N-CSRS 1 d421912dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC. BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-02688

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
       BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
       BlackRock National Municipal Fund
       BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 06/30/2023

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 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

 

·  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

 

·  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

·  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

·  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


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

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     15  

Disclosure of Expenses

     15  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     16  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     16  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     17  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     58  

Statements of Operations

     60  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     61  

Financial Highlights

     63  

Notes to Financial Statements

     82  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     94  

Additional Information

     95  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     97  

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock NewYork Municipal Opportunities Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with income exempt from Federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s share classes outperformed its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, with the exception of the Fund’s Investor C shares, which underperformed. For the same period, all of the Fund’s share classes outperformed its secondary benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of 85% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged USD/10% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index/5% Bloomberg Municipal Index New York Taxable Bonds Total Return Index Value (the “Customized Reference Benchmark”). The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Customized Reference Benchmark.

What factors influenced performance?

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns in the reporting period, as the benefit of income offset the effect of falling prices. Bonds, in general, remained under pressure from the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed.

The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk was the strongest contributor to performance in the rising rate environment. The Fund also benefited from having a duration lower than that of the benchmark at various points throughout the period. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) The Fund’s yield curve positioning detracted from results due to an underweight in 10-year issues. Security selection in the utility sector also detracted, as did an overweight in lower-rated investment-grade and non-investment grade securities.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund’s net duration positioning increased over the period. New issuance of New York municipals remained robust, which kept yield spreads wide and presented opportunities to add securities at attractive valuations and higher coupons that are not typically available.

In terms of maturity positioning, the investment adviser made the largest increase in the 15- to 18-year range. It also raised the Fund’s allocation to AA rated bonds. At the sector level, the largest increase occurred in transportation issues. The investment adviser also continued to focus its efforts on diversifying when opportunities became available at favorable valuations. The Fund’s cash weighting was slightly above 5% at the close of the year, which is higher than normal. This positioning was temporary in nature, and it did not have a material impact on performance.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund’s net duration was marginally below the benchmark but higher than it was at the end of 2021. The Fund was overweight in A rated bonds and lower-quality debt. It was also overweight in the 15- to 25-year maturity range.

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.

Performance

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total
Returns
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

    3.35     3.25     0.92       (8.36 )%      N/A         0.94     N/A         2.42     N/A  

Investor A

    2.97       2.90       0.79         (8.67     (12.55 )%        0.69       (0.18 )%        2.16       1.72

Investor A1

    3.12       3.05       0.87         (8.53     N/A         0.84       N/A         2.31       N/A  

Investor C

    2.35       2.26       0.41         (9.28     (10.17       (0.06     (0.06       1.54       1.54  

Class K

    3.40       3.32       0.85         (8.41     N/A         0.97       N/A         2.43       N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(c)

                0.50         (8.53     N/A         1.25       N/A         2.13       N/A  

Customized Reference Benchmark(d)

                0.10               (9.74     N/A               1.07       N/A               N/A       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment grade New York municipal bonds. The Fund’s returns prior to February 18, 2015 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund.

 
  (c) 

An unmanaged index that tracks the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, including state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, pre-refunded bonds, and insured bonds.

 
  (d) 

A customized weighted index comprised of 85% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged USD/10% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index/5% Bloomberg Municipal Index New York Taxable Bonds Total Return Index Value (the “Customized Reference Benchmark”). The Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return                    
                Expenses Paid During the
Period
                Including Interest
Expense
and Fees
          Excluding Interest
Expense
and Fees
         

Annualized Expense Ratio

 
     


Beginning
Account
Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
(a) 
   


Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
(a) 
           


Beginning
Account
Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   



Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
 



(a) 
           


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   



Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
 
 

 
(a) 
           


Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
 
   


Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.20     $ 3.54     $ 2.53       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.68     $ 3.57       $ 1,022.68     $ 2.55         0.70     0.50

Investor A

    1,000.00       1,007.90       4.81       3.80         1,000.00       1,020.42       4.84         1,021.42       3.82         0.95       0.75  

Investor A1

    1,000.00       1,008.70       4.05       3.04         1,000.00       1,021.17       4.08         1,022.18       3.06         0.80       0.60  

Investor C

    1,000.00       1,004.10       8.59       7.58         1,000.00       1,016.64       8.64         1,017.64       7.62         1.70       1.50  

Class K

    1,000.00       1,008.50       3.29       2.28               1,000.00       1,021.93       3.31               1,022.94       2.29               0.65       0.45  

 

(a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

Transportation

    24.5

County/City/Special District/School District

    19.8  

Utilities

    16.0  

State

    15.2  

Education

    13.0  

Housing

    3.8  

Tobacco

    3.4  

Health

    2.1  

Corporate

    1.6  

Other*

    0.6  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage  

2022

    1.2

2023

    6.4  

2024

    4.7  

2025

    3.0  

2026

    4.4  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Credit Rating(a)(d)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

AAA/Aaa

    11.3

AA/Aa

    55.1  

A

    17.0  

BBB/Baa

    3.9  

BB/Ba

    1.2  

B

    1.0  

N/R(e)

    10.5  

 

 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

 
(b) 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector 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 sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 
(c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 
(d) 

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.

 
(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 Fund’s total investments.

 
*

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

 

 

 

F U N D   S U M M A R Y

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional and Class K Shares outperformed its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal High Yield Bond Index, while Investor A Shares performed in line and the Investor C Shares underperformed. For the same period, all the Fund’s share classes underperformed the secondary benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of 20% Bloomberg Municipal Bond Rated Baa Index / 60% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index / 20% Bloomberg Municipal Investment Grade ex BBB (the “High Yield Customized Reference Benchmark”). The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the High Yield Customized Reference Benchmark.

What factors influenced performance?

High yield municipal bonds posted negative returns in the reporting period, with the effect of falling prices offsetting the benefit from income. Bonds, in general, remained under pressure from the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed. High yield municipals bonds lagged investment-grade issues at a time of elevated investor risk aversion.

The Fund’s long duration positioning (above-benchmark interest rate sensitivity) detracted from performance. Similarly, holdings in bonds with coupons of less than 5% and maturities of 20 years and longer lagged due to their above-average interest rate sensitivity. The Fund’s use of leverage, though modest, nonetheless detracted at a time in which prices generally moved lower. At the sector level, utilities detracted primarily due to the Fund’s out-of-benchmark position in the bonds of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

Income was a large contributor to performance given the decline in prices across the asset class. The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk also contributed to performance in the rising-rate environment. The Fund’s cash position, while limited, helped results given the negative return for the index.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund kept duration above that of the benchmark throughout the period, but the investment adviser added to the short Treasury position to limit interest rate sensitivity. The Fund’s tax-loss harvesting picked up in the final months of 2022, as declining prices gave the investment adviser the opportunity to rotate into higher-yielding securities.

At a time of sizable industry outflows, the investment adviser opted to keep ample cash reserves to meet redemptions. When replenishing cash reserves, the investment adviser sold some of the Fund’s holdings in more defensive securities that had outperformed.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund maintained a long duration versus the benchmark, as valuations had become much more compelling following the market downturn and concurrent widening of yield spreads. The Fund’s yield curve positioning featured overweights in maturities of 20 years and longer on the view that this market segment offered an attractive relative value. The investment adviser maintained a bias toward higher-quality bonds due to their favorable liquidity characteristics. Education (led by charter schools) was the Fund’s leading sector overweight, followed by development districts and corporate-backed securities. State tax-backed, local tax-backed and school districts were the largest underweights, highlighting the investment adviser’s preference for revenue sectors.

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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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Performance

 

                           

Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)

 
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
    

Standardized

30-Day Yields

   

Unsubsidized

30-Day Yields

   

6-Month
Total

Returns

           Without
Sales
Charge
   

With
Sales

Charge

           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

    4.23     4.18     (1.38 )%        (15.36 )%      N/A         1.66     N/A         3.21     N/A  

Investor A

    3.79       3.77       (1.51       (15.52     (19.11 )%        1.42       0.55       2.95       2.51

Investor C

    3.20       3.14       (1.99       (16.21     (17.03       0.64       0.64         2.34       2.34  

Class K

    4.25       4.22       (1.36       (15.24     N/A         1.70       N/A         3.24       N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal High Yield Bond Index(c)

                (1.51       (13.10     N/A         2.63       N/A         3.49       N/A  

High Yield Customized Reference Benchmark(d)

                (0.86             (11.85     N/A               2.17       N/A               N/A       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. The Fund primarily invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer.

 
  (c) 

An index designed to measure the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield municipal bonds issued by U.S. states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and local governments or agencies.

 
  (d) 

A customized weighted index comprised of 20% Bloomberg Municipal Bond Rated Baa Index/60% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index/20% Bloomberg Municipal Investment Grade ex BBB (the “High Yield Customized Reference Benchmark”). The High Yield Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return                    
                Expenses Paid During the
Period
               

Including Interest
Expense

and Fees

         

Excluding Interest
Expense

and Fees

          Annualized Expense Ratio  
     


Beginning
Account
Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
(a) 
   


Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
(a) 
           


Beginning
Account
Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Ending

Account
Value

(12/31/22)

 

 
 

 

   



Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
 
 

 
(a) 
           


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   



Expenses
Paid

During
the
Period

 
 


 
(a) 

           


Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
 
   


Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 986.20     $ 3.40     $ 2.70       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.78     $ 3.47       $ 1,022.48     $ 2.75         0.68     0.54

Investor A

    1,000.00       984.90       4.65       3.90         1,000.00       1,020.52       4.74         1,021.27       3.97         0.93       0.78  

Investor C

    1,000.00       980.10       8.38       7.69         1,000.00       1,016.74       8.54         1,017.44       7.83         1.68       1.54  

Class K

    1,000.00       986.40       3.15       2.45               1,000.00       1,022.03       3.21               1,022.74       2.50               0.63       0.49  

 

(a)

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)   

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

State

    23.2

Education

    15.7  

Health

    14.5  

Corporate

    10.1  

Transportation

    9.6  

Utilities

    8.2  

Housing

    7.3  

County/City/Special District/School District

    5.5  

Tobacco

    3.3  

Other

    2.6  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage  

2022

    0.2

2023

    9.6  

2024

    4.6  

2025

    2.5  

2026

    5.7  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Credit Rating(a)(d)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

AAA/Aaa

    2.5

AA/Aa

    14.0  

A

    14.8  

BBB/Baa

    11.7  

BB/Ba

    7.0  

B

    1.5  

CCC/Caa

    0.3  

N/R(e)

    48.2  
 

 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

 
(b) 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector 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 sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 
(c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 
(d) 

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.

 
(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 1.1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022    BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock National Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, and its secondary benchmark, a customized weighted index comprised of 90% Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Valued Unhedged / 10% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (the “National Customized Reference Benchmark”). The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the National Customized Reference Benchmark.

What factors influenced performance?

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns in the semi-annual period, as the benefit of income offset the effect of falling prices. Bonds, in general, remained under pressure from the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed.

Given the flat returns for the market and the Fund’s closely in-line performance versus the benchmark, few aspects of portfolio positioning stood out as key drivers of relative performance. With that said, positions in longer-duration, longer-maturity securities were a modest contributor. (Duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity). Overweights in the transportation, utilities and corporate-backed sectors were slightly additive to results, as well.

On the negative side, the Fund’s cash position, while limited, was a slight detractor given the narrow gain for the index. Holdings in bonds with short call dates also underperformed due to their lower duration. (A bond is “called” when an issuer redeems it prior to its maturity date.)

The Fund continued to use U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest-rate risk, but this strategy, which helped performance in the first half of 2022, marginally detracted from performance in the ultimately flat market.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The historic rise in yields over the past year has created valuations that the investment adviser believes should provide an attractive entry point for long-term investors. The increase in yields has occurred in the context of improving municipal credit quality, indicating a potentially favorable risk/return profile in the market. Still, the investment adviser expects Fed policy and mutual fund flows are likely to remain a source of volatility in the near term.

With this as background, the investment adviser increased the Fund’s duration by putting cash to work in longer-term bonds. Additionally, it reduced the extent of its interest rate risk-management program.

The investment adviser also sought to rotate the portfolio’s holdings to take tax losses where appropriate.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund had an average credit quality of AA-, and it held a 13.8% weighting in bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”). Duration stood at approximately 8.9 years, compared with 7.0 years for the benchmark. The portfolio was overweight in the corporate-backed, transportation and utilities sectors, while its largest underweight was in the school districts category.

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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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Performance

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total
Returns
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

    3.58     3.52     0.10       (10.21 )%      N/A         0.68     N/A         1.93     N/A  

Service

    3.33       3.26       (0.02       (10.44     N/A         0.43       N/A         1.69       N/A  

Investor A

    3.18       3.13       0.08         (10.35     (14.16 )%        0.43       (0.44 )%        1.71       1.27

Investor C

    2.57       2.51       (0.40       (11.10     (11.97       (0.32     (0.32       1.10       1.10  

Class K

    3.63       3.60       0.13         (10.17     N/A         0.71       N/A         2.00       N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(c)

                0.50         (8.53     N/A         1.25       N/A         2.13       N/A  

National Customized Reference Benchmark(d)

                0.30               (8.99     N/A               1.40       N/A               N/A       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. The Fund will primarily invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer.

 
  (c) 

An unmanaged index that tracks the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, including state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, pre-refunded bonds, and insured bonds.

 
  (d) 

A customized weighted index comprised of 90% Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Value Unhedged/10% Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (the “National Customized Reference Benchmark”). The National Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return                    
                Expenses Paid During the
Period
                Including Interest
Expense
and Fees
          Excluding Interest
Expense
and Fees
          Annualized Expense Ratio  
     


Beginning
Account
Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
(a) 
   


Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
(a) 
           


Beginning
Account
Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
 
   


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
 
   



Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
 
 


(a) 
           


Ending
Account
Value
(12/31/22)



 
   



Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
 
 

 
(a)  
           


Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
 
   


Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
 
 
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.00     $ 2.77     $ 2.17       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.43     $ 2.80       $ 1,023.04     $ 2.19         0.55     0.43

Service

    1,000.00       999.80       3.98       3.38         1,000.00       1,021.22       4.02         1,021.83       3.41         0.79       0.67  

Investor A

    1,000.00       1,000.80       4.03       3.43         1,000.00       1,021.17       4.08         1,021.78       3.46         0.80       0.68  

Investor C

    1,000.00       996.00       7.80       7.19         1,000.00       1,017.39       7.88         1,018.00       7.27         1.55       1.43  

Class K

    1,000.00       1,001.30       2.52       1.92               1,000.00       1,022.68       2.55               1,023.29       1.94               0.50       0.38  

 

(a)

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

State

    22.8

Transportation

    22.4  

Utilities

    16.1  

Health

    11.5  

County/City/Special District/School District

    9.6  

Education

    7.4  

Corporate

    5.6  

Housing

    2.5  

Tobacco

    1.5  

Other

    0.6  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage  

2023

    2.3

2024

    1.5  

2025

    2.3  

2026

    8.2  

2027

    4.4  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Credit Rating(a)(d)  

Percent of

Total Investments

 

AAA/Aaa

    10.2

AA/Aa

    52.0  

A

    22.6  

BBB/Baa

    3.0  

BB/Ba

    2.4  

B

    0.6  

CCC/Caa

    (e) 

N/R(f)

    9.2  
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b)

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector 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 sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c)

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

(d)

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.

(e)

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

(f)

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 Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional, Investor A1 and Class K shares outperformed their primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal 1-5 Year Index, while the Investor A Shares performed in line and the Investor C Shares underperformed. For the same period, all the Fund’s share classes outperformed its secondary benchmark, a customized index comprised of the Bloomberg National Short 0-3 Year Maturities, excluding non-investment grade (the “Short-Term Customized Reference Benchmark”), except for the Fund’s Investor C Shares which underperformed. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the Short-Term Customized Reference Benchmark.

What factors influenced performance?

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns in the reporting period, as the benefit of income offset the effect of falling prices. Bonds, in general, remained under pressure from the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed.

The Fund’s underweight to duration contributed to performance at a time of rising rates. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) An overweight in bonds with maturities of one year and less, together with an overweight in those with maturities of three to four years, also helped performance. An overweight in the healthcare sector further contributed, as did an underweight in AAA rated securities.

On the other hand, overweights in the education, housing, corporate-backed and transportation sectors detracted. The Fund was also hurt by its overweights in four- to seven-year maturities, AA rated debt, and lower-quality issues.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser took advantage of market strength in July 2022 by tactically shifting to an underweight duration position. It remained underweight-to-neutral against the benchmark for the remainder of the period.

The investment adviser reduced the Fund’s allocation to bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) as yield spreads tightened. However, it believed the yields on AMT debt remained attractive relative to other opportunities in short-dated securities. In addition, the pool of investors subject to the AMT has declined considerably following the changes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

The investment adviser also added to the Fund’s floating rate position, shifting from VRDNs (“variable rate demand notes”) into FRNs (“floating rate notes”). Both VRDN and FRN securities have augmented the Fund’s defensive positioning, and they have benefited from rising rates.

The investment adviser continued to emphasize A and BBB rated debt. It preferred lower-rated investment-grade securities on a longer-term basis given the bonds’ compelling risk-adjusted yields. In addition, the highly diverse market provides a wide range of opportunities to identify undervalued issues.

Finally, the Fund participated in the new issuance of a series of municipal general obligation one-year notes that were priced with attractive yield spreads.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund had a slightly short duration relative to the benchmark. It was overweight in zero- to two-year and four- to seven-year bonds, and it was underweight in the three- to four-year maturity range. In terms of credit quality, the Fund was overweight in lower-rated investment-grade debt (securities rated A and BBB), and it was underweight in those rated AAA and AA.

The Fund was overweight in the corporate-backed, transportation, housing and sectors, and it was underweight in general obligations, utilities and pre-refunded issues.

Although the Fund was fully invested, it held a meaningful, 14% position in short-term VRDNs. VRDNs allow the investment adviser to maintain positions in the longer-dated portion of the yield curve while also keeping the portfolio’s duration near that of the index. VRDNs have no price volatility, and their yields adjust higher as rates rise.

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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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Performance

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns(a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total
Returns
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
           Without
Sales
Charge
    With
Sales
Charge
 

Institutional

    2.91     2.81     0.22       (2.59 )%      N/A         0.50     N/A         0.45     N/A  

Investor A

    2.59       2.53       0.10         (2.82     (5.73 )%        0.28       (0.33 )%        0.20       (0.10 )% 

Investor A1

    2.79       2.72       0.17         (2.69     N/A         0.40       N/A         0.35       N/A  

Investor C

    1.92       1.84       (0.20       (3.56     (4.52       (0.48     (0.48       (0.42     (0.42

Class K

    2.93       2.87       0.35         (2.44     N/A         0.57       N/A         0.48       N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal 1-5 Year Index(c)

                0.08         (3.17     N/A         1.06       N/A         1.06       N/A  

Short-Term Customized Reference Benchmark(d)

                0.04               (2.00     N/A               1.00       N/A               N/A       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and invests primarily in investment grade municipal bonds or municipal notes, including variable rate demand obligations. The Fund will maintain a dollar weighted maturity of no more than three years.

 
  (c) 

An index that covers the long-term tax-exempt bond market. It includes general obligation and revenue bonds with maturities less than 5 years.

 
  (d) 

A customized index comprised of the Bloomberg National Short 0-3 year maturities, excluding non-investment grade (the “Short-Term Customized Reference Benchmark”). The Short-Term Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

N/A — Not applicable as the share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
     

Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,002.20      $ 1.82       $ 1,000.00      $ 1,023.39      $ 1.84          0.36

Investor A

    1,000.00        1,001.00        2.98         1,000.00        1,022.23        3.01          0.59  

Investor A1

    1,000.00        1,001.70        2.32         1,000.00        1,022.89        2.35          0.46  

Investor C

    1,000.00        998.00        6.85         1,000.00        1,018.35        6.92          1.36  

Class K

    1,000.00        1,003.50        1.57               1,000.00        1,023.64        1.58          0.31  

 

  (a)

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

 

 

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Fund Summary   as of December 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

Corporate

    28.1

Utilities

    12.3  

State

    10.3  

County/City/Special District/School District

    9.9  

Transportation

    9.7  

Education

    9.6  

Housing

    9.6  

Health

    9.0  

Other

    1.5  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage  

2022

    5.7

2023

    22.8  

2024

    14.1  

2025

    9.3  

2026

    8.9  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

Credit Rating(a)(d)   Percent of
Total Investments
 

AAA/Aaa

    4.0

AA/Aa

    30.7  

A

    53.5  

BBB/Baa

    5.2  

N/R

    6.6  
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector 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 sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

(d) 

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.

