $ 888,551  

Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30(b)

    605       506,246  
   

 

 

 
      94,292,671  
Metals & Mining — 1.9%            

ABJA Investment Co. Pte. Ltd.(e)

   

4.45%, 07/24/23

    200       198,000  

5.45%, 01/24/28

    306       296,055  

Arconic Corp.(b)

   

6.00%, 05/15/25

    705       693,083  

6.13%, 02/15/28

    607       569,527  

ATI, Inc.

   

5.88%, 12/01/27

    25       23,907  

5.13%, 10/01/31

    656       577,673  

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

    2,418       2,303,691  

Carpenter Technology Corp., 7.63%, 03/15/30

    108       108,258  

Chinalco Capital Holdings Ltd., 2.13%, 06/03/26(e)

    200       180,022  

Constellium SE(b)

   

5.88%, 02/15/26

    996       959,417  

3.75%, 04/15/29

    1,731       1,406,329  

JSW Steel Ltd., 3.95%, 04/05/27(e)

    500       427,500  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)

   

4.63%, 03/01/28

    988       862,154  

4.50%, 06/01/31

    700       562,625  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27(b)

    1,357       1,190,841  

Novelis Corp.(b)

   

3.25%, 11/15/26

    1,282       1,149,326  

4.75%, 01/30/30(d)

    2,489       2,206,660  

3.88%, 08/15/31

    932       760,878  

Periama Holdings LLC, 5.95%, 04/19/26(e)

    200       186,038  

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

    249       215,310  

Southern Copper Corp., 5.88%, 04/23/45(d)

        3,870       3,951,754  

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 3.25%, 10/15/50(d)

    1,145       742,336  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC(e)

   

13.88%, 01/21/24

    400       346,825  

8.95%, 03/11/25

    200       135,250  
   

 

 

 
          20,053,459  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%            

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

    570       534,243  
   

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities — 0.0%            

TransAlta Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/29

    165       168,511  
   

 

 

 
Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.1%            

Entegris, Inc.(b)

   

4.38%, 04/15/28

    176       155,625  

3.63%, 05/01/29

    305       248,347  

Lam Research Corp., 4.88%, 03/15/49(d)

    875       828,400  
   

 

 

 
      1,232,372  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 13.9%            

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

    855       848,114  

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

   

5.75%, 03/01/27

    749       708,073  

5.75%, 01/15/28

    127       117,806  

5.38%, 06/15/29

    425       388,552  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Apache Corp.

   

4.25%, 01/15/30

  $ 469     $ 415,021  

5.10%, 09/01/40

    11       9,116  

5.35%, 07/01/49

    198       159,963  

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

   

9.00%, 11/01/27

    964       1,185,720  

5.88%, 06/30/29

    26       23,182  

Buckeye Partners LP

   

4.13%, 03/01/25(b)

    594       565,728  

5.85%, 11/15/43

    383       285,365  

5.60%, 10/15/44

    191       139,469  

Callon Petroleum Co.

   

6.38%, 07/01/26

    178       165,904  

8.00%, 08/01/28(b)(d)

    1,141       1,087,697  

7.50%, 06/15/30(b)

    1,075       983,625  

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 5.40%, 06/15/47

    77       68,872  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

   

4.50%, 10/01/29

    1,571       1,412,677  

4.00%, 03/01/31

    974       829,225  

3.25%, 01/31/32

    1,218       967,953  

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

    113       102,137  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

   

5.88%, 02/01/29

    80       75,799  

6.75%, 04/15/29

    928       903,501  

CNOOC Finance 2014 ULC, Series 2014, 4.88%, 04/30/44

    250       216,687  

CNOOC Finance 2015 USA LLC, Series 2015, 3.50%, 05/05/25

    250       240,203  

CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC, 6.40%, 05/15/37

        2,000           2,037,250  

CNX Resources Corp.(b)

   

6.00%, 01/15/29

    78       71,771  

7.38%, 01/15/31

    327       313,426  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(b)

   

7.75%, 02/15/26

    490       475,319  

5.88%, 07/01/29

    452       388,205  

Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)(d)

   

6.75%, 03/01/29

    792       714,780  

5.88%, 01/15/30

    1,107       951,688  

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

    2,218       1,937,445  

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

    1,096       1,032,805  

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

   

5.63%, 05/01/27

    189       175,770  

6.00%, 02/01/29

    245       224,790  

8.00%, 04/01/29

    286       284,594  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc.(b)

   

5.63%, 10/15/25

    1,399       1,350,035  

5.00%, 05/01/29

    56       50,317  

DCP Midstream Operating LP(b)

   

6.45%, 11/03/36

    177       173,446  

6.75%, 09/15/37

    1,218       1,227,730  

Devon Energy Corp.

   

8.25%, 08/01/23(d)

    811       822,042  

5.25%, 09/15/24

    100       100,088  

5.25%, 10/15/27

    130       128,639  

5.88%, 06/15/28

    204       206,321  

4.50%, 01/15/30

    117       108,926  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc.(d)

   

3.50%, 12/01/29

  $ 692     $ 607,106  

6.25%, 03/15/33

    2,880       2,923,102  

DT Midstream, Inc.(b)

   

4.13%, 06/15/29(d)

    766       658,078  

4.38%, 06/15/31

    876       734,876  

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

    26       22,630  

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

    571       546,247  

eG Global Finance PLC(b)

   

6.75%, 02/07/25

    503       439,134  

8.50%, 10/30/25

    787       733,188  

Enbridge, Inc.(a)

   

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.64%), 6.25%, 03/01/78

    5,000       4,548,894  

Series 16-A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.89%), 6.00%, 01/15/77

    5,880       5,399,247  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 01/30/28(b)

    518       495,995  

Energy Transfer LP

   

5.50%, 06/01/27

    406       403,117  

6.13%, 12/15/45(d)

    3,579       3,311,438  

Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.16%), 6.63%(a)(f)

    5,000       3,712,500  

Series H, (5 year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(a)(d)(f)

    185       159,100  

EnLink Midstream LLC

   

5.63%, 01/15/28(b)

    594       565,784  

5.38%, 06/01/29

    628       581,075  

6.50%, 09/01/30(b)

    374       370,148  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

   

4.15%, 06/01/25

    20       18,901  

4.85%, 07/15/26

    64       60,162  

5.60%, 04/01/44

    626       516,304  

5.05%, 04/01/45

    68       51,532  

5.45%, 06/01/47

    215       172,699  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC 4.90%, 05/15/46(d)

    5,375       4,673,806  

Series E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.03%), 5.25%, 08/16/77(a)

        4,800           3,860,777  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

   

6.00%, 07/01/25(b)

    50       48,250  

4.13%, 12/01/26

    226       201,014  

7.50%, 06/01/30(b)

    141       135,856  

4.75%, 01/15/31(b)(d)

    802       655,635  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.45%, 04/15/51(d)

    3,890       2,928,518  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

   

6.50%, 10/01/25

    99       94,615  

7.75%, 02/01/28

    340       312,963  

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

    53       51,188  

Harbour Energy PLC, 5.50%, 10/15/26(b)

    200       179,224  

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

    115       109,761  

Hess Corp., 5.80%, 04/01/47(d)

    5,000       4,773,317  

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

    497       424,896  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.(b)

   

6.25%, 11/01/28

    238       215,390  

5.75%, 02/01/29

    318       283,041  

6.00%, 04/15/30

    29       25,789  

6.00%, 02/01/31

    51       43,990  

6.25%, 04/15/32

    12       10,355  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(b)

    711       598,762  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

7.80%, 08/01/31

    197       219,682  

7.75%, 01/15/32(d)

    4,586       5,156,034  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

   

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

  $ 928     $ 870,263  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/26(b)

    58       55,680  

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 5.13%, 12/15/26(d)

    937       931,181  

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

    371       356,701  

Medco Bell Pte. Ltd., 6.38%, 01/30/27(e)

    300       269,250  

Medco Laurel Tree Pte. Ltd., 6.95%, 11/12/28(e)

    400       353,825  

Medco Oak Tree Pte. Ltd., 7.38%, 05/14/26(e)

    200       189,750  

MPLX LP(d)

   

5.20%, 03/01/47

    3,500       2,970,579  

4.70%, 04/15/48

    5,000       3,945,659  

5.50%, 02/15/49

    2,640           2,320,273  

Murphy Oil Corp.

   

5.75%, 08/15/25

    2       1,965  

5.88%, 12/01/27

    46       44,265  

6.13%, 12/01/42

    47       36,660  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

    323       295,555  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(b)

   

7.25%, 01/15/26

    260       245,024  

7.50%, 01/15/28

    646       591,023  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

   

5.75%, 02/01/25

    700       667,527  

7.38%, 05/15/27(b)(d)

    620       600,591  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(b)

   

6.75%, 09/15/25

    1,446       1,367,627  

6.50%, 09/30/26

    1,605       1,490,563  

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

    364       324,102  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12/15/37(b)(d)

    1,117       1,162,257  

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

        1,473       1,414,366  

NuStar Logistics LP

   

6.00%, 06/01/26

    373       359,164  

6.38%, 10/01/30

    45       41,610  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

6.95%, 07/01/24

    43       43,818  

5.88%, 09/01/25

    195       194,294  

8.88%, 07/15/30

    159       179,512  

6.63%, 09/01/30

    1,748       1,806,348  

7.50%, 05/01/31

    14       14,959  

6.45%, 09/15/36

    273       278,460  

6.20%, 03/15/40

    1,380       1,350,462  

6.60%, 03/15/46

    66       67,913  

PDC Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 05/15/26

    759       724,519  

Permian Resources Operating LLC, 6.88%, 04/01/27(b)

    168       158,296  

Pertamina Persero PT(e)

   

1.40%, 02/09/26

    250       221,277  

2.30%, 02/09/31

    200       161,022  

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

3.50%, 01/30/23

    5,000       4,970,000  

4.63%, 09/21/23

    3,965       3,886,295  

6.70%, 02/16/32

    695       544,706  

Petronas Capital Ltd.(e)

   

2.48%, 01/28/32

    200       165,230  

4.50%, 03/18/45

    200       177,260  

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.11%), 8.72%(a)(f)

    2,215       1,904,900  

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.88%, 01/15/29(b)

    18       16,758  

Range Resources Corp.

   

4.88%, 05/15/25

    30       28,497  

4.75%, 02/15/30(b)

    26       22,909  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Reliance Industries Ltd., 3.67%, 11/30/27(e)

  $ 300     $ 276,619  

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

    667       610,272  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.88%, 04/15/40(b)

    580       486,960  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC(d)

   

5.75%, 05/15/24

        2,575       2,575,622  

5.88%, 06/30/26

    1,481       1,498,538  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2017 Ltd., 3.63%, 04/12/27(e)

    200       191,416  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd., 2.30%, 01/08/31(d)

    500       416,875  

SM Energy Co.

   

5.63%, 06/01/25

    44       42,240  

6.75%, 09/15/26(d)

    327       317,468  

6.63%, 01/15/27

    75       72,242  

6.50%, 07/15/28

    100       95,877  

Southwestern Energy Co.

   

5.70%, 01/23/25

    29       28,492  

5.38%, 02/01/29

    392       363,408  

4.75%, 02/01/32

    322       275,178  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

   

6.00%, 04/15/27

    141       138,843  

5.88%, 03/15/28

    317       300,212  

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

   

6.00%, 03/01/27

    150       140,043  

5.50%, 01/15/28

    52       46,116  

6.00%, 12/31/30

    102       88,202  

6.00%, 09/01/31

    239       205,488  

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

    1,368       1,272,377  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.88%, 05/15/48

    4,000       3,492,919  

Transcanada Trust, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.53%), 5.63%, 05/20/75(a)

    2,755       2,603,475  

Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 01/30/27(b)

    294       294,735  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(b)

   

3.88%, 08/15/29

    1,693       1,481,375  

4.13%, 08/15/31

    1,610       1,371,712  

3.88%, 11/01/33

    2,652       2,166,419  

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

    270       246,397  

Western Midstream Operating LP

   

5.45%, 04/01/44

    12       9,969  

5.30%, 03/01/48

    945       777,004  

5.50%, 08/15/48

    117       97,107  

5.50%, 02/01/50

    1,445       1,190,391  

Williams Cos., Inc.(d)

   

4.55%, 06/24/24

    527       521,233  

8.75%, 03/15/32

    2,478       2,918,018  

5.10%, 09/15/45

    5,075       4,437,449  

Woodside Finance Ltd., 3.70%, 09/15/26(e)

    200       186,988  
   

 

 

 
          145,770,470  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.7%  

AbbVie, Inc.(d)

   

4.75%, 03/15/45

    5,485       4,925,777  

4.70%, 05/14/45

    3,255       2,891,095  

CVS Health Corp.(d)

   

5.13%, 07/20/45

    3,879       3,535,339  

5.05%, 03/25/48

    8,205       7,364,356  

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

    158       150,339  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29(b)

    853       760,151  

Merck & Co., Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/33(d)

    6,420       7,219,642  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

 

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

  $ 461     $ 403,241  

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

   

4.13%, 04/30/28

    1,633       1,445,858  

5.13%, 04/30/31(d)

    1,599       1,384,543  

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

    1,021       924,059  

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

    318       262,245  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 2.05%, 03/31/30(d)

    8,270       6,750,382  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

   

7.13%, 01/31/25

    200       197,288  

4.75%, 05/09/27

    200       180,225  
   

 

 

 
          38,394,540  
Real Estate — 0.0%            

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.50%, 01/15/28(b)

    430       394,580  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.3%  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.(e)

   

5.75%, 01/02/25

    200       104,966  

6.05%, 10/13/25

    200       89,100  

AYC Finance Ltd., 3.90%(e)(f)

    300       192,431  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(e)(k)(l)

   

7.95%, 02/19/23

    230       17,825  

6.20%, 03/24/26

    420       32,550  

China Evergrande Group(e)(k)(l)

   

10.00%, 04/11/23

    300       20,213  

7.50%, 06/28/23

    300       20,250  

9.50%, 03/29/24

    300       20,400  

10.50%, 04/11/24

    350       24,238  

China Overseas Finance Cayman VII Ltd., 4.75%, 04/26/28(e)

    200       182,287  

China Resources Land Ltd., 3.75%, 08/26/24(e)

    200       192,225  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd., 7.38%, 04/09/24(e)

    200       98,000  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(e)(k)(l)

   

6.55%, 03/28/24

    450       126,000  

6.45%, 11/07/24

    250       62,703  

Easy Tactic Ltd., (6.50% Cash or 7.50% PIK), 7.50%, 07/11/25(g)

    208       46,599  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 7.95%, 07/05/22(k)(l)

        1,050       85,145  

Global Prime Capital Pte. Ltd., 5.95%, 01/23/25(e)

    200       189,350  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/01/25(b)

    360       351,811  

Howard Hughes Corp.(b)

   

5.38%, 08/01/28

    443       399,023  

4.13%, 02/01/29

    176       147,400  

4.38%, 02/01/31

    46       37,217  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.(e)(k)(l)

   

11.50%, 01/30/23

    200       26,000  

9.75%, 09/28/23

    200       26,000  

11.95%, 11/12/23

    249       32,370  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 11/10/24(e)

    400       171,000  

Modern Land China Co. Ltd., 11.50%, 11/13/22(k)(l)

    1,130       60,072  

New Metro Global Ltd., 4.50%, 05/02/26(e)

    349       232,521  

Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 03/04/29(b)(d)

    4,485       3,924,380  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT, 4.88%, 04/29/28(e)

    500       439,937  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.(e)

   

6.25%, 08/10/24

    200       60,475  

5.95%, 04/30/25

    200       56,663  

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

   

5.75%, 01/15/29

    362       273,813  

5.25%, 04/15/30

    263       191,861  

Redsun Properties Group Ltd., 10.50%, 10/03/22(k)(l)

    200       19,500  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Real Estate Management & Development (continued)

 

RKPF Overseas Ltd.(e)

   

Series 2019-A, 5.90%, 03/05/25

  $ 200     $ 161,100  

Series 2020-A, 5.20%, 01/12/26

    306       215,730  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.,
7.10%, 01/25/25(e)(k)(l)

    200       10,000  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.,
3.45%, 01/11/31(e)(k)(l)

    200       32,000  

Shui On Development Holding Ltd.(e)

   

5.75%, 11/12/23

    225       211,500  

5.50%, 03/03/25

    230       194,350  

Sinochem Offshore Capital Co. Ltd., 1.50%, 09/23/26(e)

    200       172,832  

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

    150       131,261  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.,
7.00%, 07/09/25(e)(k)(l)

    782       160,310  

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd., 8.13%, 01/22/25(e)

    200       150,787  

Times China Holdings Ltd.(e)

   

6.75%, 07/08/25

    570       93,623  

5.75%, 01/14/27

    326       52,425  

Vanke Real Estate Hong Kong Co. Ltd., 4.15%, 04/18/23(e)

    200       197,662  

VICI Properties LP, 5.13%, 05/15/32

    3,155       2,921,372  

Wanda Properties International Co. Ltd., 7.25%, 01/29/24(e)

    285       251,388  

Wharf REIC Finance BVI Ltd., 2.88%, 05/07/30(e)

    200       168,350  

Yango Justice International Ltd.(e)(k)(l)

   

8.25%, 11/25/23

    200       3,000  

7.50%, 04/15/24

    200       3,000  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd.(e)

   

6.80%, 02/27/24

    200       192,000  

5.13%, 05/20/26

    200       164,250  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.(e)(k)(l)

   

7.70%, 02/20/25

    200       17,500  

7.38%, 01/13/26

        1,300       113,750  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.,
7.35%, 02/05/25(e)(k)(l)

    233       5,825  
   

 

 

 
          13,578,340  
Road & Rail — 1.9%  

BNSF Funding Trust I, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.35%), 6.61%, 12/15/55(a)(d)

    6,125       5,765,463  

CMHI Finance BVI Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 6.62%), 3.88%(a)(e)(f)

    200       186,000  

CSX Corp., 3.80%, 04/15/50(d)

    770       597,130  

Misc Capital Two Labuan Ltd., 3.75%, 04/06/27(e)

    200       182,225  

Norfolk Southern Corp., 6.00%, 03/15/2105

    12,700       12,247,190  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29(b)

    683       517,577  
   

 

 

 
          19,495,585  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4%  

Broadcom, Inc., 5.00%, 04/15/30(d)

    10,970       10,414,870  

NVIDIA Corp.

   

3.50%, 04/01/50

    2,785       2,102,000  

3.70%, 04/01/60(d)

    1,760       1,297,995  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.

   

4.40%, 06/01/27

    750       717,094  

3.40%, 05/01/30(d)

    1,755       1,508,532  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(d)

   

4.30%, 05/20/47

    3,500       3,009,535  

6.00%, 05/20/53

    1,993       2,116,707  

Sensata Technologies BV(b)

   

5.63%, 11/01/24

    695       688,314  

5.00%, 10/01/25

    572       558,621  

4.00%, 04/15/29

    207       178,538  

5.88%, 09/01/30

    383       362,979  

Sensata Technologies, Inc., 4.38%, 02/15/30(b)

    2,288       1,991,714  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)

 

SK Hynix, Inc., 1.50%, 01/19/26(e)

  $ 200     $ 172,163  

Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29(b)

    57       48,025  

TSMC Global Ltd., 2.25%, 04/23/31(e)

    250       201,852  
   

 

 

 
      25,368,939  
Software — 1.8%            

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28(b)

    859       745,182  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.(b)

   

7.13%, 10/02/25

    764       742,999  

9.13%, 03/01/26

    336       316,987  

Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/29(b)

    946       925,303  

Cloud Software Group Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 03/31/29(b)

    3,790       3,192,246  

Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29(b)

    718       579,929  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions Finance SARL, 4.63%, 05/01/28(b)

    205       155,795  

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

    273       226,781  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/28(b)(d)

    180       128,709  

MSCI, Inc.(b)

   

3.63%, 09/01/30

    131       108,894  

3.88%, 02/15/31

    707       587,817  

3.63%, 11/01/31

    264       218,323  

3.25%, 08/15/33

    397       306,587  

Oracle Corp.

   

6.15%, 11/09/29

    2,385       2,475,549  

3.95%, 03/25/51(d)

    4,425       3,152,544  

PTC, Inc.(b)

   

3.63%, 02/15/25

    166       158,103  

4.00%, 02/15/28

    867       780,329  

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

    3,889       3,641,644  

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

    955       657,726  
   

 

 

 
      19,101,447  
Specialty Retail(b) — 0.2%            

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.

   

4.75%, 02/15/28

    481       435,549  

7.75%, 02/15/29(d)

    1,317       1,236,916  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26

    617       531,040  
   

 

 

 
      2,203,505  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

Coherent Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)

    1,027       885,716  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.(d)

   

5.85%, 07/15/25

    2,395       2,420,459  

8.35%, 07/15/46

        2,355           2,682,962  
   

 

 

 
      5,989,137  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(b) — 0.1%  

Crocs, Inc., 4.13%, 08/15/31

    244       198,848  

Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31

    498       395,257  

William Carter Co., 5.63%, 03/15/27

    365       350,115  
   

 

 

 
      944,220  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%  

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

    411       284,202  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 5.25%, 10/01/25(b)

    268       251,797  

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

    337       310,743  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b) 6.00%, 01/15/27

    524       468,980  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)

 

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b) (continued)

   

5.13%, 12/15/30

  $ 163     $ 125,891  

5.75%, 11/15/31

    221       171,828  

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

    557       477,439  
   

 

 

 
      2,090,880  
Tobacco — 2.4%            

Altria Group, Inc., 10.20%, 02/06/39(d)

    13,392       17,000,863  

BAT Capital Corp., 4.54%, 08/15/47(d)

    3,000       2,119,723  

BAT International Finance PLC, 1.67%, 03/25/26(d)

    4,350       3,854,337  

Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 08/15/45

        2,335       1,988,946  
   

 

 

 
          24,963,869  
Transportation — 0.0%  

XPO Escrow Sub LLC, 7.50%, 11/15/27

    161       162,919  

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.6%

   

FedEx Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/50(d)

    6,000       5,462,950  

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 5.38%, 04/10/24(e)

    200       196,287  

SF Holding Investment 2021 Ltd., 2.38%, 11/17/26(e)

    200       179,474  

Signature Aviation U.S. Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 03/01/28(b)

    541       512,565  

Yunda Holding Investment Ltd., 2.25%, 08/19/25(e)

    200       176,152  
   

 

 

 
      6,527,428  
Utilities — 0.3%            

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 4.38%, 04/23/25(e)

    200       198,100  

China Huaneng Group Hong Kong Treasury Management Holding Ltd., 1.60%, 01/20/26(e)

    200       182,094  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., 6.50%, 10/15/28(b)

    286       263,054  

Korea Western Power Co. Ltd., 4.13%, 06/28/25(e)

    200       193,576  

Minejesa Capital BV, 4.63%, 08/10/30(e)

    200       174,022  

Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29(e)

    605       502,074  

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

    668       598,952  

Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II/Star Energy Geothermal Salak, 4.85%, 10/14/38(e)

    200       165,788  

Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands Ltd., 3.15%, 06/02/26(e)

    200       190,358  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)

   

5.50%, 09/01/26

    23       22,159  

5.63%, 02/15/27(d)

    812       770,314  

5.00%, 07/31/27

    23       21,346  

4.38%, 05/01/29

    268       230,913  
   

 

 

 
      3,512,750  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.4%  

Altice France SA/France(b)

   

8.13%, 02/01/27(d)

    528       480,945  

5.50%, 01/15/28

    560       438,547  

5.13%, 01/15/29

    338       254,146  

5.13%, 07/15/29

    796       596,796  

5.50%, 10/15/29

    519       395,753  

American Tower Corp., 3.60%, 01/15/28(d)

    4,000       3,676,318  

Crown Castle, Inc., 4.15%, 07/01/50(d)

    820       635,548  

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel international

   

Holdings Ltd., 8.75%, 05/25/24(b)

    635       544,036  

SBA Communications Corp.

   

3.13%, 02/01/29

    481       399,947  

3.88%, 02/15/27(d)

    2,441       2,205,477  
 

 

 

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  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

 

Sprint LLC, 7.63%, 03/01/26

  $ 1,096     $ 1,153,327  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

   

4.75%, 02/01/28(d)

    1,013       984,928  

2.63%, 02/15/29

    438       370,781  

3.38%, 04/15/29(d)

    676       595,400  

2.88%, 02/15/31

    235       194,187  

3.50%, 04/15/31(d)

    990       855,161  

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

        1,234       1,002,440  
   

 

 

 
      14,783,737  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 110.8%
(Cost: $1,274,487,171)

 

        1,158,917,643  
   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.2%  

Atlas CC Acquisition Corp.

   

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.98%, 05/25/28

    327       274,024  

Term Loan C, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.98%, 05/25/28

    43       36,296  

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.06%, 08/03/29

    100       96,758  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.

   

2020 CAD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.92%, 04/06/26

    69       66,047  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.92%, 04/06/26

    129       122,859  

Peraton Corp.

   

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 12.09%, 02/01/29

    113       107,105  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/01/28

    606       590,180  

TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.98%, 12/09/25

    262       258,776  
   

 

 

 
      1,552,045  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%  

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.49%, 04/06/28

    99       90,583  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.35%, 12/11/26

    30       26,910  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.63%, 12/15/28

    132       109,879  
   

 

 

 
      227,372  
Airlines — 0.2%  

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.99%, 04/20/28

    436       433,457  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 08/11/28

    372       367,013  

American Airlines, Inc.

