NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_LCXK_72288488_0922.htm BlackRock Resources and Commodities Strategy Trust

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

September 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   

Chemicals — 18.1%

   

Albemarle Corp.(a)

    68,701     $ 18,167,292  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    428,447       41,238,024  

FMC Corp.(a)

    168,197       17,778,423  

Koninklijke DSM NV

    75,846       8,630,556  

Nutrien Ltd.

    531,161       44,288,204  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    259,535       23,552,801  
   

 

 

 
      153,655,300  
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%            

Packaging Corp. of America(a)

    31,917       3,583,960  
   

 

 

 

Food Products — 7.4%

   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    269,732       21,699,939  

Bunge Ltd.

    181,589       14,993,804  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(c)

    151,324       10,010,083  

Hofseth International A/S, (Acquired 05/26/21, Cost: $10,198,057)(d)(e)

    18,993,283       6,942,487  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    104,781       9,339,368  
   

 

 

 
      62,985,681  
Machinery — 5.2%            

AGCO Corp.

    196,961       18,941,739  

Deere & Co.(a)

    74,881       25,002,017  
   

 

 

 
      43,943,756  
Metals & Mining — 27.4%            

Alcoa Corp.

    222,674       7,495,207  

Anglo American PLC

    157,424       4,726,785  

ArcelorMittal SA, Registered Shares

    371,280       7,392,185  

BHP Group Ltd., ADR

    242,329       12,126,143  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    968,994       16,449,784  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    81,919       9,787,682  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    888,929       24,294,430  

Glencore PLC

    11,210,597       58,911,824  

Newmont Corp.

    228,997       9,624,744  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,506,928       13,451,976  

Polyus PJSC(c)(d)

    104,732       17  

Stelco Holdings, Inc.

    444,121       11,063,238  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    818,266       24,883,469  

Vale SA, ADR

    697,461       9,290,181  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    712,968       23,071,644  
   

 

 

 
      232,569,309  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 36.6%  

BP PLC, ADR

    6,604,643       31,559,534  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    346,549       16,131,394  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    571,921       8,785,727  

Chevron Corp.(a)(b)

    171,888       24,695,149  

ConocoPhillips(a)

    233,556       23,902,121  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

 

Eni SpA

    569,474     $ 6,052,765  

EOG Resources, Inc.(a)

    112,623       12,583,368  

Equinor ASA

    129,995       4,287,068  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)(b)

    634,173       55,369,644  

Gazprom PJSC(c)(d)

    5,430,000       902  

Hess Corp.

    84,185       9,175,323  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    1,021,350       16,995,264  

Shell PLC, ADR

    1,261,342       62,764,378  

TotalEnergies SE

    831,736       39,020,516  
   

 

 

 
      311,323,153  
Paper & Forest Products — 2.1%  

Precious Woods Holding AG, Registered Shares(c)

    20,000       224,993  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    549,120       17,426,009  
   

 

 

 
      17,651,002  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.2%
(Cost: $781,346,949)

 

    825,712,161  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 2.3%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 2.79%(f)(g)

    19,288,494       19,288,494  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.3%
(Cost: $19,288,494)

 

    19,288,494  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written — 99.5%
(Cost: $800,635,443)

 

    845,000,655  
   

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.4)%
(Premiums Received: $(8,902,876))

 

    (3,501,544
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 99.1%
(Cost: $791,732,567)

 

    841,499,111  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%

 

    7,964,693  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  849,463,804  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(b) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives.

(c) 

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $6,942,487, representing 0.8% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $10,198,057.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(g) 

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  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the period ended September 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

12/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sales
   

Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

09/30/22

   

Shares

Held at

09/30/22

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from
Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 16,654,313     $ 2,634,181 (a)    $     $     $     $ 19,288,494       19,288,494     $ 162,258     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

           
Description   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

                   

Alcoa Corp.

    281        10/07/22        USD        55.00        USD        946      $ (562

ArcelorMittal SA, Registered Shares

    553        10/07/22        USD        25.50        USD        1,101        (2,212

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    286        10/07/22        USD        94.00        USD        2,301        (1,430

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    381        10/07/22        CAD        74.00        CAD        2,450        (13,515

ConocoPhillips

    348        10/07/22        USD        114.00        USD        3,561        (4,524

Deere & Co.

    37        10/07/22        USD        375.00        USD        1,235        (1,036

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    784        10/07/22        USD        94.00        USD        6,845        (11,760

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    678        10/07/22        USD        32.00        USD        1,853        (2,373

Newmont Corp.

    74        10/07/22        USD        45.00        USD        311        (1,295

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    929        10/07/22        USD        37.00        USD        2,825        (10,219

Vale SA, ADR

    1,408        10/07/22        USD        13.50        USD        1,875        (50,688

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    799        10/07/22        USD        35.00        USD        2,586        (7,990

Shell PLC, ADR

    1,137        10/12/22        USD        55.00        USD        5,658        (10,224

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    230        10/14/22        USD        88.00        USD        1,850        (5,175

ConocoPhillips

    487        10/14/22        USD        107.00        USD        4,984        (98,617

Deere & Co.