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund’s and BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund’s Class K Share performance shown prior to the Class K shares inception date of January 25, 2018 is that of the respective Fund’s Institutional Shares. The performance of each Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares. On the close of business on August 15, 2016, all of the issued and outstanding BlackRock Shares of BlackRock National Municipal Fund were redesignated as Class K Shares.

Service Shares (available only in BlackRock National Municipal Fund) are not subject to any sales charge. These shares are subject to a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee) and are only available to certain eligible investors.

Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 4.25% for all Funds except BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund, which incurs a 3.00% maximum initial sales charge, and all Funds incur a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.

Investor A1 Shares (available only in BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund and BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund) are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 4.00% for BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund and 1.00% for BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and a service fee of 0.10% per year (but no distribution fee). The maximum initial sales charge does not apply to current eligible investors of Investor A1 Shares of the Funds. These shares are only available for dividend and capital gain reinvestment by existing shareholders and for purchase by certain eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans. Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a CDSC where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.

Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. These shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately eight years.

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Figures shown in the performance table(s) assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date or payable date, as applicable. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually and/or voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver(s) and/or reimbursement(s), each Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to each Fund’s voluntary waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to waive and/or reimburse or to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees and such voluntary waiver(s) may be reduced or discontinued at any time. With respect to each Fund’s contractual waiver(s), if any, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance returns and net asset value (“NAV”). However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.

Each of BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund, BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund and BlackRock National Municipal Fund may leverage its assets through the use of proceeds received in tender option bond (“TOB”) transactions, as described in the Notes to Financial Statements. In a TOB Trust transaction, each Fund transfers municipal bonds or other municipal securities into a special purpose entity (a “TOB Trust”). TOB investments generally provide each Fund with economic benefits in periods of declining short-term interest rates but expose each Fund to risks during periods of rising short-term interest rates. Additionally, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust may adversely affect each Fund’s NAV per share.

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 each Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Fund’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is distributed to the Funds’ shareholders, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in each Fund’s per share NAV. 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 ongoing costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Fund had not used leverage.

Furthermore, the value of each Fund’s portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can also influence the value of portfolio investments. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence each Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on each Fund’s performance from leverage. Changes in the direction of interest rates are difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.

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

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Funds 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 Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Corporate Bonds

                                                     
Consumer Discretionary — 0.1%            

YMCA of Greater New York, 2.30%, 08/01/26

  $ 1,000     $ 891,548  
   

 

 

 
Education — 0.1%            

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Series 2018, 5.25%, 09/01/48

    1,910       1,750,517  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%            

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

    2,500       1,985,625  
   

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.4%            

Community Preservation Corp., RB, Series 2020,
Class C, 2.87%, 02/01/30

    5,520       4,665,341  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds — 0.7%            

(Cost: $11,325,461)

      9,293,031  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

   
Illinois — 0.0%            
County/City/Special District/School District — 0.0%            

Chicago Board of Education, GO, BAB, 6.14%, 12/01/39

    615       524,609  
   

 

 

 
New York — 78.2%            
Corporate — 1.6%            

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB(a)
AMT, 4.50%, 01/01/25

    210       213,009  

AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    100       104,045  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 5.50%, 10/01/37

    4,780       5,307,081  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 10/01/35

    9,365       10,294,121  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB,
AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    1,000       1,009,478  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB,
AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    3,245       3,230,167  
   

 

 

 
      20,157,901  
County/City/Special District/School District — 16.0%            

Battery Park City Authority, Refunding RB
Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    3,750       4,128,566  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/39

    2,850       3,131,614  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/40

    8,500       9,311,036  

City of New York, GO
Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/43

    1,500       1,685,950  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    3,000       3,210,900  

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/41

    6,480       6,425,374  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    2,490       2,657,759  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    1,010       1,074,263  

Series D-1, 5.00%, 03/01/43

    2,000       2,130,852  

Series D-1, 5.50%, 05/01/44

    2,500       2,849,425  

Series E-1, 5.00%, 03/01/40

    6,000       6,400,218  

Sub-Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    10,000       10,695,080  

Sub-Series F-2, 1.94%, 03/01/29

    9,410       7,875,323  

City of New York, Refunding GO
Series C-3, 2.46%, 08/01/33

    2,145       1,670,704  

Series D, 5.38%, 06/01/32

    15       15,028  

Series D, 2.12%, 08/01/33

    3,500       2,630,404  

County of Nassau New York, GO
Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/39

    1,000       993,793  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,145       1,215,374  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/42

    4,190       4,421,150  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)                                          
County of Nassau New York, GO (continued)            

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/45

  $ 4,960     $ 5,215,906  

County of Nassau New York, Refunding GO
Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 04/01/38

    2,635       2,576,571  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/46

    1,000       1,057,050  

Series B, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    3,600       3,897,382  

Series B, (BAM TCRS), 5.00%, 04/01/36

    2,440       2,621,558  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/44

    3,425       3,659,376  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB
Series 2022, 4.00%, 02/15/40

    1,000       994,116  

Series 2022, 4.00%, 02/15/42

    2,660       2,574,220  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/36

    2,000       2,132,320  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/38

    2,000       1,988,958  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    3,510       3,651,362  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB
(SAW), 5.00%, 05/01/33

    2,885       3,168,939  

(SAW), 5.00%, 05/01/34

    2,375       2,594,395  

Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, Refunding RB
Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    5,030       5,835,710  

Series B, 1.28%, 11/15/28

    3,750       3,050,569  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB(b)
(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/41

    4,155       1,660,899  

(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/42

    5,500       2,074,655  

(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/43

    2,000       714,808  

(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/45

    2,450       775,124  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/28

    2,210       2,210,217  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB
Series E-1, 4.00%, 02/01/46

    1,910       1,762,028  

Series F-1, 5.00%, 05/01/38

    3,450       3,636,566  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/35

    200       206,092  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/36

    680       700,628  

Sub-Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    10,000       9,259,180  

Series A-2, Subordinate, 5.00%, 08/01/38

    490       517,381  

Series B-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    3,420       3,175,258  

Series C-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 02/01/42

    6,000       5,742,720  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, CAB, Series B, Sub Lien, (AGM-CR), 0.00%, 11/15/55(b)

    5,500       973,599  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB
5.00%, 11/15/32

    3,540       3,702,989  

5.00%, 11/15/35

    3,500       3,628,439  

5.00%, 11/15/40

    7,690       7,756,196  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    8,490       8,623,420  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB
Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40(a)

    520       509,111  

Series 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(a)

    12,570       11,404,950  

Series A, 2.75%, 11/15/41

    17,000       12,330,083  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/26

    1,015       1,016,546  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB,
Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/27(c)

    5       5,560  
      199,927,694  
   

 

 

 
Education — 10.4%            

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB
4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,650       1,247,798  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    1,705       1,145,291  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Education (continued)                                                  

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB
5.00%, 10/01/43

  $ 85     $ 84,548  

5.00%, 10/01/48

    1,040       1,016,506  

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.50%, 06/01/27

    1,000       1,008,685  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    655       667,241  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB(a)
5.00%, 02/01/33

    815       818,754  

5.63%, 02/01/39

    1,285       1,297,249  

5.75%, 06/01/42

    500       506,034  

5.75%, 02/01/49

    1,145       1,147,591  

5.75%, 06/01/62

    1,475       1,426,639  

Series A, 4.88%, 05/01/31

    700       689,634  

Series A, 5.13%, 05/01/38

    140       133,257  

Series A, 5.50%, 05/01/48

    2,175       2,068,029  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB
5.00%, 06/01/30

    385       404,403  

5.00%, 08/01/33

    275       291,030  

5.00%, 06/01/35

    250       254,310  

5.00%, 08/01/35

    740       773,242  

5.00%, 06/01/40

    310       314,070  

5.00%, 08/01/47

    725       735,669  

5.00%, 11/01/47

    2,900       3,186,906  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    325       332,857  

County of Cattaraugus New York, RB
5.00%, 05/01/34

    130       132,020  

5.00%, 05/01/39

    225       226,339  

Dobbs Ferry Local Development Corp., RB
5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,000       1,020,494  

5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,000       2,025,882  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., RB
5.00%, 07/01/43

    955       993,693  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    1,435       1,471,831  

5.00%, 07/01/52

    2,500       2,586,587  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB

    1,980       2,060,152  

5.00%, 07/01/42

   

4.00%, 07/01/46

    2,500       2,290,478  

Geneva Development Corp., RB, 5.25%, 09/01/23(c)

    160       162,427  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., Refunding RB
5.00%, 10/01/34

    570       584,915  

5.00%, 10/01/35

    265       271,432  

5.00%, 07/01/47

    2,165       2,210,225  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/37

    1,765       1,768,474  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    350       380,641  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    350       379,368  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    800       861,843  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    1,000       1,069,237  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    500       529,604  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    5,000       4,666,945  

Series C, 5.05%, 07/01/28

    1,000       988,567  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S1, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/45

    2,460       2,371,538  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB
4.00%, 07/01/46

    2,450       2,315,113  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)                                                  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB (continued) 1st Series, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/40

  $ 500     $ 601,830  

Series 1, (BHAC-CR AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/31

    475       553,085  

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/24(c)

    250       259,110  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/24(c)

    2,500       2,600,160  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    8,065       8,528,487  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    2,010       1,901,062  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    675       684,586  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 07/01/29

    375       386,111  

2.26%, 07/01/30

    4,000       3,259,824  

5.00%, 07/01/30

    300       308,894  

5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,585       1,664,057  

5.00%, 07/01/44

    1,190       1,209,531  

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/23(c)

    2,095       2,118,596  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/24(c)

    1,000       1,033,448  

Series A, 2.58%, 07/01/33

    4,000       3,120,352  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    470       487,382  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/34

    2,000       2,090,798  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    2,750       3,025,946  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    1,850       1,990,689  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    350       368,216  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    1,005       1,065,581  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    500       518,847  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    1,000       1,012,685  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/46

    10,180       9,850,148  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    1,250       1,092,150  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/51

    3,000       3,187,263  

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    10,000       10,854,840  

Series C, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    2,500       2,392,263  

Onondaga County Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB
5.00%, 05/01/40

    135       136,687  

4.00%, 12/01/41

    3,760       3,625,321  

4.00%, 12/01/47

    3,000       2,803,101  

Orange County Funding Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    360       360,132  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    220       220,053  

Schenectady County Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB
5.00%, 07/01/32

    335       389,214  

5.25%, 07/01/52

    285       304,737  

St Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.43%, 07/01/56

    1,500       1,202,345  

Troy Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB
5.00%, 08/01/32

    1,000       1,046,567  

4.00%, 08/01/35

    1,110       1,085,506  

4.00%, 09/01/40

    160       146,560  

Trust for Cultural Resources of The City of New York, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    500       517,078  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    885       914,963  
   

 

 

 
      129,835,753  
Health — 2.2%            

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., RB, 5.25%, 07/01/35

    1,000       850,235  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/24(c)

    1,100       1,136,093  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Health (continued)

 

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., RB,

                                                     

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/24(c)

  $ 750     $ 774,609  

Genesee County Funding Corp., Refunding RB,

   

Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/52

    4,345       4,401,807  

Huntington Local Development Corp., RB, Series A,
5.25%, 07/01/56

    525       401,837  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB
5.00%, 12/01/29

    660       689,329  

4.00%, 12/01/41

    100       86,876  

5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,450       1,439,467  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    370       370,054  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 05/01/38

    1,705       1,812,306  

4.00%, 07/01/39

    140       97,913  

4.00%, 07/01/40

    325       223,609  

5.00%, 07/01/41

    450       350,298  

5.00%, 05/01/52

    4,000       4,082,476  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/32

    1,270       1,324,154  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    1,570       1,592,730  

Series C, 2.15%, 03/15/31

    2,000       1,579,394  

Catholic Health Services, 4.00%, 07/01/38

    110       78,195  

Catholic Health Services, 4.00%, 07/01/45

    810       513,913  

Southold Local Development Corp., RB, 4.00%, 12/01/45

    1,900       1,527,015  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp., RB,

   

Series C, Catholic Health Services, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    385       395,698  

Tompkins County Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    1,145       1,110,956  

Westchester County Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB,

   

Series B, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 11/01/30

    105       105,174  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.,

   

Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 01/01/23(d)

    85       85,000  

5.00%, 11/01/34

    500       507,534  

5.00%, 07/01/41(a)

    1,150       966,680  

5.00%, 07/01/46(a)

    1,395       1,119,002  
   

 

 

 
      27,622,354  
Housing — 3.9%            

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing

   

4.15%, 11/01/46

    2,805       2,496,416  

4.75%, 11/01/47

    1,500       1,474,503  

Series B-1, 5.25%, 07/03/23(c)

    500       505,634  

Series K, 3.85%, 11/01/38

    4,000       3,653,012  

Series K, 4.00%, 11/01/48

    2,925       2,512,446  

Series L, 2.75%, 05/01/50(e)

    6,500       6,465,498  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

(HUD SECT 8), 3.76%, 01/01/29

    3,000       2,742,168  

Series D, 4.10%, 11/01/38

    2,500       2,184,997  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F

   

Housing

   

Series C, (FHLMC, FNMA, SONYMA GNMA),
2.75%, 11/01/31

    1,000       911,249  

Series E, (SONYMA ), 4.15%, 11/01/47

    165       145,062  

Series J-1, (SONYMA HUD SECT 8), 2.80%, 11/01/51

    4,500       2,961,625  

Series A, AMT, (SONYMA), 4.90%, 02/15/38

    645       645,065  
Security   Par
(000)
     Value  

Housing (continued)

 

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing (continued)

                                                      

Series A, AMT, (SONYMA), 5.10%, 02/15/38

  $ 875      $ 875,238  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Refunding

    

RB, Series C, (SONYMA ), 3.85%, 11/01/39

    4,425        4,022,520  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, S/F

    

Housing, Series 239, (SONYMA), 3.25%, 10/01/51

    4,995        4,850,265  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB

    

Series 235, AMT, 1.40%, 10/01/27

    5,460        4,834,939  

Series 235, AMT, 1.50%, 04/01/28

    5,475        4,792,886  

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, RB

    

AMT, (SONYMA), 5.25%, 04/01/37

    585        585,270  

Series A, AMT, (SONYMA), 4.80%, 10/01/26

    335        335,283  

Series A, AMT, (SONYMA), 5.00%, 10/01/37

    1,640        1,640,341  
    

 

 

 
       48,634,417  
State — 9.4%             

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB

    

Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/38

    2,250        2,397,722  

Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/43

    4,865        5,022,898  

Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.25%, 07/15/36

    2,080        2,276,383  

Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/37

    3,015        3,228,845  

Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.25%, 07/15/45

    5,000        5,334,475  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB

    

Series S-1, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/37

    1,265        1,271,779  

Series S-1A, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/39

    2,000        1,966,440  

Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/37

    7,000        7,487,557  

Series S-4A, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.25%, 07/15/35

    7,665        8,506,471  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/39

    1,630        1,732,930  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/40

    2,500        2,623,332  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/43

    585        609,268  

Series B, 5.00%, 03/15/39

    15,390        16,231,356  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 03/15/39

    9,000        9,568,323  

Series A, 5.25%, 03/15/39

    7,250        7,799,398  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    5,000        5,314,555  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/43

    5,000        4,746,405  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/40

    645        687,120  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    3,615        3,837,127  

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB,

    

Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/30

    250        251,001  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB

    

4.00%, 03/15/43

    4,700        4,556,288  

4.00%, 03/15/44

    2,800        2,712,352  

4.00%, 03/15/46

    2,625        2,475,813  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/38

    10,000        10,506,530  

Series B, 2.77%, 03/15/31

    7,500        6,289,155  
    

 

 

 
       117,433,523  
Tobacco — 3.5%             

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 4.75%, 06/01/39

    825        812,168  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45

    4,595        4,484,568  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/41(a)

    2,200        2,200,176  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Tobacco (continued)            

New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding
RB (continued)

                                                     

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/42

  $ 3,775     $ 3,573,676  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB

   

Series A-2-B, 5.00%, 06/01/45

    6,350       5,898,559  

Series A-2-B, 5.00%, 06/01/51

    3,955       3,629,911  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    90       94,513  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    105       109,889  

Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    4,055       3,162,478  

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.,
Refunding RB

   

5.25%, 05/15/34

    2,250       2,285,773  

5.25%, 05/15/40

    1,250       1,255,851  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    775       809,770  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    3,000       3,090,051  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36

    5,835       5,931,138  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.,
Refunding RB

   

Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42

    4,730       4,591,893  

Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51

    2,375       2,359,206  
   

 

 

 
      44,289,620  
Transportation — 19.6%            

Albany County Airport Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 12/15/35

    120       114,862  

Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 12/15/34

    235       226,968  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    1,000       1,069,827  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    5,000       5,222,100  

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/23(c)

    1,040       1,060,926  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    3,000       2,484,390  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 11/15/46

    3,300       2,704,495  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 11/15/43

    7,500       6,340,875  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/33

    500       509,144  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    2,125       2,132,291  

Series D-3, 4.00%, 11/15/47

    2,000       1,626,764  

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    2,350       2,353,642  

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/15/40

    1,645       1,649,766  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/15/39

    4,250       4,262,401  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    1,750       1,776,856  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,500       1,512,239  

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/23(c)

    670       683,478  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    2,500       2,551,597  

Series E, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    2,500       2,070,325  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding

   

RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    7,985       7,916,050  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series 1, 4.00%, 02/15/43

    5,000       4,706,350  

Series 1, 2.75%, 02/15/44

    6,125       4,364,020  

New York State Bridge Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/39

    275       269,568  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/40

    350       341,914  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    165       160,414  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/46

    2,460       2,320,968  

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, Series A,
Junior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/56

    7,500       7,674,832  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 03/15/41

    4,000       4,369,700  

Series J, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    3,250       3,277,586  
Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Transportation (continued)             

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding
RB (continued)

                                                      

Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/29

  $ 5,000      $ 5,228,490  

Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/32

    1,500        1,559,703  

Series L, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    1,050        1,140,011  

Series N, 4.00%, 01/01/45

    940        890,889  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/37

    4,400        4,416,971  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/40

    5,000        4,821,555  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/45

    1,550        1,469,019  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/47

    2,345        2,191,393  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    4,275        4,137,311  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/45

    1,500        1,368,431  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

    

AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/35

    2,000        1,950,150  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    1,510        1,546,889  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    5,310        5,419,705  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    2,565        2,611,693  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    250        251,842  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    750        727,725  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    1,500        1,451,627  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50

    15,000        14,553,390  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB,
AMT, 4.00%, 10/31/46

    1,355        1,165,425  

New York Transportation Development Corp.,
Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    4,250        4,457,107  

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, RB, (AGM), 4.16%, 10/01/33

    1,650        1,467,779  

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Refunding
ARB

    

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/32

    400        424,149  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/33

    375        396,348  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/34

    225        237,113  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    200        209,904  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    210        219,653  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/37

    250        260,268  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/38

    250        259,644  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    175        181,407  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB
Series 217, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    4,055        3,963,110  

AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/43

    2,400        2,202,108  

218th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/41

    5,690        5,282,954  

Consolidated, 218th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/47 .

    3,980        3,544,106  

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/38

    2,000        1,910,572  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, 5.00%, 09/01/48

    955        999,347  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

    

Series 179, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    150        152,815  

Series 230, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    1,890        2,060,183  

178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    285        286,537  

195th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    1,755        1,821,709  

195th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    4,680        4,781,907  

202nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 04/15/37

    5,000        5,179,050  

206th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,525        1,583,231  

Consolidated, 186th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/44 .