   

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 01/29/27

    305       288,786  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Airlines (continued)

 

American Airlines, Inc. (continued)

   

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 06/27/25

  $ 162     $ 155,123  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/21/27

    480       492,587  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.11%, 04/21/28

    443       437,082  
   

 

 

 
      2,174,048  
Auto Components — 0.1%  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 04/30/26

    602       588,708  

USI, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.33%, 11/22/29

    372       372,122  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 02/05/26

    339       320,832  
   

 

 

 
          1,281,662  
Banks — 0.0%            

DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.38%, 08/02/27

    355       344,498  

LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.38%, 10/29/28

    147       139,091  
   

 

 

 
      483,589  
Beverages — 0.1%  

Naked Juice LLC

   

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.68%, 01/24/30

    213       167,539  

Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.93%, 01/24/29

    473       422,101  
   

 

 

 
      589,640  
Building Products — 0.1%  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 11/23/27

        198       172,792  

CPG International LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.92%, 04/28/29

    89       86,114  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 07/28/28

    99       92,119  

New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.32%, 03/08/29

    97       83,040  

Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.43%, 09/22/28

    74       72,853  

Wilsonart LLC, 2021 Term Loan E, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.98%, 12/31/26

    341       324,071  
   

 

 

 
      830,989  
Capital Markets — 0.2%  

Ascensus Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.25%, 08/02/28

    453       432,081  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC

   

2020 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.07%, 04/09/27

    757       706,032  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, 04/07/28(m)

    190       179,615  
 

 

 

100  

2 0 2 2   B L A C K R O C K   A N N U A L   R E P O R T   T O   S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

   

Eagle Broadband Investments LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor),
7.75%, 11/12/27

  $ 149     $ 141,998  

Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.82%, 06/30/28

      184       180,187  
   

 

 

 
          1,639,913  
Chemicals — 0.2%            

Arc Falcon I, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 09/30/28

    188       164,880  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.83%, 08/27/26

    258       242,617  

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.51%, 12/20/29

    143       143,000  

Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.375%, 0.50% Floor), 7.97%, 10/04/29

    142       129,113  

Element Solutions, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.32%, 01/31/26

    111       110,375  

Lonza Group AG, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 07/03/28

    18       16,284  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 7.23%, 03/02/26

    167       165,381  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.64%, 05/15/24

    198       197,084  

OQ Chemicals Corp., 2017 USD Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.00%, 10/14/24

    224       211,066  

PQ Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.91%, 06/09/28

    186       182,932  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.41%, 03/16/27

    75       72,793  

Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.39%, 08/02/28

    220       213,180  
   

 

 

 
      1,848,705  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%            

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.17%, 05/12/28

    298       282,526  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%),
8.64%, 02/15/29

    54       52,236  

Aramark Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.88%, 04/06/28

    113       111,192  

Asurion LLC

   

2020 Term Loan B8, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 12/23/26

    365       324,208  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 9.63%, 01/31/28

    255       197,837  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 10/08/28

    147       146,609  

Covanta Holding Corp.

   

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.82%, 11/30/28

    83       82,403  

2021 Term Loan C, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.82%, 11/30/28

    6       6,219  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.41%, 05/30/25

    111       110,838  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.54%, 03/09/28

  $ 173     $ 150,395  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.50%, 09/23/26

    148       147,018  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.38%, 08/27/25

    333       329,831  

Viad Corp., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.38%, 07/30/28

    148       139,586  
   

 

 

 
          2,080,898  
Communications Equipment — 0.0%            

ViaSat, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.94%, 03/02/29

      196       190,035  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%            

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.49%, 06/21/24

    323       288,128  

Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.39%, 01/21/28

    75       73,863  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 06/02/28

    450       429,153  

USIC Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.88%, 05/12/28

    148       141,470  
   

 

 

 
      932,614  
Construction Materials — 0.1%            

Core & Main LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 7.06%, 07/27/28

    560       551,812  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 03/29/25

    298       295,006  

Oscar AcquisitionCo. LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.18%, 04/29/29

    123       115,868  

Tamko Building Products LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.57%, 06/01/26

    12       11,376  
   

 

 

 
      974,062  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor),
8.13%, 12/01/27

    406       393,070  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.37%, 04/03/24

    284       277,212  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.19%, 07/31/26

    185       179,585  

Tosca Services LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.94%, 08/18/27

    260       208,275  
   

 

 

 
      1,058,142  
Distributors — 0.0%            

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 01/15/27

    123       121,306  

Dealer Tire Financial LLC, Term Loan B2, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.82%, 12/14/27

    223       220,040  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp., 2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan B, 08/28/24(m)

    121       61,758  
   

 

 

 
      403,104  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

Ascend Learning LLC

   

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 12/10/29

    100       85,375  
 

 

 

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    101  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Consumer Services (continued)

   

Ascend Learning LLC (continued)

   

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 12/11/28

  $ 148     $ 139,979  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.69%, 11/24/28

    190       185,625  

OLA Netherlands BV, Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 6.25%, 0.75% Floor), 10.57%, 12/15/26

    124       117,776  

PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.16%, 10/28/27

    142       124,329  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 01/15/27

      370       360,286  
   

 

 

 
          1,013,370  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%            

Acuris Finance U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 02/16/28

    50       49,063  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 8.88%, 07/31/26

    370       361,433  

AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 02/04/28

    186       184,312  

Castlelake Aviation Ltd., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.52%, 10/22/26

    188       186,201  

Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.88%, 09/01/28

    167       161,526  

Delta TopCo, Inc.

   

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 11.65%, 12/01/28

    45       35,044  

2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.15%, 12/01/27

    156       143,563  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 10/01/27

    368       344,682  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.89%, 07/03/24(c)

    189       188,156  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

   

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 09/21/29

    15       14,421  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 09/23/28

    40       39,000  

LBM Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.12%, 12/17/27

    97       83,773  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 09/25/26

    319       257,637  

RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.17%, 02/08/28

    74       68,186  

Setanta Aircraft Leasing Designated Activity Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.73%, 11/05/28

    150       149,025  

SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.91%, 01/23/25

    152       148,110  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.73%, 07/30/25

    77       74,813  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

   

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.73%, 09/01/25

  $ 476     $ 333,916  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 02/28/27

    378       366,688  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.07%, 10/19/27

    194       187,169  

Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.82%, 04/30/28

    126       122,653  
   

 

 

 
          3,499,371  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%            

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 11/30/27

    62       59,238  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 05/01/28

      185       176,191  

Iridium Satellite LLC, 2021 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.92%, 11/04/26

    208       205,711  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 03/01/27(m)

    115       109,969  
   

 

 

 
      551,109  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%            

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.24%, 12/15/27

    247       244,574  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 03/31/28

    405       374,573  
   

 

 

 
      619,147  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%            

Arcline FM Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.48%, 06/23/28

    221       210,296  

AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.67%, 05/13/29

    28       27,790  

Gates Global LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.88%, 03/31/27

    302       294,873  
   

 

 

 
      532,959  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%  

Coherent Corp., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 07/02/29

    122       120,894  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.0%            

Delta 2 Lux SARL, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 01/15/30

    151       150,811  
   

 

 

 
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.0%  

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 09/07/27

    299       297,926  

TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.38%, 11/02/27

    151       133,768  
   

 

 

 
      431,694  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.39%, 05/11/24

    147       146,205  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.0%

   

Nomad Foods U.S. LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, 11/12/29(m)

  $ 75     $ 74,687  

U.S. Foods, Inc.

   

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 09/13/26

    45       44,825  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 11/22/28

    220       218,323  
   

 

 

 
      337,835  
Food Products — 0.2%            

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 10/01/25

    163       135,013  

B&G Foods, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.88%, 10/10/26

    112       105,460  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.88%, 10/25/27

    591       578,149  

Froneri International Ltd., 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 01/29/27

    566       550,073  

Hostess Brands LLC, 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor), 6.66%, 08/03/25

    204       202,854  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.91%, 06/08/28

    261       253,617  

UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.44%, 01/20/28

      261       257,829  
   

 

 

 
          2,082,995  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%            

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.74%, 12/21/28

    443       420,409  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%            

Electron BidCo, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.38%, 11/01/28

    299       290,452  

Insulet Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%), 7.69%, 05/04/28

    111       109,142  

Medline Borrower LP, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 10/23/28

    762       723,626  
   

 

 

 
      1,123,220  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%            

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 09/29/28

    185       180,806  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

   

2022 First Out Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 7.875%, 1.00% Floor), 12.61%, 03/31/27

    37       32,412  

2022 Second Out Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.83%, 03/31/27

    160       54,506  

EyeCare Partners LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.48%, 02/18/27

    199       158,513  

Femur Buyer, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 9.23%, 03/05/26

    157       134,148  

Orbcomm, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.81%, 09/01/28

    148       126,470  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.16%, 12/11/26

    197       181,137  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.05%, 08/31/26

    68       66,672  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

   

Vizient, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.67%, 04/28/29

  $ 32     $ 31,768  

WCG Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.38%, 01/08/27

    295       266,952  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 12/22/28

      186       185,985  
   

 

 

 
          1,419,369  
Health Care Services — 0.0%            

Azalea Topco, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 07/24/26

    266       243,050  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Technology — 0.1%            

AthenaHealth Group, Inc.

   

2022 Delayed Draw Term loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.82%, 02/15/29

    49       55,279  

2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.82%, 02/15/29

    401       345,867  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 10/10/25

    76       74,161  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 06/02/28

    222       201,876  
   

 

 

 
      677,183  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%            

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.93%, 05/24/29

    11       11,475  

Bally’s Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.54%, 10/02/28

    74       68,514  

Burger King (Restaurant Brands Int), Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 11/19/26

    339       332,541  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 12/23/24

    342       341,021  

Carnival Corp., USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.38%, 06/30/25

    231       220,931  

Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.39%, 03/17/28

    109       108,258  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.73%, 03/08/24

    490       366,771  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.32%, 01/27/29

    594       563,609  

Flutter Financing B.V., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.09%, 07/22/28

    155       153,733  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.67%, 11/30/29

    304       205,923  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.17%, 06/22/26

    261       260,271  

IRB Holding Corp., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.32%, 12/15/27

    546       529,049  

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.17%, 05/03/29

    153       151,119  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 01/05/29

    57       55,468  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

   

Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 03/13/28

  $ 236     $ 224,396  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.42%, 04/14/29

    88       86,153  

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

    149       147,124  

Station Casinos LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.25% Floor), 6.64%, 02/08/27

    299       291,700  

Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL, 2021 Consented Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.73%, 05/29/26

    137       94,331  

Whatabrands LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 08/03/28

    310       299,451  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 05/30/25

    19       18,913  
   

 

 

 
          4,530,751  
Household Durables — 0.1%            

ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.98%, 05/17/28

    172       127,666  

Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.86%, 02/26/29

        306       267,652  

Snap One Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.88%, 12/08/28(c)

    82       74,692  

Sunset Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.75%, 10/06/28

    110       89,874  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 10/30/27

    276       232,254  
   

 

 

 
      792,138  
Household Products — 0.0%            

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.60%, 03/03/28

    114       112,129  
   

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

   

AVSC Holding Corp., 2020 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor, 0.25% PIK), 7.68%, 03/03/25(g)

    162       148,675  

Diamond BC BV, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.16%, 09/29/28

    339       327,654  

Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.87%, 07/30/27

    194       186,061  

Vertiv Group Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.89%, 03/02/27

    304       292,918  
   

 

 

 
      955,308  
Insurance — 0.2%            

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC

   

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/09/25

    622       613,612  

2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.85%, 11/06/27

    119       115,954  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor), 6.63%, 02/19/28

    174       170,903  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 02/12/27

    261       253,305  

Hub International Ltd.

   

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.33%, 04/25/25

    448       442,890  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Insurance (continued)

   

Hub International Ltd. (continued)

   

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.53%, 04/25/25

  $ 111     $ 109,734  

2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.22%, 11/10/29

    90       88,925  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.42%, 09/01/27

    162       160,195  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/03/26

    223       218,319  
   

 

 

 
          2,173,837  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%            

Adevinta ASA, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.48%, 06/26/28

    186       183,125  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.38%, 10/30/26

    299       294,650  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 08/10/27

    125       123,396  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.89%, 01/29/26

    264       260,457  
   

 

 

 
      861,628  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%

   

CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.24%, 11/08/27

    198       191,303  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2022 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%), 7.57%, 10/21/29

    162       161,572  
   

 

 

 
      352,875  
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%            

Uber Technologies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 8.23%, 02/25/27

        512       510,582  
   

 

 

 

IT Services — 0.3%

   

Aruba Investments Holdings LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.14%, 11/24/27

    74       71,959  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 10/02/25

    223       213,510  

Camelot Finance SA, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 10/30/26

    266       261,158  

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.63%, 09/21/28

    186       184,259  

CoreLogic, Inc.

   

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.94%, 06/04/29

    100       70,050  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.94%, 06/02/28

    451       374,728  

Fleetcor Technologies Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 04/28/28

    225       222,123  

Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.38%, 12/01/27

    755       723,415  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 02/12/27

    376       309,673  

Trans Union LLC

   

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 11/16/26

    112       110,312  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

IT Services (continued)

   

Trans Union LLC (continued)

   

2021 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.63%, 12/01/28

  $ 412     $ 407,599  

Virtusa Corp., First Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/11/28

    74       71,460  

WEX, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 03/31/28

    124       122,830  
   

 

 

 
      3,143,076  
Leisure Products — 0.0%            

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.42%, 12/01/28(c)

    99       79,933  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, (2 mo. SOFR CME + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 11.76%, 05/25/27

    41       40,013  
   

 

 

 
      119,946  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%

   

Avantor Funding, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.63%, 11/08/27

    313       310,909  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., 2020 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.88%, 02/04/27

    382       336,090  

ICON Luxembourg SARL, LUX Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 07/03/28

    254       252,675  

Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.96%, 10/19/27

    240       235,057  

Parexel International Corp., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/15/28

    520       499,990  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc., US Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 07/03/28

    63       62,954  
   

 

 

 
      1,697,675  

Machinery — 0.2%

   

Albion Acquisitions Ltd., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.57%, 08/17/26

    223       210,036  

Clark Equipment Co., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.18%, 04/20/29

    42       41,047  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.50%, 05/14/28

    69       68,110  

Fluidra SA, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.00%), 6.42%, 01/29/29

    22       20,642  

Gardner Denver, Inc., 2020 USD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 1.75%), 6.17%, 03/01/27

    143       141,422  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., 2020 USD Spinco Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 1.75%), 6.17%, 03/01/27

    158       156,441  

Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.99%, 06/21/28

    454       421,282  

SPX Flow, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.92%, 04/05/29

    147       135,782  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 8.15%, 03/28/25

    448       418,010  

Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.38%, 10/04/28

    109       109,037  
   

 

 

 
          1,721,809  

Media — 0.6%

   

Altice Financing SA, USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.83%, 01/31/26

      250       240,350  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

   

Altice France SA/France, 2018 Term Loan B13, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.65%, 08/14/26

  $ 310     $ 287,615  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.27%, 04/22/26

    163       87,920  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Class A, 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 04/30/25

    124       122,867  

City Football Group Ltd., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.36%, 07/21/28

    224       208,638  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.91%, 08/21/26

    598       543,293  

CMG Media Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 8.23%, 12/17/26

    124       115,584  

Connect Finco SARL, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.89%, 12/11/26

    748       738,261  

CSC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.82%, 04/15/27

    317       281,746  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.64%, 12/01/23

    92       68,221  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 03/24/25

    258       246,225  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 10/17/26

    454       443,034  

MH Sub I LLC

   

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/13/24

    549       532,407  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 6.25%), 10.65%, 02/23/29

    247       219,843  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.17%, 04/21/29

    200       189,645  

UFC Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.11%, 04/29/26

    147       72,458  

UPC Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.93%), 7.24%, 01/31/29

    45       43,964  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.57%, 01/31/29

    225       222,581  

Voyage Digital Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.78%, 05/11/29(c)

    106       104,602  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.14%, 05/18/25

    473       462,299  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 2021 Term Loan G, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.13%), 6.51%, 01/20/28

    305       301,059  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 03/09/27

      584       471,830  
   

 

 

 
          6,004,442  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

   

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.94%, 11/01/25

    784       825,536  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 12/13/25

    61       57,293  

M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.16%, 09/19/29

    26       25,910  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

   

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor),
8.59%, 10/18/28

  $ 222     $ 219,884  

Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.92%, 10/05/28

      367       361,832  
   

 

 

 
          1,490,455  
Personal Products — 0.1%            

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, 2021 Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.48%, 10/01/26

    775       741,343  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 0.2%            

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 8.09%, 05/04/25

    125       111,394  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.67%, 02/01/27

    147       110,985  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.38%, 02/22/28

    189       185,217  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 5.87%, 08/01/27

    258       247,535  

Jazz Financing Lux SARL, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 05/05/28

    267       264,202  

Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 10/27/28

    109       108,242  

Organon & Co., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.75%, 06/02/28

    216       213,823  

Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor),
7.73%, 11/18/27(c)

    299       290,812  
   

 

 

 
      1,532,210  
Professional Services — 0.1%            

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   

2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, 01/18/29(m)

    75       73,456  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.64%, 02/06/26

    482       477,184  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

    77       74,806  

2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

    166       162,079  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor), 9.07%, 04/29/29

    270       243,675  
   

 

 

 
      1,031,200  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/03/28

    374       351,326  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 08/21/25

    297       289,898  
   

 

 

 
      641,224  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Road & Rail — 0.0%

   

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 08/06/27

  $ 71     $ 68,706  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.73%, 12/30/26

      186       185,349  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 9.95%, 08/04/25

    79       70,232  
   

 

 

 
          324,287  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%  

MKS Instruments, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, 08/17/29(m)

    115       113,135  

Synaptics, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.40%, 12/02/28

    111       108,383  
   

 

 

 
      221,518  
Software — 0.6%            

Applied Systems, Inc., 2022 Extended 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.08%, 09/18/26

    40       24,333  

Barracuda Networks, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.59%, 08/15/29

    83       79,899  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.08%, 07/06/29

    298       294,951  

Cloudera, Inc.

   

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.38%, 10/08/29

    113       93,979  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 10/08/28

    245       229,980  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 10/16/28

    186       165,182  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/28/24

    177       148,058  

Epicor Software Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 07/30/27

    297       284,543  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.48%, 03/11/28

    100       97,917  

Informatica LLC, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.19%, 10/27/28

    424       415,091  

Instructure Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 6.12%, 10/30/28(c)

    99       97,265  

Magenta Buyer LLC

   

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.17%, 07/27/28

    252       214,278  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 12.67%, 07/27/29

    193       151,520  

McAfee Corp., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 7.97%, 03/01/29

    374       347,329  

Planview Parent, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 12/17/27

    111       102,652  

Proofpoint, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.98%, 08/31/28

    448       429,330  

RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.38%, 04/24/28

    813       771,572  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.88%, 10/20/28

    91       83,841  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Software (continued)

   

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.09%, 08/01/25

  $ 239     $ 236,960  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 10/07/27

    306       294,927  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.32%, 08/31/28

    588       585,484  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.18%, 03/30/29

    530       472,363  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

   

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.00%, 05/03/27

    112       102,938  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 05/04/26

      440       418,202  
   

 

 

 
          6,142,594  
Specialty Retail — 0.2%            

Belron Finance U.S. LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.94%, 11/13/25

    372       369,798  

EG Group Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.98%, 03/31/26

    321       299,540  

Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/24/28(c)

    74       72,765  

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 05/04/28

    272       259,207  

MED ParentCo LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 8.63%, 08/31/26

    183       155,783  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, 06/30/27(m)

    486       419,002  

PetSmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/11/28

    400       390,361  

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.00%), 6.42%, 08/04/28

    99       97,735  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.67%, 10/20/28

    90       83,743  

Reverb Buyer, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 11/01/28

    255       237,306  
   

 

 

 
      2,385,240  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 9.38%, 07/23/26

    67       44,234  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%            

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.80%, 02/20/29

    161       157,382  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.0%            

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 05/19/28

    186       184,220  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

 

ION Trading Finance Ltd., 2021 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 9.48%, 04/03/28

  $ 74     $ 70,215  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.92%, 06/02/28

    68       64,438  
   

 

 

 
      318,873  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor),
8.16%, 04/30/28

    74       73,504  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 04/11/25

      187       186,211  
   

 

 

 
      259,715  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 6.5%
(Cost: $71,356,101)

          67,902,910  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

   
Brazil — 0.5%            

Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.00%, 01/27/45

    6,525       4,827,684  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.1%            

China Development Bank/Hong Kong, 2.00%, 02/16/27

    200       182,760  

China Government International Bond, 2.63%, 11/02/27(e)

    200       187,134  

Export-Import Bank of China, 3.38%, 03/14/27(e)

    200       191,796  
   

 

 

 
      561,690  
Colombia — 0.3%            

Colombia Government International Bond,
5.63%, 02/26/44(d)

    4,000       2,932,000  
   

 

 

 
India — 0.0%            

Export-Import Bank of India, 3.88%, 02/01/28(e)

    200       185,100  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.6%            

Indonesia Government International Bond

   

5.88%, 01/15/24(b)

    4,400       4,444,484  

4.65%, 09/20/32

    250       245,027  

5.25%, 01/17/42(e)

    200       194,600  

4.75%, 07/18/47(e)

    200       181,272  

3.70%, 10/30/49

    200       153,522  

3.50%, 02/14/50

    200       148,538  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III(e)

   

1.50%, 06/09/26

    200       180,022  

4.40%, 06/06/27

    200       197,772  
   

 

 

 
      5,745,237  
Mexico — 0.4%            

Mexico Government International Bond,
4.75%, 03/08/44

    5,800       4,673,713  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Pakistan — 0.0%

   

Pakistan Government International Bond(e)

   

6.00%, 04/08/26

  $ 450     $ 180,050  

7.38%, 04/08/31

    200       70,522  
   

 

 

 
      250,572  
Philippines — 0.0%            

Philippines Government International Bond

   

3.70%, 03/01/41

    300       244,533  

2.65%, 12/10/45

    200       134,022  
   

 

 

 
      378,555  
Saudi Arabia — 0.0%            

Saudi Government International Bond,

   

4.00%, 04/17/25(e)

    200       197,500  
   

 

 

 

South Korea — 0.1%

   

Export-Import Bank of Korea

   

0.63%, 06/29/24

    250       234,480  

1.63%, 01/18/27

    200       176,400  

Korea Development Bank

   

3.75%, 01/22/24

    200       197,350  

2.00%, 02/24/25

    200       187,858  

Korea Electric Power Corp., 3.63%, 06/14/25(e)

    300       288,534  

Korea Expressway Corp., 1.13%, 05/17/26(e)

    200       174,772  
   

 

 

 
      1,259,394  
Uruguay — 0.3%            

Uruguay Government International Bond, 5.10%, 06/18/50

      3,500       3,451,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 2.3%
(Cost: $28,295,333)

      24,462,445  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

   

New York — 1.0%

   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, BAB, 6.55%, 11/15/31(d)

    10,000       10,284,730  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 1.0%
(Cost: $9,833,900)

          10,284,730  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

   

Capital Trusts — 13.9%

   

Automobiles — 0.2%

   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70%(a)(f)

    2,565       2,170,952  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 5.6%

   

HSBC Capital Funding Dollar 1 LP, 10.18%(a)(b)(f)

    11,835       14,201,951  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series F,
5.63%(a)(d)(f)

    6,450       5,987,676  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 3.20%(a)(e)(f)

    300       280,125  

ING Groep NV, 3.88%(a)(f)

    3,326       2,423,388  

Macquarie Bank Ltd., 6.13%(a)(b)(f)

    1,885       1,624,601  

Nordea Bank Abp, 6.13%(a)(b)(f)

    5,540       5,367,067  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Series V, 6.20%(a)(d)(f)

    5,529       5,403,215  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 6.50%(a)(e)(f)

    700       595,787  

SVB Financial Group, 4.10%(a)(f)

    4,556       2,607,496  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, 4.90%(a)(e)(f)

    700       640,500  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Banks (continued)

   

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 8.13%, 10/31/82

  $   7,214     $ 7,502,560  

U.S. Bancorp, Series J, 5.30%(a)(f)

    10,415       9,077,402  

Wells Fargo & Co.(a)(f)

   

Series S, 5.90%(d)

    281       251,666  

Series U, 5.88%

    2,655       2,562,075  
   

 

 

 
          58,525,509  
Capital Markets — 0.1%            

State Street Corp., Series F, 8.37%(a)(f)

    618       616,316  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 4.8%

   

Bank of America Corp., Series U, 5.20%(a)(d)(f)

    5,785       5,605,674  

Barclays PLC(a)(f)

   

4.38%

    1,630       1,242,875  

8.00%

    4,500       4,372,226  

BNP Paribas SA, 7.38%(a)(b)(f)

    4,535       4,484,106  

Credit Agricole SA, 8.13%(a)(b)(f)

    5,000       5,062,000  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%(a)(b)(f)

    1,865       1,490,358  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(d)

   

8.75%, 09/01/30

    2,000       2,330,436  

Series S, 6.75%(a)(f)

    9,775       9,737,269  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50%(a)(f)

    8,285       7,992,598  

NatWest Group PLC, 8.00%(a)(f)

    970       954,238  

UBS Group AG, 7.00%(a)(b)(f)

    7,500       7,378,675  
   

 

 

 
      50,650,455  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%            

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A, 7.39%, 03/30/67(a)

    8,300       7,133,850  
   

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

 

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(a)(b)(f)

    481       437,678  
   

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.8%

   

ACE Capital Trust II, 9.70%, 04/01/30(d)

    7,000       8,664,905  

Equitable of Iowa Cos Capital Trust II, Series B, 8.42%, 04/01/27

    5,000       4,687,860  

Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
5.90%, 06/15/52(a)(e)

    200       184,662  

MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/66(d)

    5,000       4,835,500  
   

 

 

 
      18,372,927  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 7.54%, 06/01/67(a)

    2,500       2,100,000  
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%

 

NWD Finance BVI Ltd., 4.13%(a)(e)(f)

    409       286,300  
   

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

 

Vodafone Group PLC, 7.00%, 04/04/79(a)

    4,745       4,770,765  
   

 

 

 
      145,064,752  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Preferred Stocks — 3.7%

   

Banks(a)(f) — 2.3%

   

Citigroup, Inc., Series K

    488,320       12,222,650  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series Q

    550,500       12,667,005  
   

 

 

 
      24,889,655  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Capital Markets(a)(f) — 0.9%

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50%

    162,450     $ 4,004,393  

State Street Corp., Series D

      220,495       5,313,929  
   

 

 

 
      9,318,322  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.5%            

ByteDance Ltd., Series E-1, (Acquired 11/11/20, Cost: $3,403,593)(c)(n)

    31,062       5,119,232  
   

 

 

 
      39,327,209  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 17.6%
(Cost: $194,804,298)

      184,391,961  
   

 

 

 
   

Par

(000)

       

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.2%

   

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, 3.50%, 02/25/49(o)

  $ 71,000       64,489,493  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 6.2%
(Cost: $65,968,984)

 

    64,489,493  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 

Warrants

   

Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%

   

Service King (Carnelian Point), (Expires 06/30/27, Strike Price USD 10.00)(l)

    535        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $ —)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 158.6%
(Cost: $1,796,991,414)

 

        1,659,029,159  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.8%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 4.03%(p)(q)

    8,145,069       8,145,069  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%
(Cost: $8,145,069)

 

    8,145,069  
   

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.0%
(Cost: $341,461)

 

    231,146  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written — 159.4%
(Cost: $1,805,477,944)

 

    1,667,405,374  
   

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.0)%
(Premiums Received: $(102,203))

 

    (46,721
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 159.4%
(Cost: $1,805,375,741)

 

    1,667,358,653  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (59.4)%

 

    (621,472,614
   

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%         $    1,045,886,039  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(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) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(g) 

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.