    79        10/14/22        USD        380.00        USD        2,638        (4,424

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    833        10/14/22        USD        33.00        USD        2,277        (6,664

Shell PLC, ADR

    1,426        10/14/22        USD        55.52        USD        7,096        (13,422

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    534        10/14/22        USD        36.00        USD        1,624        (6,141

AGCO Corp.

    500        10/21/22        USD        115.00        USD        4,809        (11,250

Albemarle Corp.

    82        10/21/22        USD        300.00        USD        2,168        (26,240

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    137        10/21/22        USD        87.50        USD        1,102        (7,193

BHP Group Ltd., ADR

    224        10/21/22        USD        57.50        USD        1,121        (3,920

BHP Group Ltd., ADR

    224        10/21/22        USD        55.00        USD        1,121        (8,960

Bunge Ltd.

    274        10/21/22        USD        97.50        USD        2,262        (4,795

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    760        10/21/22        CAD        74.50        CAD        4,887        (10,178

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    584        10/21/22        CAD        26.00        CAD        1,239        (2,959

Chevron Corp.

    417        10/21/22        USD        165.00        USD        5,991        (11,468

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

    219        10/21/22        USD        85.00        USD        1,449        (16,425

Deere & Co.

    56        10/21/22        USD        370.00        USD        1,870        (11,312

EOG Resources, Inc.

    197        10/21/22        USD        125.70        USD        2,201        (19,207

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    270        10/21/22        USD        94.00        USD        2,357        (26,730

FMC Corp.

    268        10/21/22        USD        115.00        USD        2,833        (23,450

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    114        10/21/22        USD        140.00        USD        1,362        (3,705

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    800        10/21/22        USD        33.00        USD        2,186        (16,800

Packaging Corp. of America

    58        10/21/22        USD        155.00        USD        651        (4,350

Shell PLC, ADR

    1,667        10/21/22        USD        55.00        USD        8,295        (45,842

Shell PLC, ADR

    436        10/21/22        USD        50.00        USD        2,170        (78,480

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    349        10/21/22        USD        100.00        USD        3,167        (68,055

Stelco Holdings, Inc.

    796        10/21/22        CAD        38.00        CAD        2,739        (9,220

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    592        10/21/22        USD        34.50        USD        1,800        (24,272

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    390        10/21/22        USD        35.00        USD        1,262        (19,500

Alcoa Corp.

    396        10/28/22        USD        50.00        USD        1,333        (4,554

ArcelorMittal SA, Registered Shares

    290        10/28/22        USD        23.00        USD        577        (7,975

Deere & Co.

    57        10/28/22        USD        375.00        USD        1,903             (14,051

 

 

S C H E D U L E   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S   2


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

           
Description   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call (continued)

                   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    219        10/28/22        USD        114.50        USD        2,447      $ (104,025

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    270        10/28/22        USD        95.00        USD        2,357        (33,615

Hess Corp.

    214        10/28/22        USD        115.00        USD        2,332        (86,670

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    330        10/28/22        USD        35.00        USD        1,004        (19,800

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    417        10/28/22        USD        34.00        USD        1,349        (39,615

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    307        10/28/22        USD        33.00        USD        993        (41,445

Alcoa Corp.

    146        11/04/22        USD        40.00        USD        491        (16,206

ArcelorMittal SA, Registered Shares

    530        11/04/22        USD        21.50        USD        1,055        (39,220

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    230        11/04/22        USD        86.00        USD        1,850        (36,340

Chevron Corp.

    218        11/04/22        USD        155.00        USD        3,132        (58,424

Deere & Co.

    48        11/04/22        USD        360.00        USD        1,603        (29,640

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    494        11/04/22        USD        94.00        USD        4,313        (93,860

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    178        11/04/22        USD        32.00        USD        486        (11,214

Hess Corp.

    97        11/04/22        USD        117.00        USD        1,057        (40,740

Newmont Corp.

    773        11/04/22        USD        45.00        USD        3,249        (93,146

Vale SA, ADR

    1,172        11/04/22        USD        14.00        USD        1,561        (70,906

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    723        11/04/22        USD        33.00        USD        2,340        (115,680

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    510        11/11/22        USD        114.50        USD        4,628        (70,818

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    642        11/11/22        USD        35.00        USD        1,952        (58,422

AGCO Corp.

    228        11/18/22        USD        120.00        USD        2,193        (20,520

Albemarle Corp.

    98        11/18/22        USD        301.00        USD        2,592        (98,364

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    115        11/18/22        USD        90.00        USD        925        (12,938

BHP Group Ltd., ADR

    224        11/18/22        USD        57.50        USD        1,121        (15,680

BHP Group Ltd., ADR

    224        11/18/22        USD        55.00        USD        1,121        (26,880

Bunge Ltd.

