NPORT-EX 2 NPORT_89BZ_77161710_0322.htm BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%

 

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)(b)

    620,297     $ 85,433,506  

HEICO Corp.

    339,811       52,174,581  
   

 

 

 
      137,608,087  
Auto Components — 1.6%  

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(b)

    497,765       48,756,082  
   

 

 

 
Biotechnology(b) — 1.7%  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

    1,011,821       40,351,421  

Natera, Inc.

    285,939       11,631,999  
   

 

 

 
      51,983,420  
Building Products — 1.5%  

AZEK Co., Inc.(b)

    1,883,271       46,780,452  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 1.3%  

Amyris, Inc.(a)(b)

    9,535,672       41,575,529  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services(b) — 3.6%  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

    42,067       5,581,870  

Duolingo, Inc.

    606,627       57,696,294  

Ideal Image, Class A, (Acquired 05/05/21,
Cost: $50,000,000)(c)(d)

    6,224       47,080,248  
   

 

 

 
      110,358,412  
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%  

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A(b)

    2,459,009       41,901,513  
   

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.8%  

908 Devices, Inc.(b)(e)

    2,180,936       41,459,593  

Halma PLC

    490,623       16,051,762  
   

 

 

 
      57,511,355  
Entertainment — 1.7%  

Kahoot! ASA(b)

    16,643,163       51,730,223  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6%  

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

    105,572       21,684,489  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

    364,316       27,174,330  
   

 

 

 
      48,858,819  
Food Products — 1.8%  

Freshpet, Inc.(b)

    537,055       55,123,325  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies(b) — 3.7%  

Figs, Inc., Class A

    2,019,099       43,451,010  

Inmode Ltd.

    310,110       11,446,160  

Outset Medical, Inc.

    937,077       42,543,296  

Pulmonx Corp.

    710,943       17,638,496  
   

 

 

 
      115,078,962  
Health Care Technology(b) — 4.4%  

Certara, Inc.

    2,038,068       43,777,701  

Health Catalyst, Inc.

    1,078,326       28,176,658  

Phreesia, Inc.(a)(f)

    2,429,672       64,046,154  
   

 

 

 
      136,000,513  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.1%  

Evolution AB(g)

    180,937       18,407,501  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,079,647       45,798,626  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(b)(f)

    683,153       57,712,765  

Wingstop, Inc.

    56,982       6,686,838  
   

 

 

 
      128,605,730  
Security   Shares     Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 2.0%  

Fiverr International Ltd.(b)

    816,242     $ 62,091,529  
   

 

 

 
IT Services(b) — 6.4%  

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

    1,205,966       69,765,133  

Globant SA

    308,321       80,801,685  

Salt Pay Co., Ltd., Series C, (Acquired 11/16/21, Cost: $49,999,974)(c)(d)

    25,742       46,778,105  
   

 

 

 
      197,344,923  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 8.6%  

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A(b)(f)

    825,102       62,765,509  

Azenta, Inc.

    617,277       51,159,918  

Bio-Techne Corp.(f)

    200,167       86,680,318  

Olink Holding AB, ADR(b)

    1,334,665       23,570,184  

Repligen Corp.(b)

    200,338       37,681,574  

Seer, Inc., Class A(b)

    270,191       4,117,711  
   

 

 

 
      265,975,214  
Machinery — 1.8%  

Chart Industries, Inc.(b)

    329,944       56,674,481  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.3%  

Saia, Inc.(b)

    170,928       41,675,665  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.9%  

Ambarella, Inc.(b)

    632,200       66,330,424  

Entegris, Inc.(f)

    756,743       99,330,086  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b)

    285,008       17,371,238  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a)

    189,263       91,921,254  
   

 

 

 
      274,953,002  
Software(b) — 17.6%  

Avalara, Inc.(a)(f)

    834,522       83,043,284  

Bill.Com Holdings, Inc.

    456,531       103,536,665  

Blackline, Inc.