(h) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(i) 

Convertible security.

(j) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(k) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(l) 

Non-income producing security.

(m) 

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.

(n) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $5,119,232, representing 0.5% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $3,403,593.

(o) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(p) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(q) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’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.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
12/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
12/31/22
    Shares
Held at
12/31/22
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 22,030,719     $     $ (13,885,650 )(a)    $     $     $ 8,145,069       8,145,069     $ 136,615     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

    4.60 %(b)      08/30/22        Open     $ 9,987,500      $ 10,102,953      Municipal Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open       314,500        316,308      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open       154,500        155,388      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open       2,853,750        2,870,156      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/09/22        Open       240,833        242,217      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/14/22        Open       2,923,794        2,939,024      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/14/22        Open       2,818,800        2,833,796      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/14/22        Open       3,005,025        3,021,012      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/14/22        Open       1,976,250        1,986,764      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/14/22        Open       2,574,687        2,588,385      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,318,800        2,330,365      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (3.00 )(b)      11/16/22        Open       55,663        55,454      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    4.37 (b)      11/16/22        Open       3,371,737        3,388,048      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       8,254,400        8,295,672      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       668,394        671,736      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    (1.75 )(b)      11/16/22        Open       102,150        101,863      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,922,500        2,937,112      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,331,656        2,343,315      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       292,320        293,782      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       4,710,244        4,733,795      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       6,378,237        6,410,129      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       5,673,281        5,701,648      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,449,469        2,461,716      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,766,750        2,780,584      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       5,182,187        5,208,098      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       16,120,620        16,196,705      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       4,875,000        4,899,375      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       3,795,431        3,814,408      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,797,375        2,811,362      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       5,468,162        5,495,503      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       3,515,000        3,532,575      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,282,500        2,293,912      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       13,671,344        13,739,700      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       6,062,017        6,092,328      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.53 (b)      11/16/22        Open       9,664,500        9,713,185      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.53 (b)      11/16/22        Open       11,075,000        11,130,790      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.53 (b)      11/16/22        Open       12,330,000        12,392,112      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.53 (b)      11/16/22        Open       11,415,000        11,472,503      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.53 (b)      11/16/22        Open       7,005,825        7,041,117      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,290,200        2,301,622      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       917,089        921,663      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       564,988        567,805      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,843,505        2,857,687      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       1,033,500        1,038,655      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       1,619,550        1,627,627      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       600,310        603,304      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,406,169        2,418,169      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

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)
 
 
 

 

 

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 %(b)      11/16/22        Open     $ 2,870,000      $ 2,884,314      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       572,910        575,767      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       503,944        506,457      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       1,129,566        1,135,200      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       844,825        849,039      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       1,899,000        1,908,471      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       947,155        951,879      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,926,875        2,941,473      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       854,400        858,661      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       3,243,469        3,259,646      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,619,937        2,633,004      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       798,639        802,622      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       3,437,764        3,454,910      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       4,643,750        4,666,911      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       3,606,375        3,624,362      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       825,413        829,529      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,347,100        2,358,806      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       1,248,056        1,254,281      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,931,331        2,945,951      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       1,453,231        1,460,479      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       5,781,712        5,810,549      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       612,950        616,007      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       4,713,012        4,736,519      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       802,890        806,894      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       2,697,650        2,711,105      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       576,600        579,476      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/16/22        Open       4,195,250        4,216,174      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/16/22        Open       9,831,862        9,881,022      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/18/22        Open       8,295,000        8,335,452      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

    4.52 (b)      11/21/22        Open       4,143,750        4,162,721      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    4.50 (b)      11/22/22        Open       155,250        155,923      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.40 (b)      11/29/22        Open       896,580        899,688      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open       6,909,375        6,933,942      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    2.00 (b)      11/29/22        Open       411,618        412,166      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open       1,155,810        1,159,899      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open       1,267,467        1,271,952      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open       967,500        970,923      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open       1,742,500        1,748,665      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      11/29/22        Open       1,487,500        1,492,762      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      11/29/22        Open       4,437,500        4,453,278      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       2,387,894        2,396,363      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       4,364,500        4,379,979      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       3,012,187        3,022,871      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       1,099,350        1,103,249      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       3,893,750        3,907,560      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       5,096,192        5,114,267      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       4,315,781        4,331,088      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       2,909,561        2,919,880      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       2,057,772        2,065,071      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      11/29/22        Open       5,572,500        5,592,264      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.32 (b)      12/01/22        Open       2,681,875        2,690,412      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.15 (b)      12/05/22        Open       341,145        342,044      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.45 (b)      12/05/22        Open       5,062,500        5,076,942      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.45 (b)      12/05/22        Open       708,094        710,114      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/06/22        Open       5,752,800        5,768,700      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/07/22        Open       766,594        768,718      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/07/22        Open       614,650        616,353      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/07/22        Open       892,925        895,399      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.35 (b)      12/08/22        Open       349,675        350,535      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.45 (b)      12/08/22        Open       337,500        338,352      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/08/22        Open       4,021,174        4,031,424      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/08/22        Open       5,881,564        5,896,557      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

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.

    4.40 %(b)      12/09/22        Open     $ 3,257,906      $ 3,264,965      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.45 (b)      12/09/22        Open       1,077,125        1,079,489      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.39 (b)      12/12/22        Open       150,900        151,210      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.45 (b)      12/13/22        Open       3,768,750        3,776,193      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/13/22        Open       371,010        371,748      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/13/22        Open       725,445        726,889      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.42 (b)      12/14/22        Open       1,985,644        1,989,319      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/14/22        Open       4,750,156        4,759,106      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/14/22        Open       3,702,937        3,709,914      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/14/22        Open       3,886,369        3,893,691      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4.45       12/15/22        01/06/23       539,963        541,030      Corporate Bonds      Up to 30 Days  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4.45       12/15/22        01/06/23       1,260,149        1,262,641      Corporate Bonds      Up to 30 Days  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4.50       12/15/22        01/06/23       2,886,694        2,892,467      Capital Trusts      Up to 30 Days  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    (1.50     12/15/22        01/11/23       2,193,750        2,193,075      Capital Trusts      Up to 30 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       420,885        421,166      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    3.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       181,688        181,970      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.25       12/15/22        02/03/23       776,793        778,260      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.25       12/15/22        02/03/23       956,937        958,745      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.35       12/15/22        02/03/23       391,073        391,829      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.35       12/15/22        02/03/23       104,370        104,572      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,379,550        1,382,248      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       455,000        455,890      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       4,777,892        4,787,236      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       493,500        494,465      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,068,750        1,070,840      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,598,302        1,601,428      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,055,625        1,057,689      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,060,490        1,062,564      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       960,000        961,877      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       974,580        976,486      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       252,525        253,019      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,728,074        1,731,453      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       193,890        194,269      Capital Trusts      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       287,000        287,561      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,714,299        1,717,651      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       551,241        552,319      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       756,250        757,729      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       497,813        498,786      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       542,000        543,060      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       457,753        458,648      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       408,000        408,798      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       188,625        188,994      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       727,020        728,442      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,015,301        1,017,287      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       579,150        580,283      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       590,000        591,154      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,111,860        1,114,034      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,089,375        1,091,505      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       454,188        455,076      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       168,700        169,030      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       279,654        280,201      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       145,000        145,284      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       683,750        685,087      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.40       12/15/22        02/03/23       632,385        633,622      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       670,000        671,325      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       505,195        506,194      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       5,193,750        5,204,022      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       502,005        502,998      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,083,322        1,085,465      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,243,620        1,246,080      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       465,248        466,168      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       105,315        105,523      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

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)
 
 
 

 

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45     12/15/22        02/03/23     $ 291,540      $ 292,117      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       767,981        769,500      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       668,160        669,481      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       214,944        215,369      Corporate Bonds      31 -90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       410,288        411,099      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       439,406        440,275      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       344,615        345,297      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.45       12/15/22        02/03/23       846,588        848,262      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.46       12/15/22        02/03/23       7,651,162        7,666,329      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.48       12/15/22        02/03/23       8,625,600        8,642,775      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.48       12/15/22        02/03/23       339,163        339,838      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       269,310        269,849      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,104,056        1,106,264      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       407,550        408,365      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       221,705        222,148      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       2,320,000        2,324,640      Foreign Agency Obligations      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       500,500        501,501      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       884,925        886,695      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,930,552        1,934,413      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       274,881        275,431      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       743,146        744,633      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       928,688        930,545      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       361,250        361,972      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       366,756        367,490      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       533,258        534,324      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       467,543        468,478      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       283,961        284,529      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       2,436,611        2,441,484      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       217,440        217,875      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,179,167        1,181,526      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       959,059        960,977      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       704,131        705,539      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       276,194        276,746      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       455,700        456,611      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       826,210        827,862      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       530,145        531,205      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       220,410        220,851      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       93,999        94,187      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       122,794        123,039      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       542,225        543,309      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       245,659        246,150      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.50       12/15/22        02/03/23       265,090        265,620      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.52       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,729,612        1,733,087      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.52       12/15/22        02/03/23       2,065,487        2,069,637      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.52       12/15/22        02/03/23       1,370,600        1,373,353      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.52       12/15/22        02/03/23       3,080,000        3,086,187      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.53       12/15/22        02/03/23       5,558,437        5,569,628      Corporate Bonds      31 - 90 Days  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.50 (b)      12/21/22        Open       5,200,312        5,206,813      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.50 (b)      12/22/22        Open       4,506,250        4,511,883      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    3.75 (b)      12/23/22        Open       173,430        173,520      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.40 (b)      12/23/22        Open       436,549        436,816      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.50 (b)      12/23/22        Open       2,957,400        2,959,248      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.50 (b)      12/23/22        Open       3,893,750        3,896,184      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.44 (b)      12/27/22        Open       1,800,000        1,800,888      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

    4.52 (b)      12/28/22        Open       9,298,469        9,301,971      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    4.50 (b)      12/28/22        Open       3,112,480        3,113,647      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A

    4.52 (b)      12/28/22        Open       5,100,502        5,102,424      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    (0.75 )(b)      12/28/22        Open       858,603        858,549      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.35 (b)      12/28/22        Open       399,938        400,082      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.35 (b)      12/28/22        Open       5,310,000        5,311,925      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.35 (b)      12/28/22        Open       1,260,000        1,260,457      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       356,970        357,103      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

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)
 
 
 

 

 

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 %(b)      12/28/22        Open     $ 545,570      $ 545,774        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       2,431,564        2,432,472        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       755,160        755,442        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       467,708        467,882        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       653,906        654,150        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       592,279        592,500        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       1,017,307        1,017,687        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       211,750        211,829        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       826,605        826,914        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       412,290        412,444        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4.48 (b)      12/28/22        Open       206,150        206,227        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.45 (b)      12/28/22        Open       6,326,156        6,328,502        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      12/28/22        Open       10,562,500        10,566,461        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    4.50 (b)      12/28/22        Open       4,511,025        4,512,717        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       5,039,335        5,041,221        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       2,071,844        2,072,619        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       810,469        810,772        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       435,319        435,482        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       2,899,406        2,900,491        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       4,614,225        4,615,951        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       4,084,300        4,085,828        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       3,840,000        3,841,437        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.49 (b)      12/28/22        Open       2,633,750        2,634,735        Corporate Bonds        Open/Demand  
        

 

 

    

 

 

       
         $ 587,310,321      $ 589,324,056        
        

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

  (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

                 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1,101          03/31/23        $ 225,705        $ 42,242  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1,399          03/31/23          150,852          (391,296
                 

 

 

 
                    (349,054
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     107          03/22/23          11,999          64,559  

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

     202          03/22/23          23,814          152,714  

U.S. Long Bond

     1,088          03/22/23          135,660          665,873  

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

     54          03/22/23          7,211          606,244  
                 

 

 

 
                    1,489,390  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 1,140,336  
                 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

           
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price        Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  

Call

                      

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

     4,918          02/17/23        USD  32.00        USD  13,918        $   231,146  
                      

 

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

           
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

             

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

    4,918        02/17/23      USD 36.00      USD 13,918      $ (46,721
             

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

               
Reference Obligation/Index  

Financing

Rate Paid

by the Trust

   

Payment

Frequency

    

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

CDX.NA.HY.39.V1

    5.00     Quarterly        12/20/27      USD 108,600      $ (843,650   $ (260,777   $ (582,873
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Trust

  

            Received by the Trust             

  

Effective

Date

    

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value    

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Rate           Frequency    Rate                Frequency

1-Day SOFR, 4.32%

          Annual    3.80%                Annual      N/A        01/04/25      USD 410,000      $ (5,072,344   $ 1,804      $ (5,074,148
                   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and Options Written

 

           
Description  

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

    Value  

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

  $ 1,804      $ (260,777   $      $ (5,657,021   $  

Options Written

    N/A        N/A       55,482              (46,721

 

  (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)

  $      $      $      $      $ 1,531,632      $      $ 1,531,632  

Options purchased

                   

Investments at value — unaffiliated(b)

                  231,146                             231,146  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $ 231,146      $      $ 1,531,632      $      $ 1,762,778  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 391,296      $      $ 391,296  

Options written

                   

Options written at value

                  46,721                             46,721  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

           582,873                      5,074,148               5,657,021  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 582,873      $ 46,721      $      $ 5,465,444      $      $ 6,095,038  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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).

 
  (b) 

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

For the period ended December 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

               

Futures contracts

  $      $     $ (984,398   $     $ 304,022     $      $ (680,376

Options purchased(a)

                 (2,001,769     (458,223     (233,652            (2,693,644

Options written

                 1,036,270       108,786       1,363,250              2,508,306  

Swaps

           (1,273,250                 1,230,000              (43,250
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ (1,273,250   $ (1,949,897   $ (349,437   $ 2,663,620     $      $ (908,964
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

             

Futures contracts

  $      $     $     $     $ 1,945,084     $      $ 1,945,084  

Options purchased(b)

                 520,506                          520,506  

Options written

                 55,482                          55,482  

Swaps

           (582,873                 (5,074,148            (5,657,021
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ (582,873   $ 575,988     $     $ (3,129,064   $      $ (3,135,949
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

  $ 609,227,410  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 230,642,648  

Options:

 

Average value of option contracts purchased

  $ 662,195  

Average value of option contracts written

  $ 98,090  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

  $ 410,000,000  

Credit default swaps:

 

Average notional value — buy protection

  $ 27,150,000  

Average notional value — sell protection

  $ 36,588,000  

Interest rate swaps:

 

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

  $ 102,500,000  

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’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

  $      $ 147,792,255      $ 787,722      $ 148,579,977  

Corporate Bonds

           1,158,091,176        826,467        1,158,917,643  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

           66,994,685        908,225        67,902,910  

Foreign Agency Obligations

           24,462,445               24,462,445  

Municipal Bonds

           10,284,730               10,284,730  

Preferred Securities

          

Capital Trusts

           145,064,752               145,064,752  

Preferred Stocks

    34,207,977               5,119,232        39,327,209  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

           64,489,493               64,489,493  

Warrants

                          

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    8,145,069                      8,145,069  

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

    

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Options Purchased

        

Equity Contracts

  $ 231,146     $     $      $ 231,146  

Liabilities

        

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

          (8,026            (8,026
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 42,584,192     $ 1,617,171,510     $ 7,641,646      $ 1,667,397,348  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

        

Assets

        

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ 1,531,632     $     $      $ 1,531,632  

Liabilities

        

Credit Contracts

          (582,873            (582,873

Equity Contracts

    (46,721                  (46,721

Interest Rate Contracts

    (391,296     (5,074,148            (5,465,444
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,093,615     $ (5,657,021   $      $ (4,563,406
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and options written. Swaps and futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument and options written are shown at value.

 

The Trust 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 $589,324,056 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

 

Shares

    Value  

Common Stocks

 

Auto Components — 0.0%

 

Lear Corp.

      178     $ 22,076  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.0%

 

McDermott International Ltd.(a)

      76,644               24,526  
     

 

 

 

Household Durables — 0.0%

 

Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC(b)

      6,155        
     

 

 

 

Metals & Mining — 0.0%

 

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

      832       416  

Project Investor Holdings LLC, (Acquired 02/12/19, Cost: $131,156)(b)(c)

      7,476       822  
     

 

 

 
        1,238  

Software — 0.0%

 

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)

      40       8  
     

 

 

 

Specialty Retail — 0.2%

 

NMG Parent LLC

      2,218       335,472  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,378,110)

 

    383,320  
     

 

 

 
            Par
(000)
        

Corporate Bonds

     

Airlines — 0.3%

 

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

    USD       740       738,150  
     

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.1%

 

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

      275       275,636  
     

 

 

 

Building Materials — 0.0%

 

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29(a)(d)

      73       67,965  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 0.1%

 

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(d)

      155       134,076  
     

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.0%

 

AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 8.63%, 09/30/27(a)(d)

      74       74,370  
     

 

 

 

Chemicals(d) — 0.1%

 

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

      32       26,791  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29

      239       192,938  
     

 

 

 
        219,729  

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc., 9.00%, 11/15/26(d)

      940       629,800  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 6.13%, 03/01/28(d)

      155       87,897  
     

 

 

 

Electric Utilities — 0.0%

 

Pike Corp., 5.50%, 09/01/28(a)(d)

      89       77,808  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, 1.00%, 11/10/21(b)(e)

 

    1,050        
     

 

 

 
        77,808  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%

 

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

      556       472,600  
     

 

 

 
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%

 

Medline Borrower LP, 5.25%, 10/01/29(a)(d)

    USD       237     $ 188,242  
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure(a)(d) — 0.2%

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/29

      240       195,314  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 6.75%, 01/15/30

      395       318,607  
     

 

 

 
        513,921  

Household Products — 0.0%

 

Berkline Benchcraft LLC,
4.50%, 06/01/22(b)(e)(f)

      400        
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.1%

 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co- Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(a)(d)

      220       197,749  
     

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services(a)(d) — 0.1%

 

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     

6.25%, 01/15/28

      137       131,520  

4.50%, 08/15/29

      235       204,745  
     

 

 

 
        336,265  

Machinery — 0.2%

 

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(a)(d)

      742       508,566  
     

 

 

 

Media — 0.3%

 

Liberty Broadband Corp., 2.75%, 09/30/50(a)(d)

      315       306,795  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(a)(d)(g)

      151       44,502  

Odeon Finco PLC, 12.75%, 11/01/27

      374       325,380  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 09/15/26(a)(d)

      353       259,349  
     

 

 

 
        936,026  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.63%, 09/01/30(a)

      382       394,751  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

 

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 01/15/29(a)(d)

      315       238,263  
     

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

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

      85       81,494  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 2.2%
(Cost: $7,167,731)

 

    6,173,308  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(f)

 

Aerospace & Defense — 4.0%

 

Atlas CC Acquisition Corp.

     

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.98%, 05/25/28

      1,757           1,472,009  

Term Loan C, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.98%, 05/25/28

      357       299,392  

Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.73%, 10/31/26

      439       433,593  

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.06%, 08/03/29

      229       222,542  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.

     

2020 CAD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.92%, 04/06/26

      842       800,723  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.92%, 04/06/26

      1,566       1,489,521  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

 

Nordam Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 9.94%, 04/09/26

    USD       454     $ 352,083  

Peraton Corp.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 12.09%, 02/01/29

      1,048       994,540  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/01/28

      3,510       3,421,890  

TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.98%, 12/09/25

      1,549       1,527,815  
     

 

 

 
          11,014,108  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

 

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.49%, 04/06/28

      357       326,186  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.35%, 12/11/26

      255       231,226  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.63%, 12/15/28

      497       413,062  
     

 

 

 
        970,474  

Airlines — 2.6%

 

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.99%, 04/20/28

      1,009       1,003,678  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 08/11/28

      1,255       1,237,541  

American Airlines, Inc.

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 01/29/27

      169       159,955  

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 06/27/25

      773       741,773  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/21/27

      1,919       1,971,121  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.11%, 04/21/28

      2,272       2,238,739  
     

 

 

 
        7,352,807  

Auto Components — 2.4%

 

Adient U.S. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 04/10/28

      500       494,280  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 04/30/26

      2,248       2,198,420  

USI, Inc.

     

2019 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.98%, 12/02/26

      132       130,770  

2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.33%, 11/22/29

      2,313       2,287,739  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 02/05/26

      1,580       1,495,080  
     

 

 

 
        6,606,289  

Banks — 0.8%

 

DirecTV Financing LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.38%, 08/02/27

      1,464       1,422,135  

LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.38%, 10/29/28

      990       937,065  
     

 

 

 
        2,359,200  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Beverages — 0.9%

 

Naked Juice LLC

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.68%, 01/24/30

    USD       1,111     $ 874,085  

Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.93%, 01/24/29

      1,855           1,654,070  
     

 

 

 
        2,528,155  

Building Materials — 0.1%

 

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 04/12/28

      158       141,133  
     

 

 

 

Building Products — 1.8%

 

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 11/23/27

      905       789,986  

CPG International LLC, 2022 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.92%, 04/28/29

      482       467,339  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 07/28/28

      505       470,032  

New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.32%, 03/08/29

      522       445,526  

Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.43%, 09/22/28

      994       980,775  

Wilsonart LLC, 2021 Term Loan E, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.98%, 12/31/26

      1,956       1,857,284  
     

 

 

 
        5,010,942  

Capital Markets — 3.9%

 

Ascensus Holdings, Inc.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.25%, 08/02/29

      1,663       1,443,805  

Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.25%, 08/02/28

      2,186       2,083,198  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.07%, 04/09/27

      3,792       3,534,658  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 11.13%, 04/07/28

      1,114       1,055,515  

Eagle Broadband Investments LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.75%, 11/12/27

      933       891,900  

FinCo I LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.88%, 06/27/25

      381       379,552  

Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.82%, 06/30/28

      906       887,105  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 04/12/24

      721       700,622  
     

 

 

 
        10,976,355  

Chemicals — 4.6%

 

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.83%, 08/27/26

      1,558       1,460,133  

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.51%, 12/20/29

      773       773,000  

CPC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.48%, 12/29/27

      449       322,832  

Discovery Purchaser Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.375%, 0.50% Floor), 7.97%, 10/04/29

      820       745,585  

Element Solutions, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.32%, 01/31/26

      1,224       1,218,728  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 06/30/27

      858       819,786  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Chemicals (continued)

     

Lonza Group AG, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 07/03/28

    USD       662     $ 605,014  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 7.23%, 03/02/26

      1,335       1,321,830  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.64%, 05/15/24

      924       919,587  

OQ Chemicals Corp., 2017 USD Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.00%, 10/14/24

      1,060       998,105  

PQ Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.91%, 06/09/28

      1,067       1,048,535  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 07/31/26

      432       418,172  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.41%, 03/16/27

      649       629,436  

Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.39%, 08/02/28

      1,014       984,575  

Starfruit Finco BV, 2018 USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.16%, 10/01/25

      98       96,311  

W.R. Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.50%, 09/22/28

      331       323,842  
     

 

 

 
          12,685,471  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.1%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.17%, 05/12/28

      1,613       1,529,352  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%), 8.64%, 02/15/29

      486       472,056  

Aramark Services, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 03/11/25

      95       94,474  

Asurion LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 11/03/24

      690       669,136  

2020 Term Loan B8, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 12/23/26

      479       425,816  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 9.63%, 01/31/28

      689       534,316  

2021 Second Lien Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 9.63%, 01/20/29

      984       760,494  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 10/08/28

      430       427,035  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.82%, 11/30/28

      700       693,702  

2021 Term Loan C, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.82%, 11/30/28

      53       52,355  

Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.63%, 11/27/26

      1,194       1,183,720  

EnergySolutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.48%, 05/09/25

      317       293,515  

Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.54%, 03/09/28

      812       706,898  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.50%, 09/23/26

      1,211       1,199,290  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

 

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.38%, 08/27/25

    USD       1,918     $ 1,902,360  

Viad Corp., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.38%, 07/30/28

      483       453,914  
     

 

 

 
          11,398,433  

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

ViaSat, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.94%, 03/02/29

      1,253       1,216,570  
     

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.9%

 

Arc Falcon I, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.50% Floor), 11.38%, 09/30/29(b)

      572       493,350  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.49%, 06/21/24

      1,560       1,391,751  

Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.39%, 01/21/28

      644       634,419  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 06/02/28

      1,711       1,632,468  

USIC Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.88%, 05/12/28

      1,080       1,028,840  
     

 

 

 
        5,180,828  

Construction Materials — 1.8%

 

Core & Main LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.88%, 07/27/28

      2,527       2,490,378  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 03/29/25

      1,463       1,445,026  

Oscar AcquisitionCo. LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.18%, 04/29/29

      681       643,399  

Tamko Building Products LLC, Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.57%, 06/01/26

      533       513,633  
     

 

 

 
        5,092,436  

Containers & Packaging — 1.9%

 

Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 12/01/27

      2,156       2,090,999  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.37%, 04/03/24

      1,470       1,433,311  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.19%, 07/31/26

      379       367,685  

Tosca Services LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.94%, 08/18/27

      726       580,738  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 09/15/28

      707       677,622  
     

 

 

 
        5,150,355  

Distributors — 1.4%

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 01/15/27

      733       725,661  

Dealer Tire Financial LLC, Term Loan B2,
(1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.82%, 12/14/27

      1,568       1,545,423  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp.