    1,000        1,009,646  

Series 197, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    1,250        1,279,784  

Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/41

    2,370        2,206,543  

Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/46

    720        645,701  

Series 231, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/38

    2,500        2,665,250  

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/39

    2,500        2,762,080  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Transportation (continued)

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB (continued)

                                                     

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/40

  $ 4,000     $ 4,402,508  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    5,000       5,368,895  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    4,630       4,894,674  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/51

    1,500       1,587,519  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/42

    3,000       2,915,790  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    2,500       2,670,995  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 05/15/46

    2,370       2,249,350  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    9,000       9,478,521  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    6,000       6,435,282  

Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    6,380       6,706,752  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Sales Tax

   

Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    10,465       11,487,357  

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/57

    1,200       1,317,388  
   

 

 

 
      244,621,603  
Utilities — 11.6%            

Long Island Power Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/36

    1,080       1,166,732  

5.00%, 09/01/38

    4,200       4,500,157  

5.00%, 09/01/39

    9,875       10,510,930  

5.00%, 09/01/42

    1,000       1,035,068  

5.00%, 09/01/47

    2,225       2,280,496  

Series C, (AGC), 5.25%, 09/01/29

    3,500       3,953,726  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/39

    6,000       6,117,079  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/42

    1,500       1,467,417  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/43

    3,170       3,351,162  

Series B, 1.50%, 09/01/51(e)

    2,500       2,371,343  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB

   

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/43

    5,000       4,829,160  

Series DD, 5.25%, 06/15/47

    2,455       2,564,081  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,

   

Refunding RB

   

Series BB-1, 4.00%, 06/15/45

    16,410       15,554,645  

Series BB-2, 3.48%, 06/15/49(e)

    15,000       15,000,000  

Series DD-2, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    3,455       3,665,458  

Series EE, 4.00%, 06/15/39

    2,500       2,505,812  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    5,000       5,320,065  

Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    11,500       12,258,678  

New York Power Authority, RB, (AGM), 4.00%,
11/15/47

    9,500       8,946,710  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    1,875       1,800,606  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/50

    12,990       12,151,586  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.,
Refunding RB, 5.81%, 06/15/39

    1,000       1,046,818  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 12/15/38

    2,875       3,099,017  

5.00%, 12/15/40

    6,895       7,410,043  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)                                                  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 12/15/36

  $ 1,865     $ 1,977,857  

Series TE1, 5.00%, 12/15/38

    9,000       10,294,830  
   

 

 

 
      145,179,476  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

 

    977,702,341  

Puerto Rico — 7.4%

   
State — 4.3%            

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO

   

0.00%, 11/01/43(e)

    9,350       4,092,655  

0.00%, 11/01/51(e)

    11,927       3,935,978  

Series A1, Restructured, 5.63%, 07/01/29

    2,619       2,682,438  

Series A1, Restructured, 5.75%, 07/01/31

    1,092       1,125,741  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/33

    1,036       898,659  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/35

    931       782,990  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/37

    799       652,952  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,087       850,758  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,130       847,214  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, CAB, Series A,

   

Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/33(b)

    1,333       720,001  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, RB, 0.00%,
11/01/51(e)

    546       176,513  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax

   

Revenue, RB

   

Series A-2, Convertiable, Restructured, 4.33%,
07/01/40

    182       161,591  

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    13,005       11,520,076  

Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    9,193       8,316,300  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.54%, 07/01/53

    49       41,321  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    5,323       4,639,468  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    10,378       9,214,222  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax

   

Revenue, RB, CAB(b)

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/29

    490       351,285  

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/33

    1,423       806,889  

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46

    7,502       1,848,485  

Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46

    2,677       665,202  
   

 

 

 
      54,330,738  
Utilities — 3.1%            

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB

   

3rd Series, 1.00%, 01/01/23(f)(g)

    278       212,290  

Series A-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    999       764,275  

Series B-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    999       764,275  

Series C-1, 5.40%, 01/01/18(f)(g)

    2,745       2,099,803  

Series C-2, 5.40%, 07/01/18(f)(g)

    2,745       2,100,142  

Series C-4, 5.40%, 07/01/20(f)(g)

    277       212,290  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    770       569,259  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    440       325,291  

Series D-4, 7.50%, 07/01/20

    762       582,930  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

    610       450,972  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    970       717,119  

Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    385       284,630  

Series WW, 5.25%, 07/01/33(f)(g)

    420       310,505  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35(f)(g)

    185       136,770  

Series XX, 5.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    260       192,217  

Series A, AMT, 6.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    3,560       2,723,400  

Series A, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    1,860       1,375,094  

Series A, RB, 7.00%, 07/01/33(f)(g)

    1,025       784,125  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Utilities (continued)                                                  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB (continued)

 

Series A, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/42(f)(g)

  $ 3,150     $ 2,328,789  

Series A, RB, 7.00%, 07/01/43(f)(g)

    410       313,650  

Series TT, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    210       155,253  

Series TT, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    565       417,703  

Series WW, RB, 5.50%, 07/01/38(f)(g)

    520       384,435  

Series XX, RB, 5.25%, 07/01/27(f)(g)

    285       210,700  

Series XX, RB, 5.25%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    5,345       3,951,548  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB

 

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    990       731,905  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/23

    2,670       1,973,926  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    5,655       4,180,730  

Series BBB, 5.40%, 07/01/28

    1,240       916,729  

Series UU, 0.00%, 07/01/17(e)(f)(g)

    185       138,750  

Series UU, 1.58%, 07/01/18(e)(f)(g)

    165       123,750  

Series UU, 1.32%, 07/01/20(e)(f)(g)

    1,475       1,106,250  

Series UU, 3.89%, 07/01/31(e)(f)(g)

    1,755       1,316,250  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

    430       317,898  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    1,370       1,012,838  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/20

    2,220       1,641,242  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    875       646,886  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    435       321,595  

Series AAA, Refunding RB,
5.25%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    235       173,735  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB, BAB, 6.13%, 07/01/40

    1,860       1,375,094  
   

 

 

 
      38,345,043  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

 

    92,675,781  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 85.6%
(Cost: $1,132,729,164)

 

    1,070,902,731  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(h)

 

New York — 17.2%

 

County/City/Special District/School District — 4.5%            

City of New York, GO, Series A-1, 5.25%, 09/01/43

    10,000       11,232,305  

City of New York, Refunding GO

   

Sub-Series 1-I, 5.00%, 03/01/32

    990       1,014,748  

Sub-Series 1-I, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    1,750       1,792,655  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/38

    17,485       18,277,866  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/39

    9,005       9,392,270  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future

   

Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Series A1, 5.00%, 08/01/40

    13,360       14,164,933  
   

 

 

 
      55,874,777  

Education — 2.9%

   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future
Tax Secured Revenue, RB

   

Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/01/43

    2,960       3,280,457  

Series D-1, 5.50%, 11/01/45

    5,910       6,652,479  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future
Tax Secured Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series C-3, 5.00%, 05/01/40

    15,000       15,928,575  

Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/01/48

    10,000       10,950,350  
   

 

 

 
      36,811,861  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Housing — 0.1%

                                                     

New York City Housing Development Corp.,

   

Refunding RB, Series A, 4.25%, 11/01/43

  $ 627     $ 595,228  
   

 

 

 
State — 2.0%            

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB,

   

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/42

    9,410       9,952,044  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 03/15/41

    10,000       10,924,250  

5.00%, 03/15/44

    4,220       4,561,269  
   

 

 

 
      25,437,563  
Transportation — 5.8%            

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    13,500       14,283,115  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/51

    10,000       10,274,391  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    11,365       11,621,246  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    991       1,004,758  

194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

    2,310       2,376,876  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/45

    10,000       10,471,295  

Series C, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    12,610       13,642,053  

Series D-2, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 05/15/47

    8,410       9,228,428  
   

 

 

 
      72,902,162  

Utilities — 1.9%

   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,

   

Refunding RB, Series AA-3, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    12,500       13,456,844  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/15/41

    7,800       8,349,814  

Series B, Restructured, 4.00%, 12/15/35

    1,580       1,612,684  
   

 

 

 
      23,419,342  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

      215,040,933  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 17.2%
(Cost: $213,809,373)

 

    215,040,933  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 103.5%
(Cost: $1,357,863,998)

 

    1,295,236,695  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 3.2%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund

   

Portfolio, 3.34%(i)(j)

    39,372,266       39,372,266  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.2%
(Cost: $39,371,930)

      39,372,266  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 106.7%
(Cost: $1,397,235,928)

      1,334,608,961  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%

      21,247,183  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (8.4)%

      (104,993,003
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,250,863,141  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

   BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

(a) 

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.

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(d) 

Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

(e) 

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.

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. (g) Non-income producing security.

(h)

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(i) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(j) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
06/30/22
     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 New York Money Fund Portfolio.

   $  35,564,012      $ 3,808,255 (a)     $      $      $ (1    $ 39,372,266        39,372,266      $ 257,913      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

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

           

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     847        03/22/23      $ 94,983      $ 726,791  

U.S. Long Bond

     858        03/22/23        106,982        1,843,243  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     589        03/31/23        63,511        126,364  
           

 

 

 
            $ 2,696,398  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $      $      $ 2,696,398      $      $ 2,696,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

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

   $      $      $      $      $ 18,970,715      $      $ 18,970,715  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 3,565,818      $      $ 3,565,818  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 384,089,062  

For more information about the Fund’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 Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Corporate Bonds

   $        $ 9,293,031        $        $ 9,293,031  

Municipal Bonds

              1,070,902,731                   1,070,902,731  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              215,040,933                   215,040,933  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     39,372,266                            39,372,266  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 39,372,266        $ 1,295,236,695        $        $ 1,334,608,961  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 2,696,398        $        $        $ 2,696,398  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $104,579,671 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

                                                     

Alabama — 3.6%

   

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB(a)

   

Series C-1, 5.25%, 02/01/53

  $ 13,790     $ 14,345,516  

Series F, 5.50%, 11/01/53

    1,825       1,915,268  

Chelsea Park Cooperative District, SAB, 5.00%,
05/01/48

    930       837,500  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer Revenue,

   

Refunding RB

   

Series A, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/44

    365       372,987  

Series D, Sub Lien, 7.00%, 10/01/51

    2,355       2,523,531  

Series D, Sub Lien, 6.50%, 10/01/53

    3,465       3,700,211  

Hoover Industrial Development Board, RB, AMT,
6.38%, 11/01/50(a)

    5,620       6,339,382  

MidCity Improvement District, SAB
3.88%, 11/01/27

    130       124,322  

4.25%, 11/01/32

    350       320,616  

4.50%, 11/01/42

    745       626,458  

4.75%, 11/01/49

    795       655,620  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District,
RB, Series B-1, 5.00%, 05/01/53(a)

    21,645       22,327,424  

Stadium Trace Village Improvement District, RB,
3.63%, 03/01/36

    3,860       3,379,125  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority,

   

RB, AMT, 6.00%, 07/15/52(a)

    5,260       4,799,240  

Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority,

   

Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 05/01/44(b)

    1,110       985,035  
   

 

 

 
      63,252,235  
Arizona — 2.7%            

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB
5.00%, 07/01/45(b)

    1,135       1,020,359  

7.10%, 01/01/55(b)

    4,540       4,626,360  

5.00%, 07/01/55(b)

    1,215       1,040,802  

Class B, 4.00%, 07/01/61

    3,110       2,295,037  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39(b)

    1,270       1,179,747  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/39(b)

    150       143,803  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    2,790       2,432,632  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49(b)

    675       618,523  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/49(b)

    345       310,953  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/51

    1,555       1,264,344  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/54(b)

    1,110       946,474  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/61

    3,190       2,479,794  

Series B, 5.13%, 07/01/47(b)

    420       393,999  

Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/51(b)

    570       536,698  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/26

    630       632,667  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/52

    2,970       2,951,518  

Florence Town, Inc. Industrial Development

   

Authority, RB, 6.00%, 07/01/23(b)(c)

    1,375       1,395,742  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB
5.00%, 05/15/41

    275       254,245  

5.00%, 05/15/56

    1,090       943,918  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of

   

Phoenix, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/54

    1,330       1,243,617  

5.00%, 07/01/59

    655       606,032  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    1,445       1,356,992  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Arizona (continued)                                                  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of

   

Phoenix, RB (continued)

   

Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44(b)

  $ 810     $ 843,255  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of

   

Phoenix, Refunding RB(b)

5.00%, 07/01/35

    300       299,434  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    295       294,444  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of

   

Pima, RB

   

5.13%, 07/01/39

    700       647,396  

5.25%, 07/01/49

    870       760,375  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of

   

Pima, Refunding RB(b)

   

4.00%, 06/15/51

    3,995       2,931,104  

5.00%, 07/01/56

    1,285       1,128,752  

4.00%, 06/15/57

    3,070       2,171,156  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, RB,
5.88%, 06/15/48(b)

    1,340       1,239,397  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority,

   

RB(b)

   

5.25%, 10/01/40

    1,255       1,270,302  

5.50%, 10/01/51

    1,255       1,267,431  

AMT, 4.00%, 10/15/47

    6,500       5,330,241  
   

 

 

 
      46,857,543  
Arkansas — 1.4%            

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB(b)

   

Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49

    5,290       4,675,773  

Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 09/01/49

    16,105       15,027,704  

University of Arkansas, RB, Series A, 5.00%,
04/01/52

    5,000       5,326,015  
   

 

 

 
      25,029,492  
California — 5.2%            

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F

   

Housing(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    690       602,310  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    4,430       3,294,330  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F

   

Housing

   

Class A, 3.25%, 08/20/36

    8,656       7,483,221  

Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35

    5,734       5,130,055  

California Municipal Finance Authority, ARB, AMT,

   

Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/31/47

    2,560       2,158,121  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.50%, 08/01/34(b)

    270       270,678  

Series A, 6.00%, 08/01/44(b)

    655       657,181  

Series A, 3.00%, 02/01/46

    1,200       908,874  

Series A, 6.13%, 08/01/49(b)

    570       571,833  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/01/51

    930       836,937  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding

   

RB, Series A, 3.00%, 11/01/48

    2,000       1,444,772  

California Public Finance Authority, RB, Series A,
6.25%, 07/01/54(b)

    5,270       5,592,118  

California School Finance Authority, RB
6.65%, 07/01/33

    295       297,352  

6.90%, 07/01/43

    650       654,435  

California Statewide Communities Development
Authority, SAB, Series 2021-A, 4.00%, 09/02/51

    1,990       1,597,319  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
California (continued)                                                  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports,
Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/47

  $ 8,000     $ 8,428,144  

CMFA Special Finance Agency I, RB, M/F Housing,
Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/56(b)

    9,320       7,266,702  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.00%, 08/01/56(b)

    2,415       1,475,891  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, RB, M/F Housing, 4.38%, 08/01/49(b)

    1,845       1,441,456  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(b) 2.80%, 03/01/47

    1,435       1,034,114  

3.13%, 07/01/56

    3,670       2,493,350  

4.00%, 07/01/56

    7,370       5,468,065  

3.13%, 08/01/56

    3,425       2,355,030  

4.00%, 08/01/56

    4,120       3,245,963  

4.00%, 10/01/56

    1,230       1,005,968  

4.00%, 12/01/56

    4,460       3,162,198  

3.25%, 05/01/57

    1,740       1,211,456  

4.00%, 07/01/58

    1,405       998,862  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/54

    1,050       949,251  

Series A, 3.00%, 09/01/56

    5,550       3,595,323  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/58

    1,585       1,051,037  

Mezzanine Lien, 4.00%, 03/01/57

    2,465       1,735,192  

Mezzanine Lien, 4.00%, 06/01/57

    1,445       1,042,945  

Series B, Mezzanine Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/59

    4,645       3,189,187  

Series B, Sub Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/59

    2,380       1,591,499  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, RB, CAB, Sub-Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/61(b)

    4,420       1,441,941  

Riverside County Transportation Commission, RB,

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.75%, 06/01/23(c)

    2,115       2,139,090  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, ST, CAB, Series C,
0.00%, 08/01/43(d)

    3,000       846,366  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment

   

Agency Successor Agency, TA, CAB(b)(d)

   

Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/23

    470       459,599  

Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/26

    580       492,012  

Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/31

    1,155       766,525  
   

 

 

 
      90,386,702  
Colorado — 4.8%            

9th Avenue Metropolitan District No.2, GO, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    1,564       1,339,213  

Aurora Crossroads Metropolitan District No.2, GO
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,000       930,257  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50

    500       430,212  

Aviation Station North Metropolitan District No.2, GO
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    750       692,137  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    1,350       1,141,852  

Banning Lewis Ranch Metropolitan District No.8, GO, 4.88%, 12/01/51(b)

    2,335       1,766,332  

Broadway Station Metropolitan District No.2, GO
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    734       703,350  

Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/48

    2,840       2,447,586  

Bromley Park Metropolitan District No.2, Refunding GO, Sub-Series B, 6.38%, 12/15/47

    937       861,780  

Cascade Ridge Metropolitan District, GO, 5.00%, 12/01/51

    3,000       2,416,803  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)                                                  

Centerra Metropolitan District No.1, TA, 5.00%, 12/01/47(b)

  $ 820     $ 698,850  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB
Series A, AMT, 4.13%, 11/15/47

    5,875       5,198,552  

Series A, AMT, 4.13%, 11/15/53

    3,225       2,816,331  

Clear Creek Transit Metropolitan District No.2, GO
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    575       525,476  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50

    1,000       843,447  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Refunding RB(b)
5.00%, 12/01/40

    115       108,397  

5.00%, 12/01/50

    155       137,663  

5.00%, 12/01/55

    180       156,930  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB
5.50%, 11/01/47

    780       817,261  

5.25%, 11/01/52

    1,630       1,659,777  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    1,255       1,148,622  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    1,415       1,193,775  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

    940       751,419  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/58

    1,980       1,486,681  

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, RB, 5.00%, 12/31/56

    2,500       2,427,435  

Constitution Heights Metropolitan District, Refunding GO, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    1,260       1,055,040  

Eagle Brook Meadows Metropolitan District No.3, GO, Series 2021, 5.00%, 12/01/51

    1,600       1,328,103  

Fitzsimons Village Metropolitan District No.3, Refunding GO Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/26

    800       768,163  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    1,500       1,166,860  

Series A-1, 4.25%, 12/01/55

    3,095       2,140,261  

Four Corners Business Improvement District, GO, 6.00%, 12/01/52

    2,000       1,777,016  

Green Valley Ranch East Metropolitan District No.6, GO, Series A, 5.88%, 12/01/50

    2,615       2,475,764  

Greenways Metropolitan District No.1, GO, Series A, 4.63%, 12/01/51

    1,580       1,081,761  

Home Place Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.75%, 12/01/50

    2,345       2,076,802  

Horizon Metropolitan District No.2, GO, 4.50%, 12/01/51(b)

    1,675       1,134,362  

Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No.1, RB
Series A-2, 4.13%, 12/01/40

    580       500,237  

Series A-2, 4.38%, 12/01/47

    1,000       836,255  

Karl’s Farm Metropolitan District No.2, GO(b)
Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/40

    515       470,085  

Series A, 5.63%, 12/01/50

    1,350       1,191,825  

Lanterns Metropolitan District No.2, GO, Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/50

    1,810       1,272,751  

Longs Peak Metropolitan District, GO, 5.25%, 12/01/51(b)

    5,000       4,103,258  

Loretto Heights Community Authority, RB, 4.88%, 12/01/51

    2,640       1,987,953  

North Holly Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/48

    760       692,156  

Palisade Metropolitan District No.2, GO, Subordinate, 7.25%, 12/15/49

    2,825       2,510,132  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)                                                  

Palisade Park West Metropolitan District, GO,
Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/49

  $ 1,500     $ 1,289,823  

Pomponio Terrace Metropolitan District, GO,
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    1,450       1,309,807  

Prairie Farm Metropolitan District, GO, Series A,
5.25%, 12/01/48

    1,240       1,117,064  

Pronghorn Valley Metropolitan District, GO, Series A,
4.00%, 12/01/51

    1,300       951,261  

Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, TA,
4.75%, 12/01/45(b)

    3,045       2,503,301  

Reunion Metropolitan District, RB, Series A,
3.63%, 12/01/44

    1,545       1,109,001  

Sky Ranch Community Authority Board, RB,
Series A, 5.75%, 12/01/52

    1,500       1,372,374  

Southlands Metropolitan District No.1, Refunding
GO

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    1,115       1,060,296  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    3,990       3,489,383  

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, RB,
Series B, Subordinate, 7.13%, 12/15/50

    741       686,204  

Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No.4, Refunding GO

   

5.00%, 12/01/39

    1,400       1,311,173  

5.00%, 12/01/49

    1,480       1,274,734  

Timberleaf Metropolitan District, GO, Series A,
5.75%, 12/01/50

    1,730       1,532,140  

Waters’ Edge Metropolitan District No.2, GO,
5.00%, 12/01/51

    2,595       2,084,520  

Westcreek Metropolitan District No.2, GO, Series A,
5.38%, 12/01/48

    800       715,077  

Wild Plum Metropolitan District, GO, Series A,
5.00%, 12/01/24(c)

    595       618,848  
   

 

 

 
      83,693,928  

Connecticut — 0.6%

 

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B-1, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 3.00%, 11/15/49

    1,700       1,639,082  

Series C-2, AMT, 2.00%, 05/15/30

    125       110,110  

Series C-2, AMT, 2.05%, 11/15/30

    500       436,887  

Series C-2, AMT, 2.15%, 11/15/31

    400       343,737  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities
Authority, RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/45

    825       730,987  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/55

    1,100       906,795  

Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB, 7.00%, 02/01/45(b)

    3,735       3,741,936  

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, RB,
Series A, AMT, 6.75%, 02/01/45(b)

    966       966,352  

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Refunding RB, Series C, 6.25%, 02/01/30(b)

    2,045       2,117,399  
   

 

 

 
      10,993,285  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Delaware — 0.3%                                                  

Affordable Housing Opportunities Trust, RB,

   