    304,049       22,262,468  

Five9, Inc.(a)

    790,619       87,284,338  

Gitlab, Inc., Class A(h)

    909,791       49,538,120  

Grammarly, Inc., (Acquired 11/17/21,
Cost: $26,250,012)(c)(d)

    1,001,454       26,438,386  

nCino, Inc.

    691,461       28,336,072  

Patreon, Inc., (Acquired 08/19/21,
Cost: $11,732,736)(c)(d)

    208,333       9,939,567  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    338,353       69,622,897  

SiteMinder Ltd.

    11,802,990       40,161,540  

Snorkel AI, Inc., (Acquired 06/30/21,
Cost: $2,999,997)(c)(d)

    199,738       2,730,418  

Snyk Ltd., (Acquired 09/02/21,
Cost: $25,961,537)(c)(d)

    1,809,860       22,804,236  
   

 

 

 
      545,697,991  
Specialty Retail — 0.2%  

Leslie’s, Inc.(b)

    274,132       5,307,196  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 81.3%
(Cost: $3,349,762,357)

      2,521,592,423  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Convertible Notes             

Specialty Retail — 0.4%

    

Super73, Inc. (Acquired: 12/21/21,
Cost: $12,000,000), 0.00%(b)(c)(d)

  $ 12,000      $ 12,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Notes — 0.4%
(Cost: $12,000,000)

       12,000,000  
    

 

 

 
     Shares          
Preferred Securities  

Preferred Stocks — 18.9%(b)(c)(d)

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.5%  

Relativity Space, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 05/27/21, Cost: $50,000,009)

    2,189,612        45,631,514  
    

 

 

 
Banks — 0.8%             

Varo Money Inc., Series E, (Acquired 08/27/21, Cost: $40,000,001)

    4,316,904        24,131,494  
    

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 1.7%             

The Production Board LLC, Series A3, (Acquired 06/04/21, Cost: $50,000,001)

    16,666,667        52,000,001  
    

 

 

 
Entertainment — 0.4%             

Discord, Inc., Series I, (Acquired 09/13/21, Cost: $17,999,912)

    32,690        13,785,700  
    

 

 

 
Food Products — 1.0%             

Motif Food Works, Inc., (Acquired 06/08/21, Cost: $39,999,986)

    1,972,240        31,023,335  
    

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%  

Dapper Labs, Inc., Series 7, (Acquired 07/20/21, Cost: $29,999,945)

    191,067        26,185,732  

Underdog Sports Inc., Series B, (Acquired 01/11/22, Cost: $4,109,441)

    79,740        4,032,452  
    

 

 

 
       30,218,184  
Internet Software & Services — 0.8%             

Via Transportation, Inc., Series G, (Acquired 11/05/21, Cost: $24,999,974)

    549,357        23,875,055  
    

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.8%             

Open Space Labs Inc., Series D, (Acquired 01/31/22, Cost: $15,000,003)

    1,687,916        15,005,573  

Wagestream Holdings Ltd., Series C, (Acquired 02/11/22, Cost: $10,024,684)

    762,746        9,716,611  
    

 

 

 
       24,722,184  
Leisure Products — 1.5%             

Under Canvas, Inc., Class A, (Acquired 08/19/21, Cost: $49,999,982)

    2,172,486        48,685,411  
    

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.5%  

PsiQuantum Corp., Series C, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $39,999,991)

    1,525,192        39,304,198  

Rivos, Series A, (Acquired 12/03/21, Cost: $7,996,292)

    999,228        7,863,924  
    

 

 

 
       47,168,122  
Software — 7.1%             

Anchor Labs, Inc. , Series D, (Acquired 11/24/21, Cost: $9,999,995)

    428,785        9,351,801  
Security     
Shares
     Value  
Software (continued)  

AnyRoad, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 12/07/21, Cost: $14,999,995)

    2,745,894      $ 14,635,615  

Bolt Financial Inc., Series E, (Acquired 01/18/22, Cost: $44,999,983)

    898,024        44,999,983  

Deepgram, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/22/21, Cost: $11,999,997)

    2,165,400        11,714,814  

Dragos, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 09/28/21, Cost: $39,999,959)