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan A,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 9.50%, 1.00% Floor), 14.26%, 05/30/24(b)

      594       543,058  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.26%, 08/28/24

      1,890       964,200  
     

 

 

 
        3,778,342  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Diversified Consumer Services — 2.3%

 

2U, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.75% Floor), 10.16%, 12/30/24

    USD       880     $ 839,477  

Ascend Learning LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 12/10/29

      482       411,507  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 12/11/28

      1,185           1,118,372  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.69%, 11/24/28

      572       560,776  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.33%, 07/11/25

      750       720,177  

OLA Netherlands BV, Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 6.25%, 0.75% Floor), 10.67%, 12/15/26

      530       498,341  

PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.16%, 10/28/27

      630       552,352  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%), 12.27%, 08/10/23

      286       281,028  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 12.27%, 08/10/23

      450       204,606  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 01/15/27

      1,095       1,065,300  

Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.74%, 07/20/28(b)

      201       190,913  
     

 

 

 
        6,442,849  

Diversified Financial Services — 6.1%

 

Acuris Finance U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 02/16/28

      263       258,433  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 8.88%, 07/31/26

      627       612,153  

AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 02/04/28

      1,068       1,057,240  

Castlelake Aviation Ltd., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.52%, 10/22/26

      985       975,070  

Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.88%, 09/01/28

      985       955,002  

Delta TopCo, Inc.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 11.65%, 12/01/28

      237       184,564  

2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.15%, 12/01/27

      366       337,201  

EG America LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.73%, 02/07/25

      555       522,676  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 10/01/27

      1,909       1,787,071  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.89%, 07/03/24(b)

      1,023       1,020,918  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.13%, 09/21/29

      153       147,099  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 09/23/28

      371       365,622  

LBM Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.12%, 12/17/27

      314       271,308  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 09/25/26

      1,578       1,276,220  

RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.17%, 02/08/28

      450       413,629  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Setanta Aircraft Leasing Designated Activity Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.73%, 11/05/28

    USD       826     $ 820,631  

SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc., 2020 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.91%, 01/23/25

      939       912,686  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.73%, 07/30/25

      617       601,145  

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.73%, 09/01/25

      2,291           1,606,137  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 02/28/27

      1,023       990,616  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.07%, 10/19/27

      755       728,530  

Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.82%, 04/30/28

      1,003       976,360  
     

 

 

 
        16,820,311  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.6%

 

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 11/30/27

      235       223,846  

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.88%, 10/02/27

      497       437,209  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 05/01/28

      1,216       1,157,700  

Iridium Satellite LLC, 2021 Term Loan B2,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.92%, 11/04/26

      1,112       1,100,322  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 03/01/27

      917       876,547  

Virgin Media SFA Finance Ltd., GBP Term Loan L, (1 mo. SONIA + 3.25%), 6.21%, 01/15/27

    GBP       600       669,154  
     

 

 

 
        4,464,778  

Electric Utilities — 0.9%

 

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.24%, 12/15/27

    USD       772       763,749  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 03/31/28

      1,984       1,838,173  
     

 

 

 
        2,601,922  

Electrical Equipment — 0.9%

 

Arcline FM Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.48%, 06/23/28

      942       893,398  

AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.67%, 05/13/29

      161       161,183  

Gates Global LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 6.88%, 03/31/27

      1,492       1,457,501  
     

 

 

 
        2,512,082  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

 

Coherent Corp., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 07/02/29

      1,048       1,034,853  
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.3%

 

Delta 2 Lux SARL, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.57%, 01/15/30

      796       795,005  
     

 

 

 

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.7%

 

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 09/07/27

      1,210       1,208,124  

TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.38%, 11/02/27

      747       661,107  
     

 

 

 
        1,869,231  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

 

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.39%, 05/11/24

    USD       532     $ 528,455  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6%

     

Nomad Foods U.S. LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 11/12/29

      624       621,116  

U.S. Foods, Inc.

     

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 09/13/26

      648       640,376  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 11/22/28

      408       406,068  
     

 

 

 
        1,667,560  

Food Products — 2.2%

 

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 10/01/25

      733       607,816  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.13%, 10/01/25

      939       777,316  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.88%, 10/25/27

      1,201           1,174,960  

Froneri International Ltd., 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 01/29/27

      2,179       2,117,009  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 02/05/26

      247       243,139  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.91%, 06/08/28

      938       911,826  

UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.44%, 01/20/28

      422       416,869  
     

 

 

 
        6,248,935  

Gas Utilities — 0.7%

 

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.74%, 12/21/28

      2,148       2,037,581  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%

 

Electron BidCo, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.38%, 11/01/28

      1,351       1,313,668  

Insulet Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%), 7.69%, 05/04/28

      472       464,445  

Medline Borrower LP, USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 10/23/28

      2,682       2,544,988  

Venga Finance SARL, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.48%, 12/04/28

      401       366,155  
     

 

 

 
        4,689,256  

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%

 

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 09/29/28

      631       616,291  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

     

2022 First Out Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 7.875%, 1.00% Floor), 12.61%, 03/31/27

      146       129,585  

2022 Second Out Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.83%, 03/31/27

      974       331,054  

EyeCare Partners LLC

     

2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.48%, 02/18/27

      1,034       824,119  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.50% Floor), 11.48%, 11/15/29

      358       291,417  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.48%, 11/15/28

      330       276,804  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

 

   

Femur Buyer, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 9.23%, 03/05/26

    USD       644     $ 549,597  

Ingenovis Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.14%, 03/06/28

      1,000       949,504  

Orbcomm, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.81%, 09/01/28

      538       457,855  

PetVet Care Centers LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.88%, 02/14/25

      32       30,296  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.16%, 12/11/26

      1,564           1,438,880  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.05%, 08/31/26

      365       360,029  

Vizient, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.67%, 04/28/29

      208       207,487  

WCG Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.60%, 01/08/27

      891       806,087  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 12/22/28

      1,144       1,141,313  
     

 

 

 
        8,410,318  

Health Care Services — 0.3%

     

Azalea Topco, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 07/24/26

      597       545,528  

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.50% Floor), 11.38%, 11/01/29

      377       346,840  
     

 

 

 
        892,368  

Health Care Technology — 2.6%

     

AthenaHealth Group, Inc.

     

2022 Delayed Draw Term loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.82%, 02/15/29

      76       62,360  

2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.82%, 02/15/29

      1,849       1,596,972  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 10/10/25

      443       430,620  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.73%, 06/02/28

      2,672       2,432,668  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 07/24/26

      1,034       947,266  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 0.50% Floor), 11.38%, 04/02/29(b)

      1,902       1,873,470  
     

 

 

 
        7,343,356  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.9%

     

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 02/02/26

      129       116,334  

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.93%, 05/24/29

      62       61,864  

Bally’s Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.54%, 10/02/28

      554       511,024  

Burger King (Restaurant Brands Int), Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 11/19/26

      998       979,321  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 12/23/24

      840       837,362  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 07/21/25

      427       425,332  

Carnival Corp., USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.38%, 06/30/25

      891       851,623  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.39%, 03/17/28

    USD       476     $ 471,352  

ECL Entertainment LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor), 11.88%, 05/01/28

      564       562,526  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.73%, 03/08/24

      2,387           1,787,271  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFRTE + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.32%, 01/27/29

      2,336       2,216,790  

Flutter Financing B.V., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.09%, 07/22/28

      729       725,023  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.67%, 11/30/29

      1,895       1,893,831  

IRB Holding Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.13%, 02/05/25

      969       959,325  

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.17%, 05/03/29

      915       904,510  

Playa Resorts Holding B.V., 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.58%, 01/05/29

      296       288,046  

Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 03/13/28

      1,058       1,008,256  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.42%, 04/14/29

      502       494,400  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.98%, 07/21/26

      685       674,633  

Station Casinos LLC, 2020 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.25% Floor), 6.64%, 02/08/27

      1,260       1,227,556  

Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL, 2021 Consented Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 11.48%, 05/29/26

      888       601,385  

Whatabrands LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 08/03/28

      1,395       1,346,381  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 05/30/25

      332       330,874  
     

 

 

 
        19,275,019  

Household Durables — 1.7%

 

ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.98%, 05/17/28

      1,014       754,812  

Hunter Douglas, Inc., USD Term Loan B1,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.86%, 02/26/29

      1,487       1,302,255  

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 02/04/27

      925       915,975  

Snap One Holdings Corp., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.88%, 12/08/28(b)

      363       331,565  

Sunset Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.75%, 10/06/28

      508       413,896  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 10/30/27

      1,262       1,060,123  
     

 

 

 
        4,778,626  

Household Products — 0.1%

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.60%, 03/03/28

      329       322,555  
     

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.6%

 

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 01/15/25

      310       309,097  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers (continued)

 

Calpine Corp.

     

2019 Term Loan B10, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 08/12/26

    USD       466     $ 459,522  

Term Loan B9, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.39%, 04/05/26

      867       854,544  
     

 

 

 
            1,623,163  

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.9%

 

AVSC Holding Corp.

     

2020 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.68%, 03/03/25

      619       566,257  

2020 Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 15.00%), 15.00%, 10/15/26

      592       605,069  

Diamond BC BV, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.16%, 09/29/28

      1,067       1,029,499  

Stitch Aquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 11.48%, 07/28/28

      670       566,867  

Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 6.87%, 07/30/27

      1,164       1,120,807  

Vertiv Group Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.89%, 03/02/2c7

      1,502       1,442,731  
     

 

 

 
        5,331,230  

Insurance — 4.8%

 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/09/25

      1,770       1,744,721  

2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.85%, 11/06/27

      2,339       2,294,309  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/09/25

      625       616,339  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor), 6.63%, 02/19/28

      1,188       1,165,013  

AssuredPartners, Inc.

     

2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 02/12/27

      624       604,644  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 02/12/27

      602       582,641  

Hub International Ltd.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.33%, 04/25/25

      1,756       1,734,341  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 7.53%, 04/25/25

      1,648       1,631,453  

2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.22%, 11/10/29

      337       332,976  

NFP Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 02/15/27

      115       109,354  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.42%, 09/01/27

      841       833,673  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 12/31/25

      484       470,572  

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/03/26

      622       609,706  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 8.63%, 09/03/26

      501       494,150  
     

 

 

 
        13,223,892  

Interactive Media & Services — 1.5%

 

Adevinta ASA, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.48%, 06/26/28

      1,066       1,051,309  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Interactive Media & Services (continued)

 

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.38%, 10/30/26

    USD       1,319     $ 1,297,827  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 08/10/27

      451       446,111  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.89%, 01/29/26

      1,424       1,402,793  
     

 

 

 
        4,198,040  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.8%

 

CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 7.24%, 11/08/27

      1,133           1,094,488  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2022 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%), 7.57%, 10/21/29

      917       914,579  

PUG LLC, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.63%, 02/12/27(b)

      227       187,378  
     

 

 

 
        2,196,445  

Internet Software & Services — 0.4%

 

Uber Technologies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 8.23%, 02/25/27

      1,090       1,086,862  
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 6.6%

 

Aruba Investments Holdings LLC

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 12.14%, 11/24/28

      885       800,925  

2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.14%, 11/24/27

      471       456,137  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 10/02/25

      1,252       1,196,354  

Camelot Finance SA, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 10/30/26

      1,203       1,182,328  

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.63%, 09/21/28

      1,038       1,027,145  

CoreLogic, Inc.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.94%, 06/04/29

      873       611,817  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.94%, 06/02/28

      2,079       1,728,205  

Fleetcor Technologies Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 04/28/28

      1,251       1,236,907  

Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.38%, 12/01/27

      2,716       2,601,792  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.88%, 02/12/27

      1,556       1,280,963  

Sophia LP, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 12.73%, 10/09/28

      2,590       2,570,575  

Trans Union LLC

     

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 11/16/26

      1,143       1,125,938  

2021 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.63%, 12/01/28

      1,482       1,465,729  

Virtusa Corp., First Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/11/28

      432       415,901  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

IT Services (continued)

     

WEX, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 03/31/28

    USD       600     $ 595,889  

ZoomInfo LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.48%, 02/02/26

      135       134,367  
     

 

 

 
        18,430,972  

Leisure Products — 0.5%

 

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 8.42%, 12/01/28(b)

      601       482,909  

MND Holdings III Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.23%, 06/19/24

      610       581,063  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, (2 mo. SOFR CME + 6.50%, 0.50% Floor), 11.76%, 05/25/27

      212       207,872  
     

 

 

 
        1,271,844  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.9%

 

Avantor Funding, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 6.63%, 11/08/27

      1,283           1,275,046  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., 2020 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.88%, 02/04/27

      2,041       1,795,623  

ICON Luxembourg SARL, LUX Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 07/03/28

      1,564       1,557,909  

Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.96%, 10/19/27

      920       902,002  

Parexel International Corp., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/15/28

      2,103       2,021,323  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc., US Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 07/03/28

      390       388,155  
     

 

 

 
        7,940,058  

Machinery — 3.2%

 

Albion Acquisitions Ltd., USD Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.57%, 08/17/26

      1,133       1,067,977  

Clark Equipment Co., 2022 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.18%, 04/20/29

      186       183,733  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.50%, 05/14/28

      239       235,375  

Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 10/21/28

      724       709,361  

Fluidra SA, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 2.00%), 6.42%, 01/29/29

      191       181,087  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., 2020 USD Spinco Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 1.75%), 6.17%, 03/01/27

      1,378       1,365,120  

Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.99%, 06/21/28

      2,288       2,123,346  

SPX Flow, Inc., 2022 Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.92%, 04/05/29

      855       791,600  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 8.15%, 03/28/25

      2,389       2,226,866  

Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.38%, 10/04/28

      77       76,930  
     

 

 

 
        8,961,395  

Media — 11.0%

 

Altice Financing SA

     

2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.83%, 07/15/25

      688       664,811  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Media (continued)

 

Altice Financing SA (continued)

     

USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 6.83%, 01/31/26

    USD       950     $ 912,275  

Altice France SA/France, 2018 Term Loan B13, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 8.65%, 08/14/26

      2,130           1,976,511  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.27%, 04/22/26

      929       500,365  

Cable One, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B4,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 6.38%, 05/03/28

      301       293,573  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Class A, 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 04/30/25

      1,604       1,593,105  

City Football Group Ltd., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.36%, 07/21/28

      1,036       965,919  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 7.91%, 08/21/26

      2,341       2,127,480  

CMG Media Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 8.23%, 12/17/26

      (h)      134  

Connect Finco SARL, 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 7.89%, 12/11/26

      3,461       3,416,585  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

2017 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.57%, 07/17/25

      1,194       1,158,145  

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.82%, 04/15/27

      516       459,565  

E.W. Scripps Co., 2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.13%, 01/07/28

      339       328,521  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.64%, 12/01/23

      538       400,248  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 03/24/25

      813       774,217  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.13%, 10/17/26

      1,555       1,515,742  

MH Sub I LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 09/13/24

      1,888       1,831,890  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.13%, 09/13/24

      1,228       1,191,544  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 6.25%), 10.65%, 02/23/29

      1,249       1,112,992  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.88%, 09/18/26

      489       484,497  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.17%, 04/21/29

      1,118       1,060,504  

UFC Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.11%, 04/29/26

      553       545,428  

UPC Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.93%), 7.24%, 01/31/29

      474       461,834  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.57%, 01/31/29

      278       275,012  

USD Term Loan N, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 6.82%, 01/31/28

      609       598,040  

Voyage Digital Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.78%, 05/11/29(b)

      625       613,925  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Media (continued)

 

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.14%, 05/18/25

    USD       1,667     $ 1,627,868  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 2021 Term Loan G,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.13%), 6.51%, 01/20/28

      1,308           1,291,565  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 03/09/27

      3,114       2,513,259  
     

 

 

 
        30,695,554  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.5%

 

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 12/13/25

      563       532,197  

Lealand Finance Co. BV

     

2020 Make Whole Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 7.38%, 06/28/24

      25       15,574  

2020 Take Back Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.00%, 3.00% PIK), 5.38%, 06/30/25(g)

      185       97,171  

M6 ETX Holdings II Midco LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.16%, 09/19/29

      164       164,433  

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.59%, 10/18/28

      1,188       1,175,003  

Murphy USA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%, 0.50% Floor), 5.93%, 01/31/28

      394       393,491  

Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.92%, 10/05/28

      1,909       1,883,257  
     

 

 

 
        4,261,126  

Personal Products — 1.4%

 

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.51%, 12/22/26

      251       242,030  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.38%, 07/03/28

      127       126,065  

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, 2021 Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.48%, 10/01/26

      3,739       3,574,409  
     

 

 

 
        3,942,504  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%

 

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 8.09%, 05/04/25

      747       667,689  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.67%, 02/01/27

      701       530,544  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%, 0.50% Floor), 6.38%, 02/22/28

      983       965,646  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 5.87%, 08/01/27

      936       897,043  

Jazz Financing Lux SARL, USD Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 05/05/28

      1,252       1,238,795  

Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 7.13%, 10/27/28

      432       428,567  

Organon & Co., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.75%, 06/02/28

      951       940,610  

Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 7.73%, 11/18/27(b)

      896       830,696  
     

 

 

 
        6,499,590  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Professional Services — 1.5%

     

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     

2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%), 7.57%, 01/18/29

    USD       440     $ 431,711  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.64%, 02/06/26

      1,439       1,423,602  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.

     

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

      375       365,584  

2022 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.93%, 07/06/29

      812       792,099  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor), 9.07%, 04/29/29

      1,244       1,122,710  
     

 

 

 
        4,135,706  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.0%              

Chariot Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/03/28

      1,516       1,426,007  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.13%, 08/21/25

      1,450       1,414,681  
     

 

 

 
        2,840,688  
Road & Rail — 0.4%                  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 08/06/27

      406       392,506  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 9.60%, 08/04/25

      721       640,554  
     

 

 

 
        1,033,060  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%        

MKS Instruments, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, 08/17/29(i)

      713       703,406  

Synaptics, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.40%, 12/02/28

      386       377,425  
     

 

 

 
        1,080,831  
Software — 12.6%                  

Applied Systems, Inc.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 11.33%, 09/19/25

      439       434,061  

2022 Extended 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.08%, 09/18/26

      302       299,831  

Barracuda Networks, Inc., 2022 Term Loan,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.59%, 08/15/29

      473       455,329  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.08%, 07/06/29

      452       447,376  

Cloudera, Inc.

     

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.38%, 10/08/29

      482       400,865  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 10/08/28

      886       830,723  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 8.13%, 10/16/28

      736       655,427  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/28/24

      790       662,346  

E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.68%, 02/04/28

      176       172,367  

Epicor Software Corp., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 12.13%, 07/31/28

      1,316       1,294,286  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 8.48%, 03/11/28

      860       842,030  

Informatica LLC, 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 7.19%, 10/27/28

      2,371       2,321,028  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Software (continued)

     

Instructure Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor), 6.12%, 10/30/28(b)

    USD       450     $ 440,610  

IPS Corp.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 11.38%, 10/01/29(b)

      645       541,800  

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.50%, 10/02/28

      66       58,404  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 10/02/28

      367       326,466  

Magenta Buyer LLC

     

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.17%, 07/27/28

      1,492       1,270,014  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 12.67%, 07/27/29

      1,358       1,064,136  

McAfee Corp., 2022 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.75%), 7.97%, 03/01/29

      2,143       1,989,753  

Planview Parent, Inc.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 11.98%, 12/18/28

      572       506,220  

Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.73%, 12/17/27

      651       602,517  

Proofpoint, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.98%, 08/31/28

      1,728       1,658,128  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%, 0.50% Floor), 10.98%, 08/31/29

      895       856,220  

RealPage, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor), 7.38%, 04/24/28

      3,871       3,673,451  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor), 10.88%, 04/23/29

      1,825       1,747,540  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 7.63%, 05/30/25

      415       395,265  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.09%, 08/01/25

      1,707       1,692,828  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.23%, 10/07/27

      1,348       1,297,853  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2022 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.00%), 7.32%, 08/31/28

      2,962       2,950,375  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan,
(3 mo. SOFR CME + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.18%, 03/30/29

      2,368       2,110,480  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.00%, 05/03/27

      865       791,984  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.00%, 05/04/26

      784       744,841  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 8.13%, 05/04/26

      1,617       1,556,265  
     

 

 

 
        35,090,819  

Specialty Retail — 4.7%

     

Belron Finance U.S. LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.94%, 11/13/25

      268       266,166  

2019 USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.69%, 10/30/26

      655       650,658  

2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.06%, 04/13/28

      1,701       1,681,525  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd., 2018 GBP Term Loan B1, (1 day SONIA + 4.25%), 6.54%, 06/23/25

    GBP       1,000       1,102,829  

EG Group Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.98%, 03/31/26

    USD       350       326,281  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Specialty Retail (continued)

     

Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.63%, 11/24/28(b)

    USD       421     $ 412,335  

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 8.50%, 05/04/28

      1,848       1,759,421  

MED ParentCo LP, 1st Lien Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 8.63%, 08/31/26

      1,053       894,881  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 8.35%, 0.75% Floor), 12.67%, 06/30/27

      1,924       1,656,543  

PetSmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.13%, 02/11/28

      2,272       2,219,026  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.67%, 10/20/28

      534       497,806  

Reverb Buyer, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.88%, 11/01/28

      869       861,630  

Woof Holdings, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.10%, 12/21/27

      335       314,371  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 11.60%, 12/21/28

      345       310,500  
     

 

 

 
        12,953,972  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%        

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 9.38%, 07/23/26

      495       328,438  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%        

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. SOFRTE + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 7.80%, 02/20/29

      851       832,420  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%        

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 6.63%, 05/19/28

      846       837,190  

ION Trading Finance Ltd., 2021 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 9.48%, 04/03/28

      415       393,103  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. SOFR CME + 3.50%), 7.92%, 06/02/28

      611       582,610  
     

 

 

 
        1,812,903  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%        

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.16%, 04/30/28

      674       667,151  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 6.14%, 04/11/25

      2,053       2,044,354  
     

 

 

 
        2,711,505  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 128.3%
(Cost: $375,844,569)

 

    356,679,975  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        

 

 

Investment Companies

     

Fixed Income Funds — 0.4%

     

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

      35,400       726,762  

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(j)

      5,000       368,150  
     

 

 

 
        1,094,912  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 0.4%
(Cost: $1,132,717)

 

    1,094,912  
     

 

 

 
Security        

Benefical

Interest (000)

    Value  

 

 

Other Interests

     

IT Services(b)(k) — 0.0%

     

Millennium Corp. Claim

    USD       930     $  

Millennium Lender Claim Trust

      991        
     

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

         
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Warrants

     

Consumer Discretionary — 0.0%

     

Service King (Carnelian Point), (Expires 06/30/27, Strike Price USD 10.00)(a)

      2,121        
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

 

California Resources Corp., (Issued/Exercisable 11/03/20, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 10/27/24, Strike Price
USD 36.00)(a)

      617       7,774  
     

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

        7,774  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 131.1%
(Cost: $385,523,127)

        364,339,289  

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets — (31.1)%

 

      (86,361,662
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $  277,977,627  
     

 

 

 

 

(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 Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $822, representing less than 0.05% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $131,156.

(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) 

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

(g) 

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.

(h) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(i) 

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.

(j) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(k) 

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’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 Trust during the year ended December 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

12/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

12/31/22

   

Shares

Held at

12/31/22

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds,
T-Fund, Institutional Class(a)

  $     $ 62,640,717     $ (62,640,717   $     $     $           $ 7,771     $  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

          359,769                   8,381       368,150       5,000       3,578        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $     $ 8,381     $ 368,150       $ 11,349     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased   Currency Sold      Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD         1,731,611

  GBP  1,416,000      Westpac Banking Corp.      03/15/23        $ 16,760  
            

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                 

Reference Obligation/Index

   

Financing

Rate Received

by the Trust

 

 

 

   

Payment

Frequency

 

 

    

Termination

Date

 

 

    

Credit

Rating

 

(a) 

   

Notional

Amount 

 

(000)(b) 

    Value       

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received

 

 

 

   

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation

 
 

CDX.NA.HY.38.V2

    5.00     Quarterly        06/20/27        B     USD  2,802     $ 63,349      $ 19,877     $ 43,472  
             

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 Trust 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)

  $ 19,877      $      $ 43,472      $  

 

  (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  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

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

  $     $     $     $ 16,760     $     $     $ 16,760  

Swaps — centrally cleared
Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

          43,472                               43,472  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ 43,472     $     $ 16,760     $     $     $ 60,232  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 December 31, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $     $      $ 162,979      $      $      $ 162,979  

Swaps

                               8,503               8,503  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $     $      $ 162,979      $ 8,503      $      $ 171,482  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $     $      $ 65,756      $      $      $ 65,756  

Swaps

           (25,267                                 (25,267
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ (25,267   $      $ 65,756      $      $      $ 40,489  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Average amounts purchased — in USD

  $ 1,835,448  

Credit default swaps:

 

Average notional value — sell protection

  $ 4,008,350  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
     Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 16,760      $  

Swaps — centrally cleared

           26  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    16,760        26  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

           (26
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 16,760      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Trust:

 

           
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)

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

  $ 16,760     $     $     $     $ 16,760    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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.