Series AH-01, Class B, 6.88%, 05/01/39(b)(e)

  $ 3,647     $ 3,262,869  

County of Kent Delaware, RB, Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/58

    1,500       1,316,784  
   

 

 

 
      4,579,653  
District of Columbia — 1.8%            

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., RB(d)

   

Series A, 0.00%, 06/15/46

    40,740       8,889,672  

Series B, 0.00%, 06/15/46

    43,620       8,498,092  

Series C, 0.00%, 06/15/55

    88,900       7,923,621  

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, 6.75%, 05/15/40

    385       395,363  

District of Columbia, RB, Class A, AMT, 5.50%, 02/28/37

    880       940,406  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 2nd Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/30(d)

    3,005       2,233,100  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    2,170       1,903,975  
   

 

 

 
      30,784,229  
Florida — 11.3%            

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    1,720       1,733,036  

Artisan Lakes East Community Development
District, SAB

   

Series 2021-1, 3.13%, 05/01/41

    475       350,872  

Series 2021-1, 4.00%, 05/01/51

    450       344,757  

Series 2021-2, 3.13%, 05/01/41(b)

    510       376,725  

Series 2021-2, 4.00%, 05/01/52(b)

    550       418,751  

Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special
District, SAB

   

Series 2022, 5.00%, 05/01/42

    1,570       1,489,200  

Series 2022, 5.00%, 05/01/53

    1,175       1,063,259  

Boggy Branch Community Development District,
SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/51

    1,365       1,045,763  

Boggy Creek Improvement District, Refunding SAB,
Series 2013, 5.13%, 05/01/43

    1,180       1,132,239  

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority,
Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 11/15/45(b)

    4,040       3,269,241  

4.00%, 11/15/55(b)

    5,960       4,480,507  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/52

    10,000       10,175,850  

Buckhead Trails Community Development District, SAB

   

Series 2022, 5.63%, 05/01/42

    740       741,341  

Series 2022, 5.75%, 05/01/52

    495       482,610  

Capital Region Community Development District,
Refunding SAB, Series A-1, 5.13%, 05/01/39

    2,280       2,233,401  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB

   

4.50%, 01/01/35(b)

    2,250       1,893,629  

5.00%, 06/01/41(b)

    220       212,832  

5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    1,265       1,137,742  

5.00%, 01/01/55(b)

    6,820       5,007,987  

5.00%, 06/01/56(b)

    740       663,935  

4.88%, 06/15/56(b)

    6,670       5,291,551  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/49(b)

    500       400,329  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/49

    300       277,669  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)                                                  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/54(b)

  $ 1,925     $ 1,744,293  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/54

    260       236,574  

Series B, 0.00%, 01/01/35(d)

    3,365       1,430,394  

Series B, 0.00%, 01/01/60(d)

    64,500       3,476,292  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB, CAB,
0.00%, 07/01/61(b)(d)

    166,025       8,087,078  

Celebration Pointe Community Development District

   

No.1, SAB

   

4.75%, 05/01/24

    165       165,139  

5.00%, 05/01/34

    1,180       1,160,425  

Charles Cove Community Development District, SAB

   

3.25%, 05/01/25

    275       269,127  

3.75%, 05/01/30

    360       335,439  

4.25%, 05/01/40

    975       836,987  

4.38%, 05/01/50

    1,505       1,199,393  

Charlotte County Industrial Development Authority,

   

RB(b)

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34

    530       506,456  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/49

    2,510       2,163,291  

AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/51

    3,150       2,321,478  

City of Tallahassee Florida, RB, Series A, 5.00%,

   

12/01/55

    2,600       2,588,885  

Collier County Health Facilities Authority, RB,

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    2,090       2,117,408  

Collier County Industrial Development Authority,

   

Refunding RB, Series A, 8.13%, 05/15/44(b)(f)(g)

    370       252,757  

County of Lake Florida, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 01/15/39

    550       520,895  

5.00%, 01/15/49

    825       736,327  

5.00%, 01/15/54

    830       723,836  

County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue,

   

Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 10/01/54

    2,500       1,963,752  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/50(d)

    1,770       349,131  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/51(d)

    2,125       382,264  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/52(d)

    2,125       382,179  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/53(d)

    5,675       900,475  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/54(d)

    2,125       340,170  

County of Palm Beach Florida, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/51(b)

    540       502,533  

Elevation Pointe Community Development District,

   

SAB

   

Series A-1, 4.40%, 05/01/42

    700       614,823  

Series A-1, 4.60%, 05/01/52

    1,090       922,736  

Series A-2, 4.40%, 05/01/32

    2,200       2,046,455  

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority,

   

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/45

    6,530       5,683,203  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/41(b)

    1,245       1,143,655  

5.00%, 06/15/51(b)

    1,190       1,025,968  

5.25%, 06/01/55(b)

    2,830       2,427,820  

Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/29(b)

    695       695,049  

Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/34(b)

    835       835,630  

Series A, 6.13%, 06/15/44(b)

    3,185       3,068,464  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/52

    2,875       2,265,787  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/52

    1,500       1,421,800  

Series A, 5.13%, 06/15/55(b)

    10,455       8,583,534  

Series B, 4.50%, 12/15/56(b)

    5,945       4,506,649  

Series C, 5.75%, 12/15/56(b)

    2,030       1,709,396  

AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29(b)

    3,300       3,069,482  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)                                                  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB (continued)

   

AMT, 3.00%, 06/01/32

  $ 915     $ 752,033  

Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding

   

RB(b)

   

2.38%, 06/01/27

    395       353,054  

4.00%, 06/01/46

    1,700       1,262,335  

6.50%, 06/30/57

    1,515       1,475,595  

Class A, 4.00%, 06/01/36

    2,110       1,803,227  

Class A, 4.00%, 06/01/55

    2,750       1,885,708  

Gracewater Sarasota Community Development

   

District, SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/52

    1,000       761,366  

Grand Oaks Community Development District, SAB

   

4.25%, 05/01/40

    915       842,783  

4.50%, 05/01/52

    1,015       890,273  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Refunding RB,

   

AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    2,000       2,001,220  

Greeneway Improvement District, SAB, 5.13%, 05/01/43(b)

    940       940,228  

Hills of Michigannneola Community Development

   

District, SAB(b)

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    1,025       865,905  

4.00%, 05/01/50

    1,500       1,158,843  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB

   

4.25%, 05/01/25

    80       79,500  

4.25%, 05/01/26

    160       157,997  

4.95%, 05/01/29(b)

    580       581,884  

2.70%, 05/01/31

    205       178,838  

4.88%, 05/01/35

    265       255,657  

3.75%, 05/01/39(b)

    570       473,461  

5.50%, 05/01/39(b)

    530       536,865  

3.75%, 05/01/40

    525       429,631  

3.00%, 05/01/41

    155       112,256  

4.88%, 05/01/45

    545       496,557  

5.13%, 05/01/46

    905       844,470  

5.65%, 05/01/48(b)

    875       880,103  

4.00%, 05/01/49(b)

    355       276,092  

3.90%, 05/01/50

    525       399,284  

4.00%, 05/01/52

    685       521,536  

Series 1A, 3.90%, 05/01/23

    100       99,743  

Series 1A, 4.25%, 05/01/28

    535       523,337  

Series 1A, 5.00%, 05/01/38

    1,175       1,126,437  

Series 1A, 5.10%, 05/01/48

    2,545       2,335,175  

Series 1B, 4.75%, 05/01/29

    955       944,230  

Series 1B, 5.30%, 05/01/39

    1,090       1,075,045  

Series 1B, 5.45%, 05/01/48

    1,930       1,860,655  

Laurel Road Community Development District, SAB

   

Series A-1, 2.60%, 05/01/26

    230       221,493  

Series A-1, 3.00%, 05/01/31

    250       222,142  

Series A-1, 3.25%, 05/01/41

    1,010       760,651  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 05/01/52

    1,155       879,378  

Series A-2, 3.13%, 05/01/31

    1,695       1,455,705  

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, RB, 3.00%, 11/15/51

    4,710       3,215,522  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development

   

Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/15/48

    1,405       1,315,329  

Midtown Miami Community Development District,

   

Refunding SAB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/29

    1,745       1,745,024  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/37

    890       876,217  

Mirada II Community Development District, SAB

   

3.13%, 05/01/31

    500       442,266  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)                                                  

Mirada II Community Development District,
SAB (continued)

   

4.00%, 05/01/51

  $ 1,500     $ 1,136,475  

North River Ranch Community Development District, SAB

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 05/01/40

    845       702,038  

Series A-1, 4.25%, 05/01/51

    1,430       1,105,955  

Series A-2, 4.20%, 05/01/35

    1,220       1,048,844  

Series A-3, 4.75%, 05/01/40

    1,615       1,356,220  

Pinellas County Industrial Development Authority,
RB, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    220       213,406  

Sandridge Community Development District, SAB

   

Series A1, 3.88%, 05/01/41

    615       500,126  

Series A1, 4.00%, 05/01/51

    600       454,590  

Sawyers Landing Community Development District, SAB

   

4.13%, 05/01/41

    530       446,352  

4.25%, 05/01/53

    3,520       2,761,799  

Seminole County Industrial Development Authority,
Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/54

    2,420       2,006,122  

Somerset Community Development District, Refunding SAB

   

4.00%, 05/01/32

    515       500,852  

4.20%, 05/01/37

    665       589,649  

South Broward Hospital District, RB, Series A,
3.00%, 05/01/51

    5,145       3,835,222  

Southern Groves Community Development District
No.5, SAB

   

3.38%, 05/01/25

    105       103,943  

4.00%, 05/01/30

    175       171,106  

4.30%, 05/01/40

    825       776,214  

4.50%, 05/01/46

    600       557,600  

Tolomato Community Development District,
Refunding SAB

   

Series 2015-2, 6.61%, 05/01/40

    125       110,537  

Series A-2, 4.25%, 05/01/37

    910       834,925  

Tolomato Community Development District, SAB,
Series 2015-3, 6.61%, 05/01/40(f)(g)

    135       1  

Trout Creek Community Development District, SAB
5.38%, 05/01/38

    670       666,371  

5.50%, 05/01/49

    1,695       1,647,330  

V-Dana Community Development District, SAB(b) Series 1, Class AR, 3.00%, 05/01/25

    230       225,009  

Series 1, Class AR, 3.50%, 05/01/31

    525       484,019  

Series 1, Class AR, 4.00%, 05/01/40

    750       636,362  

Series 1, Class AR, 4.00%, 05/01/51

    1,200       918,617  

Viera East Community Development District, Refunding SAB,
5.00%, 05/01/26

    640       640,531  

Viera Stewardship District, SAB, Series 2021, 4.00%, 05/01/53

    1,710       1,294,020  

Village Community Development District No.14, SAB
5.38%, 05/01/42

    3,365       3,378,692  

5.50%, 05/01/53

    2,510       2,481,496  

West Villages Improvement District, SAB
4.25%, 05/01/29

    400       385,927  

4.75%, 05/01/39

    885       818,872  

5.00%, 05/01/50

    1,415       1,274,004  

Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District, SAB
3.25%, 05/01/27

    700       676,432  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)                                                  

Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District, SAB (continued)

   

3.63%, 05/01/32

  $ 835     $ 759,195  

4.00%, 05/01/42

    730       606,480  

4.25%, 05/01/52

    880       701,235  
   

 

 

 
      197,058,273  
Georgia — 1.7%            

Atlanta Urban Redevelopment Agency, RB,
3.88%, 07/01/51(b)

    2,805       2,252,393  

Dalton Whitfield County Joint Development Authority,
4.00%, 08/15/48

    3,135       2,858,963  

East Point Business & Industrial Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/62(b)

    875       784,456  

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (GTD), 5.50%, 02/15/25(c)

    555       586,514  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    1,020       1,055,364  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/36

    1,020       1,047,586  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37

    1,120       1,141,382  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/38

    615       623,216  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

    2,055       2,019,259  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB 4.00%, 01/01/49

    4,150       3,365,426  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/49

    10,235       10,035,991  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/52

    2,765       2,727,827  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/59

    525       504,235  
   

 

 

 
      29,002,612  
Idaho — 0.6%            

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

3.50%, 09/01/33

    375       313,181  

5.00%, 09/01/37

    1,000       964,554  

3.00%, 03/01/51

    2,835       1,921,810  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB
5.00%, 12/01/46(b)

    1,000       945,165  

5.00%, 08/15/47

    3,215       3,450,364  

Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/39(b)

    370       383,198  

Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    595       606,335  

Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/54(b)

    570       578,061  

Series A, 6.95%, 06/15/55(b)

    1,540       1,623,422  

Power County Industrial Development Corp., RB, AMT,
6.45%, 08/01/32

    265       265,306  
   

 

 

 
      11,051,396  
Illinois — 4.9%            

Chicago Board of Education, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    3,015       2,982,019  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    4,095       3,880,119  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,010       960,564  

Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    725       687,531  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO

   

Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/25(d)

    590       526,143  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    2,210       2,277,491  

Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/35

    1,155       1,069,648  

Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    4,905       4,207,735  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    1,370       1,400,215  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    1,500       1,533,368  

Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    3,700       3,552,462  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Illinois (continued)                                                  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, Refunding RB, Series A, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 12/01/57

  $ 5,550     $ 5,602,597  

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding GO, Series B,

   

4.00%, 01/01/37

    6,469       5,824,396  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

6.00%, 02/01/34

    335       338,187  

4.00%, 09/01/35

    1,000       928,856  

4.00%, 09/01/37

    1,000       899,251  

4.00%, 09/01/39

    2,000       1,764,000  

4.00%, 09/01/41

    1,250       1,082,205  

6.13%, 02/01/45

    790       795,731  

5.00%, 05/15/56

    815       660,776  

Series A, 3.00%, 08/15/48

    6,350       4,464,875  

Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    3,000       3,092,700  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A,

   

5.00%, 01/01/46

    5,715       6,038,880  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/53

    3,925       3,949,029  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57

    4,555       4,394,395  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding

   

RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    9,695       7,927,951  

State of Illinois, GO

   

5.50%, 05/01/30

    1,235       1,312,383  

5.00%, 02/01/39

    510       510,130  

5.50%, 05/01/39

    2,460       2,561,362  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    1,460       1,460,934  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/38

    2,250       1,994,980  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/38

    2,190       2,190,009  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/39

    2,100       1,842,403  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/40

    2,300       1,996,108  
   

 

 

 
      84,709,433  
Indiana — 0.6%            

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB

   

AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34

    525       536,186  

AMT, 7.00%, 01/01/44

    1,270       1,292,661  

City of Vincennes Indiana, Refunding RB,
6.25%, 01/01/29(b)

    2,090       2,055,613  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/23(c)

    370       371,995  

Series A, AMT, 6.75%, 05/01/39

    2,785       3,179,345  

Indiana Housing & Community Development

   

Authority, RB, 5.38%, 10/01/40(b)

    3,175       2,639,635  
   

 

 

 
      10,075,435  
Iowa — 0.3%            

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/48

    2,360       1,967,726  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Refunding

   

RB, 5.50%, 11/01/51

    1,000       947,675  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB,

   

Series B2, Subordinate, 0.00%, 06/01/65(d)

    23,995       2,720,937  
   

 

 

 
      5,636,338  
Kansas — 0.3%            

City of Manhattan Kansas, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/52

    1,360       929,621  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Kansas (continued)                                                  

City of Prairie Village Kansas, Refunding TA

   

2.88%, 04/01/30

  $ 750     $ 659,868  

3.13%, 04/01/36

    1,000       806,185  

City of Shawnee Kansas, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 08/01/41

    770       742,796  

5.00%, 08/01/56

    1,900       1,692,531  
   

 

 

 
      4,831,001  
Kentucky — 0.8%            

City of Hazard Kentucky, Refunding RB, 3.00%, 07/01/46

    2,500       1,798,263  

City of Henderson Kentucky, RB, Series SE,

   

Class A, AMT, 4.70%, 01/01/52(b)

    685       604,687  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority,

   

Refunding RB, CAB, Series B, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 10/01/24(d)

    250       236,512  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, RB, Series C, RB, 4.00%, 02/01/50(a)

    9,000       8,901,531  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure

   

Authority, RB, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/23(c)

    3,000       3,034,446  
   

 

 

 
      14,575,439  
Louisiana(b) — 0.8%            

Juban Crossing Economic Development District,

   

Refunding RB, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44

    2,985       2,514,475  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental

   

Facilities & Community Development Authority,

   

RB, 5.00%, 07/01/54

    1,990       1,755,960  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    990       892,666  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    500       429,789  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/51

    1,830       1,590,482  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/60

    3,385       2,858,396  

Series A, 6.50%, 06/01/62

    855       862,976  

Parish of St James Louisiana, RB, 2nd Series,

   

6.35%, 07/01/40

    3,160       3,372,554  
   

 

 

 
      14,277,298  
Maine — 0.2%            

Finance Authority of Maine, RB, AMT, 8.00%, 12/01/51(b)

    4,050       2,792,629  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 2.2%            

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB

   

4.88%, 06/01/42

    260       246,950  

5.00%, 06/01/51

    780       723,637  

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/46

    1,500       1,284,554  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/27

    325       318,541  

County of Frederick Maryland, Refunding TA, 4.63%,

   

07/01/43(b)

    4,890       4,578,224  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/56

    985       962,029  

Class B, AMT, 5.25%, 06/30/55

    4,760       4,861,807  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., TA, 4.00%, 09/01/50

    605       474,566  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities

   

Authority, RB

   

Series A, 7.00%, 03/01/55(b)

    8,165       8,493,690  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Maryland (continued)                                                  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities
Authority, RB (continued)

   

Series B, 4.00%, 04/15/50

  $   15,000     $   13,506,045  

Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding
RB, Series A, 2.50%, 07/01/47

    2,750       1,795,406  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities
Commission, RB, M/F Housing, Series C, (FHA
542(C)), 2.85%, 01/01/51

    1,855       1,306,495  
   

 

 

 
      38,551,944  
Massachusetts — 1.0%            

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB
4.00%, 06/01/56

    1,570       1,258,583  

Series D, 4.00%, 07/01/45

    715       604,043  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency,
Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 10/01/32(b)

    355       358,563  

4.13%, 10/01/42(b)

    855       838,450  

4.00%, 07/01/50

    1,050       778,151  

Series B, 4.00%, 06/01/50

    2,120       1,775,848  

Massachusetts Port Authority, ARB, Series E, AMT,
5.00%, 07/01/51

    11,915       12,192,274  
   

 

 

 
      17,805,912  
Michigan — 0.4%            

Advanced Technology Academy, Refunding RB

   

3.50%, 11/01/24

    125       122,376  

5.00%, 11/01/34

    400       394,684  

5.00%, 11/01/44

    160       148,717  

City of Detroit Michigan, GO

   

5.00%, 04/01/34

    485       489,015  

5.00%, 04/01/35

    485       488,077  

5.00%, 04/01/36

    340       341,488  

5.00%, 04/01/37

    545       545,584  

5.00%, 04/01/38

    240       240,142  

Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority,
Refunding RB, 3.00%, 07/01/51

    2,000       1,382,096  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB 5.00%, 11/15/42

    280       261,218  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    2,030       2,019,190  

AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/61(a)

    1,355       1,322,188  
   

 

 

 
      7,754,775  
Minnesota — 0.7%            

City of Cologne Minnesota, RB, Series A, 5.00%,
07/01/45

    2,065       1,866,355  

City of Deephaven Minnesota, Refunding RB,

   

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/40

    500       495,881  

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/55

    1,405       1,155,389  

Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/55

    3,435       3,313,202  

Duluth Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.25%, 02/15/48

    1,925       1,653,296  

Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/53

    1,060       1,067,251  

Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/58

    2,790       2,803,046  
   

 

 

 
      12,354,420  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mississippi — 0.3%                                                  

Mississippi Home Corp., Refunding RB, Series B,

   

(FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 2.10%, 12/01/41

  $   8,025     $   6,056,516  
   

 

 

 
Missouri — 0.9%            

Industrial Development Authority of the City of St.
Louis Missouri, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.38%, 11/15/35

    1,020       783,881  

Series A, 4.75%, 11/15/47

    1,135       855,597  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, ARB,
Class B, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/54

    5,550       5,564,324  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, RB,
Series C, 7.50%, 11/15/46

    425       341,427  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Class B, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    772       628,880  

Class D, 2.00%, 11/15/46

    345       15,341  

Kansas City Land Clearance Redevelopment
Authority, TA(b)

   

Series B, 4.38%, 02/01/31

    3,105       2,691,507  

Series B, 5.00%, 02/01/40

    1,240       1,012,955  

Plaza at Noah’s Ark Community Improvement
District, Refunding RB

   