    900,760        37,849,935  

Genesys Cloud Services, Inc., (Acquired 11/24/21, Cost: $30,000,101)

    4,651,163        26,837,210  

Grammarly, Inc., Series 3, (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $8,750,004)

    333,818        8,812,795  

Patreon, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 07/14/21, Cost: $23,333,352)

    416,667        19,879,183  

SkySafe, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 12/02/21, Cost: $4,999,999)

    909,438        5,238,363  

Snorkel AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $10,999,994)

    732,373        10,011,539  

Snyk Ltd., Series B, (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $24,038,470)

    1,675,797        21,115,042  

Validere Technologies Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/21/21, Cost: $10,000,000)

    4,684,060        9,977,048  
    

 

 

 
       220,423,328  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  

Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 10/14/21, Cost: $24,999,992)

    1,365,305        26,773,631  
    

 

 

 
       588,437,959  

Total Preferred Securities — 18.9%
(Cost: $639,252,062)

       588,437,959  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 100.6%
(Cost: $4,001,014,419)

       3,122,030,382  
    

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities             

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

    

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.21%(e)(i)

    1,553,197        1,553,197  

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.43%(e)(i)(j)

    1,117,083        1,116,748  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $2,669,721)

 

     2,669,945  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written — 100.7% (Cost: $4,003,684,140)

 

     3,124,700,327  
    

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.5)%
(Premiums Received: $(15,080,218))

 

     (14,780,229
    

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.2% (Cost: $3,988,603,922)

 

     3,109,920,098  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

     (7,039,599
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 3,102,880,499  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $756,208,919, representing 24.4% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $818,196,318.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

 

 

 

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

 

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(f) 

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

(g) 

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.

(h) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(i) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(j) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

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 period ended March 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
03/31/22
     Shares
Held at
03/31/22
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

908 Devices, Inc.

   $ 59,749,533      $      $ (2,016,034    $ (4,971,935    $ (11,301,971    $ 41,459,593        2,180,936      $      $  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     1,836,203               (283,006 )(a)                      1,553,197        1,553,197        505         

SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

     5,204,477               (4,086,425 )(a)       (1,831      527        1,116,748        1,117,083        3,961 (b)        
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (4,973,766    $ (11,301,444    $ 44,129,538         $ 4,466      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.

 

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                                                   

Ambarella, Inc.

     117          04/01/22        USD     165.00        USD     1,228        $ (7,020

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

     207          04/04/22        USD     161.00        USD     2,851          (7

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

     404          04/04/22        USD     58.50        USD     2,462          (118,462

Ambarella, Inc.

     214          04/08/22        USD     115.00        USD     2,245          (19,795

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

     453          04/08/22        USD     52.00        USD     1,922          (2,492

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

     235          04/14/22        USD     100.00        USD     1,788          (21,150

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

     114          04/14/22        USD     80.00        USD     867          (29,925

908 Devices, Inc.

     825          04/14/22        USD     20.00        USD     1,568          (80,437

Ambarella, Inc.

     76          04/14/22        USD     170.00        USD     797          (5,700

Avalara, Inc.

     80          04/14/22        USD     115.00        USD     796          (4,200

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

     205          04/14/22        USD     155.00        USD     2,823          (11,275

AZEK Co., Inc.

     347          04/14/22        USD     35.00        USD     862          (1,735

AZEK Co., Inc.

     1,037          04/14/22        USD     30.00        USD     2,576          (93,330

Bill.Com Holdings, Inc.

     250          04/14/22        USD     254.00        USD     5,670          (128,283

Bio-Techne Corp.

     90          04/14/22        USD     410.00        USD     3,897          (252,000

Blackline, Inc.

     196          04/14/22        USD     85.00        USD     1,435          (4,900

Blackline, Inc.

     160          04/14/22        USD     75.00        USD     1,172          (24,400

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

     50          04/14/22        USD     135.00        USD     663          (15,125

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     358          04/14/22        USD     95.00        USD     2,967          (53,700

Chart Industries, Inc.