 

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 Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’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

                

Auto Components

  $ 22,076        $        $        $ 22,076  

Construction & Engineering

    24,526                            24,526  

Household Durables

                                

Metals & Mining

             416          822          1,238  

Software

    8—                   8       

Specialty Retail

             335,472                   335,472  

Corporate Bonds

             6,173,308                   6,173,308  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

             348,717,048          7,962,927          356,679,975  

Investment Companies

    1,094,912                            1,094,912  

Other Interests

                                

Warrants

    7,774                            7,774  

Liabilities

                

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

             (46,823                 (46,823
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $  1,149,296        $  355,179,421        $  7,963,749        $  364,292,466  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                

Assets

                

Credit Contracts

  $        $ 43,472        $        $ 43,472  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

             16,760                   16,760  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $        $ 60,232        $        $ 60,232  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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 Trust 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 $91,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year 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/Liabilities

           

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

  $ 486     $ (a)    $ 17,379,496       (a)    $ (182   $ 17,379,800  

Transfers into Level 3(b)

                5,260,163                   5,260,163  

Transfers out of Level 3(c)

                (7,705,117           182       (7,704,935

Accrued discounts/premiums

                14,310                   14,310  

Net realized gain (loss)

                35,496                   35,496  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)

    336             (580,187                 (579,851

Purchases

                742,335                   742,335  

Sales

                (7,183,569                 (7,183,569
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of December 31, 2022

  $ 822     $ (a)    $ 7,962,927       (a)    $     $ 7,963,749  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2022(e)

  $ 336     $     $ (502,632         $     $ (502,296
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The Trust’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

December 31, 2022

 

    BHK      HYT(a)      BTZ      BGT  

 

 

ASSETS

          

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(b)

  $ 1,004,317,381      $ 1,822,718,651      $ 1,659,260,305      $ 363,971,139  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    2,477,689        723,084        8,145,069        368,150  

Cash

    50,022        1,187,710        64,077        1,555,104  

Cash pledged:

          

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

    5,231,995               1,098,816         

Collateral — exchange-traded options written

                  1,090,000         

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    1,739,000        20,000        3,400,000         

Collateral — TBA commitments

    231,000                       

Futures contracts

    3,309,111        2,094,000        4,593,000         

Centrally cleared swaps

    2,070,000               7,215,000        265,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    651,573        9,756                

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

    196,253        550,505        6,392,869        3,902,992  

TBA sale commitments

    7,574,941                       

Dividends — unaffiliated

    24,339                       

Dividends — affiliated

    32,107        5,961        39,484        3,070  

Interest — unaffiliated

    11,113,439        28,006,839        23,694,134        1,785,313  

Due from broker

    1,896,818                       

Variation margin on futures contracts

    515,822        351,742        1,076,484         

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    87,160        4,173                

Swap premiums paid

    5,537        45,097                

Unrealized appreciation on:

          

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    9,439        37,521               16,760  

OTC swaps

    2,938        41,946                

Deferred offering costs

    147,699        186,983               113,368  

Prepaid expenses

    4,538        11,128        8,629        2,324  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

      1,041,688,801        1,855,995,096        1,716,077,867        371,983,220  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Foreign bank overdraft(e)

                         59,866  

Due to broker

    241,000               418,485         

Cash received as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements

    823,818               15,478         

Options written, at value(f)

           197,392        46,721         

TBA sale commitments, at value(g)

    7,475,972                       

Reverse repurchase agreements, at value

    387,219,110               589,324,056         

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

    54,376,760        2,379,465        68,080,909        1,853,794  

Reverse repurchase agreements

                  4,713,498         

Accounting services fees

    47,249        62,914        62,457        21,750  

Bank borrowings

           529,000,000               91,000,000  

Custodian fees

    11,695        23,536        26,214        13,145  

Interest expense and fees

           2,330,085               435,378  

Investment advisory fees

    420,727        954,964        865,794        238,746  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    209,978        607,810        789,890        209,156  

Other accrued expenses

    71,958        156,949        129,032        20,715  

Professional fees

    112,926        156,303        92,190        92,463  

Transfer agent fees

    31,851        46,393        43,726        13,731  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    823,361               518,417         

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

                  5,056,935        26  

Swap premiums received

    1,329,578        240,474                

Unrealized depreciation on:

          

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    21,034        104,135                

OTC swaps

    386,452        197,646                

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    14,016        93,418        8,026        46,823  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    453,617,485        536,551,484        670,191,828        94,005,593  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 588,071,316      $   1,319,443,612      $   1,045,886,039      $   277,977,627  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

    BHK     HYT(a)     BTZ     BGT  

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital(h)(i)(j)

  $ 754,580,785     $ 1,686,432,389     $ 1,232,128,209     $ 328,730,953  

Accumulated loss

    (166,509,469     (366,988,777     (186,242,170     (50,753,326
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 588,071,316     $   1,319,443,612     $   1,045,886,039     $ 277,977,627  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value(h)(i)(j)

  $ 10.89     $ 9.25     $ 11.19     $ 12.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

       

(b) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,110,829,279     $ 2,017,488,400     $ 1,797,332,875     $   385,163,358  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 2,477,689     $ 723,084     $ 8,145,069     $ 359,769  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 651,102     $ 9,763     $     $  

(e) Foreign bank overdraft, at cost

  $     $     $     $ 60,128  

(f)  Premiums received

  $     $ 336,213     $ 102,203     $  

(g) Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

  $ 7,574,941     $     $     $  

(h) Shares outstanding

    54,010,702       142,699,920       93,507,103       22,370,659  

(i)  Shares authorized

    Unlimited       200 million       Unlimited       Unlimited  

(j)  Par value

  $ 0.001     $ 0.10     $ 0.001     $ 0.001  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    BHK      HYT(a)      BTZ      BGT  

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 280,405      $ 922,523      $ 2,174,720      $ 36,066  

Dividends — affiliated

    135,746        158,664        136,615        11,349  

Interest — unaffiliated

    47,338,779        108,273,649        90,452,364        24,204,817  

Other income — unaffiliated

           287,983        247,544        295,681  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    47,754,930        109,642,819        93,011,243        24,547,913  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

          

Investment advisory

    5,512,710        10,852,940        10,456,130        3,055,201  

Accounting services

    132,531        162,950        112,289        64,884  

Custodian

    117,071        110,639        80,778        39,563  

Professional

    106,506        160,352        87,814        100,737  

Transfer agent

    89,944        135,459        21,038        44,772  

Printing and postage

    20,026        19,641        33,075        13,008  

Registration

    17,925        24,648        27,063        8,006  

Trustees and Officer

    9,190        5,250                

Miscellaneous

    78,664        256,225        54,448        5,432  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    6,084,567        11,728,104        10,872,635        3,331,603  

Interest expense and fees

    7,055,023        12,624,286        9,937,269        2,953,532  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    13,139,590        24,352,390        20,809,904        6,285,135  

Less:

          

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (6,270      (19,599      (6,229      (635
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    13,133,320        24,332,791        20,803,675        6,284,500  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    34,621,610        85,310,028        72,207,568        18,263,413  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

          

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investments — unaffiliated

    (50,156,544      (51,859,753      (28,719,532      (4,371,633

Investments — affiliated

           (624,262              

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    834,811        4,312,315               162,979  

Foreign currency transactions

    15,744        105,810        (3      2,229  

Futures contracts

    (9,449,289      3,077,692        (680,376       

Options written

    (4,119,532      128,267        2,508,306         

Swaps

    4,568,778        (3,943,018      (43,250      8,503  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (58,306,032      (48,802,949      (26,934,855      (4,197,922
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

          

Investments — unaffiliated

    (182,203,386      (242,919,974      (321,604,458      (20,015,471

Investments — affiliated

           (576,952             8,381  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    141,169        372,219               65,756  

Foreign currency translations

    9,878        25,837               971  

Futures contracts

    (1,108,417      651,873        1,945,084         

Options written

    (88,306      131,133        55,482         

Swaps

    3,758,847        (664,076      (5,657,021      (25,267

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    (14,093      (102,300      (8,026      (46,111
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (179,504,308      (243,082,240      (325,268,939      (20,011,741
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (237,810,340      (291,885,189      (352,203,794      (24,209,663
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (203,188,730    $ (206,575,161    $ (279,996,226    $ (5,946,250
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Statement of Operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BHK            HYT(a)  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Year Ended      Year Ended            Year Ended      Year Ended  
    12/31/22      12/31/21            12/31/22      12/31/21  

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

  $ 34,621,610      $ 38,808,459        $ 85,310,028      $ 93,004,873  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (58,306,032      18,970,678          (48,802,949      67,211,285  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (179,504,308      (53,684,376        (243,082,240      (41,679,483
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (203,188,730      4,094,761          (206,575,161      118,536,675  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

            

From net investment income and net realized gain

    (43,352,180      (56,675,846        (75,141,728      (98,245,910

Return of capital

    (969,019               (32,825,998      (15,806,301
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (44,321,199      (56,675,846        (107,967,726      (114,052,211
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Proceeds from rights offering (Note 11)

                    167,749,786         

Reinvestment of distributions

    267,474        925,044          1,065,866        3,779,473  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    267,474        925,044          168,815,652        3,779,473  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (247,242,455      (51,656,041        (145,727,235      8,263,937  

Beginning of year

    835,313,771        886,969,812          1,465,170,847        1,456,906,910  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $  588,071,316      $  835,313,771        $  1,319,443,612      $  1,465,170,847  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    BTZ            BGT  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    Year Ended      Year Ended            Year Ended      Year Ended  
    12/31/22      12/31/21            12/31/22      12/31/21  

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

  $ 72,207,568      $ 79,256,091        $ 18,263,413      $ 14,622,796  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (26,934,855      21,968,234          (4,197,922      4,145,350  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (325,268,939      (63,539,672        (20,011,741      (507,334
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (279,996,226      37,684,653          (5,946,250      18,260,812  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

From net investment income

    (65,195,451      (80,320,881        (16,820,514      (14,667,710

Return of capital

    (21,102,257      (13,796,133               (2,693,947
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (86,297,708      (94,117,014        (16,820,514      (17,361,657
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net proceeds from the issuance of shares

    33,408                         

Reinvestment of distributions

           425,778          32,244        106,634  

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

                           (419,729
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    33,408        425,778          32,244        (313,095
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (366,260,526      (56,006,583        (22,734,520      586,060  

Beginning of year

    1,412,146,565        1,468,153,148          300,712,147        300,126,087  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,045,886,039      $ 1,412,146,565        $ 277,977,627      $ 300,712,147  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    BHK       HYT (a)      BTZ       BGT  

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (203,188,730   $ (206,575,161   $ (279,996,226   $ (5,946,250

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns/payups

    1,233,466,923       813,821,867       713,022,418       129,992,672  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (1,200,254,143     (833,753,774     (700,947,318     (76,949,328

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    23,544,853       (88,733     13,442,002        

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    917,793       (630,518     1,683,804       (744,404

Paid-in-kind income

    (2,890     (36,323     (27,389     (89,011

Premiums paid on closing options written

    (12,488,696     (430,439     (631,610      

Premiums received from options written

    2,111,028       882,712       4,472,118        

Net realized loss on investments and options written

    53,511,546       52,380,564       25,002,571       4,535,422  

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, options written, swaps, foreign currency translations and unfunded floating rate loan interests

    182,402,680       243,759,950       321,557,002       19,987,445  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

       

Receivables

       

Dividends — affiliated

    (31,991     (5,957     (39,421     (3,068

Dividends — unaffiliated

          108,458              

Interest — unaffiliated

    (527,191     (1,590,281     85,971       (493,091

Variation margin on futures contracts

    (337,313     (351,508     (986,851      

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    (87,160     (4,173           6,346  

Swap premiums paid

    (1,128     (5,827            

Prepaid expenses

    1,622       (11,128     (1,506     (206

Deferred offering costs

    (147,699     (186,983           (113,368

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities

       

Due to broker

    241,000             418,485        

Cash received

       

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

    553,818             15,478        

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    (480,000     (430,000            

Payables

       

Accounting services fees

    (6,646     (11,601     (9,720     (341

Custodian fees

    (17,188     (70     11,475       3,767  

Interest expense and fees

    1,915,638       1,806,645       1,006,052       315,470  

Investment advisory fees

    (112,331     (115,304     (183,233     (42,593

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    (120,115     (225,727     (295,885     (94,902

Other accrued expenses

    25,072       (119,990     15,107       (1,443

Professional fees

    (21,363     (68,806     (28,367     109  

Transfer agent fees

    16,287       22,599       (138,011     8,148  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    774,008       (523     513,673        

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    (579,186           5,056,935       26  

Swap premiums received

    (1,680,120     94,630              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    79,398,378       68,234,599       103,017,554       70,371,400  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

    (56,450,527     (116,422,466     (94,142,954     (18,235,497

Payments for bank borrowings

          (629,000,000           (117,000,000

Proceeds from bank borrowings

          511,000,000             65,000,000  

Increase in bank overdraft

                      29,748  

Proceeds from issuance of capital shares

                33,408        

Proceeds from rights offering

          167,749,786              

Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements

    (20,218,497           6,014,885        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (76,669,024     (66,672,680     (88,094,661     (70,205,749
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

       

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

    5,771       (1,636           971  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows  (continued)

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    BHK        HYT (a)      BTZ        BGT  

 

 

CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

         

Net increase in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency

  $ 2,735,125      $ 1,560,283     $ 14,922,893      $ 166,622  

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of year

    12,444,394        1,751,183       2,538,000        1,653,482  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of year

  $ 15,179,519      $ 3,311,466     $ 17,460,893      $ 1,820,104  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OFCASH FLOW INFORMATION

         

Cash paid during the year for interest expense

  $ 5,139,385      $ 10,817,641     $ 8,931,217      $ 2,638,062  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

         

Reinvestment of distributions

  $ 267,474      $ 1,065,866     $      $ 32,244  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF YEAR TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

         

Cash

  $ 50,022      $ 1,187,710     $ 64,077      $ 1,555,104  

Cash pledged

         

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

    5,231,995              1,098,816         

Collateral — exchange-traded options written

                 1,090,000         

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    1,739,000        20,000       3,400,000         

Collateral — TBA commitments

    231,000                      

Futures contracts

    3,309,111        2,094,000       4,593,000         

Centrally cleared swaps

    2,070,000              7,215,000        265,000  

Foreign currency at value

    651,573        9,756               

Due from broker

    1,896,818                      
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $       15,179,519      $      3,311,466     $    17,460,893      $      1,820,104  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BHK  
       

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/20

   

Period from

09/01/19

to 12/31/19

   

Year Ended

08/31/19

   

Year Ended

08/31/18

 
                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 15.47       $ 16.45       $ 15.32       $ 15.79       $ 14.08       $ 14.96  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.64         0.72         0.72         0.22         0.66         0.72  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (4.40       (0.65       1.24         (0.36       1.82         (0.82
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (3.76             0.07               1.96               (0.14             2.48               (0.10
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                       

From net investment income

      (0.69       (0.80       (0.64       (0.27       (0.73       (0.78

From net realized gain

      (0.11       (0.25       (0.19       (0.04       (0.04        

Return of capital

      (0.02                       (0.02                
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.82       (1.05       (0.83       (0.33       (0.77       (0.78
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.89       $ 15.47       $ 16.45       $ 15.32       $ 15.79       $ 14.08  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 10.38       $ 16.51       $ 16.30       $ 14.58       $ 14.56       $ 12.85  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                       

Based on net asset value

      (24.44 )%        0.50 %(d)        13.24       (0.75 )%(e)        18.86       (0.24 )% 
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (32.52 )%        8.25       17.90       2.43 %(e)        20.09       (3.40 )% 
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                       

Total expenses

      1.95       0.85       0.91       1.42 %(g)(h)        1.72       1.60
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.95       0.85       0.90       1.42 %(g)        1.72       1.60
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      0.90       0.81       0.75       0.79 %(g)        0.77       0.82
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      5.13       4.50       4.52       4.15 %(g)        4.63       4.99
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 588,071       $ 835,314       $ 886,970       $ 826,349       $ 851,650       $ 759,385  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 387,219       $ 405,522       $ 296,921       $ 271,749       $ 273,621       $ 316,216  
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      104       54       69       21       27       28
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

    

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)  Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(d) Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(e) Not annualized.

(f)  Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) Annualized.

(h) 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 1.45%.

(i)  Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

  

  

   

             
             

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/20

   

Period from

09/01/19

to 12/31/19

   

Year Ended

08/31/19

   

Year Ended

08/31/18

 
  Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)             76       34       55       11       27       28
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    HYT(a)  
   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/20

   

Period from

09/01/19

to 12/31/19

   

Year Ended

08/31/19

   

Year Ended

08/31/18

 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.99     $ 11.95     $ 11.91     $ 11.82     $ 11.90     $ 12.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.67       0.76       0.79       0.25       0.79       0.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (2.42     0.21       0.18       0.22       (0.01     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.75     0.97       0.97       0.47       0.78       0.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

           

From net investment income

    (0.60     (0.80     (0.82     (0.35     (0.86     (0.84

Return of capital

    (0.26     (0.13     (0.11     (0.03            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.86     (0.93     (0.93     (0.38     (0.86     (0.84
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dilutive effect of rights offer (Note 11)

    (0.13                              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.25     $ 11.99     $ 11.95     $ 11.91     $ 11.82     $ 11.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 8.74     $ 12.34     $ 11.43     $ 11.20     $ 10.51     $ 10.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    (15.71 )%      8.42     9.57     4.28 %(e)      8.06     5.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (22.62 )%      16.66     11.45     10.28 %(e)      6.86     3.91
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    1.89     1.35     1.50     1.92 %(g)(h)      2.19     1.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.89     1.34     1.49     1.92 %(g)      2.19     1.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees

    0.91     0.93     0.94     0.93 %(g)      0.92     0.94
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.61     6.30     7.06     6.39 %(g)      6.87     6.88
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  1,319,444     $  1,465,171     $  1,456,907     $  1,451,868     $  1,440,436     $  1,482,422  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 529,000     $ 647,000     $ 685,000     $ 607,000     $ 486,000     $ 647,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of bank borrowings(i)

  $ 3,494     $ 3,265     $ 3,127     $ 3,392     $ 3,965     $ 3,292  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    45     54     82     20     64     65
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Financial Highlights.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

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 1.95%.

(i) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including bank borrowings) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of bank borrowings, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BTZ  
   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/20

   

Period from

11/01/19

to 12/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.10     $ 15.71     $ 14.97     $ 14.94     $ 13.72     $ 14.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.77       0.85       0.84       0.13       0.79       0.81  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (3.76     (0.45     0.91       0.15       1.25       (1.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (2.99     0.40       1.75       0.28       2.04       (0.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.70     (0.86     (0.85     (0.23     (0.79     (0.80

Return of capital

    (0.22     (0.15     (0.16     (0.02     (0.03      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.92     (1.01     (1.01     (0.25     (0.82     (0.80
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.19     $ 15.10     $ 15.71     $ 14.97     $ 14.94     $ 13.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 10.10     $ 15.05     $ 14.71     $ 13.98     $ 13.55     $ 11.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

           

Based on net asset value

    (19.50 )%      2.73     12.78     2.02 %(d)      16.17     (1.72 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (27.10 )%      9.36     13.07     5.05 %(d)      23.34     (6.49 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

           

Total expenses

    1.79     1.12     1.35     1.68 %(f)(g)      2.26     1.82
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.79     1.12     1.35     1.68 %(f)      2.25     1.82
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.94     0.94     0.94     0.92 %(f)      1.08     0.94
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.22     5.49     5.69     5.29 %(f)      5.57     5.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  1,045,886     $  1,412,147     $  1,468,153     $  1,554,828     $  1,551,243     $  1,439,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 589,324     $ 587,017     $ 614,172     $ 577,231     $ 568,461     $ 707,102  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    42     20     34     2     18     30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.70%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BGT  
   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/20

   

Period from

11/01/19

to 12/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/19

   

Year Ended

10/31/18

 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.44     $ 13.40     $ 14.10     $ 13.95     $ 14.33     $ 14.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.82       0.65       0.66       0.12       0.80       0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.08     0.17       (0.47     0.26       (0.37     (0.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.26     0.82       0.19       0.38       0.43       0.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.75     (0.66     (0.69     (0.23     (0.81     (0.71

Return of capital

          (0.12     (0.20                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.75     (0.78     (0.89     (0.23     (0.81     (0.71
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.43     $ 13.44     $ 13.40     $ 14.10     $ 13.95     $ 14.33  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 10.94     $ 13.99     $ 11.79     $ 12.87     $ 12.42     $ 12.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

           

Based on net asset value

    (1.32 )%      6.43     2.83     2.89 %(d)      4.00     4.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (16.56 )%      25.91     (0.88 )%      5.48 %(d)      4.31     (6.30 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

           

Total expenses

    2.20     1.61     1.72     2.11 %(f)      2.41     2.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    2.20     1.60     1.70     2.11 %(f)      2.41     2.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees

    1.17     1.19     1.17     1.28 %(f)      1.16     1.21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.40     4.82     5.13     5.23 %(f)      5.68     5.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 277,978     $ 300,712     $ 300,126     $ 323,708     $ 321,091     $ 339,096  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 91,000     $ 143,000     $ 129,000     $ 130,000     $ 123,000     $ 142,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of bank borrowings(g)

  $ 4,055     $ 3,103     $ 3,327     $ 3,490     $ 3,610     $ 3,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     50     65     6     53     57
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including bank borrowings) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of bank borrowings, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 “Trusts”, or individually as a “Trust”:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Herein Referred To As      Organized     

Diversification

Classification

 

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

    BHK        Delaware        Diversified  

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.

    HYT        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

    BTZ        Delaware        Diversified  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

    BGT        Delaware        Diversified  

 

 

The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Trustees”. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The Trusts, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements of HYT include the accounts of HYT Subsidiary LLC (the “Taxable Subsidiary”), which is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of HYT. The Taxable Subsidiary enables HYT to hold investments in operating companies and still satisfy regulated investment company tax requirements. Income earned and gains realized on the investments held by the Taxable Subsidiary are taxable to such subsidiary. A tax provision for income, if any, is shown as income tax in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for HYT. A tax provision for realized and unrealized gains, if any, is included as a reduction of realized and/or unrealized gain (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for HYT. HYT may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Taxable Subsidiary. The net assets of the Taxable Subsidiary as of period end were $321,684, which is 0.02% of HYT’s consolidated net assets. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated. The Taxable Subsidiary is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to HYT.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of HYT include the accounts of BLK HYT (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l., BLK HYV (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l., BLK COY (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l., BLK CYE (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l. (collectively, the “Luxembourg Subsidiaries”). Effective August 31, 2022, the Luxembourg Subsidiaries, which were wholly-owned by the Fund, were dissolved. The Luxembourg Subsidiaries held shares of private Canadian companies. Such shares were held in the Luxembourg Subsidiaries in order to realize benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Convention between Canada and Luxembourg, the result of which that gains on the sale of such shares would generally not be subject to capital gains taxes in Canada.

 

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 Trust 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 Trusts 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. Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. 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 Trust’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 Trust does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold 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. Realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions are reported 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. Each Trust has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain forward foreign currency exchange contracts as capital gain (loss) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

ForeignTaxes: The Trusts 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 Trust invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Trust and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a

 

 

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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 December 31, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Trusts file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Trusts 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.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Trusts may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Trusts are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Subject to the Trusts’ managed distribution plan, the Trusts 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 Trust’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. See Income Tax Information note for the tax character of each Trust’s distributions paid during the year.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Trust’s Board, the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trusts, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), 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 Trustees. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees 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 Trust, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Trustees’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Trusts 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 BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and reflected as Trustees and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Trustees 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 Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Trust, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. 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 Trust’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Trust 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. The Board has approved the designation of each Trust’s Manager as the valuation designee for each Trust. Each Trust determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. 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 the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Trust’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.

 

 

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Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end funds 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. ETFs and closed-end funds 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.

 

   

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 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 Trusts 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 Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the 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 Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Trust 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 Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

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 Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilized by the Valuation Committee include one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

   
     Standard Inputs Generally Considered By The Valuation Committee And 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 Trust. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Trust is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Trust 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:

 

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the 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 December 31, 2022, certain investments of HYT were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient 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. ACDO 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 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.

 

 

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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, 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 Trusts 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,

 

 

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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 Trusts had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Borrower    Par     

Commitment

Amount

     Value     

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BHK

  Arc Falcon I, Inc.    $ 16,201      $ 16,160      $ 14,183      $ (1,977
  AthenaHealth Group, Inc.      136,333        134,788        122,749        (12,039

HYT

  Arc Falcon I, Inc.      129,776        129,127        113,619        (15,508
  AthenaHealth Group, Inc.      916,966        903,510        825,600        (77,910

BTZ

  Arc Falcon I, Inc.      27,771        27,528        24,314        (3,214
  AthenaHealth Group, Inc.      49,090        49,010        44,198        (4,812

BGT

  AthenaHealth Group, Inc.      226,591        226,591        187,080        (39,511
  IPS Corp.      65,734        65,734        58,422        (7,312

 

 

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Trusts may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Trusts may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Trusts may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Trusts assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Trusts’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

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 Trusts 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.

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 year ended December 31, 2022, the average daily amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the weighted average interest rate for the Trusts were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Average Amount

Outstanding

    

Weighted Average   

Interest Rate   

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 429,984,962.2        1.64%  

 

 

 

 

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Trust Name  

Average Amount

Outstanding

    

Weighted Average   

Interest Rate   

 

 

 

BTZ

  $ 524,238,531.1        1.90%  

 

 

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 posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from a fund. With 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 BHK and BTZ’s open reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

 

 

Trust Name/Counterparty

    

Reverse Repurchase

Agreements

 

 

      

Fair Value of

Non-Cash Collateral

Pledged Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

(a) 

    

Cash Collateral

Pledged/Received

 

(a) 

     Net Amount  

 

 

BHK

             

Barclays Capital, Inc.

   $ (158,874      $ 158,874      $      $  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     (88,810,032        87,164,882        1,645,150         

BofA Securities, Inc.

     (28,626,261        28,626,261                

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     (4,092,883        4,092,883                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     (135,439        135,439                

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     (60,659,249        60,377,469        281,780         

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     (15,309,561        15,309,561                

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     (111,688,155        111,393,476        294,679         

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     (14,477,011        14,477,011                

Royal Bank of Canada

     (33,908,784        33,908,784                

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     (29,352,861        29,352,861                
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (387,219,110      $ 384,997,501      $ 2,221,609      $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net collateral, including accrued interest, if any, with a value of $399,476,303 has been pledged/received in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of net collateral pledged, if any, to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

 

 

 

Trust Name/Counterparty

    

Reverse Repurchase

Agreements

 

 

      

Fair Value of

Non-Cash Collateral

Pledged Including

Accrued Interest


 

 

(a) 

    

Cash Collateral

Pledged/Received

 

(a) 

     Net Amount  

 

 

BTZ

             

Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC

   $ (15,795,057      $ 15,795,057      $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (16,816,025        16,816,025                

BNP Paribas S.A.

     (53,724,447        53,724,447                

BofA Securities, Inc.

     (109,447,466        109,447,466                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     (6,946,787        6,946,787                

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     (6,889,213        6,889,213                

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     (26,779,795        26,779,795                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     (163,782,503        163,782,503                

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     (189,142,763        189,142,763                
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (589,324,056      $ 589,324,056      $      $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net collateral, including accrued interest, if any, with a value of $636,106,443 has been pledged/received in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of net collateral pledged, if any, 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.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts 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).

 

 

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Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trust’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 Trust.

Options: The Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts may purchase and write options on swaps (“swaptions”) primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Trusts’ 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.

 

   

Interest rate caps and floors — Interest rate caps and floors are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates (interest rate risk and/or other risk). Caps are agreements whereby one party agrees to make payments to the other, in return for a premium, to the extent that interest rate indexes exceed a specified rate, or “cap.” Floors are agreements whereby one party agrees to make payments to the other, in return for a premium, to the extent that interest rate indexes fall below a specified rate, or “floor.” The maximum potential amount of future payments that a Fund would be required to make under an interest rate cap would be the notional amount times the percentage increase in interest rates determined by the difference between the interest rate index current value and the value at the time the cap was entered into.

 

   

Foreign currency options — The Trusts may purchase and write foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and options on foreign currency futures to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Foreign currency options give the purchaser the right to buy from or sell to the writer a foreign currency at any time before the expiration of the option.

In purchasing and writing options, the Trusts 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 Trusts purchasing or selling a security when they otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Trusts 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”).

 

 

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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 Trusts’ 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 Trusts’ counterparty on the swap. Each Trust is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, each Trust 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 Trust 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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.

 

   

Total return swaps — Total return swaps are entered into to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in such market or to exchange the risk/return of one security or market (e.g., fixed-income) with another security or market (e.g., equity or commodity prices) (equity risk, commodity price risk and/or interest rate risk).

Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (distributions plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument, or basket of underlying instruments, in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. If the total return of the instrument(s) or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting fixed or floating interest rate obligation, the Trusts receive payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

 

   

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 risks 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 Trust 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 Trust 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 Trust 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 Trust and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Trusts 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 Trusts, 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 Trusts. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Trusts on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty

 

 

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is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Trust 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 Trusts from the counterparties are not fully collateralized, each Trust bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Trusts have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Trust 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 Trusts 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 Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Trusts’ 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 Trust’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust.

For such services, BHK, BTZ and BGT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average weekly value of the Trust’s managed assets.

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Investment   

Advisory Fees   

 

 

 

BHK

    0.50%  

BTZ

    0.62     

BGT

    0.75     

 

 

For purposes of calculating these fees, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

For such services, HYT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.60% of the average daily value of HYT’s net assets, plus the proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage.

The Manager provides investment management and other services to the Taxable Subsidiary. The Manager does not receive separate compensation from the Taxable Subsidiary for providing investment management or administrative services. However, HYT pays the Manager based on HYT’s net assets, plus the proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage, which includes the assets of the Taxable Subsidiary.

With respect to each Trust, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) and, with respect to BHK and BTZ, BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”) (collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”), each an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL and BSL for services they provide for that portion of each Trust for which BIL and BSL, as applicable, acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

Distribution Fees: BHK and HYT has entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager, to provide for distribution of BHK and HYT 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 BHK and HYT’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 December 31, 2022 amounted to $0.

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Trust, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2024. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Trust. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed

by the Manager

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 6,270  

HYT

    2,073  

BTZ

    6,229  

BGT

    244  

 

 

The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Trust’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, 2024. 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 Trusts’ Independent Trustees. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or

 

 

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reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed

by the Manager

 

 

 

HYT

  $ 17,526  

BGT

    391  

 

 

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trusts are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trustees and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Trusts 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 trustees. For the year ended December 31, 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:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

BHK

  $  4,959,263      $ 441,007      $ (172,975

HYT

    59,136        1,092,303        (79,380

BTZ

    163,445        549,077        (77,795

 

 

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended December 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns/payups and mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

 

 
        U.S. Government Securities      Other Securities  
 

 

 

 
Trust Name   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

 

 

BHK

      $  57,834,941      $ 117,933,406      $ 1,084,650,520      $ 1,064,267,345  

HYT

                  823,759,438        811,280,653  

BTZ

                  759,367,654        711,561,701  

BGT

                  63,846,744        126,132,908  

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Purchases            Sales  

 

 

BHK

  $  304,212,822        $  304,397,295  

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Trust’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, except with respect to any taxes related to the Taxable Subsidiaries.

Each Trust 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 Trust’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 Trust’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 Trusts as of December 31, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Trusts’ financial statements.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAVs per share. As of period end, permanent differences attributable to non-deductible expenses were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Paid-in Capital    

Accumulated

Earnings (Loss)

 

 

 

HYT

    $ (1,335     $ 1,335  

 

 

 

 

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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Year Ended

12/31/22

          

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

BHK

      

Ordinary income

  $ 37,647,546        $ 51,529,173  

Long-term capital gains

    5,704,634          5,146,673  

Return of capital

    969,019           
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 44,321,199        $ 56,675,846  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

HYT

      

Ordinary income

  $ 75,141,728        $ 98,245,910  

Return of capital

    32,825,998          15,806,301  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 107,967,726        $ 114,052,211  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

BTZ

      

Ordinary income

  $ 65,195,451        $ 80,320,881  

Return of capital

    21,102,257          13,796,133  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 86,297,708        $ 94,117,014  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

BGT

      

Ordinary income

  $ 16,820,514        $ 14,667,710  

Return of capital

             2,693,947  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $ 16,820,514        $ 17,361,657  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated earnings (loss) were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

    

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards(a)

   

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)(b)

   

Qualified

Late-Year Losses(c)

    Total  

 

 

BHK

  $      $ (62,329,096   $ (102,800,081   $ (1,380,292   $ (166,509,469

HYT

           (153,261,725     (200,517,447     (13,209,605     (366,988,777

BTZ

           (37,655,037     (148,587,133           (186,242,170

BGT

    182,984        (29,377,882     (21,558,428           (50,753,326

 

 

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures, options and foreign currency exchange contracts, amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual of income on securities in default, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the accounting for swap agreements, the deferral of compensation to Trustees, the classification of investment, investments in wholly owned subsidiaries and dividend recognized for tax purposes.

 
  (c) 

The Trust has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

As of December 31, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 1,114,787,942      $ 20,066,436      $ (122,628,712   $ (102,562,276

HYT

    2,022,815,055        16,607,640        (216,129,955     (199,522,315

BTZ

    1,809,805,062        22,511,183        (170,301,242     (147,790,059

BGT

    385,680,362        540,910        (21,843,959     (21,303,049

 

 

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

BGT and HYT 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 HYT and BGT. As of period end, HYT and BGT have not received any notice to terminate. HYT and BGT has granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB.

The SSB Agreement allows for the maximum commitment amounts of $732,000,000 for HYT and $168,000,000 for BGT.

Advances will be made by SSB to BGT and HYT, at HYT and BGT’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, BGT and HYT paid a commitment fee (based on the daily unused portion of the commitments). Advances to BGT and HYT 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.

 

 

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BGT and HYT 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 year ended December 31, 2022, the average amount of bank borrowings and the daily weighted average interest rates for BGT and HYT for loans under the revolving credit agreements were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Maximum

Amount Borrowed

    

Average Amount

Outstanding

    

Daily Weighted Average   

Interest Rate   

 

 

 

HYT

  $ 663,000,000      $ 517,616,438        2.38%  

BGT

    146,000,000        121,676,712        2.37     

 

 

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Trust 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 Trusts and their investments.

Each Trust 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 Trust may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Trust could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Trust 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 Trust’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 Trust 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 Trust to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Trust may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Trust’s portfolio will decline if each Trust invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Trust portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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 Trust may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Trust 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 Trust 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 Trust’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 Trust may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Trust invests.

The price a Trust could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Trust’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 Trust’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 Trust, and a Trust could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Trust’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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and

 

 

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receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ 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 Trusts.

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 Trust 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 Trusts should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Trusts do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Trusts, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent each Trust deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded options purchased and exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Trusts 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 Trust 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 options purchased and 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 Trusts.

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 Trust’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Trusts 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 Trusts 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 decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Trusts may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the recent period of historically low interest rates. The Federal Reserve has recently begun to raise the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact the Trusts’ performance.

Certain Trusts 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 Trust 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 Trusts 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 Trusts is uncertain.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

BHK, BTZ and BGT is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, par value $0.001, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. HYT is authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.10, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

As of the close of business on September 20, 2022, HYT issued transferrable rights to its Common Shareholders of record, entitling the holders of those rights to subscribe for shares of HYT’s common stock (the “Offer”). Shareholders received one right for each outstanding Common Share owned on the record date. The rights entitled their holders to purchase one new Common Share for every five rights held (1-for-5). The Offer expired on October 13, 2022. HYT received from the Offer gross proceeds of $167,749,786 for the issuance of 20,382,720 Common Shares. The rights offering resulted in $(0.13) or (1.42)% NAV dilution since the Common Shares were issued below HYT’s NAV. HYT received the entire proceeds from the shares issued under the Offer since the Manager agreed to pay for all expenses (including sales commissions) related to the Offer.

BHK and HYT have filed a prospectus with the SEC allowing them to issue an additional 15,000,000 and 19,617,820 Common Shares, respectively, through an equity shelf program (a “Shelf Offering”). Under the Shelf Offering, BHK and HYT, 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 Trust’s NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). For the year ended December 31, 2022, BHK and HYT did not issue any Common Shares. As of year end, 15,000,000 and 19,617,820 Common Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Shelf Offering. See Additional Information - Shelf Offering Program for additional information.

 

 

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BGT filed a registration statement with the SEC seeking the ability to issue additional Common Shares through an equity shelf program (a “Shelf Offering”), which was declared effective on December 28, 2022. BGT may not sell any Common Shares in the Shelf Offering until a definitive prospectus relating to the Shelf Offering has been filed with the SEC. Under the Shelf Offering, the Trust 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 the Trust’s NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). See Additional Information - Shelf Offering Program for additional information.

Initial costs incurred by BHK, HYT and BGT in connection with their Shelf Offerings are recorded as “Deferred offering costs” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As shares are sold, a portion of the costs attributable to the shares sold will be charged against paid-in-capital. Any remaining deferred charges at the end of the Shelf Offering period will be charged to expense.

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 
    Year Ended  
 

 

 

 
Trust Name   12/31/22      12/31/21  

 

 

BHK

    17,666        57,910  

HYT

    101,463        311,681  

BTZ

           28,104  

BGT

    2,386        7,902  

 

 

The Trusts participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, each Trust 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. From December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023, each Trust 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, 2022, subject to certain conditions. The Repurchase Program has an accretive effect as shares are purchased at a discount to the Trust’s NAV. There is no assurance that the Trusts will purchase shares in any particular amounts. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Trusts did not repurchase any shares.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for BTZ.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Trusts declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Declaration

Date

    

Record

Date

    

Payable/

Paid Date

      

Dividend Per

Common Share

 

 

 

BHK

    01/03/23        01/13/23        01/31/23        $ 0.074600  
    02/01/23        02/15/23        02/28/23          0.074600  

HYT

    01/03/23        01/13/23        01/31/23          0.077900  
    02/01/23        02/15/23        02/28/23          0.077900  

BTZ

    01/03/23        01/13/23        01/31/23          0.083900  
    02/01/23        02/15/23        02/28/23          0.083900  

BGT

    01/03/23        01/13/23        01/31/23          0.078100  
    02/01/23        02/15/23        02/28/23          0.078100  

 

 

On January 9, 2023, BGT filed a definitive prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering and may sell additional Common Shares through the Shelf Offering.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees/Directors of BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. We have also audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (collectively with the BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, the “Funds”), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the consolidated financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2022, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

   
Fund   Financial Highlights

BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.

  For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, for the period from September 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, and for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2019

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

  For each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, for the period from November 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, and for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2019

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022, by correspondence with custodians or counterparties; when replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 23, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 1992.

 

 

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Important Tax Information  (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Qualified Dividend

Income

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 4,490,631  

HYT

    2,750,029  

BTZ

    12,065,703  

 

 

The Trust hereby designates the following amount, or maximum amount allowable by law, as capital gain dividends, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate as noted below, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

20% Rate Long-Term

Capital Gain Dividends

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 5,704,634  

 

 

The following percentages, or maximum percentages allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Dividends-Received   

Deduction   

 

 

 

BHK

    6.98%  

HYT

    2.70     

BTZ

    9.57     

 

 

The Trusts hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Interest

Dividends

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 32,126,142  

HYT

    85,027,712  

BTZ

    61,694,075  

BGT

    18,310,912  

 

 

The Trusts hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest-related dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Interest

Related

Dividends

 

 

 

BHK

  $ 26,765,589  

HYT

    70,368,048  

BTZ

    46,903,183  

BGT

    14,273,598  

 

 

 

 

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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks  

 

Recent Changes

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 Trust.

During each Trust’s most recent fiscal year, there were no material changes in the Trust’s investment objectives or policies that have not been approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trust.

Investment Objectives and Policies

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

The Trust’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation.

As a non-fundamental policy, under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds. Bonds held by the Trust may take the form of bonds, notes, bills, debentures, convertible securities, warrants attached to bonds, bank debt obligations, loan participations and assignments, trust preferred securities and securities issued by entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of securities. Under current market conditions, the Trust intends to invest its assets primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds, which may include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities and U.S. government and agency debt securities. The Trust may invest up to 10% of its total managed assets in bonds issued in foreign currencies. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

The Trust will also invest in bonds that, in the opinion of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) and BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL” and collectively with the Manager and BIL, the “Advisors”), the Fund’s sub-advisors, are underrated or undervalued or have the potential for above-average current income and capital appreciation. Underrated bonds are those whose ratings do not, in Advisors’ opinion, reflect their true creditworthiness. Undervalued bonds are bonds that, in the opinion of the Advisors, are worth more than the value assigned to them in the marketplace. The Advisors may at times believe that bonds associated with a particular market sector (for example, mortgage-related securities), or issued by a particular issuer, are undervalued. The Advisors may purchase those bonds for the Trust’s portfolio because they represent a market sector or issuer that the Advisors consider undervalued, even if the value of those particular bonds appears to be consistent with the value of similar bonds. Bonds of particular issuers (for example, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association) may be undervalued because there is a temporary excess of supply in that market sector, or because of a general decline in the market price of bonds of the market sector for reasons that do not apply to the particular bonds that are considered undervalued. The Trust’s investment in underrated or undervalued bonds will be based on the Advisors’ belief that their yield is higher than that available on bonds bearing equivalent levels of interest rate risk, credit risk and other forms of risk, and that their prices will ultimately rise, relative to the market, to reflect their true value. The Trust may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its principal investment strategies.

The Trust invests primarily in investment grade bonds. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 75% of its total managed assets in investment grade quality bonds. Investment grade quality means that such bonds are rated, at the time of investment, within the four highest grades (Baa or BBB or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) or another nationally recognized rating agency) by one nationally recognized rating agency or are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the Advisors. Bonds that are rated by two or more nationally recognized rating agencies will be considered to have the higher credit rating. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity for bonds that are rated BBB or Baa (or that have equivalent ratings) to make principal and interest payments than is the case for higher rated bonds. The Trust may invest up to 25% of its total managed assets in bonds that are rated, at the time of investment, Ba/BB or below by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or another nationally recognized rating agency or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the Advisors. Bonds of below investment grade quality are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” Bonds of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The lowest rated bonds in which the Trust may invest are securities rated in the category “C” or determined by the Advisors to be of comparable quality. Securities rated “C” are considered highly speculative and may be used to cover a situation where the issuer has filed a bankruptcy petition but debt service payments are continued. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, those are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposure to adverse conditions. These credit quality policies apply only at the time a security is purchased, and the Trust is not required to dispose of a security if a rating agency downgrades its assessment of the credit characteristics of a particular issue. In determining whether to retain or sell a security that a rating agency has downgraded, the Advisors may consider such factors as the Advisors’ assessment of the credit quality of the issuer of the security, the price at which the security could be sold and the rating, if any, assigned to the security by other rating agencies.

The Trust may also invest in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in bonds of the types in which the Trust may invest directly.

As part of the management of the Trust, the Advisors manage the effective duration of the Trust’s portfolio. The target duration of the Trust’s portfolio may change from time to time.

The Advisors may, but are not required to, when consistent with the Trust’s investment objective, use various strategic investment transactions to earn income, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks, including currency risk. The Trust may purchase and sell derivative instruments such as exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on securities, financial futures, equity, fixed-income and interest rate indices, and other financial instruments, purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon, enter into various interest rate transactions such as swaps, caps, floors or collars and enter into various currency transactions such as currency forward contracts, currency futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currency or currency futures or credit transactions and credit default swaps. The Trust also may purchase derivative instruments that combine features of these instruments. Collectively, all of the above are referred to as “Strategic Transactions.” The Trust generally seeks to use Strategic Transactions as a portfolio management or hedging technique to seek to protect against possible adverse changes in the market value of securities held in or to be purchased for the Trust’s portfolio, protect the value of the Trust’s portfolio, facilitate the sale of certain securities for investment purposes, manage the effective interest rate exposure of the Trust, protect against changes in currency exchange rates, manage the effective maturity or duration of the Trust’s portfolio, or establish positions in the

 

 

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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks  (continued)

 

derivatives markets as a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities. The Trust may use Strategic Transactions to enhance potential gain, although no more than 5% of the Trust’s total managed assets will be committed to variation margin for Strategic Transactions for non-hedging purposes.

During temporary defensive periods and in order to keep the Trust fully invested, the Trust may invest up to 100% of its total managed assets in short-term investments. The Trust may not achieve its investment objective under these circumstances.

Leverage: The Trust currently utilizes leverage for investment purposes in the form of reverse repurchase agreements. The Trust may borrow from banks or other financial institutions and may also borrow additional funds using such investment techniques and in such amounts as the Advisors may from time to time determine.

Borrowings may be made by the Trust through dollar roll transactions.

Although the Trust is authorized to issue preferred shares, the Trust anticipates that under current market conditions it will not offer preferred shares.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

The Trust’s primary investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The Trust’s investment objectives are fundamental policies and may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities which are rated below investment grade by the established rating services (Ba or lower by Moody’s Investor’s Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), BB or lower by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or BB or lower by Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”)) or, if unrated, are considered by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or BlackRock International Limited (“BIL” and together with the Manager, the “Advisors”), the sub-advisor to the Fund, to be of comparable quality. The Trust may invest directly in fixed income securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Trust may invest in securities of any maturity.

Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its net assets (including assets acquired from the sale of preferred stock), plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield securities, including high yield bonds, corporate loans, convertible debt securities and preferred securities. This is a non-fundamental policy and may be changed by the Board of Directors of the Trust provided that stockholders are provided with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any change, unless such change was previously approved by shareholders, as required by the rules under the 1940 Act.

High yield securities include high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), corporate loans, mortgage-related securities, convertible debt securities and preferred securities, which are rated below investment grade or, if unrated, are considered by the Advisors to be of comparable quality. The high yield securities in which the Trust invests may also include credit linked notes, structured notes or other instruments evidencing interests in special purpose vehicles or trusts that hold interests in high yield securities.

The Trust may receive warrants or other non-income producing equity securities in connection with its investments in high yield securities, including in unit offerings, in an exchange offer, upon the conversion of a convertible security, or upon the restructuring or bankruptcy of investments owned by the Trust. The Trust may continue to hold such securities until, in the Advisors’ judgment in light of current market conditions, it is advantageous to effect a disposition of such securities.

Although the Trust will invest primarily in below investment grade securities, other than with respect to Distressed Securities (described below), it will not invest in securities in the lowest rating categories (Ca or lower by Moody’s, CC or lower by S&P or CC or lower by Fitch) unless the Advisors believe that the financial condition of the issuer or the protection afforded to the particular securities is stronger than would otherwise be indicated by such low ratings.

The Trust may invest up to 10% of its total assets in high yield securities which are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or payment of interest at the time of acquisition by the Trust or are rated in the lowest rating categories (Ca or lower by Moody’s, CC or lower by S&P or CC or lower by Fitch) or, if unrated, are considered by the Advisors to be of comparable quality (“Distressed Securities”).

The Trust may invest, without limitation, in securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States or that are denominated in various foreign currencies and multinational currency units (“Non-U.S. Securities”).

The Trust may invest up to 25% of its total assets in corporate loans extended to borrowers by commercial banks or other financial institutions (“Corporate Loans”). The Corporate Loans in which the Trust may invest may be rated below investment grade (Ba or lower by Moody’s, BB or lower by S&P or BB or lower by Fitch) or, if unrated, are considered by the Advisors to be of comparable quality.

The Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in convertible debt securities and up to 15% of its total assets in preferred securities, including preferred securities that may be converted into common stock or other securities of the same or a different issuer, and non-convertible preferred securities. The convertible debt securities and preferred securities in which the Trust may invest may be rated below investment grade by the established rating services (Ba or lower by Moody’s, BB or lower by S&P or BB or lower by Fitch) or, if unrated, are considered by the Advisors to be of comparable quality.

The Trust may make short sales of securities, provided that the market value of all securities sold short does not exceed 10% of its total assets. The Trust may make short sales both as a form of hedging to offset potential declines in long positions in similar securities and in order to seek to enhance return. The Trust also may make short sales “against the box.” Short sales “against the box” are not subject to the foregoing 10% limitation.

The Trust may not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent that such purchases are permitted by applicable law.

The Trust has no limitation on the amount of its investments that are not readily marketable or are subject to restrictions on resale.

 

 

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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks  (continued)

 

The Trust may engage in various portfolio strategies both to seek to increase its return and to hedge its portfolio against movements in interest rates and in the securities markets through the use of derivatives, such as indexed and inverse securities, options, futures, options on futures, interest rate transactions, credit default swaps and short selling.

Leverage: The Trust currently utilizes leverage for investment purposes in the form of a bank credit facility. The Trust generally will not utilize leverage if it anticipates that the Trust’s leveraged capital structure would result in a lower return to common stockholders than that obtainable if the common stock were unleveraged for any significant amount of time. At times, the Trust could utilize leverage through borrowings, including the issuance of short term debt securities, the issuance of shares of preferred stock or a combination thereof. The Trust may also leverage through the use of reverse repurchase agreements.

There can be no assurance that the Trust will borrow in order to leverage its assets or, if it does, what percentage of the Trust’s assets such borrowings will represent. The Trust does not currently anticipate issuing any preferred stock.

The Trust also may borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions which otherwise might require untimely dispositions of Trust securities.

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

The investment objective of the Trust is to seek current income, current gains and capital appreciation.

The Trust, under normal market conditions, seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds), bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities. The trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

The Trust may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally 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 subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If the Trust 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.

The Trust may purchase certain mortgage pass-through securities. 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 Treasury.

The Trust may invest in collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), which include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). CBOs and CLOs are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is a bankruptcy remote entity which 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.

The Trust may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

The Trust may invest in capital trusts. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. 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. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

The Trust may invest in 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.

 

 

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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks  (continued)

 

Under normal market conditions, the Trust may invest without limitation in securities rated below investment grade at the time of purchase. However, it is anticipated, under current market conditions, that the Trust will have an average credit quality of at least investment grade.

Securities rated below investment grade include securities that are rated Ba or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and BB or lower by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) or securities comparably rated by other rating agencies or in unrated securities determined by the BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or BlackRock International Limited (“BIL” and together with the Manager, the “Advisors”), the Fund’s sub-advisor, to be of comparable quality. Securities rated Ba by Moody’s are judged to have speculative elements, their future cannot be considered as well assured and often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate. Securities rated BB by S&P or Fitch are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics and, while such obligations have less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative grade debt, they face major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial or economic conditions that could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. Securities rated C are generally regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing. Securities rated D are in default and the payment of interest and/or repayment of principal is in arrears.

The prices of debt securities generally are inversely related to interest rate changes; however, the price volatility caused by fluctuating interest rates of securities also is inversely related to the coupon of such securities. Accordingly, lower grade securities may be relatively less sensitive to interest rate changes than higher quality securities of comparable maturity because of their higher coupon. This higher coupon is what the investor receives in return for bearing greater credit risk. The higher credit risk associated with lower grade securities potentially can have a greater effect on the value of such securities than may be the case with higher quality issues of comparable maturity and will be a substantial factor in the Trust’s relative share price volatility.

Lower grade securities may be particularly susceptible to economic downturns. It is likely that an economic recession could disrupt severely the market for such securities and may have an adverse impact on the value of such securities. In addition, it is likely that any such economic downturn could adversely affect the ability of the issuers of such securities to repay principal and pay interest thereon and increase the incidence of default for such securities.

The ratings of Moody’s, S&P and the other rating agencies represent their opinions as to the quality of the obligations which they undertake to rate. Ratings are relative and subjective and, although ratings may be useful in evaluating the safety of interest and principal payments, they do not evaluate the market value risk of such obligations. Although these ratings may be an initial criterion for selection of portfolio investments, the Advisors also will independently evaluate these securities and the ability of the issuers of such securities to pay interest and principal. To the extent that the Trust invests in lower grade securities that have not been rated by a rating agency, the Trust’s ability to achieve its investment objective(s) will be more dependent on the Advisors’ credit analysis than would be the case when the Trust invests in rated securities.

Under normal market conditions, up to 50% of the Trust’s Managed Assets may be invested in non-U.S. securities, which may include securities denominated in U.S. dollars or in non-U.S. currencies or multinational currency units. “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Trust’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes). The Trust may also invest in non-U.S. securities of so-called emerging market issuers. A company is deemed to be a non-U.S. company if it meets any of the following tests: (i) such company was not organized in the United States; (ii) such company’s primary business office is not in the United States; (iii) the principal trading market for such company’s assets is not located in the United States; (iv) less than 50% of such company’s assets are located in the United States; or (v) 50% or more of such issuer’s revenues are derived from outside the United States.

The Trust may make short sales of securities. However, the Trust may not make a short sale if, after giving effect to such sale, the market value of all securities sold short exceeds 25% of the value of the Trust’s total assets, or the Trust’s aggregate short sales of a particular class of securities exceeds 25% of the outstanding securities of that class. The Trust may also make short sales “against the box” without respect to such limitations. In this type of short sale, at the time of the sale, the Trust owns or has the immediate and unconditional right to acquire at no additional cost the identical security.

During periods in which the Advisors determine that they are temporarily unable to follow the Trust’s investment strategy or that it is impractical to do so or pending reinvestment of proceeds received in connection with the sale of a security, the Trust may deviate from its investment strategy and invest all or any portion of its assets in cash, cash equivalents or short-term debt instruments.

The Advisors’ determination that they are temporarily unable to follow the Trust’s investment strategy or that it is impractical to do so will generally occur only in situations in which a market disruption event has occurred and where trading in the securities selected through application of the Trust’s investment strategy is extremely limited or absent. In such a case, shares of the Trust may be adversely affected and the Trust may not pursue or achieve its investment objective. The Advisors currently anticipate that these are the only circumstances in which the Trust will invest in short-term debt securities.

The Trust may also lend the securities it owns to others, which allows the Trust the opportunity to earn additional income. Although the Trust will require the borrower of the securities to post collateral for the loan in accordance with market practice and the terms of the loan will require that the Trust be able to reacquire the loaned securities if certain events occur, the Trust is still subject to the risk that the borrower of the securities may default, which could result in the Trust losing money, which would result in a decline in the Trust’s net asset value. The Trust may also purchase securities for delayed settlement. This means that the Trust is generally obligated to purchase the securities at a future date for a set purchase price, regardless of whether the value of the securities is more or less than the purchase price at the time of settlement.

The Trust may enter into interest rate swap or cap transactions.

The Trust may, but is not required to, use various strategic transactions to facilitate portfolio management, mitigate risks and enhance total return. Although the Advisors seek to use the practices to further the Trust’s investment objective, no assurance can be given that these practices will achieve this result.

The Trust may purchase and sell derivative instruments such as exchange listed and over-the-counter put and call options on securities, financial futures, equity indices and other financial instruments, purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon and engage in swaps. These derivative instruments may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter. The Trust also may purchase derivative instruments that combine features of these instruments. Collectively, all of the above are referred to as “Strategic Transactions.”