3.00%, 05/01/25

    350       337,686  

3.00%, 05/01/26

    275       260,813  

3.00%, 05/01/30

    225       202,185  

3.13%, 05/01/35

    750       616,603  

Poplar Bluff Regional Transportation Development
District, RB, 4.75%, 12/01/42

    2,200       2,129,752  
   

 

 

 
      15,440,951  
Nevada — 0.2%            

City of Las Vegas Nevada Special Improvement
District No.815, SAB, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    810       796,483  

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/40

    1,490       1,499,286  

5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,460       1,437,374  
   

 

 

 
      3,733,143  
New Hampshire — 0.7%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.13%, 08/15/40

    1,435       1,232,965  

Series A, 4.25%, 08/15/46

    1,610       1,325,956  

Series A, 4.50%, 08/15/55

    3,350       2,743,784  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority,
Refunding RB(b)

   

Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42

    4,650       4,310,238  

Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42

    2,515       2,317,150  
   

 

 

 
      11,930,093  
New Jersey — 3.0%            

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc.,
Refunding RB, Class D, 5.25%, 11/01/44

    5,750       5,802,986  

Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority of
Gloucester County, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT,
5.00%, 12/01/24(h)

    620       628,968  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 11/01/39

    1,165       1,108,543  

6.00%, 10/01/43

    970       985,073  

Class A, 5.25%, 11/01/47

    7,835       8,129,047  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    235       232,891  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Jersey (continued)                                                  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority,
RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

  $   375     $   364,861  

Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/54(b)

    3,955       3,361,133  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/43

    3,755       3,840,036  

Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/43

    5,550       5,675,685  

AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    1,360       1,366,041  

Series B, AMT, 6.50%, 04/01/31

    2,405       2,451,732  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing
Authority, RB, 3.00%, 07/01/51

    10,160       7,253,092  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance
Authority, RB, Series C, AMT, 3.25%, 12/01/51

    1,700       1,190,209  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/41

    1,265       1,289,780  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    5,000       4,268,565  

Series S, 5.25%, 06/15/43

    4,095       4,251,806  
   

 

 

 
      52,200,448  
New Mexico — 0.4%            

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, RB, S/F
Housing, Class C, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA),
3.00%, 01/01/52

    7,465       7,179,830  
   

 

 

 
New York — 6.9%            

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB,
4.00%, 07/01/41

    3,750       2,835,904  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    2,255       2,093,591  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, AMT,
5.00%, 01/01/35(b)

    1,215       1,264,144  

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.,
Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    1,975       1,929,154  

City of New York, GO, Series A-1, 4.00%, 09/01/46

    3,825       3,606,791  

Huntington Local Development Corp., RB, Series A,
5.25%, 07/01/56

    585       447,761  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series C-1, 4.75%, 11/15/45

    4,115       3,880,190  

Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/50

    1,340       1,304,984  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB

   

Series A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/36

    300       262,762  

Series A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/40

    1,130       915,793  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future
Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Series F-1,
Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/51

    4,495       4,770,224  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34(b)

    450       446,913  

Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40(b)

    1,070       1,047,593  

Series 1, 2.75%, 02/15/44

    14,320       10,202,900  

Series 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(b)

    4,775       4,332,429  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,

   

4.00%, 11/15/55

    3,425       3,105,906  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47

    17,085       15,824,178  

Series E, 5.00%, 12/01/35(b)

    785       780,053  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series J-1, (SONYMA HUD SECT 8), 2.45%,

   

11/01/41

    2,950       2,102,017  
   
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York (continued)                                                  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F
Housing (continued)

   

Series J-1, (SONYMA HUD SECT 8), 2.65%,
11/01/46

  $   3,935     $   2,648,031  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    10,000       10,244,300  

AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/36

    5,000       4,552,150  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    3,000       2,903,253  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    3,845       3,827,425  

AMT, 4.00%, 04/30/53

    3,365       2,768,362  

New York Transportation Development Corp.,
Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.38%, 08/01/36

    3,665       3,574,427  

New York Transportation Development Corp.,
Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    3,000       2,753,787  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB,
Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/42(b)

    530       496,844  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding
ARB, Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/61

    15,000       12,548,055  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, S/F
Housing, Series 239, (SONYMA), 2.60%,
10/01/44

    4,040       2,891,537  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, Series A,
4.00%, 11/15/54

    670       613,419  

Westchester County Healthcare Corp., RB, Series A,
Senior Lien, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    1,259       1,265,435  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.,
Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/41(b)

    240       201,742  

5.00%, 07/01/46(b)

    290       232,624  

5.00%, 07/01/56(b)

    5,000       3,803,480  

Series A, 5.13%, 07/01/55

    1,100       894,182  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.,
Refunding RB

   

Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42

    740       718,394  

Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51

    2,000       1,986,700  
   

 

 

 
      120,077,434  
North Carolina — 0.1%            

North Carolina Turnpike Authority, RB, Senior Lien,
4.00%, 01/01/55

    3,000       2,434,896  
   
North Dakota — 0.3%            

County of Cass North Dakota, Refunding RB,
Series B, 5.25%, 02/15/58

    1,785       1,796,454  

University of North Dakota, COP, Series A, (AGM),
2.50%, 06/01/54

    6,200       3,551,695  
   

 

 

 
      5,348,149  
Ohio — 2.4%            

American Municipal Power, Inc., Refunding RB,
4.00%, 02/15/37

    2,750       2,700,181  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority,
Refunding RB, Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%,
06/01/55

    12,320       10,649,408  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, Refunding TA(b)

   

4.50%, 12/01/55

    1,190       926,405  

Class A, 4.00%, 12/01/55

    925       734,159  

County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB, Series C,
5.00%, 01/01/46

    1,435       1,320,138  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Ohio (continued)                                                  

County of Hardin Ohio, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/30

  $   620     $   599,012  

5.25%, 05/01/40

    615       568,879  

5.50%, 05/01/50

    2,895       2,580,143  

Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/44

    1,800       1,761,161  

5.00%, 12/01/51

    4,000       3,823,268  

Hickory Chase Community Authority, Refunding RB,
5.00%, 12/01/40(b)

    1,815       1,606,166  

Jefferson County Port Authority, RB, AMT, 3.50%,
12/01/51(b)

    4,125       2,836,606  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT,
5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    4,700       4,144,474  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission,
Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/47

    3,500       2,914,237  

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority,
RB, 4.25%, 12/01/50(b)

    1,100       873,124  

Southern Ohio Port Authority, RB, Series A, AMT,
7.00%, 12/01/42(b)

    5,980       4,240,316  
   

 

 

 
      42,277,677  
Oklahoma — 1.7%            

Norman Regional Hospital Authority, RB, 4.00%,
09/01/45

    3,565       3,093,671  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB
7.25%, 09/01/51(b)

    14,390       14,955,628  

Series A-2, 7.25%, 09/01/51(b)

    1,920       1,995,470  

Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/38

    4,585       4,139,897  

Series B, 5.25%, 08/15/48

    850       743,529  

Series B, 5.50%, 08/15/52

    3,280       2,944,390  

Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity, TA,
4.38%, 12/01/41(b)

    1,165       921,704  

Tulsa County Industrial Authority, Refunding RB,
5.25%, 11/15/37

    1,050       1,050,158  
   

 

 

 
      29,844,447  
Oregon — 0.3%            

Medford Hospital Facilities Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/50

    4,845       4,339,042  

Oregon State Facilities Authority, RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/49

    915       812,034  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/55

    505       451,801  
   

 

 

 
      5,602,877  
Pennsylvania — 1.5%            

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/46

    275       210,431  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    200       144,935  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development
Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/24(c)

    2,750       2,836,114  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health
Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%,
09/01/49

    880       753,962  

Montgomery County Industrial Development
Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,470       1,412,554  

Northampton County Industrial Development
Authority, TA, 7.00%, 07/01/32

    980       985,289  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42

    895       895,333  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/40

    3,520       3,314,957  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)                                                  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/52

  $   2,250     $   1,886,879  

AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

    5,390       5,324,797  

AMT, 5.75%, 06/30/48

    2,890       3,039,982  

AMT, 5.25%, 06/30/53

    4,830       4,746,518  
   

 

 

 
      25,551,751  
Puerto Rico — 11.7%            

Children’s Trust Fund, RB, Series A, 0.00%,
05/15/57(d)

    135,505       9,054,444  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Series B,
0.00%, 05/15/55(d)

    2,000       200,006  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO

   

0.00%, 11/01/43(a)

    14,814       6,484,136  

0.00%, 11/01/51(a)

    34,481       11,378,898  

Series A1, Restructured, 5.38%, 07/01/25

    (i)      3  

Series A1, Restructured, 5.63%, 07/01/29

    11,002       11,269,225  

Series A1, Restructured, 5.75%, 07/01/31

    5,352       5,514,629  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/33

    1,849       1,603,858  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/35

    1,662       1,397,426  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/37

    1,426       1,165,341  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,939       1,518,370  

Series A1, Restructured, 4.00%, 07/01/46

    2,017       1,512,044  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, CAB, Series A,
Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/33(d)

    2,379       1,285,007  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, RB, 0.00%,
11/01/51(a)

    763       246,784  

PRIFA Custodial Trust, RB, Series 2005, 0.00%,
03/15/49

    3,300       1,047,750  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer
Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/42(b)

    1,075       863,450  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer
Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33(b)

    3,530       3,410,746  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)

    4,465       4,436,049  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/29(b)

    3,265       3,224,909  

Series B, 0.00%, 07/01/32(d)

    9,050       5,367,121  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/42(b)

    5,000       4,011,565  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/47(b)

    2,905       2,240,205  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/35(b)

    3,455       3,293,043  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/47(b)

    4,625       4,162,865  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB

   

0.00%, 01/01/23(a)(f)(g)

    4,430       3,959,253  

3rd Series, 1.00%, 01/01/23(a)(f)(g)

    208       158,873  

Series A, 7.25%, 07/01/30

    250       191,250  

Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/40

    1,000       765,000  

Series A, 5.05%, 07/01/42(f)(g)

    1,080       798,442  

Series A-1, 10.00%, 07/01/19

    230       176,112  

Series A-2, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    1,161       888,492  

Series A-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    748       571,966  

Series B-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    748       571,966  

Series C-1, 5.40%, 01/01/18(f)(g)

    2,054       1,571,445  

Series C-2, 5.40%, 07/01/18(f)(g)

    2,054       1,571,699  

Series C-4, 5.40%, 07/01/20(f)(g)

    208       158,873  

Series CCC, 5.00%, 07/01/22

    715       528,598  

Series CCC, 5.00%, 07/01/25

    620       458,365  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    590       436,186  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    1,945       1,437,935  

Series D-1, 7.50%, 01/01/20(f)(g)

    2,332       1,784,156  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    900       665,368  
 

 

 

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  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)                                                  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB (continued)

   

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

  $ 475     $ 351,166  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    750       554,474  

Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    4,500       3,326,841  

Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    815       602,528  

Series WW, 5.25%, 07/01/25

    1,940       1,434,238  

Series WW, 5.25%, 07/01/33(f)(g)

    315       232,879  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35(f)(g)

    705       521,205  

Series XX, 5.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    2,870       2,121,785  

Series A, AMT, 6.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    5,830       4,459,950  

Series A, RB, 7.00%, 07/01/33(f)(g)

    8,735       6,682,275  

Series A, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/42(f)(g)

    2,315       1,711,475  

Series A, RB, 7.00%, 07/01/43(f)(g)

    775       592,875  

Series TT, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    3,270       2,417,504  

Series TT, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    455       336,381  

Series WW, RB, 5.50%, 07/01/38(f)(g)

    415       306,809  

Series XX, RB, 5.25%, 07/01/27(f)(g)

    230       170,038  

Series XX, RB, 5.25%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    8,385       6,199,014  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    765       565,563  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/25

    3,560       2,631,901  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    3,655       2,702,134  

Series UU, 0.00%, 07/01/17(a)(f)(g)

    2,660       1,995,000  

Series UU, 1.58%, 07/01/18(a)(f)(g)

    125       93,750  

Series UU, 1.32%, 07/01/20(a)(f)(g)

    1,135       851,250  

Series UU, 3.89%, 07/01/31(a)(f)(g)

    1,345       1,008,750  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

    330       243,968  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    1,050       776,263  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/23(f)(g)

    370       273,540  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    5,050       3,733,455  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/25

    265       195,914  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    345       255,058  

Series AAA, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    190       140,467  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax
Revenue, RB

   

Series A-2, Convertiable, Restructured, 4.33%,
07/01/40

    7,453       6,617,228  

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.50%, 07/01/34

    2,255       2,120,167  

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    12,864       11,395,176  

Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    9,552       8,641,064  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.54%, 07/01/53

    1,564       1,318,885  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    7,333       6,391,362  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    15,338       13,618,012  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax
Revenue, RB, CAB(d)

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/29

    2,914       2,089,073  

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/33

    2,574       1,459,545  

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46

    7,072       1,742,534  

Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46

    2,066       513,376  
   

 

 

 
      204,776,725  
Rhode Island — 0.3%            

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB,
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    5,650       5,604,625  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 0.7%            

City of Hardeeville South Carolina, SAB(b)

   

3.00%, 05/01/27

    500       477,104  

3.50%, 05/01/32

    850       727,259  

3.88%, 05/01/41

    1,400       1,101,772  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
South Carolina (continued)                                                  

City of Hardeeville South Carolina,
SAB(b) (continued)

   

4.00%, 05/01/52

  $ 1,350     $ 960,610  

County of Dorchester South Carolina, SAB, 6.00%,
10/01/51(b)

    2,240       2,241,564  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development
Authority, RB

   

7.50%, 08/15/62(b)

    1,935       1,847,844  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    585       546,515  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development
Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 11/15/27

    480       457,613  

5.25%, 11/15/52

    800       741,878  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    3,315       3,330,156  
   

 

 

 
      12,432,315  
South Dakota — 0.8%            

South Dakota Housing Development Authority,
Refunding RB

   

Series A, Class A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA),
3.00%, 11/01/51

    6,005       5,816,161  

Series B, 3.00%, 11/01/52

    7,710       7,411,985  
   

 

 

 
      13,228,146  
Tennessee — 1.4%            

Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility
Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44 .

    410       349,751  

Franklin Health & Educational Facilities Board,
Refunding RB, Series A, 7.50%, 06/01/47(b)(f)(g)

    4,060       1,219,795  

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility
Board, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    560       567,274  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson
County Health & Educational Facilities Board,
Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    1,635       1,202,345  

Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/58

    7,565       7,108,596  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson
County Industrial Development Board, SAB,
4.00%, 06/01/51(b)

    2,350       1,874,095  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson
County Industrial Development Board, SAB, CAB,
0.00%, 06/01/43(b)(d)

    4,000       1,278,444  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, ARB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/33

    1,150       1,272,559  

Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/34

    1,250       1,374,671  

Nashville Metropolitan Development & Housing
Agency, TA, 5.13%, 06/01/36(b)

    500       495,165  

Tennergy Corp., RB, Series A, 5.50%,
10/01/53(a)

    7,435       7,835,077  
   

 

 

 
      24,577,772  
Texas — 6.0%            

Angelina & Neches River Authority, RB, Series A,
AMT, 7.50%, 12/01/45(b)

    2,340       1,621,606  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/51

    2,045       1,647,734  

(PSF), 5.00%, 08/15/52

    3,440       3,609,004  

5.63%, 08/15/54(b)

    6,260       5,829,531  

7.50%, 04/01/62(b)

    1,970       2,033,749  

7.88%, 11/01/62(b)

    1,670       1,709,003  

Series A, 5.88%, 03/01/24

    230       231,328  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Texas (continued)                                                  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.,
Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/15/51

  $ 1,000     $ 848,308  

Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp., RB,
AMT, 7.00%, 03/01/39

    1,610       1,523,646  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding
RB(d)

   

0.00%, 01/01/28

    3,000       2,473,569  

0.00%, 01/01/29

    500       396,279  

0.00%, 01/01/30

    1,330       1,014,951  

0.00%, 01/01/31

    4,000       2,932,624  

City of Crandall Texas, SAB(b)

   

3.38%, 09/15/26

    100       97,712  

4.00%, 09/15/31

    200       193,309  

4.75%, 09/15/31

    100       96,177  

4.25%, 09/15/41

    770       708,852  

5.00%, 09/15/41

    500       462,564  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue,
ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/28

    2,725       2,767,426  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, RB,
Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38

    1,110       1,110,058  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue,
Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27

    615       625,262  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue,
Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27

    3,925       3,980,397  

City of Marble Falls Taxas, SAB(b)

   

4.63%, 09/01/31

    100       89,258  

4.88%, 09/01/41

    295       229,997  

5.13%, 09/01/51

    500       368,311  

City of San Marcos Texas, SAB(b)

   

3.75%, 09/01/27

    228       220,794  

4.00%, 09/01/32

    237       219,836  

4.25%, 09/01/42

    750       635,782  

4.50%, 09/01/51

    520       424,937  

Fort Bend County Industrial Development Corp., RB,
Series B, 4.75%, 11/01/42

    3,380       3,237,492  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance
Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    510       475,098  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/43

    520       464,127  

Series A, 5.13%, 01/01/48

    1,535       1,333,889  

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Refunding
RB, Series G, Senior Lien, (NPFGC), 0.00%,
11/15/41(d)

    350       119,612  

Hemphill County Hospital District, GO

   

4.63%, 02/01/39

    1,500       1,366,201  

4.75%, 02/01/45

    2,500       2,201,307  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority, RB

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/39

    745       726,608  

Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    1,490       1,423,373  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority,
Refunding RB

   

Series B, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/38

    585       546,625  

Series B, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/39

    1,000       926,460  

Series B, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    1,040       953,332  

Series B, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    1,000       905,099  

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., RB,
4.00%, 10/01/51

    1,400       1,097,659  

Mission Economic Development Corp., Refunding
RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.63%, 10/01/31(b)

    1,385       1,349,255  
Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Texas (continued)                                                   

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/57

  $ 3,000      $ 2,545,137  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.88%, 04/01/23(c)

    890        895,806  

Series A, 6.00%, 04/01/23(c)

    1,355        1,364,240  

Series A, 6.75%, 10/01/52

    5,000        4,713,235  

New Hope Higher Education Finance Corp., RB,
Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/51(b)

    5,580        4,975,524  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., RB(b)

    

Series A, 5.50%, 08/15/35

    375        384,499  

Series A, 5.75%, 08/15/45

    735        747,117  

Port Beaumont Navigation District, RB(b)

    

AMT, 2.75%, 01/01/36

    665        488,465  

AMT, 2.88%, 01/01/41

    3,000        1,997,793  

AMT, 3.00%, 01/01/50

    21,760        12,907,967  

Port Beaumont Navigation District, Refunding RB,
Series A, AMT, 3.63%, 01/01/35(b)

    2,775        2,290,441  

San Antonio Education Facilities Corp., RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    645        568,595  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/51

    885        723,499  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    8,560        8,720,894  

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway 249 System, RB, CAB(d)

    

0.00%, 08/01/46

    2,580        677,714  

0.00%, 08/01/47

    3,850        945,048  

0.00%, 08/01/48

    4,070        928,745  

0.00%, 08/01/49

    3,825        809,561  

0.00%, 08/01/50

    5,485        1,080,101  

0.00%, 08/01/51

    3,230        592,621  

0.00%, 08/01/52

    3,230        552,634  

0.00%, 08/01/53

    290        46,396  
    

 

 

 
       104,184,173  
Utah — 0.1%             

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/52(b)

    1,320        1,125,515  
Vermont — 0.5%             

East Central Vermont Telecommunications District, RB(b)

    

Series A, 4.75%, 12/01/40

    2,850        2,502,206  

Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/44

    3,695        3,012,955  

Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/50

    3,000        2,325,099  

Vermont Student Assistance Corp., RB, Class A, AMT, 2.38%, 06/15/39

    2,170        1,650,300  
    

 

 

 
       9,490,560  
Virginia — 1.2%             

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB

    

Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/55

    9,770        9,073,477  

Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/60

    4,325        3,957,362  

Hanover County Economic Development Authority,
Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/40(b)

    1,790        1,507,606  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority,
Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/50

    1,250        1,089,460  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development
Authority, SAB(b)

    

5.00%, 03/01/35

    490        483,761  

5.00%, 03/01/45

    505        473,529  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)                                                  

Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/49

  $ 1,250     $ 1,026,781  

Salem Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    830       740,926  

Virginia Beach Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/01/48

    2,885       2,193,079  
   

 

 

 
      20,545,981  
Washington — 1.2%            

Washington Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.63%, 12/01/40(b)

    3,470       3,487,617  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    885       761,180  

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, RB, Series B, 3.00%, 07/01/58

    5,365       3,096,179  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/56(b)