     294          04/14/22        USD     125.00        USD     5,050          (1,389,150

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

     106          04/14/22        USD     70.00        USD     613          (3,710

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

     400          04/14/22        USD     75.00        USD     2,314          (7,000

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

     523          04/14/22        USD     55.00        USD     3,026          (261,500

Duolingo, Inc., Class A

     150          04/14/22        USD     105.00        USD     1,427          (27,750

Duolingo, Inc., Class A

     229          04/14/22        USD     90.00        USD     2,178          (200,375

Entegris, Inc.

     573          04/14/22        USD     140.00        USD     7,521          (51,570

Figs, Inc., Class A

     900          04/14/22        USD     22.50        USD     1,937          (72,000

Figs, Inc., Class A

     305          04/14/22        USD     20.00        USD     656          (62,525

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional

Amount (000)

       Value  
Call (continued)                                                   

Five9, Inc.

     287          04/14/22        USD     140.00        USD     3,168        $ (6,458

Fiverr International Ltd.

     147          04/14/22        USD     110.00        USD     1,118          (3,675

Fiverr International Ltd.

     146          04/14/22        USD     85.00        USD     1,111          (20,440

Fiverr International Ltd.

     322          04/14/22        USD     80.00        USD     2,449          (85,330

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

     455          04/14/22        USD     135.00        USD     4,457          (218,400

Freshpet, Inc.

     404          04/14/22        USD     110.00        USD     4,147          (54,540

Gitlab, Inc., Class A

     370          04/14/22        USD     75.00        USD     2,015          (10,175

Gitlab, Inc., Class A

     515          04/14/22        USD     50.00        USD     2,804          (332,175

Gitlab, Inc., Class A

     301          04/14/22        USD     70.00        USD     1,639          (14,298

Globant SA

     123          04/14/22        USD     290.00        USD     3,223          (33,210

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

     118          04/14/22        USD     36.00        USD     471          (47,495

Health Catalyst, Inc.

     350          04/14/22        USD     35.00        USD     915          (61,250

HEICO Corp.

     263          04/14/22        USD     150.00        USD     4,038          (149,910

Inmode Ltd.

     161          04/14/22        USD     50.00        USD     594          (2,415

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

     10          04/14/22        USD     70.00        USD     61          (275

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     160          04/14/22        USD     510.00        USD     7,771          (112,000

Natera, Inc.

     216          04/14/22        USD     80.00        USD     879          (1,080

Natera, Inc.

     216          04/14/22        USD     40.00        USD     879          (65,340

Olink Holding AB, ADR

     512          04/14/22        USD     25.00        USD     904          (140,800

Olink Holding AB, ADR

     506          04/14/22        USD     20.00        USD     894          (20,240

Outset Medical, Inc.

     513          04/14/22        USD     39.71        USD     2,329          (325,260

Paylocity Holding Corp.

     261          04/14/22        USD     220.00        USD     5,371          (65,250

Phreesia, Inc.

     750          04/14/22        USD     40.00        USD     1,977          (3,750

Phreesia, Inc.

     811          04/14/22        USD     35.00        USD     2,138          (36,495

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

     388          04/14/22        USD     97.50        USD     3,278          (4,850

Pulmonx Corp.

     706          04/14/22        USD     30.00        USD     1,752          (240,040

Repligen Corp.

     117          04/14/22        USD     200.00        USD     2,201          (42,120

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     315          04/14/22        USD     75.00        USD     2,350          (44,888

Seer, Inc., Class A

     209          04/14/22        USD     15.00        USD     319          (28,738

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A

     870          04/14/22        USD     20.00        USD     1,482          (17,400

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A

     1,140          04/14/22        USD     17.50        USD     1,943          (82,650

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A

     298          04/14/22        USD     15.00        USD     508          (68,540

Wingstop, Inc.

     61          04/14/22        USD     166.00        USD     716          (29,280

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

     416          04/21/22        USD     38.00        USD     1,659          (108,583

Ambarella, Inc.