 

 

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The Trust generally seeks to use Strategic Transactions as a portfolio management or hedging technique to seek to protect against possible adverse changes in the market value of securities held in or to be purchased for the Trust’s portfolio, protect the value of the Trust’s portfolio, facilitate the sale of certain securities for investment purposes, or establish positions in the derivatives markets as a temporary substitute for purchasing or selling particular securities. The Trust may use Strategic Transactions to enhance potential total returns.

Leverage: The Trust uses leverage to seek to obtain its investment objective. The Trust may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and net asset value of its common shares. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments. The Trust may utilize leverage by borrowing through a credit facility or through entering into reverse repurchase agreements.

The Trust may also borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, including the payment of dividends and the settlement of securities transactions which otherwise might require untimely dispositions of Trust securities.

Borrowings may be made by the Trust through dollar roll transactions.

The Trust is able to issue preferred shares.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

The Trust’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust, as a secondary objective, also seeks the preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The Trust will pursue its objectives by investing in a global portfolio of floating rate securities, including investing a significant amount in U.S. and non-U.S. senior secured floating rate loans (“Senior Loans”). Senior Loans are made to corporations, partnerships and other business entities which operate in various industries and geographical regions. Senior Loans pay interest at rates which are redetermined periodically by reference to a base lending rate, primarily LIBOR, plus a premium. It is anticipated that the proceeds of the Senior Loans in which the Trust will acquire interests primarily will be used to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, refinancing and internal growth and for other corporate purposes of borrowers.

Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in floating and variable rate instruments of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including a substantial portion of its assets in senior, secured loans made to corporate and other business entities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Trust will provide shareholders with notice at least 60 days prior to changing this non-fundamental policy of the Trust unless such change was previously approved by shareholders. The Trust may also invest up to 20% of its Managed Assets in fixed rate instruments of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including developed and emerging markets debt, investment grade and high yield corporate debt, sovereign debt, and mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Trust’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

Under normal market conditions, the Trust expects its portfolio to have a duration of no more than 1.5 years (including the effect of anticipated leverage). In comparison to maturity (which is the date on which the issuer of a debt instrument is obligated to repay the principal amount), duration is a measure of the price volatility of a debt instrument as a result in changes in market rates of interest, based on the weighted average timing of the instrument’s expected principal and interest payments. Duration differs from maturity in that it takes into account a security’s yield, coupon payments and its principal payments in addition to the amount of time until the security finally matures. As the value of a security changes over time, so will its duration. Prices of securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than securities with shorter durations. In general, a portfolio of securities with a longer duration can be expected to be more sensitive to interest rate changes than a portfolio with a shorter duration. For example, a hypothetical portfolio with a duration of 1.5 years means that a 1% decrease in interest rates will increase the net asset value of the portfolio by approximately 1.5%; if interest rates increase by 1%, the net asset value will decrease by 1.5%. If this portfolio were leveraged, its net asset value, in the example, may fall more than 1.5% because changes in the net asset value of the Trust are borne entirely by the common shareholders.

Under current market conditions, the Trust expects that substantially all of its portfolio will consist of below investment grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” rated as such at the time of investment, meaning that such bonds are rated by national rating agencies below the four highest grades or are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or BlackRock International Limited (“BIL” and together with the Manager, the “Advisors’), the Fund’s sub-advisor. S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. ( “Fitch”) consider securities rated below BBB- to be below investment grade and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) considers securities rated below Baa3 to be below investment grade. Securities of below investment grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to issuers’ capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The remainder of the Trust’s assets will be invested in investment grade debt securities. The Trust may invest in individual securities of any credit quality.

The Trust expects to invest 30% of its Managed Assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Trust will generally invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities or in non U.S. dollar-denominated securities for which currency exchange exposure versus the U.S. dollar has been hedged. However, the Trust may invest up to 10% of its Managed Assets in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities whose currency exchange exposure versus the U.S. dollar remains unhedged. The Trust will not invest 25% or more of its Managed Assets in securities issued or guaranteed by any non-U.S. government, its agencies, instrumentalities or corporations. “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Trust’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

The Trust may engage in foreign currency transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts, options, swaps and other strategic transactions in connection with its investments in non-U.S. securities.

The Trust may invest in illiquid securities and securities for which prices are not readily available without limit. The Trust may implement various temporary “defensive” strategies at times when the Advisor determine that conditions in the markets make pursuing the Trust’s basic investment strategy inconsistent with the best interests of its shareholders. These strategies may include investing all or a portion of the Trust’s assets in U.S. Government obligations and high-quality, short-term debt securities.

 

 

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Leverage: The Trust currently utilizes leverage for investment purposes in the form of a bank credit facility. The Trust may borrow through reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and other investment techniques. The Fund also has the ability to utilize leverage through the issuance of preferred shares.

Risk Factors

This section contains a discussion of the general risks of investing in each Trust. The net asset value and market price of, and dividends paid on, the common shares will fluctuate with and be affected by, among other things, the risks more fully described below. As with any fund, there can be no guarantee that a Trust will meet its investment objective or that the Trust’s performance will be positive for any period of time. Each risk noted below is applicable to each Trust unless the specific Trust or Trusts are noted in a parenthetical. The order of the below risk factors does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.

Investment and Market Discount Risk: An investment in the Trust’s common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount that you invest. As with any stock, the price of the Trust’s common shares will fluctuate with market conditions and other factors. If shares are sold, the price received may be more or less than the original investment. Common shares are designed for long-term investors and the Trust should not be treated as a trading vehicle. Shares of closed-end management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This risk is separate and distinct from the risk that the Trust’s net asset value could decrease as a result of its investment activities. At any point in time an investment in the Trust’s common shares may be worth less than the original amount invested, even after taking into account distributions paid by the Trust. During periods in which the Trust may use leverage, the Trust’s investment, market discount and certain other risks will be magnified.

Debt Securities Risk: Debt securities, such as bonds, involve interest rate risk, credit risk, extension risk, and prepayment risk, among other things.

 

   

Interest Rate Risk — The market value of bonds and other fixed-income securities changes in response to interest rate changes and other factors. 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 Trust may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the recent period of historically low rates. For example, if interest rates increase by 1%, assuming a current portfolio duration of ten years, and all other factors being equal, the value of the Trust’s investments would be expected to decrease by 10%. (Duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a debt security or portfolio of debt securities to relative changes in interest rates.) The magnitude of these fluctuations in the market price of bonds and other fixed-income securities is generally greater for those securities with longer maturities. Fluctuations in the market price of the Trusts investments will not affect interest income derived from instruments already owned by the Trust, but will be reflected in the Trust’s net asset value. The Trust may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply in a manner not anticipated by Trust management.

To the extent the Trust invests in debt securities that may be prepaid at the option of the obligor (such as mortgage-backed securities), the sensitivity of such securities to changes in interest rates may increase (to the detriment of the Trust) when interest rates rise. Moreover, because rates on certain floating rate debt securities typically reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the net asset value of the Trust to the extent that it invests in floating rate debt securities.

These basic principles of bond prices also apply to U.S. Government securities. A security backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. Government is guaranteed only as to its stated interest rate and face value at maturity, not its current market price. Just like other fixed-income securities, government-guaranteed securities will fluctuate in value when interest rates change.

A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed-income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from funds that hold large amounts of fixed-income securities. Heavy redemptions could cause the Fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value and could hurt the Trust’s performance.

 

   

Credit Risk — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a debt security (i.e., the borrower) will not be able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Trust’s investment in that issuer. The degree of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the terms of the obligation.

 

   

Extension Risk — When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these obligations to fall.

 

   

Prepayment Risk — When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Trust may have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities Risks (BHK, BTZ and BGT): Mortgage- and asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages or other assets, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage or asset, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-backed securities.

U.S. Government Mortgage-Related Securities Risk (BTZ): 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. Mortgage-related securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA” or “Ginnie Mae”) are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. GNMA securities also are supported by the right of GNMA to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee. Mortgage-related securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are solely the obligations of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as the case may be, and 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 Treasury.

 

 

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U.S. Government Obligations Risk (BHK, BTZ and BGT): Certain securities in which the Trust may invest, including securities issued by certain U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government sponsored enterprises, are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or supported by the full faith and credit of the United States.

Senior Loans Risk (BGT): There is less readily available, reliable information about most senior loans than is the case for many other types of securities. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher non-payment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default occurs. Moreover, any specific collateral used to secure a senior loan may decline in value or become illiquid, which would adversely affect the senior loan’s value. No active trading market may exist for certain senior loans, which may impair the ability of the Trust to realize full value in the event of the need to sell a senior loan and which may make it difficult to value senior loans. Although senior loans in which the Trust will invest generally will be secured by specific collateral, there can be no assurance that liquidation of such collateral would satisfy the borrower’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. To the extent that a senior loan is collateralized by stock in the borrower or its subsidiaries, such stock may lose all of its value in the event of the bankruptcy of the borrower. Uncollateralized senior loans involve a greater risk of loss.

Risks of Loan Assignments and Participations (BHK): As the purchaser of an assignment, the Trust typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the Trust may not be able unilaterally to enforce all rights and remedies under the loan and with regard to any associated collateral. Because assignments may be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, the rights and obligations acquired by the Trust as the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. In addition, if the loan is foreclosed, the Trust could become part owner of any collateral and could bear the costs and liabilities of owning and disposing of the collateral. The Trust may be required to pass along to a purchaser that buys a loan from the Trust by way of assignment a portion of any fees to which the Trust is entitled under the loan. In connection with purchasing participations, the Trust generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Trust may not directly benefit from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Trust will be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a participation, the Trust may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower.

Corporate Loans Risk (HYT and BTZ): Commercial banks and other financial institutions or institutional investors make corporate loans to companies that need capital to grow or restructure. Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at rates that change in response to changes in market interest rates such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rates of U.S. banks. As a result, the value of corporate loan investments is generally less exposed to the adverse effects of shifts in market interest rates than investments that pay a fixed rate of interest. The market for corporate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity and wide bid/ask spreads. In addition, transactions in corporate loans may settle on a delayed basis. As a result, the proceeds from the sale of corporate loans may not be readily available to make additional investments or to meet the Trust’s redemption obligations. To the extent the extended settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, the Trust may hold additional cash, sell investments or temporarily borrow from banks and other lenders. The corporate loans in which the Trust invests are usually rated below investment grade.

Variable and Floating Rate Instrument Risk (BGT): Variable and floating rate securities provide for periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the securities. These securities may be subject to greater illiquidity risk than other fixed income securities, meaning the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Trust to dispose of them at any given time.

Junk Bonds Risk: Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, junk bonds are high risk investments that are considered speculative and may cause income and principal losses for the Trust.

Distressed Securities Risk (HYT): Distressed securities are speculative and involve substantial risks in addition to the risks of investing in junk bonds. The Trust will generally not receive interest payments on the distressed securities and may incur costs to protect its investment. In addition, distressed securities involve the substantial risk that principal will not be repaid. These securities may present a substantial risk of default or may be in default at the time of investment. The Trust may incur additional expenses to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal of or interest on its portfolio holdings. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a portfolio company, the Trust may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its original investment. Distressed securities and any securities received in an exchange for such securities may be subject to restrictions on resale.

Collateralized Bond Obligations Risk (BTZ): The pool of high yield securities underlying collateralized bond obligations is typically separated into groupings called tranches representing different degrees of credit quality. The higher quality tranches have greater degrees of protection and pay lower interest rates. The lower tranches, with greater risk, pay higher interest rates.

Collateralized Debt Obligations Risk (BTZ): In addition to the typical risks associated with fixed-income securities and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized loan obligations, carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the risk that the collateral may default or decline in value or be downgraded, if rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (iii) the Trust may invest in tranches of CDOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (iv) the structure and complexity of the transaction and the legal documents could lead to disputes among investors regarding the characterization of proceeds; (v) the investment return achieved by the Trust could be significantly different than those predicted by financial models; (vi) the lack of a readily available secondary market for CDOs; (vii) the risk of forced “fire sale” liquidation due to technical defaults such as coverage test failures; and (viii) the CDO’s manager may perform poorly.

Zero Coupon Securities Risk (BTZ): While interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities are deemed to have received income (“phantom income”) annually, notwithstanding that cash may not be received currently. The effect of owning instruments that do not make current interest payments is that a fixed yield is earned not only on the original investment but also, in effect, on all discount accretion during the life of the obligations. This implicit reinvestment of earnings at a fixed rate eliminates the risk of being unable to invest distributions at a rate as high as the implicit yield on the zero coupon bond, but at the same time eliminates the holder’s ability to reinvest at higher rates in the future. For this reason, some of these securities may be subject to substantially greater price fluctuations during periods of changing market interest rates than are comparable securities that pay interest currently. Longer term zero coupon bonds are more exposed to interest rate risk than shorter term zero coupon bonds. These investments benefit the issuer by mitigating its need for cash to meet debt service, but also require a higher rate of return to attract investors who are willing to defer receipt of cash.

 

 

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Capital Trusts Risk (BTZ): These securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk.

Foreign Securities Risk: Foreign investments often involve special risks not present in U.S. investments that can increase the chances that the Trust will lose money. These risks include:

 

   

The Trust generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories, which may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business and may be subject to only limited or no regulatory oversight.

 

   

Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can affect the value of the Trust’s portfolio.

 

   

The economies of certain foreign markets may not compare favorably with the economy of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources and balance of payments position.

 

   

The governments of certain countries, or the U.S. Government with respect to certain countries, may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions through capital controls and/or sanctions on foreign investments in the capital markets or certain industries in those countries, which may prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer currency, securities, derivatives or other assets.

 

   

Many foreign governments do not supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities to the same extent as does the United States and may not have laws to protect investors that are comparable to U.S. securities laws.

 

   

Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets may result in delays in payment for or delivery of securities not typically associated with settlement and clearance of U.S. investments.

 

   

The Trust’s claims to recover foreign withholding taxes may not be successful, and if the likelihood of recovery of foreign withholding taxes materially decreases, due to, for example, a change in tax regulation or approach in the foreign country, accruals in the Trust’s net asset value for such refunds may be written down partially or in full, which will adversely affect the Trust’s net asset value.

 

   

The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries as well as acts of war in the region. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Trust’s investments.

Emerging Markets Risk (BTZ and BGT): Emerging markets are riskier than more developed markets because they tend to develop unevenly and may never fully develop. Investments in emerging markets may be considered speculative. Emerging markets are more likely to experience hyperinflation and currency devaluations, which adversely affect returns to U.S. investors. In addition, many emerging securities markets have far lower trading volumes and less liquidity than developed markets.

Sovereign Debt Risk (BGT): Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies.

Equity Securities Risk (HYT): Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions.

Preferred Securities Risk (BHK, HYTand BTZ): Preferred securities may pay fixed or adjustable rates of return. Preferred securities are subject to issuer-specific and market risks applicable generally to equity securities. In addition, a company’s preferred securities generally pay dividends only after the company makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred securities of smaller companies may be more vulnerable to adverse developments than preferred securities of larger companies.

Convertible Securities Risk (BHK, HYT and BTZ): The market value of a convertible security performs like that of a regular debt security; that is, if market interest rates rise, the value of a convertible security usually falls. In addition, convertible securities are subject to the risk that the issuer will not be able to pay interest or dividends when due, and their market value may change based on changes in the issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible security is also subject to the same types of market and issuer risks that apply to the underlying common stock.

Warrants Risk (BHK and HYT): If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the exercise price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and the Trust will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve substantially 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.

Derivatives Risk: The Trust’s use of derivatives may increase its costs, reduce the Trust’s returns and/or increase volatility. Derivatives involve significant risks, including:

 

   

Leverage Risk – The Trust’s use of derivatives can magnify the Trust’s gains and losses. Relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of a derivatives position and can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.

 

   

Market Risk – Some derivatives are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than other securities. The Trust could also suffer losses related to its derivatives positions as a result of unanticipated market movements, which losses are potentially unlimited. Finally, the Manager may not be able to predict correctly the direction of securities prices, interest rates and other economic factors, which could cause the Trust’s derivatives positions to lose value.

 

 

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Counterparty Risk – Derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party in the transaction will be unable or unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligation, and the related risks of having concentrated exposure to such a counterparty.

 

   

Illiquidity Risk – The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the Trust to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the Trust to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the Trust to value accurately.

 

   

Operational Risk – The use of derivatives includes the risk of potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error.

 

   

Legal Risk – The risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.

 

   

Volatility and Correlation Risk – Volatility is defined as the characteristic of a security, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. A risk of the Trust’s use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate with the overall securities markets.

 

   

Valuation Risk – Valuation for derivatives may not be readily available in the market. Valuation may be more difficult in times of market turmoil since many investors and market makers may be reluctant to purchase complex instruments or quote prices for them.

 

   

Hedging Risk – Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Trust’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.

 

   

Tax Risk – Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments, including swap agreements and commodity-linked derivative instruments, are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. Such treatment may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Trust realizes from its investments.

Regulatory Risk: Derivative contracts are subject to regulation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) in the United States and under comparable regimes in Europe, Asia and other non-U.S. jurisdictions. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, with respect to uncleared swaps, swap dealers are required to collect variation margin from the Trust and may be required by applicable regulations to collect initial margin from the Trust. Both initial and variation margin may be comprised of cash and/or securities, subject to applicable regulatory haircuts. Shares of investment companies (other than certain money market funds) may not be posted as collateral under applicable regulations. In addition, regulations adopted by global prudential regulators that are now in effect require certain bank-regulated counterparties and certain of their affiliates to include in certain financial contracts, including many derivatives contracts, terms that delay or restrict the rights of counterparties, such as the Trust, to terminate such contracts, foreclose upon collateral, exercise other default rights or restrict transfers of credit support in the event that the counterparty and/or its affiliates are subject to certain types of resolution or insolvency proceedings. The implementation of these requirements with respect to derivatives, as well as regulations under the Dodd-Frank Act regarding clearing, mandatory trading and margining of other derivatives, may increase the costs and risks to the Trust of trading in these instruments and, as a result, may affect returns to investors in the Trust

Structured Notes Risk (HYT): Structured notes and other related instruments purchased by the Trust are generally privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/or interest is determined by reference to the performance of a specific asset, benchmark asset, market or interest rate (“reference measure”). The purchase of structured notes exposes the Trust to the credit risk of the issuer of the structured product. Structured notes may be leveraged, increasing the volatility of each structured note’s value relative to the change in the reference measure. Structured notes may also be less liquid and more difficult to price accurately than less complex securities and instruments or more traditional debt securities.

Leverage Risk: The Trust’s use of leverage may increase or decrease from time to time in its discretion and the Trust may, in the future, determine not to use leverage.

The use of leverage creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. The Trust cannot assure you that the use of leverage will result in a higher yield on the common shares. Any leveraging strategy the Trust employs may not be successful.

Leverage involves risks and special considerations for common shareholders, including:

 

   

the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value, market price and dividend rate of the common shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage;

 

   

the risk that fluctuations in interest rates or dividend rates on any leverage that the Trust must pay will reduce the return to the common shareholders;

 

   

the effect of leverage in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value of the common shares than if the Trust were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the common shares;

 

   

leverage may increase operating costs, which may reduce total return.

Any decline in the net asset value of the Trust’s investments will be borne entirely by the holders of common shares. Therefore, if the market value of the Trust’s portfolio declines, leverage will result in a greater decrease in net asset value to the holders of common shares than if the Trust were not leveraged. This greater net asset value decrease will also tend to cause a greater decline in the market price for the common shares.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk: Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Trust with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the other party may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. The Trust could lose money if it is unable to recover the securities and the value of the collateral held by the Trust, including the value of the investments made with cash collateral, is less than the value of the securities. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the Trust. In addition, reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the interest income earned in the investment of the proceeds will be less than the interest expense.

 

 

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Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks  (continued)

 

Dollar Rolls Risk (BHK, BTZ and BGT): Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trust is committed to buy may decline below the price of the securities the Trust has sold. These transactions may involve leverage.

Short Sales Risk (HYT and BTZ): Because making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes the Trust to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. The Trust will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Trust replaces the security sold short.

Illiquid Investments Risk: The Trust 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. The Trust may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Trust could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Trust may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting the Trust’s net asset value and ability to make dividend distributions. The financial markets in general, and certain segments of the mortgage-related securities markets in particular, have in recent years experienced periods of extreme secondary market supply and demand imbalance, resulting in a loss of liquidity during which market prices were suddenly and substantially below traditional measures of intrinsic value. During such periods, some investments could be sold only at arbitrary prices and with substantial losses. Periods of such market dislocation may occur again at any time. 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.

Securities Lending Risk (BTZ): Securities lending involves the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. As a result, the Trust may lose money and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The Trust could also lose money if it does not recover the securities and/or the value of the collateral falls, including the value of investments made with cash collateral. These events could trigger adverse tax consequences for the Trust.

Investment Companies and ETFs Risk (BHK and HYT): Subject to the limitations set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and the rules thereunder, the Trust may acquire shares in other investment companies and in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), some of which may be affiliated investment companies. The market value of the shares of other investment companies and ETFs may differ from their net asset value. As an investor in investment companies and ETFs, the Trust would bear its ratable share of that entity’s expenses, including its investment advisory and administration fees, while continuing to pay its own advisory and administration fees and other expenses (to the extent not offset by the Manager through waivers). As a result, shareholders will be absorbing duplicate levels of fees with respect to investments in other investment companies and ETFs (to the extent not offset by the Manager through waivers).

The securities of other investment companies and ETFs in which the Trust may invest may be leveraged. As a result, the Trust may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities. An investment in securities of other investment companies and ETFs that use leverage may expose the Trust to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the Trust’s long-term returns on such securities (and, indirectly, the long-term returns of shares of the Trust) will be diminished.

As with other investments, investments in other investment companies, including ETFs, are subject to market and selection risk. To the extent the Trust is held by an affiliated fund, the ability of the Trust itself to hold other investment companies may be limited.

Market Risk and Selection Risk: Market risk is the risk that one or more markets in which the Trust invests will go down in value, including the possibility that the markets will go down sharply and unpredictably. The value of a security or other asset may decline due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues like pandemics or epidemics, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Trust and its investments. Selection risk is the risk that the securities selected by Trust management will underperform the markets, the relevant indices or the securities selected by other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies. This means you may lose money.

An outbreak of an infectious coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first detected in December 2019 developed into a global pandemic that has resulted in numerous disruptions in the market and has had significant economic impact leaving general concern and uncertainty. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of the pandemic and its effects cannot be predicted with certainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time.

 

 

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Shareholder Update

 

The following includes additional required disclosures for certain Trusts, each of which has filed a shelf offering registration statement.

Summary of Expenses

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in BHK’s common shares.

 

   
     BHK  

Shareholder Transaction Expenses

 

Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)

    1.00

Offering expenses borne by the Trust (as a percentage of offering price)(a)

    0.02
   

$0.02 per share

for open market

purchases of

 

 

 

Dividend reinvestment plan fees

    common shares (b) 

Dividend reinvestment plan sale transaction fee(b)

    $2.50  

Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)

 

Investment advisory fees(c),(d)

    0.82

Other expenses

    1.13  

Miscellaneous

    0.08  

Interest expense(e)

    1.05  

Total annual expenses

    1.95  

Fee waiver(d)

     

Total annual Trust operating expenses after fee waiver(d)

    1.95  

 

  (a) 

If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Trust shareholders will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.

 
  (b) 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.’s (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by the Trust. However, shareholders will pay a $0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend. Shareholders will also be charged a $2.50 sales fee and pay a $0.15 per share fee if a shareholder directs the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.

 
  (c) 

The Trust currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment advisory fee rate of 0.50% of its average weekly managed assets. For purposes of calculating these fees, “managed assets” means the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed) minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

 
  (d) 

The Trust and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory fees with respect to any portion of the Trust’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2024. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2024. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by the Trust (upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Trust or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust), upon 90 days’ written notice by the Trust to the Manager.

 
  (e) 

The Trust uses leverage in the form of reverse repurchase agreements representing 39.7% of managed assets at an annual interest expense to the Trust of 1.6%, which is based on current market conditions. The actual amount of interest expense borne by the Trust will vary over time in accordance with the level of the Trust’s use of reverse repurchase agreements and variations in market interest rates. Interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of the Trust for accounting purposes.

 

The following example illustrates the expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.17) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 1.95% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:

 

     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years      

Total expenses incurred

  $ 30     $ 71     $ 114     $ 235      

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. The Trust’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

 

 

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Shareholder Update  (continued)

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT)

The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in HYT’s common shares.

 

   
     HYT  

Shareholder Transaction Expenses

 

Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)

    1.00

Offering expenses borne by the Trust (as a percentage of offering price)(a)

    0.01
   

$0.02 per share
for open market
purchases of
 
 
 

Dividend reinvestment plan fees

    common shares (b) 

Dividend reinvestment plan sale transaction fee(b)

    $2.50  

Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)

 

Investment advisory fees(c),(d)

    0.84

Other expenses

    1.05  

Miscellaneous

    0.09  

Interest expense(e)

    0.96  

Total annual expenses

    1.89  

Fee waiver(d)

     

Total annual Trust operating expenses after fee waiver(d)

    1.89  

 

  (a) 

If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Trust shareholders will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.

 
  (b) 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by the Trust. However, shareholders will pay a $0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend. Shareholders will also be charged a $2.50 sales fee and pay a $0.15 per share fee if a shareholder directs the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.

 
  (c) 

The Trust currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment advisory fee rate of 0.60% based on an aggregate of (i) the Trust’s average daily Net Assets and (ii) the proceeds of any outstanding debt securities or borrowings used for leverage (together, “average daily Managed Assets”).

 
  (d) 

The Trust and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory fees with respect to any portion of the Trust’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2024. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2024. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by the Trust (upon the vote of a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Fund (the “Independent Directors”)) or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust), upon 90 days’ written notice by the Trust to the Manager.

 
  (e) 

The Trust uses leverage in the form of a credit facility in an amount equal to approximately 28.6% of the Trust’s Managed Assets as of December 31, 2022. The interest expense borne by the Trust will vary over time in accordance with the level of the Trust’s use of leverage and variations in market interest rates. Interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of the Trust for accounting purposes.

 

The following example illustrates the expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.08) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 1.89% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:

 

     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years      

Total expenses incurred

  $ 29     $ 69     $ 111     $ 229      

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. The Trust’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

 

 

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Shareholder Update  (continued)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

The following table and example are intended to assist shareholders in understanding the various costs and expenses directly or indirectly associated with investing in BGT’s common shares.