    1,400       1,218,661  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.50%, 12/20/35

    9,381       8,257,372  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB(b)
5.75%, 01/01/35

    355       337,271  

6.00%, 01/01/45

    940       875,967  

5.00%, 01/01/48

    2,410       2,276,679  
   

 

 

 
      20,310,926  
Wisconsin — 3.9%            

Public Finance Authority, ARB
AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    530       405,730  

AMT, 4.25%, 07/01/54

    3,690       2,612,579  

Public Finance Authority, RB
5.00%, 06/15/39

    310       312,969  

5.00%, 06/15/41(b)

    925       845,545  

5.00%, 01/01/42(b)

    1,555       1,437,114  

5.00%, 12/01/45(b)

    280       251,167  

5.00%, 06/15/49

    955       918,478  

5.63%, 06/15/49(b)

    5,975       5,130,207  

5.00%, 04/01/50(b)

    315       282,951  

5.00%, 06/15/53

    645       610,580  

5.00%, 06/15/55(b)

    2,405       2,006,326  

5.00%, 01/01/56(b)

    3,790       3,207,341  

Series A, 4.25%, 06/15/31(b)

    170       154,878  

Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31(b)

    910       766,033  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/40(b)

    750       687,800  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/41(b)

    510       445,886  

Series A, 5.38%, 06/01/44(b)

    1,215       1,032,516  

Series A, 6.85%, 11/01/46(b)(f)(g)

    1,325       993,750  

Series A, 7.00%, 11/01/46(b)(f)(g)

    805       603,750  

Series A, 5.38%, 07/15/47(b)

    1,595       1,507,661  

Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47(b)

    910       726,154  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/49(b)

    1,340       1,147,777  

Series A, 5.63%, 06/15/49(b)

    8,025       7,688,728  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/51(b)

    1,060       857,261  

Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/51(b)

    5,280       3,923,235  

Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/54(b)

    1,500       1,217,046  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/55(b)

    11,540       8,864,301  

Series A, 4.75%, 06/15/56(b)

    2,415       1,738,380  

Series A-1, 4.50%, 01/01/35(b)

    895       771,937  

Series A-1, 5.50%, 12/01/48(b)(f)(g)

    38       8,436  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Wisconsin (continued)                                                  
Public Finance Authority, RB (continued)            

Series B, 0.00%, 01/01/35(b)(d)

  $ 1,135     $ 483,113  

Series B, 0.00%, 01/01/60(b)(d)

    31,635       1,704,620  

AMT, 4.00%, 09/30/51

    4,000       3,125,780  

AMT, 4.00%, 03/31/56

    3,370       2,570,835  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB(b)

   

4.00%, 04/01/32

    595       566,165  

4.00%, 04/01/42

    650       528,372  

5.00%, 03/01/52

    1,300       1,096,621  

4.00%, 04/01/52

    815       601,913  

5.25%, 05/15/52

    1,135       969,930  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/34

    280       275,027  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

    680       639,240  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 11/01/46

    130       103,921  

4.00%, 01/01/47

    3,900       2,909,611  

4.00%, 01/01/57

    1,050       732,126  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 4.70%, 07/01/47

    740       740,627  
   

 

 

 
      68,204,417  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds — 92.7%            

(Cost: $1,810,467,703)

      1,618,213,339  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(j)

 

Georgia — 1.1%

   

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/52(a)

    18,800       19,411,050  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 0.7%            

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41(c)

    12       6,287,701  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    5,011       5,151,305  
   

 

 

 
      11,439,006  
Massachusetts — 0.2%            

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue, RB, BAB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45

    3,463       3,312,539  
Nebraska — 0.5%            

Central Plains Energy Project, RB, Series 1, 5.00%, 05/01/53(a)

    9,313       9,654,361  
New York — 3.3%            

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series C-1, 4.15%, 11/01/39

    3,107       12,336,392  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB,
Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47

    32,925       30,495,228  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/46

    13,000       11,990,472  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

    2,925       3,009,681  
   

 

 

 
      57,831,773  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
North Carolina — 1.1%                                                  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB,
4.00%, 11/01/49

  $ 21,050     $ 19,421,267  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 0.8%            

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority, RB, Series A-1, 4.00%, 04/15/50

    11,000       9,345,385  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A,
5.50%, 12/01/42

    3,677       3,839,829  
   

 

 

 
      13,185,214  
Virginia — 0.4%            

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority,
Refunding RB, 4.00%, 05/15/42

    8,137       7,786,590  
   

 

 

 
Washington — 0.5%            

Snohomish County Public Utility District No.1, RB,
Series 1, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    8,664       8,929,735  
   

 

 

 
Wisconsin — 0.1%            

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority,
Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/46

    1,778       1,622,389  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 8.7%
(Cost: $159,616,208)

      152,593,924  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 101.4%
(Cost: $1,970,083,911)

      1,770,807,263  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 2.7%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional
Class, 3.09%(k)(l)

    47,996,554       47,991,754  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.7%
(Cost: $47,991,649)

      47,991,754  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.1%
(Cost: $2,018,075,560)

      1,818,799,017  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2%

      20,010,066  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (5.3)%

      (92,299,734
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,746,509,349  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. (d) Zero-coupon bond.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. (g) Non-income producing security.

(h) 

Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations. (i) Rounds to less than 1,000.

(j) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(k) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(l) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
06/30/22
     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, MuniCash, Institutional Class.

   $ 77,796,619      $      $ (29,776,925 )(a)     $ (14,354    $ (13,586    $ 47,991,754        47,996,554      $ 561,253      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

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

           

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     742        03/22/23      $ 83,208      $ 824,100  

U.S. Long Bond

     1,187        03/22/23        148,004        3,028,789  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     485        03/31/23        52,297        182,992  
           

 

 

 
            $ 4,035,881  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $      $      $ 4,035,881      $      $ 4,035,881  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

   $      $      $      $      $ 21,194,088      $      $ 21,194,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (477,800    $      $ (477,800
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 289,107,493  

For more information about the Fund’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 Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 1,614,950,470        $ 3,262,869        $ 1,618,213,339  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              152,593,924                   152,593,924  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

   $ 47,991,754        $        $        $ 47,991,754  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 47,991,754        $ 1,767,544,394        $ 3,262,869        $ 1,818,799,017  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

                 

Assets

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 4,035,881        $        $        $ 4,035,881  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $91,838,967 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds

                                                     
Alabama(a) — 2.0%            

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB
Series C-1, 5.25%, 02/01/53

  $ 62,425     $ 64,939,729  

Series F, 5.50%, 11/01/53

    11,170       11,722,490  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/51

    102,970       101,278,820  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 05/01/53

    20,000       20,630,560  
   

 

 

 
      198,571,599  
Arizona — 1.8%            

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 07/01/49

    1,695       1,580,406  

5.00%, 07/01/54

    10,655       9,755,974  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,300       1,207,615  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    2,010       1,752,541  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/37

    2,830       2,844,294  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/52

    2,450       2,434,754  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., RB 5.00%, 07/01/44

    7,930       8,704,959  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/45

    1,000       953,777  

Junior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    42,815       46,128,967  

Series A, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    1,000       1,001,818  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB
6.88%, 07/01/23(c)

    3,440       3,506,481  

Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44(b)

    2,190       2,279,913  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

Series 2019F, 4.00%, 01/01/45

    9,400       8,878,037  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    10,000       9,686,100  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    30,445       29,098,661  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    31,100       32,202,837  

Pinal County Industrial Development Authority, RB, AMT, 6.25%, 06/01/26

    280       283,727  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    11,595       11,687,888  
   

 

 

 
      173,988,749  
Arkansas(b) — 0.6%            

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49

    15,325       13,545,599  

Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 09/01/49

    50,925       47,518,525  
   

 

 

 
      61,064,124  
California — 14.3%            

California Community Choice Financing Authority, RB, Series B-1, 4.00%, 02/01/52(a)

    160,000       157,919,040  

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing(b)

   

Series A-2, 4.00%, 02/01/50

    6,860       5,152,258  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/51

    7,940       5,531,210  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 05/15/51

    10,000       9,344,790  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/48

    22,500       21,501,202  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/50

    35,000       33,310,025  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
California (continued)                                                  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/44

  $ 21,960     $ 22,252,332  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing Class A, 3.25%, 08/20/36

           

Series 2021-2, Class A, (FHLMC COLL), 3.75%, 03/25/35

    14,527       14,187,006  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 01/01/56(b)

    2,200       1,607,375  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, RB, CAB, Class B, 0.00%, 01/01/61(b)(d)

    48,025       2,384,393  

California Public Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/46

    2,855       3,074,395  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/51

    8,450       8,008,031  

California State Public Works Board, RB

   

4.00%, 11/01/46

    12,765       12,266,961  

5.00%, 11/01/46

    17,305       18,858,453  

Series B, 4.00%, 05/01/40

    10,000       10,140,790  

Series B, 4.00%, 05/01/46

    10,000       9,635,520  

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    4,950       4,817,934  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB, Series C, 3.00%, 09/02/30

    3,510       3,374,974  

City & County of San Francisco California, GO, Series D-1, 4.00%, 06/15/43

    2,065       2,083,523  

City & County of San Francisco California, RB, M/F Housing, Series J, (FNMA), 2.55%, 07/01/39

    25,000       20,257,625  

City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    27,620       29,352,685  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, ARB AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    26,170       27,075,142  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 05/15/38

    14,370       13,750,337  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 05/15/39

    10,940       10,290,372  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/45

    17,175       17,776,108  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding ARB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 05/15/42

    2,000       1,827,496  

AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/45

    18,000       18,800,460  

AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    10,035       10,388,372  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII, RB, Series A1, 3.00%, 08/01/56(b)

    1,330       885,819  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, RB, M/F Housing, 4.38%, 08/01/49(b)

    11,440       8,937,809  

CMFA Special Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/45(b)

    1,365       1,087,949  

County of Sacramento California Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    8,200       8,437,554  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(b)

   

3.13%, 07/01/56

    23,665       16,077,693  

4.00%, 07/01/56

    33,920       25,150,779  

3.13%, 08/01/56

    9,025       6,205,590  

3.00%, 12/01/56

    5,000       3,305,800  

4.00%, 12/01/56

    4,620       3,275,640  

3.25%, 04/01/57

    1,700       1,179,848  

3.25%, 05/01/57

    11,890       8,278,282  

4.00%, 07/01/58

    9,055       6,437,507  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/54

    8,950       8,091,239  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments   (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
California (continued)                                                  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB,

   

M/F Housing(b) (continued)

   

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/58

  $ 10,330     $ 6,849,978  

Mezzanine Lien, 4.00%, 06/01/57

    9,220       6,654,636  

Series B, Mezzanine Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/59

    6,125       4,205,333  

Senior Lien, 3.25%, 05/01/57

    3,340       2,258,755  

Senior Lien, 3.13%, 06/01/57

    13,670       9,063,935  

Series B, Sub Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/59

    15,875       10,615,565  

Elk Grove Unified School District, GO, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    2,895       2,831,322  

Los Angeles Community College District, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 08/01/38

    10,000       10,134,020  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    19,635       21,825,795  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    15,060       16,510,248  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A,

   

5.25%, 07/01/44

    24,365       25,858,818  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power,

   

Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/37

    13,500       14,689,012  

Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/38

    15,000       16,237,950  

Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/39

    7,000       7,539,406  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    19,755       21,357,624  

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California,

   

Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    7,215       8,049,783  

Mount San Antonio Community College District,

   

Refunding GO, Series 2018-A, Election 2018,

   

4.00%, 08/01/49

    110       106,162  

Oxnard Union High School District, GO, Series C,

   

4.00%, 08/01/44

    2,500       2,484,455  

Regents of the University of California Medical

   

Center Pooled Revenue, RB, Series P,

5.00%, 05/15/47

    21,000       22,420,104  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, ARB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/51

    25,000       25,289,500  

Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 07/01/56

    40,000       40,301,440  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,

   

Refunding ARB, Series B, AMT, Subordinate,

5.00%, 07/01/49

    12,840       13,005,122  

San Diego County Regional Transportation

   

Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/41

    35,000       37,119,460  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority,

   

Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 5.25%, 08/01/47

    13,645       14,662,303  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San

   

Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB

   

2nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    34,750       35,589,143  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/44

    31,450       32,617,518  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/49

    24,200       24,845,898  

Series B, Class B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/46

    57,000       58,001,604  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities

   

Commission Wastewater Revenue, RB,

   

Series B, 1.00%, 10/01/26

    100,000       94,416,100  

South Orange County Public Financing Authority,

   

RB, 5.00%, 06/01/52

    10,000       10,705,500  

State of California, GO, 4.00%, 03/01/46

    14,000       13,701,744  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
California (continued)                                                  

State of California, Refunding GO

   

4.00%, 11/01/37

  $ 16,170     $ 16,582,966  

4.00%, 03/01/38

    5,000       5,069,390  

5.25%, 10/01/39

    20,100       21,594,334  

4.00%, 03/01/46

    15,000       14,685,705  

University of California, RB, 5.00%, 01/30/23

    100,000       105,412,600  

University of California, Refunding RB

   

Series BE, 5.00%, 05/15/43

    23,275       25,343,985  

Series BH, 4.00%, 05/15/46

    5,000       4,900,765  
   

 

 

 
      1,395,858,296  

Colorado — 3.4%

   

Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District No.6, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    525       499,451  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    515       466,597  

Broadway Station Metropolitan District No.2, GO,

   

Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/48

    3,585       3,089,646  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System

   

Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    25,015       25,965,420  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    13,860       14,246,943  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/43

    51,045       53,146,370  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    26,000       26,738,946  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    4,120       4,196,241  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/48

    11,575       11,962,878  

Series D, AMT, 5.75%, 11/15/45

    3,290       3,584,504  

City & County of Denver Colorado Dedicated

   

Excise Tax Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    2,500       2,444,568  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/48

    12,920       13,279,176  

City & County of Denver Colorado, COP, Series A,

   

5.38%, 06/01/43

    10,000       10,455,590  

City & County of Denver Colorado, Refunding RB,

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    36,115       36,069,856  

City of Colorado Springs CO Utilities System

   

Revenue, RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/47

    11,500       12,479,593  

5.00%, 11/15/50

    6,840       7,278,348  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    2,250       2,384,165  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority,

   

Refunding RB(b)

   

4.00%, 07/01/31

    500       494,556  

5.00%, 12/01/40

    990       933,159  

4.00%, 07/01/41

    750       668,715  

5.00%, 12/01/50

    1,320       1,172,354  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    755       620,960  

5.00%, 12/01/55

    1,540       1,342,623  

4.00%, 07/01/61

    1,225       964,370  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.50%, 11/01/47

    4,390       4,599,710  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 11/15/38

    14,855       14,321,007  

4.00%, 11/15/43

    14,650       13,883,175  

5.00%, 05/15/47

    26,070       27,730,607  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/38

    5,350       4,908,951  

Cottonwood Highlands Metropolitan District No.1,

   

GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    900       797,107  

Mayfield Metropolitan District, GO, Series A,
5.75%, 12/01/50

    1,190       1,157,733  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)                                                  

Southlands Metropolitan District No.1, Refunding GO, Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/47

  $ 3,000     $ 2,623,596  

State of Colorado, COP, Series J,
5.25%, 03/15/42 .

    20,000       21,137,160  

STC Metropolitan District No.2, Refunding GO, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/29

    1,500       1,443,347  
   

 

 

 
      327,087,422  

Connecticut — 0.8%

   

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities

   

Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    10,000       10,496,420  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities

   

Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series 2015-A, 0.38%, 07/01/35(a)

    39,965       38,582,331  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/39(b)

    1,500       1,440,311  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/44(b)

    2,000       1,846,120  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/50(b)

    2,350       2,075,978  

Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB, 7.00%, 02/01/45(b)

    3,895       3,902,233  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/39

    12,590       12,331,804  

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/40

    3,265       3,183,672  

Series D, 4.00%, 11/01/40

    6,000       5,901,180  
   

 

 

 
      79,760,049  

Delaware — 0.2%

   

Delaware State Economic Development Authority,

   

Refunding RB, Series A, 1.25%, 10/01/45(a)

    25,165       23,324,507  
   

 

 

 

District of Columbia — 4.9%

   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 10/01/49

    5,850       6,153,030  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    3,855       3,577,428  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority,

   

Refunding RB

   

Series B, Sub-Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/40

    48,060       50,918,272  

Series B, Sub-Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/44

    63,075       66,385,239  

District of Columbia, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    30,000       31,418,310  

Series D, 5.00%, 06/01/42

    34,680       36,690,885  

District of Columbia, RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/45

    10,000       10,748,390  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    28,465       30,933,286  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/47

    15,250       17,367,081  

Series C, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    10,000       9,641,510  

District of Columbia, Refunding GO

   

Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/39

    5,000       5,031,815  

Series D, 4.00%, 02/01/40

    5,250       5,150,581  

Series D, 4.00%, 02/01/46

    20,000       19,054,160  

District of Columbia, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    3,000       2,990,112  

5.00%, 07/01/42

    10,005       11,032,223  

4.00%, 03/01/44

    11,000       10,667,569  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/45

    12,185       11,797,493  

Series A, RB, 5.00%, 03/01/44

    3,980       4,265,848  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation

   

Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/36

    10,000       10,465,490  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/40

    1,000       913,369  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/41

    4,325       4,004,189  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    12,400       12,634,558  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
District of Columbia (continued)                                                  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

   

Dedicated Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/35

  $ 1,110     $ 1,150,331  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/40

    3,345       3,259,314  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/41

    8,150       8,929,645  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/45

    4,850       5,226,593  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/46

    23,235       21,886,255  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/43

    35,480       37,108,745  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    40,000       41,912,280  
   

 

 

 
      481,314,001  

Florida — 3.4%

   

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority,

   

Refunding RB(b)

   

4.00%, 11/15/45

    2,830       2,290,087  

4.00%, 11/15/55

    4,170       3,134,852  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB(b)

   

5.00%, 07/01/54

    2,095       1,850,442  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/49

    4,365       3,494,872  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/56

    3,400       2,484,040  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB, CAB, Subordinate,

   

0.00%, 01/01/61(b)(d)

    6,970       300,378  

City of Tampa Florida, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    12,910       13,127,262  

City of Tampa Florida, SAB

   

5.25%, 05/01/43

    11,720       12,546,541  

5.25%, 05/01/46

    15,430       16,400,331  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue,

   

Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/44

    8,000       8,066,520  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue,

   

Refunding RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    100,000       101,602,000  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, ARB(c)

   

Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    6,325       6,468,002  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    2,350       2,390,674  

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/23

    5,000       5,112,070  

County of Palm Beach Florida, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/51(b)

    4,770       4,439,043  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB

   

Series C, 5.75%, 12/15/56(b)

    6,295       5,300,812  

AMT, 3.00%, 06/01/32

    6,760       5,556,003  

Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding RB(b)

   

6.50%, 06/30/57

    8,670       8,444,493  

Series A, 4.50%, 12/15/56

    18,065       13,694,300  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/44

    18,420       18,885,989  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/42

    22,310       22,901,817  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    32,485       32,915,556  

Hillsborough County Port District, ARB, Series A,

   

5.25%, 06/01/48

    8,375       8,669,097  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Refunding

   

SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/50(b)

    1,250       947,561  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB

   

4.63%, 05/01/27

    1,745       1,739,674  

5.00%, 05/01/37(b)

    1,655       1,611,687  

5.25%, 05/01/37

    2,755       2,751,584  

4.70%, 05/01/39

    1,160       1,092,183  

5.13%, 05/01/47(b)

    1,985       1,866,496  

5.38%, 05/01/47

    4,770       4,642,961  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Florida (continued)                                                   

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District,
SAB (continued)
4.88%, 05/01/49

  $ 1,250      $ 1,133,731  

Live Oak Lake Community Development District, SAB

    

4.40%, 05/01/40

    1,600        1,400,046  

4.60%, 05/01/51

    2,840        2,332,356  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.10%, 11/01/43

    8,370        7,159,095  

River Landing Community Development District, SAB
Series A, 4.13%, 05/01/40

    860        762,947  

Series A, 4.35%, 05/01/51

    1,100        930,219  

Series B, 4.25%, 11/01/35

    1,000        948,365  

Sarasota National Community Development District, Refunding SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/39

    1,750        1,501,140  

Sterling Hill Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/10(e)(f)

    147        93,809  

Windward Community Development District, SAB

    

Series A-1, 4.50%, 05/01/51

    500        403,790  

Series A-2, 4.40%, 11/01/35

    1,315        1,158,677  
    

 

 

 
       332,551,502  
Georgia — 1.1%             

City of Atlanta Georgia Airport Passenger Facility
Charge, ARB, Series D, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/35