     157          04/22/22        USD     110.00        USD     1,647          (62,015

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

     188          04/22/22        USD     54.00        USD     797          (3,290

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

     417          04/22/22        USD     46.00        USD     1,769          (37,947

Ambarella, Inc.

     123          04/29/22        USD     100.00        USD     1,291          (118,080

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

     579          04/29/22        USD     46.00        USD     2,456          (70,348

Ambarella, Inc.

     104          05/06/22        USD     110.00        USD     1,091          (57,720

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

     545          05/20/22        USD     85.00        USD     4,146          (288,850

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

     228          05/20/22        USD     90.00        USD     1,734          (126,540

908 Devices, Inc.

     500          05/20/22        USD     22.50        USD     951          (45,000

Ambarella, Inc.

     157          05/20/22        USD     110.00        USD     1,647          (105,975

Avalara, Inc.

     400          05/20/22        USD     110.00        USD     3,980          (172,000

Avalara, Inc.

     782          05/20/22        USD     90.00        USD     7,782          (1,110,440

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

     290          05/20/22        USD     132.00        USD     3,994          (396,322

Bill.Com Holdings, Inc.

     192          05/20/22        USD     240.00        USD     4,354          (420,480

Bio-Techne Corp.

     70          05/20/22        USD     430.00        USD     3,031          (192,500

Blackline, Inc.

     250          05/20/22        USD     85.00        USD     1,831          (26,875

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

     20          05/20/22        USD     145.00        USD     265          (4,700

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     305          05/20/22        USD     100.00        USD     2,528          (62,525

Certara, Inc.

     500          05/20/22        USD     25.00        USD     1,074          (40,000

Chart Industries, Inc.

     206          05/20/22        USD     177.00        USD     3,538          (215,826

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

     800          05/20/22        USD     80.00        USD     4,628          (100,000

Duolingo, Inc., Class A

     191          05/20/22        USD     100.00        USD     1,817          (169,035

Duolingo, Inc., Class A

     229          05/20/22        USD     95.00        USD     2,178          (251,900

Entegris, Inc.

     574          05/20/22        USD     150.00        USD     7,534          (123,410

Figs, Inc., Class A

     1,223          05/20/22        USD     22.50        USD     2,632          (256,830

Five9, Inc.

     400          05/20/22        USD     115.00        USD     4,416          (296,000

Fiverr International Ltd.

     147          05/20/22        USD     95.00        USD     1,118          (45,202

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

     300          05/20/22        USD     115.00        USD     2,939          (92,250

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written (continued)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise Price       

Notional
Amount (000)

       Value  
Call (continued)                                                   

Freshpet, Inc.

     410          05/20/22        USD     110.00        USD     4,208        $ (227,550

Globant SA

     194          05/20/22        USD     280.00        USD     5,084          (241,530

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

     500          05/20/22        USD     40.00        USD     1,994          (112,500

Health Catalyst, Inc.

     320          05/20/22        USD     30.00        USD     836          (22,400

HEICO Corp.

     252          05/20/22        USD     150.00        USD     3,869          (228,060

Inmode Ltd.

     309          05/20/22        USD     42.50        USD     1,141          (55,620

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     74          05/20/22        USD     220.00        USD     1,520          (45,880

Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.

     86          05/20/22        USD     210.00        USD     1,766          (87,290

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

     18          05/20/22        USD     65.00        USD     110          (6,210

Leslie’s, Inc.

     233          05/20/22        USD     23.00        USD     451          (9,903

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     127          05/20/22        USD     500.00        USD     6,168          (363,220

nCino, Inc.

     565          05/20/22        USD     55.00        USD     2,315          (57,912

Olink Holding AB, ADR

     503          05/20/22        USD     22.50        USD     888          (44,013

Olink Holding AB, ADR

     503          05/20/22        USD     16.95        USD     888          (153,243

Outset Medical, Inc.

     522          05/20/22        USD     45.00        USD     2,370          (258,390

Outset Medical, Inc.

     386          05/20/22        USD     50.00        USD     1,752          (72,375

Paylocity Holding Corp.