 

   
     BGT  

Shareholder Transaction Expenses

 

Maximum sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(a)

    1.00

Offering expenses borne by the Trust (as a percentage of offering price)(a)

    0.04
   

$0.02 per share
for open market
purchases of
 
 
 

Dividend reinvestment plan fees

    common shares (b) 

Dividend reinvestment plan sale transaction fee(b)

    $2.50  

Estimated Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common shares)

 

Investment advisory fees(c),(d)

    1.07

Other expenses

    1.13  

Miscellaneous

    0.12  

Interest expense(e)

    1.01  

Total annual expenses

    2.20  

Fee waiver(d)

     

Total annual Trust operating expenses after fee waiver(d)

    2.20  

 

  (a) 

If the common shares are sold to or through underwriters, the Prospectus Supplement will set forth any applicable sales load and the estimated offering expenses. Trust shareholders will pay all offering expenses involved with an offering.

 
  (b) 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends will be paid by the Trust. However, shareholders will pay a $0.02 per share fee incurred in connection with open-market purchases, which will be deducted from the value of the dividend. Shareholders will also be charged a $2.50 sales fee and pay a $0.15 per share fee if direct the Reinvestment Plan Agent to sell the common shares held in a dividend reinvestment account. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay.

 
  (c) 

The Trust currently pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual contractual investment advisory fee rate of 0.75% of the average weekly value of the Trust’s Managed Assets. “Managed Assets” means the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of the Trust’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

 
  (d) 

The Trust and the Manager have entered into a fee waiver agreement (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has contractually agreed to waive the investment advisory fees with respect to any portion of the Trust’s assets attributable to investments in any equity and fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) managed by the Manager or its affiliates that have a contractual management fee, through June 30, 2024. In addition, pursuant to the Fee Waiver Agreement, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in money market funds managed by the Manager or its affiliates, through June 30, 2024. The Fee Waiver Agreement may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, only by the Trust (upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) or a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust), upon 90 days’ written notice by the Trust to the Manager.

 
  (e) 

The Trust uses leverage in the form of a credit facility in an amount equal to approximately 24.7% of the Trust’s Managed Assets as of December 31, 2022. The interest expense borne by the Trust will vary over time in accordance with the level of the Trust’s use of leverage and variations in market interest rates. Interest expense is required to be treated as an expense of the Trust for accounting purposes.

 

The following example illustrates the expenses (including the sales load of $10.00 and offering costs of $0.49) that shareholders would pay on a $1,000 investment in common shares, assuming (i) total net annual expenses of 2.20% of net assets attributable to common shares and (ii) a 5% annual return:

 

     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years      

Total expenses incurred

  $ 33     $ 79     $ 127     $ 261      

The example should not be considered a representation of future expenses. The example assumes that the estimated “Other expenses” set forth in the Estimated Annual Expenses table are accurate and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested at NAV. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those assumed. The Trust’s actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% return shown in the example.

 

 

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Shareholder Update  (continued)

 

Share Price Data

The following tables summarize each Trust’s highest and lowest daily closing market prices on the NYSE per common share, the NAV per common share, and the premium to or discount from NAV, on the date of each of the high and low market prices. The trading volume indicates the number of common shares traded on the NYSE during the respective quarters.

 

    NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
       NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
      

Premium/
(Discount)

on Date of

Market Price

        
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    
BHK — During Quarter Ended   High      Low        High      Low        High     Low      Trading Volume    

December 31, 2022

    $    11.18        $    9.56          $    11.50        $    10.39          (2.78 )%      (7.99 )%       12,378,547    

September 30, 2022

    12.40        10.00          12.41        10.84          (0.08     (7.75      9,598,611    

June 30, 2022

    13.12        10.52          13.83        11.81          (5.13     (10.92      13,665,047    

March 31, 2022

    16.27        12.53          15.29        13.56          6.41       (7.60      14,876,344    

December 31, 2021

    16.87        15.84          15.71        15.79          7.38       0.32        6,515,697    

September 30, 2021

    17.22        15.01          16.27        16.29          5.84       (7.86      8,462,107    

June 30, 2021

    16.52        15.51          16.16        15.85          2.23       (2.15      7,537,091    

March 31, 2021

    16.54        14.99          16.37        15.70          1.04       (4.52      9,419,391    

As of December 31, 2022, BHK’s market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $10.38, $10.89, and (4.68)%, respectively.

 

    NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
       NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
      

Premium/
(Discount)

on Date of
Market Price

        
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    
HYT — During Quarter Ended   High      Low        High      Low        High     Low      Trading Volume    

December 31, 2022

    $    9.14        $    8.15          $    9.62        $    9.03          (4.99 )%      (9.75 )%       39,558,757    

September 30, 2022

    10.26        8.46          10.29        9.15          (0.29     (7.54      28,960,746    

June 30, 2022

    11.08        9.10          11.20        9.62          (1.07     (5.41      24,910,668    

March 31, 2022

    12.22        9.98          11.98        10.79          2.00       (7.51      30,947,672    

December 31, 2021

    12.43        11.52          12.21        11.90          1.80       (3.19      19,474,596    

September 30, 2021

    12.65        12.01          12.33        12.12          2.60       (0.91      20,231,911    

June 30, 2021

    12.38        11.56          12.26        12.02          0.98       (3.83      21,432,936    

March 31, 2021

    11.77        11.07          12.18        11.96          (3.37     (7.44      25,244,337    

As of December 31, 2022, HYT’s market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $8.74, $9.25, and (5.51)%, respectively.

 

    NYSE Market Price
Per Common Share
       NAV per Common
Share on Date of
Market Price
      

Premium/
(Discount)

on Date of
Market Price

        
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    
BGT — During Quarter Ended   High      Low        High      Low        High     Low      Trading Volume    

December 31, 2022

    $  11.68        $  10.60          $    12.44        $  12.21          (6.11 )%      (13.19 )%       5,568,336    

September 30, 2022

    12.17        10.77          12.79        12.17          (4.85     (11.50      4,013,597    

June 30, 2022

    12.95        10.80          13.27        12.37          (2.41     (12.69      6,146,663    

March 31, 2022

    14.13        11.82          13.57        12.91          4.13       (8.44      5,978,514    

December 31, 2021

    12.62        13.21          13.49        13.58          (6.45     (2.72      6,270,147    

September 30, 2021

    12.91        12.69          13.57        13.53          (4.86     (6.21      5,430,380    

June 30, 2021

    13.37        12.45          13.59        13.54          (1.62     (8.05      6,202,740    

March 31, 2021

    14.51        11.73          13.53        13.42          7.24       (12.59      4,655,909    

As of December 31, 2022, BGT’s market price, NAV per Common Share, and premium/(discount) to NAV per Common Share were $10.94, $12.43, and (11.99)%, respectively.

Common shares of each Trust have historically traded at both a premium and discount to NAV.

Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their NAV. Because of this possibility and the recognition that any such discount may not be in the interest of shareholders, the Board might consider from time to time engaging in open-market repurchases, managed distribution plans, or other programs intended to reduce the discount. We cannot guarantee or assure, however, that the Board will decide to engage in any of these actions. Nor is there any guarantee or assurance that such actions, if undertaken, would result in the shares trading at a price equal or close to the NAV.

 

 

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Shareholder Update  (continued)

 

Senior Securities

The following tables set forth information regarding each Trust’s outstanding senior securities as of the end of each of Trust’s last ten fiscal years, as applicable. Each of the Trust’s audited financial statements, including Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, and accompanying notes to financial statements, are included in this annual report.

 

HYT — Fiscal Year Ended

   

Total Amount
Outstanding
(000)
 
 
 
    
Asset
Coverage
 
(a) 
   
Liquidating
Preference
 
 
    

Average
Market Value
(000)
 
 
(b) 
   
Type of    
Senior Security    
 
 

 

 

December 31, 2022

  $ 529,000      $ 3,494     $ N/A      $ 517,616       Bank Borrowings      

December 31, 2021

    647,000        3,265       N/A        647,367       Bank Borrowings      

December 31, 2020

    685,000        3,127       N/A        598,918       Bank Borrowings      

December 31, 2019

    607,000        3,392       N/A        555,492       Bank Borrowings      

August 31, 2019

    486,000        3,965       N/A        569,559       Bank Borrowings      

August 31, 2018

    647,000        3,292       N/A        666,948       Bank Borrowings      

August 31, 2017

    649,000        3,382       N/A        579,521       Bank Borrowings      

August 31, 2016

    604,000        3,472       N/A        568,839       Bank Borrowings      

August 31, 2015

    631,000        3,419       N/A        696,756       Bank Borrowings      

August 31, 2014

    723,000        3,359       N/A        584,041       Bank Borrowings      

 

 
           

BGT — Fiscal Year Ended

   

Total Amount
Outstanding
(000)
 
 
 
    
Asset
Coverage
 
(a) 
   
Liquidating
Preference
 
 
    

Average
Market Value
(000)
 
 
(b) 
   

Type of    

Senior Security    

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

  $ 91,000      $ 4,055     $ N/A      $ 121,677       Bank Borrowings      

December 31, 2021

    143,000        3,103       N/A        134,068       Bank Borrowings      

December 31, 2020

    129,000        3,327       N/A        122,934       Bank Borrowings      

December 31, 2019

    130,000        3,490       N/A        122,426       Bank Borrowings      

October 31, 2019

    123,000        3,610       N/A        128,378       Bank Borrowings      

October 31, 2018

    142,000        3,389       N/A        144,490       Bank Borrowings      

October 31, 2017

    150,000        3,287       N/A        138,255       Bank Borrowings      

October 31, 2016

    148,000        3,304       N/A        117,885       Bank Borrowings      

October 31, 2015

    104,000        4,225       N/A        129,575       Bank Borrowings      

October 31, 2014

    145,000        3,377       N/A        131,570       Bank Borrowings      

 

 

 

  (a) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including bank borrowings) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of bank borrowings, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

 
  (b) 

Represents the average daily amount outstanding for loans under the revolving credit agreements.

 

 

 

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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

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

After BHK, HYT, BTZ and BGT declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain or other distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trusts (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Trust’s primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value (“NAV”) per share is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.

You may elect not to participate in the Reinvestment Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by contacting the Reinvestment Plan Agent, at the address set forth below.

Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

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

Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants in that request a sale of shares are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. through the internet at computershare.com/blackrock, or in writing to Computershare, P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3078, Telephone: (800) 699-1236. Overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at Computershare, 150 Royall Street, Suite 101, Canton, MA 02021.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  

 

Independent Trustees(a)
         

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised
Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company

and Other

Investment

Company

Directorships Held

During

Past 5 Years

R. Glenn Hubbard

1958

  

Chair of the Board

(Since 2022)

Trustee

(Since 2007)

   Dean, Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988.    70 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    ADP (data and information services) from 2004 to 2020; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance); TotalEnergies SE (multi-energy)

W. Carl Kester(d)

1951

  

Vice Chair of the Board

(Since 2022)

Trustee

(Since 2007)

   George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School since 2008; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Unit, from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.    72 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    None

Cynthia L. Egan

1955

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2015; President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007.    70 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    Unum (insurance); The Hanover Insurance Group (Board Chair); Huntsman Corporation (Lead Independent Director and non Executive Vice Chair of the Board) (chemical products)

Frank J. Fabozzi(d)

1948

  

Trustee

(Since 2007)

   Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 1986; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School (France) from 2011 to 2022; Professor of Practice, Johns Hopkins University since 2021; Professor in the Practice of Finance, Yale University School of Management from 1994 to 2011 and currently a Teaching Fellow in Yale’s Executive Programs; Visiting Professor, Rutgers University for the Spring 2019 semester; Visiting Professor, New York University for the 2019 academic year; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Carnegie Mellon University in fall 2020 semester.    72 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    None

Lorenzo A. Flores

1964

  

Trustee

(Since 2021)

   Vice Chairman, Kioxia, Inc. since 2019; Chief Financial Officer, Xilinx, Inc. from 2016 to 2019; Corporate Controller, Xilinx, Inc. from 2008 to 2016.    70 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    None

Stayce D. Harris

1959

  

Trustee

(Since 2021)

   Lieutenant General, Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 to 2019; Lieutenant General, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, United States Air Force from 2016 to 2017; Major General, Commander, 22nd Air Force, AFRC, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia from 2014 to 2016; Pilot, United Airlines from 1990 to 2020.    70 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    The Boeing Company (airplane manufacturer)

J. Phillip Holloman

1955

  

Trustee

(Since 2021)

   President and Chief Operating Officer, Cintas Corporation from 2008 to 2018.    70 RICs consisting of 102 Portfolios    PulteGroup, Inc. (home construction); Rockwell Automation Inc. (industrial automation)

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees(a) (continued)
         

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company

and Other

Investment

Company

Directorships Held

During

Past 5 Years

Catherine A. Lynch(d)

1961

  

Trustee

(Since 2016)

   Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and various other positions, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust from 2003 to 2016; Associate Vice President for Treasury Management, The George Washington University from 1999 to 2003; Assistant Treasurer, Episcopal Church of America from 1995 to 1999.    72 RICs consisting of 104 Portfolios    PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
Interested Trustees(a)(e)
         

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)(c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

Investment Portfolios

(“Portfolios”) Overseen

  

Public Company

and Other

Investment

Company

Directorships

Held During

Past 5 Years

Robert Fairbairn

1965

  

Trustee

(Since 2018)

   Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016.    98 RICs consisting of 266 Portfolios      None

John M. Perlowski(d)

1964

  

Trustee

(Since 2015)

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Since 2010)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.    100 RICs consisting of 268 Portfolios    None

 

(a) 

The address of each Trustee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) 

Each Independent Trustee holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. Trustees who are “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.

(c) 

Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. Certain Independent Trustees first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; and W. Carl Kester, 1995.

(d) 

Dr. Fabozzi, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch and Mr. Perlowski are also trustees of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund and BlackRock Private Investments Fund.

(e) 

Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers Who Are Not Trustees(a)
     

Name

Year of Birth(b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Jonathan Diorio

1980

  

Vice President

(Since 2015)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2015; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015.

Trent Walker

1974

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Since 2021)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since September 2019; Executive Vice President of PIMCO from 2016 to 2019; Senior Vice President of PIMCO from 2008 to 2015; Treasurer from 2013 to 2019 and Assistant Treasurer from 2007 to 2017 of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Jay M. Fife

1970

  

Treasurer

(Since 2007)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.

Charles Park

1967

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2014)

   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for certain BlackRock-advised Funds from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares® exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Janey Ahn

1975

  

Secretary

(Since 2012)

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2017.

 

(a) 

The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) 

Officers of the Trust serve at the pleasure of the Board.

Further information about the BHK’s, HYT’s and BGT’s Trustees and Officers is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 882-0052.

 

 

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Additional Information  

 

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 25, 2022 for shareholders of record on May 27, 2022, to elect trustee nominees for each Trust. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Trusts.

Shareholders elected the Class III Trustees as follows:

 

 

 
    Cynthia L. Egan        Robert Fairbairn        Stayce D. Harris  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  Trust Name   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Votes For      Votes Withheld      Votes For      Votes Withheld  

 

 

  BHK

    39,711,141        1,282,016        39,749,661        1,243,496        39,684,020        1,309,137  

  BTZ

    71,250,970        2,262,679        71,178,465        2,335,184        71,273,331        2,240,318  

  BGT

    14,585,275        539,442        14,619,294        505,423        14,552,041        572,676  

 

 

For the Trusts listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Lorenzo A. Flores, J. Phillip Holloman, R. Glenn Hubbard, Catherine A. Lynch, John M. Perlowski, Frank J. Fabozzi and W. Carl Kester.

Shareholders elected the Class III Trustees as follows:

 

 

 
    Frank J. Fabozzi        Robert Fairbairn        J. Phillip Holloman  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  Trust Name   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Votes For      Votes Withheld      Votes For      Votes Withheld  

 

 

  HYT

    81,064,150        3,347,843        81,620,989        2,791,004        81,490,360        2,921,633  

 

 

For the Trust listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Cynthia L. Egan, Lorenzo A. Flores, Stayce D. Harris, R. Glenn Hubbard, Catherine A. Lynch, John M. Perlowski and W. Carl Kester.

Trust Certification

The Trusts 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 Trusts filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration

Although a Trust does not seek to implement a specific sustainability strategy unless otherwise disclosed, Trust management will consider ESG characteristics as part of the investment process for actively managed Trusts. These considerations will vary depending on a Trust’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. Trust management will consider such ESG characteristics it deems relevant or additive, if any, when making investment decisions for a Trust. The ESG characteristics utilized in a Trust’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 Trust. Further, investors can differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG characteristics. As a result, a Trust 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 Trust’s exposure to certain companies or industries and a Trust may forego certain investment opportunities. While Trust management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to a Trust’s long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.

Dividend Policy

Each Trust’s policy is to make monthly distributions to shareholders. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, each Trust 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 Trust.

The distributions paid by a Trust for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by a Trust during such month. Furthermore, the final tax characterization of distributions is determined after the year-end of a Trust and is reported in each Trust’s annual report to shareholders. Distributions can be characterized as ordinary income, capital gains and/or return of capital. Each Trust’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 Trust’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 Trust’s total return performance. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the Trust’s total assets and net asset value (“NAV”) per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Trust’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the Trust has available for long term investment.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

General Information

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

BHK’s HYT’s and BGT’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the 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 Trust.

Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Trusts’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by the shareholders. Except if noted otherwise herein, there have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolios.

Effective August 1, 2022, the State of Delaware enacted new control beneficial interest acquisition provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Delaware CBIA Statute”) that automatically applies to Delaware statutory trusts that are registered as closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, such as BHK, BTZ and BGT. In general, the Delaware CBIA Statute limits the right of holders who acquire “control beneficial interests” of a statutory trust to vote those beneficial interests on matters under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act or the governing instrument of BHK, BTZ and BGT unless approved by disinterested shareholders holding two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast. The Delaware CBIA Statute generally defines “control beneficial interests” to include beneficial interests that, in the absence of the Delaware CBIA Statute, if aggregated with all other beneficial interests of the statutory trust that are either (i) owned by the acquiring person (or an associate) or (ii) in respect of which the acquiring person (or an associate) is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, would entitle that person to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power of beneficial interests in the election of trustees, within any of certain specified ranges of voting power starting at 10%. The Delaware CBIA Statute requires acquiring persons to disclose to the statutory trust any control beneficial interest acquisition within 10 days of such acquisition. The Delaware CBIA Statute allows a statutory trust’s governing instrument or board of trustees to provide exemptions from the statute’s limitations to acquisitions of beneficial interests, including as to any series or classes of beneficial interests. The foregoing is only a summary of certain aspects of the Delaware CBIA Statute. Shareholders should consult their own legal counsel to determine the application of the Delaware CBIA Statute with respect to their beneficial interests of BHK, BTZ and BGT and any subsequent acquisitions of beneficial interests.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Trust may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Trusts 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 Trusts 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 BHK and HYT only, prospectuses, by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and, for BHK and HYT 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 Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including for BHK and HYT 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 Trusts at (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trusts 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 Trusts’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Trust makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ 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 Trust Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts 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 Trusts. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Shelf Offering Program

From time to time, BHK, HYT and BGT may seek to raise additional equity capital through a Shelf Offering. In a Shelf Offering, BHK, HYT and BGT 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 BHK’s, HYT’s and BGT’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). While any such Shelf Offering may allow BHK, HYT and BGT 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.

BHK and HYT filed final prospectuses with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering on February 9, 2022 and December 29, 2022, respectively. This report and the prospectuses of BHK and HYT are not offers to sell BHK and HYT Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BHK and HYT Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectuses of BHK and HYT contain important information about BHK and HYT, including their investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectuses of BHK and HYT carefully and in their entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectuses for BHK and HYT can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com.

On December 28, 2022, BGT’s registration statement with the SEC to issue additional Common Shares through a Shelf Offering was declared effective. BGT may not sell any Common Shares in a Shelf Offering until a definitive prospectus relating to the Shelf Offering has been filed with the SEC. This report and the prospectus of BGT are not offers to sell BGT Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BGT Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of BGT contains important information about BGT, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of BGT carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for BGT can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com, when available.

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.

Trust and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser

 

Sub-Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

BlackRock International Limited

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

 

United Kingdom

 

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited(a)

 

079912 Singapore

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Trust and Service Providers (continued)  

Accounting Agent and Custodian

 

Transfer Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Boston, MA 02111

 

Canton, MA 02021

(a) For BHK and BTZ.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Boston, MA 02116

 

Legal Counsel

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

 

New York, NY 10019

 

Address of the Trusts

 

100 Bellevue Parkway

 

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency Abbreviation
CAD    Canadian Dollar
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
USD    United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
BAB    Build America Bond
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
CDI    CREST Depository Interest
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
DAC    Designated Activity Company
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GO    General Obligation Bonds
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
PCL    Public Company Limited
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company
RB    Revenue Bond
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
SG    Syncora Guarantee
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SOFR CME   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate Chicago Mercantile Exchange

SOFRTE    Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA    Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate
SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
TBA    To-Be-Announced

    

 

 

 

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-882-0052, option 4.

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Frank J. Fabozzi

Lorenzo A. Flores

Catherine A. Lynch

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

     (a) Audit Fees   (b) Audit-Related Fees1   (c) Tax Fees2   (d) All Other Fees
Entity Name   Current
  Fiscal Year  
End
  Previous
  Fiscal Year  
End
  Current
   Fiscal Year  
End
  Previous
   Fiscal Year  
End
  Current
  Fiscal Year  
End
  Previous
   Fiscal Year  
End3
  Current
   Fiscal Year  
End
  Previous
  Fiscal Year  
End3
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust   $43,248   $42,824   $0   $207   $23,300   $21,300   $431   $0

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”):

 

2


     Current Fiscal Year End    Previous Fiscal Year End
(b) Audit-Related Fees1    $0    $0
(c) Tax Fees2    $0    $0
(d) All Other Fees3    $2,098,000    $2,032,000

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations.

3 Non-audit fees of $2,098,000 and $2,032,000 for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal year, respectively, were paid to the Fund’s principal accountant in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of certain other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,”

 

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“Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:

 

Entity Name    Current Fiscal Year
End
   Previous Fiscal Year
End
    

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

   $23,731    $21,507   

Additionally, the amounts billed by D&T in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of other funds sponsored or advised by BlackRock or its affiliates during the current and previous fiscal years for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription were:

 

Current Fiscal

Year End

  

Previous Fiscal

Year End

$2,098,000    $2,032,000

These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

(i) – Not Applicable

(j) – Not Applicable

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant

 

  (a)

The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

Frank J. Fabozzi

Lorenzo A. Flores

J. Phillip Holloman

Catherine A. Lynch

 

  (b)

Not Applicable

 

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.

 

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(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 – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Adviser’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL, a copy of the Fund’s Global Corporate Governance  & Engagement Principles are attached as Exhibit 99.GLOBAL.CORP.GOV and a copy of the Fund’s Corporate Governance and Proxy Voting Guidelines for U.S. Securities are attached as Exhibit 99.US.CORP.GOV. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a)(1) As of the date of filing this Report:

The Fund is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Jeffrey Cucunato, Managing Director at BlackRock, Mitchell S. Garfin, Managing Director at BlackRock and Charley Hung, Director at BlackRock. Messrs. Cucunato, Garfin and Hung are the Fund’s portfolio managers and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and the selection of its investments. Messrs. Cucunato and Garfin have been members of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2011. Mr. Hung has been a member of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2021.

 

 Portfolio Manager    Biography

 Jeffrey Cucunato

  

Managing Director of BlackRock since 2005.

 Mitchell S. Garfin, CFA

  

Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Director of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008.

 Charley Hung, CFA

  

Director of BlackRock since 2013.

 

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(a)(2) As of December 31, 2022:

 

     

(ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

  

(iii) Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(i) Name of

Portfolio Manager

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

             

Jeffrey Cucunato

 

  

16

 

  

4

 

  

2

 

  

0

 

  

0

 

  

1

 

             
     $5.13 Billion    $518.8 Million    $569.7 Million    $0    $0    $4.48 Million
             

Mitchell S. Garfin, CFA

  

26

 

   28    156    0    0    5
             
    

$35.92 Billion

 

   $12.05 Billion    $16.13 Billion    $0    $0    $818.5 Million
             

Charley Hung, CFA

  

5

 

   7    4    0    0    1
             
    

$1.88 Billion

 

   $689.9 Million    $1.33 Billion    $0    $0    $4.48 Million

(iv)    Portfolio Manager Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, Inc., its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, Inc., or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock, Inc.’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should also be noted that Messrs. Cucunato, Garfin and Hung may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Messrs. Cucunato, Garfin and Hung may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts.

 

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As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock, Inc. has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

(a)(3) As of December 31, 2022:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

The discussion below describes the portfolio managers’ compensation as of December 31, 2022.

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

Base Compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Funds or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund and other accounts are:

 

Portfolio Manager   Benchmark

Jeffrey Cucunato

Charley Hung, CFA

 

Bloomberg US Credit Index

Mitchell S. Garfin, CFA

  A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

 

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Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash, deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards, and/or deferred cash awards that notionally track the return of certain BlackRock investment products.

Portfolio managers receive their annual discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash. Portfolio managers whose total compensation is above a specified threshold also receive deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards annually as part of their discretionary incentive compensation. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in the form of deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. In some cases, additional deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock may be granted to certain key employees as part of a long-term incentive award to aid in retention, align interests with long-term shareholders and motivate performance. Deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The portfolio managers of this Fund have deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards.

For certain portfolio managers, a portion of the discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in the form of deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage, which provides direct alignment of portfolio manager discretionary incentive compensation with investment product results. Deferred cash awards vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in the form of cash. Only portfolio managers who manage specified products and whose total compensation is above a specified threshold are eligible to participate in the deferred cash award program.

Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limit ($305,000 for 2022). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc. contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.

 

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(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of December 31, 2022.

 

Portfolio Manager    Dollar Range of Equity Securities
of the Fund Beneficially Owned

Jeffrey Cucunato

  

$100,001 - $500,000

Mitchell S. Garfin, CFA

  

$100,001 - $500,000

Charley Hung, CFA

  

None

(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies --Not Applicable

 

Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

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(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 Credit Allocation Income Trust

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

Date: February 23, 2023

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 Credit Allocation Income Trust

Date: February 23, 2023

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker                            

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

Date: February 23, 2023