    10,850        10,548,359  

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation,
Refunding RB
AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/34

    20,615        20,094,945  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    3,000        3,101,916  

East Point Business & Industrial Development
Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/62(b)

    5,030        4,509,501  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB(a)
Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/52

    44,395        45,838,504  

Series C, 4.00%, 03/01/50

    20,710        20,429,711  
    

 

 

 
       104,522,936  
Illinois — 6.6%             

Chicago Board of Education, GO
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    2,200        2,126,905  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    25,350        24,052,308  

Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    4,620        4,643,419  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    1,000        1,029,497  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO
Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/25(d)

    650        579,649  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    365        376,147  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    1,000        1,034,504  

Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/35

    11,640        10,779,827  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    4,445        4,487,383  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    12,760        12,941,549  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/26

    3,060        3,111,215  

Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    9,585        9,679,326  

Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    5,000        5,072,750  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO, CAB,
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    4,000        4,105,596  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ARB Class A, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    15,065        15,282,674  

Series D, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    56,685        58,958,522  

Series D, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    20,000        20,330,100  
Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Illinois (continued)                                                   

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB
Series A, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/39

  $ 4,000      $ 4,124,568  

Series A, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    5,000        5,039,870  

Series C, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.50%, 01/01/34

    5,380        5,380,000  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB
Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/35

    6,225        6,323,436  

Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    30,000        31,233,450  

Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/39

    64,885        67,385,603  

Series C, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    4,380        4,133,301  

Series E, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/38

    5,100        4,959,679  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB
Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/42

    23,695        24,556,692  

Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    37,295        38,447,416  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    15,500        15,934,574  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    48,000        50,122,800  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/46

    59,510        56,572,110  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    35,105        36,129,504  

Series A, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    14,345        13,917,289  

State of Illinois, GO
5.50%, 05/01/39

    9,040        9,412,484  

5.50%, 10/01/42

    28,000        29,146,768  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/29

    27,500        28,555,368  

State of Illinois, GO, BAB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/32

    14,000        14,442,610  

State of Illinois, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/28

    19,250        19,929,159  

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23

    1,920        1,922,281  
    

 

 

 
       646,260,333  
Indiana — 0.4%             

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB
AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34

    3,870        3,952,458  

AMT, 7.00%, 01/01/44

    7,330        7,460,789  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, 5.25%, 10/01/52

    13,660        14,666,565  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Seeries A, 5.00%, 02/01/49

    10,000        10,427,520  
    

 

 

 
       36,507,332  
Iowa — 0.1%             

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Series B2, Subordinate, 0.00%, 06/01/65(d)

    88,635        10,050,854  
Kentucky — 0.0%             

City of Henderson Kentucky, RB, Series SE, Class A, AMT, 4.70%, 01/01/52(b)

    3,030        2,674,748  
Louisiana — 2.2%             

Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44(b)

    2,355        1,983,781  

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, RB, AMT, 1.00%, 12/01/51(a)

    195,960        183,873,187  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental
Facilities & Community Development Authority, Refunding RB, 0.88%, 02/01/46(a)

    21,580        20,365,413  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB(b)

    

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    1,425        1,319,510  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/39

    1,300        1,270,571  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    2,800        2,406,818  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Louisiana (continued)                                                   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB(b) (continued)

    

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/49

  $ 3,000      $ 2,782,917  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/58

    4,500        4,054,262  
    

 

 

 
       218,056,459  
Maryland — 0.3%             

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB
Series A, 4.50%, 09/01/33

    2,735        2,660,143  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/38

    1,400        1,404,648  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB,
Class B, AMT, 5.25%, 06/30/47

    12,285        12,654,926  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., TA,
4.00%, 09/01/50

    5,145        4,035,774  

Prince County George’s COP, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    6,175        6,441,834  
    

 

 

 
       27,197,325  
Massachusetts — 5.2%             

City of Lowell Massachusetts, Refunding GO
(SAW), 4.00%, 08/01/44

    6,315        6,254,603  

(SAW), 4.00%, 08/01/47

    7,110        6,921,066  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation
Fund Revenue, RB, BAB, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/52

    25,000        27,094,875  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO 5.00%, 01/01/43

    3,045        3,223,735  

5.00%, 11/01/43

    5,000        5,273,430  

Series 2020, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    5,915        6,344,955  

Series A, 5.25%, 04/01/42

    42,000        45,049,158  

Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/44

    16,490        17,900,522  

Series B, 4.00%, 02/01/39

    2,840        2,867,792  

Series B, 4.00%, 02/01/42

    2,900        2,884,969  

Series B, 4.00%, 02/01/44

    10,000        9,700,200  

Series C, 5.25%, 10/01/47

    10,125        11,220,434  

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/48

    10,000        9,412,630  

Series E, 5.25%, 09/01/43

    92,000        99,156,588  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Refunding GO,
Series D, 4.00%, 11/01/40

    2,500        2,486,793  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Assessment Revenue, Refunding RB,
Series A-1, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    20,000        20,170,820  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales
Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    5,000        5,012,790  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB,
Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    9,655        9,850,108  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency,
Refunding RB
5.00%, 10/01/37(b)

    1,000        1,043,223  

5.00%, 10/01/47(b)

    1,250        1,274,121  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/36

    50,000        51,045,750  

Massachusetts Port Authority, ARB,
Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    21,640        22,408,090  

Massachusetts Port Authority, Refunding ARB
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    2,110        2,205,653  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,000        1,062,270  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    15,000        15,524,100  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    10,000        10,214,440  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB,
Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/40

    6,890        6,815,333  
Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
Massachusetts (continued)                                                   

Town of Westwood Massachusetts, Refunding GO

    

4.00%, 08/15/41

  $ 2,065      $ 2,066,225  

4.00%, 08/15/43

    1,840        1,815,545  

4.00%, 08/15/47

    10,345        10,220,364  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, RB,
Series 1, 4.00%, 11/01/46

    10,000        9,639,890  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB
Series 1, 5.25%, 11/01/42

    58,840        63,238,231  

Series 1, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    2,435        2,363,367  

Series 1, 5.25%, 11/01/47

    14,425        15,317,864  
    

 

 

 
       507,079,934  
Michigan — 3.8%             

Lansing Board of Water & Light, Refunding RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    31,150        32,774,566  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB
4.00%, 02/15/47

    17,220        15,857,381  

Series A, 6.50%, 06/01/57(b)

    5,980        5,591,736  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 11/15/41

    61,865        63,241,806  

5.25%, 12/01/41

    25,630        26,456,619  

4.00%, 04/15/42

    3,450        3,236,065  

4.00%, 02/15/44

    65,965        62,300,380  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    25,105        26,372,401  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    4,750        4,643,144  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    9,370        9,749,391  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    19,475        17,700,866  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB
Series I, 4.00%, 10/15/38

    2,000        1,990,880  

Series I, 4.00%, 10/15/41

    2,000        1,956,400  

Series I, 4.00%, 10/15/46

    6,000        5,726,610  

Series I, 5.25%, 10/15/57

    3,720        4,066,418  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    2,950        3,014,487  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    16,470        16,382,297  

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB
4.00%, 11/15/44

    10,000        9,376,960  

4.00%, 11/15/46

    29,160        26,767,918  

Series B, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    8,000        7,412,512  

State of Michiganchigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB, 4.00%, 11/15/41

    5,000        4,839,750  

State of Michiganchigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB,
BAB, 4.00%, 11/15/39

    18,600        18,339,154  
    

 

 

 
       367,797,741  
Minnesota — 0.2%             

City of Rochester Minnesota, Refunding RB,
4.00%, 11/15/39

    23,070        23,546,142  
Montana — 0.0%             

City of Kalispell Montana, Refunding RB
Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/37

    405        362,183  

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/47

    1,500        1,236,462  

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    1,500        1,204,421  
    

 

 

 
       2,803,066  
Nevada(b) — 0.0%             

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB

    

Series A, 4.50%, 12/15/29

    280        279,347  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/37

    875        837,000  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Nevada (continued)                                                  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/38

  $ 1,080     $ 1,066,623  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/47

    1,400       1,270,342  
   

 

 

 
      3,453,312  
New Hampshire(b) — 0.1%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42

    9,085       8,421,186  

Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42

    3,700       3,408,929  
   

 

 

 
      11,830,115  
New Jersey — 5.5%            

Clearview Regional High School District, GO, (SCH BD RES FD), 4.00%, 08/01/41

    3,750       3,716,048  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, ARB, AMT, 5.13%, 09/15/23

    1,460       1,460,432  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB, Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

    14,145       14,362,126  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/41

    2,335       2,257,880  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    7,375       7,869,014  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    11,950       12,501,899  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    22,245       23,222,712  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    10,000       10,241,000  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

5.25%, 06/15/43

    9,000       9,573,012  

Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39

    39,890       40,291,533  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/45

    22,000       19,663,204  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/44

    35,890       32,396,001  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/46

    17,500       15,447,005  

Series C, 5.25%, 06/15/32

    20,010       20,666,508  

Series S, 5.00%, 06/15/46

    12,350       12,509,525  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/39

    8,500       8,123,484  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/41

    7,000       6,537,510  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    35,000       34,965,805  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48

    21,420       20,173,570  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/46

    26,315       28,331,834  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/40

    19,050       18,901,848  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    19,955       19,636,239  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    20,905       20,369,477  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    8,890       8,621,566  

State of New Jersey, GO
(BAM-TCRS), 2.00%, 06/01/36

    6,055       4,855,595  

2.00%, 06/01/37

    10,000       7,773,950  

5.00%, 06/01/39

    17,000       18,420,265  

5.00%, 06/01/40

    30,810       33,054,603  

5.00%, 06/01/41

    11,500       12,164,941  

5.00%, 06/01/42

    10,500       11,096,977  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    18,260       17,870,715  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    20,350       20,391,066  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    6,960       6,617,394  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Jersey (continued)                                                  

Township of North Bergen New Jersey, Refunding GO

   

4.00%, 04/15/39

  $ 1,500     $ 1,505,501  

4.00%, 04/15/40

    1,500       1,501,593  

4.00%, 04/15/41

    1,500       1,494,102  

4.00%, 04/15/42

    1,500       1,484,895  
   

 

 

 
      530,070,829  
New Mexico — 0.0%            

County of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, (AGM), 6.00%, 02/01/27

    155       164,621  
   

 

 

 
New York — 15.0%            

City of New York, GO

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 09/01/46

    4,800       4,526,170  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    14,000       14,834,862  

Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/47

    4,040       4,449,490  

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    2,040       2,046,055  

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/41

    1,910       1,893,899  

Series D-1, 5.25%, 05/01/41

    4,210       4,750,008  

Series D-1, 5.50%, 05/01/44

    7,840       8,935,797  

Series D-1, 5.50%, 05/01/45

    1,000       1,136,047  

Series D-1, 5.50%, 05/01/46

    2,655       2,996,128  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    23,825       24,784,528  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB,
Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/39

    10,000       10,035,200  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB

   

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/43

    16,040       15,491,945  

Series AA-1, 5.25%, 06/15/52

    1,530       1,676,143  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Refunding RB

   

Series BB-1, 5.00%, 06/15/44

    2,460       2,663,961  

Series BB-1, 4.00%, 06/15/45

    96,140       91,128,799  

Series CC, 4.00%, 06/15/41

    5,000       4,809,020  

Series CC-1, 5.00%, 06/15/37

    24,000       25,880,592  

Series CC-1, 5.25%, 06/15/37

    15,000       16,389,840  

Series DD-2, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    21,260       22,555,032  

Series DD-3, 4.00%, 06/15/42

    15,000       14,752,215  

Series EE, 5.25%, 06/15/36

    14,500       15,772,737  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    34,240       36,431,805  

Series EE, 4.00%, 06/15/42

    5,000       4,797,835  

Series EE, 4.00%, 06/15/45

    16,755       16,052,077  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    5,490       5,950,474  

Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    23,790       25,359,474  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.25%, 07/15/45

    31,165       33,249,783  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    6,835       6,688,895  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/41

    16,500       15,928,143  

Series C-1, 4.00%, 02/01/41

    10,000       9,721,930  

Series F-1, 5.00%, 02/01/43

    14,280       15,450,646  

Series B-1, RB, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    15,000       14,857,710  

Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/44

    30,000       28,197,300  

Series B-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    22,965       21,321,579  

Series C-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 11/01/42

    20,925       19,958,537  

Series C-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/47

    17,220       18,376,099  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York (continued)                                                  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future
Tax Secured Revenue, RB (continued)

   

Series C-3, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/01/40

  $ 10,000     $ 10,619,050  

Series F-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/44

    4,000       4,310,500  

Series F-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/47

    5,000       5,340,510  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future
Tax Secured Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series D-1, 5.50%, 11/01/45

    19,690       22,163,674  

Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/01/48

    19,400       21,243,679  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 2.88%, 11/15/46

    53,000       36,610,227  

New York Power Authority, RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/47

    9,850       9,276,326  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    71,380       68,547,856  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/43

    2,220       2,312,092  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 03/15/38

    5,000       5,396,715  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/39

    3,675       3,603,914  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/40

    47,720       46,336,597  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/42

    8,105       7,740,640  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/43

    12,365       11,852,644  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    20,150       21,388,137  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/42

    16,800       17,767,730  

Series E, 4.00%, 03/15/43

    36,455       34,606,039  

Series E, 4.00%, 03/15/44

    7,135       6,673,052  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing Series J, (SONYMA HUD SECT 8), 1.10%, 11/01/61(a)

    36,070       32,627,551  

Series L-2, (SONYMA), 0.75%, 11/01/25

    7,650       6,910,184  

Series M-2, (SONYMA FHA 542(C)), 0.75%,
11/01/25

    4,380       3,982,616  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/42

    14,865       14,196,744  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/48

    4,400       4,693,616  

Series N, 4.00%, 01/01/45

    4,060       3,847,881  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/37

    16,450       16,513,448  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    14,655       14,030,081  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/45

    7,715       7,311,922  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/47

    10,155       9,489,807  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    25,725       24,896,449  

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/45

    19,085       17,758,573  

New York State Urban Development Corp.,
Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 03/15/43

    12,105       11,734,865  

4.00%, 03/15/44

    7,200       6,974,618  

4.00%, 03/15/46

    2,090       1,971,219  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/38

    8,325       8,245,838  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/44

    19,500       18,653,797  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    12,225       13,099,185  

Series E, 4.00%, 03/15/41

    25,000       24,217,600  

Series E, 4.00%, 03/15/42

    50,000       47,752,250  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    1,650       1,690,310  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    10       10,207  
Security   Par
(000)
     Value  
New York (continued)                                                   

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB (continued)
AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/38

  $ 12,150      $ 12,426,813  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    25,020        24,905,634  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB,
Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/42(b)

    5,190        4,865,324  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB

    

AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/43

    4,455        4,087,663  

AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/49

    8,465        8,692,251  

Consolidated, 218th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    46,300        47,839,614  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB,
Series 207, AMT, 5.00%, 09/15/31

    14,950        15,975,450  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey,
Refunding ARB

    

230th Series, 5.25%, 12/01/52

    3,195        3,494,851  

AMT, 5.00%, 01/15/47

    11,050        11,402,020  

Series 207, AMT, 4.00%, 09/15/43

    3,410        3,127,850  

Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/40

    1,000        939,351  

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/40

    5,515        6,069,958  

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/52

    3,415        3,665,617  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, Series C, RB, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    21,500        20,798,863  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/45

    7,805        8,028,496  

Series C, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    12,000        12,820,776  

Series C, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    17,150        18,553,625  

Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    55,995        58,862,784  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.,
Refunding RB, Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51

    2,500        2,483,375  
    

 

 

 
       1,459,289,213  
North Carolina — 0.0%             

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB

    

5.00%, 10/01/40

    1,050        991,949  

5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,000        907,826  

5.00%, 10/01/50

    1,500        1,315,698  
    

 

 

 
       3,215,473  
Ohio — 0.8%             

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55

    63,365        54,772,706  

County of Franklin Ohio, RB, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    5,000        5,095,345  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB(b)

    

AMT, 4.50%, 01/15/48

    1,480        1,337,611  

AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    8,460        7,460,053  

State of Ohio, RB

    

4.00%, 01/01/46

    5,935        5,659,201  

Refunding RB, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    2,020        1,959,022  
    

 

 

 
       76,283,938  
Oklahoma — 0.1%             

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB,
7.25%, 09/01/51(b)

    7,990        8,304,063  

University of Oklahoma, RB, Series A, (AGM),
5.00%, 07/01/46

    4,000        4,386,904  
    

 

 

 
       12,690,967  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oregon — 0.3%                                                  

Hillsboro School District No.1J, GO, (GTD), 4.00%, 06/15/40

  $ 2,500     $ 2,504,610  

Oregon State Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/52

    5,875       6,037,432  

University of Oregon, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/50

    14,565       15,398,526  
   

 

 

 
      23,940,568  
Pennsylvania — 1.6%  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 05/01/27

    3,250       3,301,188  

5.00%, 05/01/32

    3,750       3,772,061  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/46

    2,205       1,687,277  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    1,500       1,087,008  

Geisinger Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/39

    23,500       22,565,076  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, TA, 7.00%, 07/01/32

    1,805       1,814,742  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/41

    7,550       7,025,547  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/42

    8,430       7,753,358  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/47

    7,500       7,605,202  

AMT, 5.75%, 06/30/48

    5,500       5,785,433  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/44

    2,500       2,316,018  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/43

    5,375       5,026,867  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/44

    30,000       31,941,510  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB

   

Series A-2, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    7,500       7,742,992  

Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/46

    46,430       48,204,322  
   

 

 

 
      157,628,601  
Puerto Rico — 3.4%  

Children’s Trust Fund, RB, Series A, 0.00%, 05/15/57(d)

    300,000       20,046,000  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Series A1, Restructured, 5.63%, 07/01/29

    36,799       37,693,286  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/42(b) .