     117          05/20/22        USD     220.00        USD     2,408          (100,620

Phreesia, Inc.

     600          05/20/22        USD     35.00        USD     1,582          (37,500

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

     184          05/20/22        USD     92.50        USD     1,554          (40,940

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

     452          05/20/22        USD     95.00        USD     3,818          (71,190

Pulmonx Corp.

     300          05/20/22        USD     30.00        USD     744          (36,750

Repligen Corp.

     186          05/20/22        USD     200.00        USD     3,498          (200,880

Saia, Inc.

     111          05/20/22        USD     310.00        USD     2,706          (29,415

Seer, Inc., Class A

     200          05/20/22        USD     20.00        USD     305          (18,500

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A

     1,421          05/20/22        USD     22.50        USD     2,421          (88,812

Wingstop, Inc.

     25          05/20/22        USD     131.00        USD     293          (9,375

Bill.Com Holdings, Inc.

     240          06/06/22        USD     280.00        USD     5,443          (287,944

Bio-Techne Corp.

     143          06/10/22        USD     450.00        USD     6,192          (294,792

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

     500          06/17/22        USD     40.00        USD     1,994          (87,500

nCino, Inc.

     345          06/17/22        USD     55.00        USD     1,414          (64,688
                          

 

 

 
                           $ (13,673,928
                          

 

 

 

OTC Options Written

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  
Call                                                

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

   Citibank N.A      24,000        04/01/22      USD     76.67      USD     1,790      $ (272

Paylocity Holding Corp.

   Goldman Sachs International      13,500        04/04/22      USD     221.22      USD     2,778        (4,224

AZEK Co., Inc.

   BNP Paribas SA      77,000        04/06/22      USD     33.13      USD     1,913         

Kahoot! ASA

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      480,500        04/06/22      NOK     35.07      NOK     13,281        (159

Saia, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs International      14,800        04/06/22      USD     322.39      USD     3,609         

Fiverr International Ltd.

   Citibank N.A      14,600        04/07/22      USD     87.82      USD     1,111        (4,289

Kahoot! ASA

   UBS AG      387,000        04/12/22      NOK     28.48      NOK     10,697        (43,686

nCino, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A      24,800        04/12/22      USD     50.98      USD     1,016        (15,923

Leslie’s, Inc.

   Barclays Bank PLC      18,200        04/13/22      USD     22.63      USD     352        (3,256

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

   Goldman Sachs International      23,800        04/21/22      USD     144.80      USD     3,278        (68,685

Kahoot! ASA

   Goldman Sachs International      400,000        04/21/22      NOK     28.61      NOK     11,056        (62,011

Kahoot! ASA

   UBS AG      331,000        04/26/22      NOK     26.18      NOK     9,149        (108,634

Halma PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      16,100        04/27/22      GBP     24.49      GBP     404        (26,455

Brooks Automation, Inc.

   Bank of America N.A      27,300        04/28/22      USD     92.66      USD     2,263        (43,640

Fiverr International Ltd.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A      33,000        04/28/22      USD     85.69      USD     2,510        (90,644

AZEK Co., Inc.

   Goldman Sachs International      70,200        04/29/22      USD     30.07      USD     1,744        (11,878

Kahoot! ASA

   Goldman Sachs International      300,000        05/03/22      NOK     29.92      NOK     8,292        (44,334

Evolution AB

   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      22,700        05/04/22      SEK     1,109.09      SEK     21,976        (62,033

Globant SA

   Bank of America N.A      15,000        05/05/22      USD     278.24      USD     3,931        (149,227

Halma PLC

   Goldman Sachs International      8,500        05/05/22      GBP     25.97      GBP     213        (7,584

Kahoot! ASA

   Goldman Sachs International      598,000        05/13/22      NOK     31.93      NOK     16,529        (69,777

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

 

OTC Options Written (continued)

 

Description    Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Exercise Price     

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value  
Call (continued)                                                    

Halma PLC

   Barclays Bank PLC      49,900        05/24/22        GBP       26.13        GBP       1,252      $ (57,126

Five9, Inc.