    397        11/18/22        USD        97.50        USD        3,278        (26,797

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

    1,532        11/18/22        CAD        26.00        CAD        3,251        (42,144

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    34        11/18/22        USD        100.00        USD        297        (3,621

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    494        11/18/22        USD        95.00        USD        4,313        (106,951

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    189        11/18/22        USD        127.00        USD        2,258        (72,328

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    800        11/18/22        USD        34.00        USD        2,186        (45,600

Packaging Corp. of America

    60        11/18/22        USD        130.00        USD        674        (8,400

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

    101        11/18/22        USD        115.00        USD        917        (17,423

Stelco Holdings, Inc.

    847        11/18/22        CAD        38.00        CAD        2,915        (52,119
                   

 

 

 
                    $  (2,342,713
                   

 

 

 

OTC Options Written

 

             
Description   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call

                      

Eni SpA

  Goldman Sachs International      151,100        10/04/22        EUR        11.67        EUR        1,649      $ (768

Norsk Hydro ASA

  Goldman Sachs International      361,815        10/06/22        NOK        68.55        NOK        21,289        (284

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      51,100        10/12/22        CAD        72.24        CAD        3,286        (4,767

Statoil ASA

  UBS AG      58,312        10/12/22        NOK        383.14        NOK        20,882        (22,631

Total SA

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      117,100        10/14/22        EUR        53.38        EUR        5,653        (16,340

Kerry Group PLC

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      39,300        10/18/22        EUR        109.15        EUR        3,584        (1,518

Koninklijke DSM NV

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      20,500        10/18/22        EUR        132.38        EUR        2,408        (4,130

Total SA

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      105,000        10/18/22        EUR        51.79        EUR        5,069        (28,928

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

  Citibank N.A.      34,000        10/27/22        USD        79.06        USD        2,249        (8,939

FMC Corp.

  Citibank N.A.      35,400        11/01/22        USD        112.26        USD        3,742        (83,999

Anglo American PLC

  Royal Bank of Canada      31,300        11/02/22        GBP        30.96        GBP        856        (12,236

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

  Royal Bank of Canada      83,200        11/02/22        EUR        35.94        EUR        2,711        (19,765

Eni SpA

  Royal Bank of Canada      59,700        11/04/22        EUR        12.28        EUR        651        (5,004

Albemarle Corp.

  Royal Bank of Canada      7,400        11/08/22        USD        284.33        USD        1,957        (93,279

BP PLC, ADR

  Credit Suisse International      1,043,800        11/08/22        GBP        4.67        GBP        4,521        (110,226

Norsk Hydro ASA

  Merrill Lynch International      200,000        11/08/22        NOK        65.15        NOK        11,768        (20,475

BP PLC, ADR

  Goldman Sachs International      1,400,000        11/15/22        GBP        4.51        GBP        6,063        (217,299

Koninklijke DSM NV

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      7,600        11/15/22        EUR        119.37        EUR        893        (34,114

Total SA

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      108,900        11/15/22        EUR        49.68        EUR        5,257        (188,369

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      120,000        11/15/22        EUR        33.29        EUR        3,910           (126,232

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

 

OTC Options Written (continued)

             
Description   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
    

Exercise

Price

    

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  

Call (continued)

                      

Anglo American PLC

  Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      26,900        11/17/22        GBP        28.76        GBP        736      $ (37,633

Norsk Hydro ASA

  Royal Bank of Canada         378,810        11/17/22        NOK          59.62        NOK        22,289        (121,895
                      

 

 

 
                       $  (1,158,831
                      

 

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

   

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

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); 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 privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for 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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent 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 categoriesis disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                   
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

                 

Chemicals

   $ 145,024,744        $ 8,630,556        $        $ 153,655,300  

Containers & Packaging

     3,583,960                            3,583,960  

Food Products

     46,703,826          9,339,368          6,942,487          62,985,681  

Machinery

     43,943,756                            43,943,756  

Metals & Mining

     155,478,707          77,090,585          17          232,569,309  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     230,402,368          80,919,883          902          311,323,153  

Paper & Forest Products

              17,651,002                   17,651,002  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     19,288,494                            19,288,494  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 644,425,855        $ 193,631,394        $ 6,943,406        $ 845,000,655  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ (2,077,557      $ (1,423,987      $        $ (3,501,544
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

September 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX)

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 
   

Common

Stocks

 

 

 

Assets

 

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

  $ 9,834,654  

Transfers into Level 3

     

Transfers out of Level 3

     

Accrued discounts/premiums

     

Net realized gain (loss)

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)

    (40,732,385

Purchases

    37,841,137  

Sales

     
 

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of September 30, 2022

  $ 6,943,406  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at September 30, 2022(a)

  $  (40,732,385
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at September 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

Currency Abbreviation

 

CAD

  Canadian Dollar

EUR

  Euro

GBP

  British Pound

NOK

  Norwegian Krone

USD

  United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation

ADR

  American Depositary Receipt

PJSC

  Public Joint Stock Company

 

 

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