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      40,000        06/08/22        USD       120.62        USD       4,416        (232,464
                     

 

 

 
                      $ (1,106,301
                     

 

 

 

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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s”) assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. 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.

Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using net asset value (“NAV”) per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

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

                 

Aerospace & Defense

   $ 137,608,087        $        $        $ 137,608,087  

Auto Components

     48,756,082                            48,756,082  

Biotechnology

     51,983,420                            51,983,420  

Building Products

     46,780,452                            46,780,452  

Chemicals

     41,575,529                            41,575,529  

Diversified Consumer Services

     63,278,164                   47,080,248          110,358,412  

Electrical Equipment

     41,901,513                            41,901,513  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

     41,459,593          16,051,762                   57,511,355  

Entertainment

              51,730,223                   51,730,223  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

     48,858,819                            48,858,819  

Food Products

     55,123,325                            55,123,325  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     115,078,962                            115,078,962  

Health Care Technology

     136,000,513                            136,000,513  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     110,198,229          18,407,501                   128,605,730  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

     62,091,529                            62,091,529  

IT Services

     150,566,818                   46,778,105          197,344,923  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     265,975,214                            265,975,214  

Machinery

     56,674,481                            56,674,481  

Road & Rail

     41,675,665                            41,675,665  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     274,953,002                            274,953,002  

 

 

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

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Common Stocks (continued)

                 

Software

   $ 443,623,844        $ 40,161,540        $ 61,912,607        $ 545,697,991  

Specialty Retail

     5,307,196                            5,307,196  

Convertible Notes

                       12,000,000          12,000,000  

Preferred Securities

                 

Preferred Stocks

                       588,437,959          588,437,959  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,553,197                            1,553,197  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,241,023,634        $ 126,351,026        $ 756,208,919          3,123,583,579  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(a)

                    1,116,748  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 3,124,700,327  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ (11,606,551      $ (3,173,678      $        $ (14,780,229
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Certain investments of the Trust were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (b) 

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

 

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

     Convertible
Notes
    

Preferred

Stocks

     Total  

Assets

           

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

   $ 167,039,627      $ 12,000,000      $ 544,568,505      $ 723,608,132  

Transfers into Level 3

                           

Transfers out of Level 3

                           

Accrued discounts/premiums

                           

Net realized gain (loss)

           

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(a)

     (11,268,667             (30,264,657      (41,533,324

Purchases

                   74,134,111        74,134,111  

Sales

                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of March 31, 2022

   $ 155,770,960      $ 12,000,000      $ 588,437,959      $ 756,208,919  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at March 31, 2022(a)

   $ (11,268,667    $      $ (30,264,657    $ (41,533,324
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at March 31, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end.

 

       Value       
Valuation
Approach
 
 
    

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

    

Range of
Unobservable

Inputs

Utilized

 
 

 

(a)  

    



Weighted
Average of
Unobservable
Inputs Based
on Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 

Assets

              

Common Stocks

   $ 155,770,960        Market        Revenue Multiple        12.25x - 30.00x        20.24x  
           EBITDA Multiple        16.00x         

Convertible Notes

     12,000,000        Market        Discount Rate        23%         
           Revenue Multiple        2.90x         
           Volatility        47%         

Preferred Stocks

     588,437,959        Market        Revenue Multiple        1.50x - 30.00x        13.16x  
           Time to Exit        2.0 - 5.0        3.3  
           Volatility        43% - 90%        63%  
           Recent Transactions        $ 2.13 - $12.74        $ 8.02  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ)

 

       Value       
Valuation
Approach
 
 
    

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

    

Range of
Unobservable

Inputs

Utilized

 
 

 

(a)  

    



Weighted
Average of
Unobservable
Inputs Based
on Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
           Market Adjustment Multiple      1.00x - 1.05x        1.03x  
  

 

 

             
     $756,208,919              
  

 

 

             

 

  (a)

A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value.

 

 

Currency Abbreviation
GBP   British Pound
NOK   Norwegian Krone
SEK   Swedish Krona
USD   United States Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

 

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