    6,205       4,983,912  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/47(b)

    30,875       27,789,939  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    78,205       69,275,475  

Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    85,670       77,499,995  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    50,843       44,314,199  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    48,060       42,670,600  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax

   

Revenue, RB, CAB, Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

    18,123       4,503,348  
   

 

 

 
      328,776,754  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Rhode Island — 0.1%                                                  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

  $ 10,000     $ 9,919,690  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 0.2%  

County of Dorchester South Carolina, SAB(b)

   

5.88%, 10/01/40

    1,245       1,261,663  

6.00%, 10/01/51

    3,000       3,002,094  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development
Authority, RB, 7.50%, 08/15/62(b)

    10,135       9,678,499  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority,
Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/15/37

    6,005       5,910,530  
   

 

 

 
      19,852,786  
Tennessee — 0.3%  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/39

    12,690       12,826,151  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, ARB,
Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/47

    13,000       13,555,191  
   

 

 

 
      26,381,342  
Texas — 8.0%  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB 7.88%, 11/01/62(b)

    9,425       9,645,121  

Series A, 5.30%, 04/01/62(b)

    6,415       5,504,076  

Series A, 5.75%, 08/15/62

    4,950       4,465,192  

Bullard Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 5.00%, 02/15/47

    5,000       5,391,285  

City of Dallas Texas Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    21,635       23,477,242  

City of El Paso Texas Water & Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 03/01/46

    45,000       48,076,965  

City of Garland Texas, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 02/15/40

    10,430       10,540,662  

City of Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 1st Lien, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    25,000       26,323,150  

City of Houston Texas, Refunding GO, Series A, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 03/01/44

    5,250       5,041,832  

City of Midland Taxas, GO, Series B, 5.00%, 03/01/47

    17,985       19,503,851  

City of New Braunfels Texas Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/53

    5,000       5,321,190  

City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/01/41

    1,120       1,203,290  

County of Harris Texas, Refunding GO, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/47

    5,900       5,674,006  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB

   

Class B, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    57,745       54,339,546  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    9,060       9,011,475  

Series B, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    39,300       36,982,322  

Frisco Independent School District, Refunding GO, (PSF), 4.00%, 08/15/40

    3,485       3,484,969  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB 4.00%, 12/01/45

    9,065       8,410,135  

Series B, 7.00%, 01/01/23(c)

    3,700       3,700,000  

Series B, 6.38%, 01/01/33

    465       465,251  
 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Texas (continued)                                                  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 10/01/41

  $ 1,300     $ 1,260,301  

4.00%, 10/01/42

    11,500       11,089,967  

4.00%, 10/01/47

    45,010       42,259,259  

Harris County Flood Control District, Refunding GO, Series A, 4.25%, 10/01/47

    10,355       10,437,674  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/15/45

    2,000       2,026,380  

5.00%, 05/15/46

    1,500       1,551,311  

5.50%, 05/15/47

    5,000       5,415,445  

5.00%, 05/15/50

    15,310       15,672,034  

Mission Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.63%, 10/01/31(b)

    13,495       13,146,708  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    4,000       3,684,124  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/57

    7,000       5,938,653  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB

   

Class A, 6.63%, 10/01/43

    7,370       7,119,892  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/40

    2,000       1,908,720  

Series A, 6.75%, 10/01/52

    1,160       1,093,471  

Series B2, 4.50%, 10/01/26

    2,970       2,904,898  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    22,070       23,987,596  

Pasadena Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 5.00%, 02/15/47

    4,165       4,510,316  

Pottsboro Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 5.00%, 02/15/47

    6,000       6,470,208  

Prosper Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 4.00%, 02/15/47

    8,500       8,228,654  

Rockwall Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 5.00%, 02/15/47

    8,860       9,566,629  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB

   

4.00%, 10/01/41

    5,710       5,482,382  

5.50%, 11/15/47

    11,905       13,087,155  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    50,400       51,773,400  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 02/15/41

    13,000       13,330,070  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    20,000       19,279,080  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    5,000       5,114,145  

Texas Water Development Board RB, 5.00%, 10/15/47

    25,815       27,990,275  

Texas Water Development Board, RB

   

4.70%, 10/15/41

    7,000       7,436,576  

4.75%, 10/15/42

    7,345       7,801,036  

4.00%, 10/15/45

    50,000       48,480,650  

5.25%, 10/15/46

    60,000       62,874,120  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/49

    24,715       23,718,738  

Series B, 5.00%, 04/15/49

    15,000       15,738,000  

Series B, RB, 5.00%, 10/15/38

    9,540       10,300,796  
   

 

 

 
      777,240,223  
Utah — 1.1%            

County of Utah, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/43

    2,750       2,638,892  

Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/45

    1,875       1,826,211  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Utah (continued)                                                  

County of Utah, RB (continued)

   

Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/46

  $ 30,000     $ 30,821,100  

County of Utah, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    44,970       46,532,977  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 06/15/42

    1,810       1,550,048  

5.00%, 06/15/52

    5,420       4,377,149  

5.63%, 06/15/54

    4,940       4,336,332  

5.00%, 06/15/57

    3,910       3,116,133  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB(b)

   

5.25%, 06/15/37

    3,795       3,638,820  

5.38%, 06/15/48

    4,740       4,356,927  
   

 

 

 
      103,194,589  
Vermont(b) — 0.1%            

East Central Vermont Telecommunications District, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/30

    2,010       1,885,931  

Series A, 4.25%, 12/01/40

    4,030       3,316,581  

Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/50

    2,960       2,294,098  
   

 

 

 
      7,496,610  
Virginia — 1.6%            

Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, TA, Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 03/01/46

    1,815       1,287,862  

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 05/15/42

    25,760       24,651,084  

Hanover County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/38

    125       121,217  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    370       329,827  

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/37

    2,125       2,151,737  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/38

    2,125       2,140,952  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    2,125       2,101,614  

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 02/01/34

    3,400       3,470,608  

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB 4.00%, 05/15/42

    6,175       6,147,818  

4.00%, 05/15/43

    3,765       3,716,729  

Virginia Public Building Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/39

    5,000       5,121,695  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/41

    31,165       31,617,796  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/42

    32,440       32,784,675  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/38

    34,825       35,780,180  
   

 

 

 
      151,423,794  
Washington — 0.7%            

University of Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/46

    23,385       24,632,145  

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, RB, Series B, 3.00%, 07/01/58 .

    10,745       6,201,015  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.50%, 12/20/35

    40,113       35,308,868  
   

 

 

 
      66,142,028  
Wisconsin — 0.7%            

Public Finance Authority, ARB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    2,715       2,078,411  

AMT, 4.25%, 07/01/54

    4,745       3,359,536  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Wisconsin (continued)                                                  

Public Finance Authority, RB(b)

   

4.00%, 06/15/40

  $ 2,020     $ 1,512,174  

5.00%, 12/01/45

    2,370       2,125,947  

4.00%, 06/15/50

    2,995       1,963,022  

5.00%, 12/01/55

    6,030       5,171,165  

4.00%, 06/15/56

    2,445       1,524,225  

Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31

    1,715       1,443,679  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/41

    1,215       1,083,616  

Series A, 5.25%, 03/01/45

    3,325       3,043,309  

Series A, 7.00%, 11/01/46(e)(f)

    6,385       4,788,750  

Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47

    1,715       1,368,520  

Series A, 5.63%, 06/15/49

    12,235       11,722,317  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/51

    1,365       1,125,485  

Series A, 5.38%, 07/15/52

    6,760       6,237,912  

Series A, 5.25%, 03/01/55

    9,500       8,267,204  

Series A, 4.75%, 06/15/56

    7,815       5,625,440  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/56

    1,495       1,201,723  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 01/01/56

    2,515       1,837,522  

Public Finance Authority, RB, CAB, Series B,

   

0.00%, 01/01/61(b)(d)

    24,640       1,405,244  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 03/01/37(b)

    760       711,098  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    1,050       777,281  
   

 

 

 
      68,373,580  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 90.9%
(Cost: $9,231,558,009)

 

    8,857,386,152  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g)

 

Alabama — 0.6%  

Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority-Birmingham, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    60,000       61,202,340  
   

 

 

 
Arizona — 0.3%  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/39

    30,280       30,710,642  
   

 

 

 
California — 2.2%  

California State University, Refunding RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/51

    40,470       43,347,761  

State of California, Refunding GO, 5.00%, 09/01/41

    70,000       77,388,255  

University of California, Refunding RB,
Series Q, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    87,090       94,685,250  
   

 

 

 
      215,421,266  
District of Columbia — 0.6%  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

   

Dedicated Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/45

    50,585       54,512,823  
   

 

 

 
Massachusetts — 2.3%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO

   

Series A, 5.25%, 04/01/47

    85,000       89,498,243  

Series C, 5.25%, 10/01/47

    50,000       55,409,550  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB,

   

Series B, 5.25%, 02/15/48

    70,505       75,046,263  
   

 

 

 
      219,954,056  
Nevada — 0.8%  

County of Clark Nevada, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    74,740       79,302,690  
   

 

 

 
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York — 2.4%                                                  

City of New York, GO, Sub-Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/43

  $ 52,780     $ 55,608,084  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Refunding RB, Series CC, 5.25%, 06/15/46

    61,465       64,121,589  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    66,155       70,702,662  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey,
Refunding ARB, Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/47(h)

    40,000       43,468,500  
   

 

 

 
      233,900,835  
Texas — 0.8%  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43(h)

    79,060       82,578,210  
   

 

 

 
Washington — 0.5%  

Port of Seattle Washington, Refunding ARB,
Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 05/01/42

    45,000       46,644,705  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 10.5%
(Cost: $1,069,487,225)

      1,024,227,567  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 101.4%
(Cost: $10,301,045,234)

      9,881,613,719  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.3%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 3.09%(i)(j)

    223,938,481       223,916,087  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.3%
(Cost: $223,845,054)

 

    223,916,087  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.7%
(Cost: $10,524,890,288)

 

    10,105,529,806  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3%

      119,240,378  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (5.0)%

 

    (484,283,894
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 9,740,486,290  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. (d) Zero-coupon bond.

(e) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. (f) Non-income producing security.

(g) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(h) 

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on April 1, 2026 to February 1, 2030, is $62,691,958. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(i) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(j) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
06/30/22
    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, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $ 432,921,461     $     $ (208,946,724 )(a)    $ 153,073     $ (211,723   $ 223,916,087       223,938,481     $ 2,353,896     $  

iShares National Muni Bond ETF(b)

          25,869,875       (25,666,937     (202,938                              
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (49,865   $ (211,723   $ 223,916,087       $ 2,353,896     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

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                             

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     2,127          03/22/23        $238,523   $ 3,077,705  

U.S. Long Bond

     3,434          03/22/23        428,177     10,396,878  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     2,291          03/31/23        247,034     1,329,271  
              

 

 

 
               $ 14,803,854  
              

 

 

 

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)

   $        $        $        $        $ 14,803,854        $        $ 14,803,854  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

   $        $        $        $        $ 50,528,316        $        $ 50,528,316  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $        $        $ 27,177,119        $        $ 27,177,119  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

       

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 1,733,174,516  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022 

   BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

For more information about the Fund’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 Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

Assets

               

Investments

               

Long-Term Investments

               

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 8,857,386,152      $        $ 8,857,386,152  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              1,024,227,567                 1,024,227,567  

Short-Term Securities

               

Money Market Funds

     223,916,087                                     —          223,916,087  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   223,916,087        $   9,881,613,719      $        $   10,105,529,806  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

               

Assets

               

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 14,803,854        $      $        $ 14,803,854  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $481,619,958 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)      Value  
Municipal Bonds             
Alabama — 8.7%             

Birmingham Airport Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 07/01/23

  $ 225      $ 226,871  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB
4.00%, 10/01/52(a)

    9,710        9,595,344  

4.01%, 10/01/52(a)

    4,000        3,800,060  

Sereis F, 5.25%, 12/01/26

    5,140        5,335,269  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/49(a)

    19,045        18,952,270  

Series B, 4.00%, 10/01/52(a)

    6,950        6,904,012  

Series C-1, 5.25%, 02/01/53(a)

    3,570        3,713,814  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, Refunding RB 4.00%, 12/01/23

    440        439,026  

4.00%, 06/01/24

    400        399,032  

4.00%, 12/01/24

    475        474,118  

Series D1, 4.00%, 07/01/52(a)

    1,030        1,029,435  

Series D2, 4.28%, 07/01/52(a)

    2,650        2,569,217  

Lower Alabama Gas District, RB, 4.00%, 12/01/23

    375        375,283  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, RB
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/23

    2,225        2,221,498  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/49(a)

    1,600        1,596,992  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, RB
Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/24

    650        650,077  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/51(a)

    3,035        2,985,153  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/26

    1,400        1,436,861  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/27

    750        770,497  
    

 

 

 
       63,474,829  
Alaska — 0.7%             

Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, Refunding RB,
Series One, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    645        666,307  

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB
Series A, Class 1, 5.00%, 06/01/24

    1,000        1,019,903  

Series A, Class 1, 5.00%, 06/01/25

    1,000        1,033,686  

State of Alaska International Airports System, Refunding RB Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/26

    1,510        1,591,005  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/28

    1,000        1,066,604  
    

 

 

 
       5,377,505  
Arizona(a) — 1.3%             

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, RB,
Series B, 3.91%, 01/01/46

    5,900        5,808,816  

Chandler Industrial Development Authority, RB
2.40%, 12/01/35

    485        480,878  

AMT, 5.00%, 09/01/52

    2,925        3,050,690  
    

 

 

 
       9,340,384  
California — 1.3%             

California Community Choice Financing Authority, RB,
0.00%, 12/01/53(a)

    7,000        7,000,000  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB
4.00%, 06/01/23

    530        531,337  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/23

    450        451,140  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/24

    600        613,790  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/23

    525        526,449  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/24

    485        492,523  
    

 

 

 
       9,615,239  
Security   Par (000)      Value  
Colorado — 1.5%             

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB
Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/27

  $ 2,480      $ 2,517,922  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/28

    2,000        2,159,556  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB(a)
Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/49

    2,200        2,270,741  

Series B-2, 5.00%, 08/01/49

    2,500        2,611,955  

Regional Transportation District, Refunding RB
Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/24

    350        353,537  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/24

    350        355,589  

Series A, 3.00%, 01/15/26

    610        596,302  
    

 

 

 
       10,865,602  
Connecticut — 2.0%             

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/15/26

    555        598,367  

Series D-1, 5.00%, 05/15/27

    655        710,238  

Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/15/27

    550        599,322  

Series D-1, 5.00%, 05/15/28

    675        738,561  

Series E-5, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/28

    1,400        1,500,773  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB
Series L-1, 4.00%, 07/01/23

    550        550,876  

Series L-1, 4.00%, 07/01/24

    650        654,055  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/23

    475        478,245  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/24

    865        889,930  

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/23

    225        228,547  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/23

    190        192,308  

State of Connecticut, GO

    

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/23

    695        697,615  

Series A, 4.65%, 03/01/25(a)

    4,155        4,254,126  

Series C, 3.00%, 06/01/23

    650        650,062  

Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/23

    325        326,338  

University of Connecticut, RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/24

    650        667,538  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/25

    720        751,812  
    

 

 

 
       14,488,713  
Delaware — 1.0%             

Delaware State Economic Development Authority,
Refunding RB,
Series B, 1.25%, 10/01/40(a)

    8,000        7,417,488  
    

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 0.1%             

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/27

    1,000        1,026,040  
    

 

 

 
Florida — 3.6%             

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/24

    885        911,279  

County of Lee Florida Airport Revenue, ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/27

    4,095        4,317,220  

County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, Sereis A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/23

    400        402,683  

Escambia County, RB, 2nd Series, 1.80%, 04/01/39(a)

    20,300        20,300,000  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/15/23

    500        505,270  
    

 

 

 
       26,436,452  
Georgia — 4.0%             

Bartow County Development Authority, Refunding RB,
2.75%, 12/01/32(a)

    2,000        1,995,732  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Georgia (continued)  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB
Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/23

  $ 2,450     $ 2,456,855  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/48(a)

    3,615       3,613,854  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/52(a)

    5,000       5,162,575  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/01/23

    1,000       1,004,657  

Series C, 4.00%, 03/01/50(a)

    1,000       986,466  

Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/48(a)

    2,200       2,190,949  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/24

    505       516,126  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/25

    510       529,910  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/28

    600       644,143  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB
4.00%, 11/01/24

    3,000       3,030,279  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    900       900,000  

Series A-R, Subordinate, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    3,550       3,550,000  

Series A-R, Subordinate, 5.00%, 01/01/24

    2,500       2,535,160  
   

 

 

 
      29,116,706  

Idaho — 0.1%

 

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB, S/F Housing, Series A-1, 2.95%, 07/01/23

    825       822,094  

Illinois — 2.8%

   

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series D, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/28

    1,550       1,550,000  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/24

    500       510,098  

Chicago Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Revenue, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/23

    2,160       2,174,965  

5.00%, 06/01/28

    5,105       5,495,383  

Illinois Development Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, 3.69%, 01/07/23(a)

    4,200       4,200,000  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 08/15/23

    1,000       1,011,224  

Series B, 4.36%, 05/01/42(a)

    1,000       974,316  

Series C3, Class A, VRDN, 3.59%, 01/07/23(a)

    2,850       2,850,000  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, RB
Series G, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 5.50%, 04/01/28

    300       332,437  

Series G, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 5.50%, 10/01/28

    250       278,571  

Series G, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 5.50%, 04/01/29

    355       397,437  

Series G, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 5.50%, 10/01/29

    375       421,726  
   

 

 

 
      20,196,157  

Indiana — 2.4%

 

Indiana Finance Authority, RB
3.00%, 02/01/23

    225       224,937  

4.50%, 12/15/46(a)

    8,000       8,005,272  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB
Class B, 3.96%, 03/01/39(a)

    6,550       6,585,960  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/24(b)

    1,400       1,408,884  

Series 2, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 10/01/24

    500       518,394  

Lawrence Township School Building Corp., RB, (NPFGC), 4.00%, 01/15/24

    550       555,530  

Southwest Allen Multi School Building Corp., RB, (NPFGC), 4.00%, 07/15/24

    325       328,928  
   

 

 

 
      17,627,905  
Kansas — 3.4%  

City of Burlington Kansas, Refunding RB(a)

   

Series A, VRDN, 3.68%, 01/07/23

    18,000       18,000,000  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Kansas (continued)  

City of Burlington Kansas, Refunding RB(a)  (continued)

   

Series B, VRDN, 3.68%, 01/07/23

  $ 6,000     $ 6,000,000  

City of Dodge City Kansas, GO, Series 2019-A, (BAM),
4.00%, 09/01/23

    1,080       1,087,130  
   

 

 

 
      25,087,130  

Kentucky — 2.3%

 

City of Owensboro Kentucky Electric Light & Power System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/23

    1,750       1,750,000  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, RB
Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/49(a)

    3,000       2,999,979  

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/23

    500       499,715  

Series C, RB, 4.00%, 02/01/50(a)

    10,000       9,890,590  

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/23

    1,000       1,015,802  

University of Louisville, RB, Series A, (AGM),
5.00%, 09/01/27

    1,000       1,078,409  
   

 

 

 
      17,234,495  
Louisiana — 7.4%  

Ascension Parish School Board, GO, 4.00%, 03/01/24

    570       577,197  

Consolidated Govt of the City of Baton Rouge & Parish of E Baton Rouge Sales Tax, Refunding RB

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 08/01/23

    600       606,481  

(AGM), 5.00%, 08/01/24

    500       515,373  

Greater Ouachita Water Co., Refunding RB, (BAM), 3.00%, 09/01/23

    500       498,633  

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, RB, AMT, 1.00%, 12/01/51(a)

    13,515       12,681,395  

Livingston Parish School Board Sales & Use Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/24

    680       689,165  

Parish of St Bernard Louisiana Sales & Use Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/01/23

    3,405       3,410,145  

Parish of St James Louisiana, RB, Series A-1, RB, VRDN, 4.12%, 01/07/23(a)

    24,700       24,700,000  

Parish of St John the Baptist Louisiana, Refunding RB, 2.00%, 06/01/37(a)

    10,315       10,238,586  
   

 

 

 
      53,916,975  

Maryland — 0.5%

 

Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB, Class A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/12/28

    2,565       2,628,043  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB Series B, 5.00%, 04/15/23

    675       677,949  

Series B, 5.00%, 04/15/24

    700       714,655  
   

 

 

 
      4,020,647  

Massachusetts — 1.1%

 

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, RB AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/26

    1,265       1,333,437  

AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/27

    1,950       2,085,137  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/24

    3,500       3,548,037  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-2, (HUD SECT 8), 0.45%, 12/01/24

    1,500       1,422,235  
   

 

 

 
      8,388,846  
Michigan — 2.4%  

Michigan Finance Authority,
RB 4.51%, 12/01/39(a)

    6,115       6,111,894  

2nd Lien, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/01/23

    310       314,674  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB
4.41%, 04/15/47(a)

    3,150       3,255,991  

Series A, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/23

    1,000       1,001,273  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  

Michigan (continued)

   
Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB (continued)  

Series D-1, 0.55%, 10/15/24

  $ 1,300     $ 1,238,585  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing
Series A, 0.55%, 04/01/25

    1,500       1,412,635  

Series A-1, 0.65%, 10/01/24

    610       583,788  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 0.58%, 08/01/27(a)

    1,600       1,516,877  

Mona Shores Public Schools, GO, Series II, (Q-SBLF),
4.00%, 05/01/24

    500       506,887  

University of Michigan Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.18%, 01/04/23(a)

    1,900       1,900,000  
   

 

 

 
      17,842,604  
Minnesota — 0.6%  

Hastings Independent School District No.200, GO, CAB, Series A, (SD CRED PROG), 0.00%, 02/01/26(c)

    1,040       954,378  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing
Series E, AMT, 0.70%, 01/01/25

    800       757,762  

Series E, AMT, 0.90%, 01/01/26

    790       731,110  

Series E, AMT, 1.10%, 01/01/27

    585       529,938  

Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency, RB, Series A,
4.00%, 12/01/27

    1,300       1,290,025  
   

 

 

 
      4,263,213  
Mississippi(a) — 0.6%  

County of Jackson Mississippi, Refunding RB,
3.55%, 06/01/23

    3,100       3,100,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp. RB, Series K, VRDN, 3.55%, 01/04/23

    1,500       1,500,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,600,000  
Missouri — 0.2%  

City of St. Charles Missouri, Refunding COP, Series B,
4.00%, 02/01/24

    140       141,286  

City of Washington Missouri, Refunding COP,
5.00%, 03/01/23

    370       370,966  

County of Greene Missouri, COP

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/24

    275       278,404  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/25

    400       410,138  
   

 

 

 
      1,200,794  
Nebraska — 1.2%  

Central Plains Energy Project, Refunding RB
4.00%, 02/01/23

    1,055       1,055,152  

4.00%, 08/01/23

    875       876,302  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/27

    1,000       1,023,009  

County of Douglas Nebraska, Refunding RB,
4.19%, 07/01/35(a)

    5,945       5,928,431  

Douglas County Hospital Authority No.2, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/23

    110       111,638  
   

 

 

 
      8,994,532  
Nevada — 0.1%  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/23

    195       196,295  

5.00%, 06/01/24

    200       204,784  
   

 

 

 
      401,079  
New Hampshire — 0.6%  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB,
Class A, AMT, 4.04%, 10/01/33(a)

    4,800       4,705,325  
New Jersey — 13.1%  

Borough of Berlin New Jersey, Refunding GO,
4.50%, 09/26/23

    4,250       4,274,429  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

 

Borough of Wood-Ridge New Jersey, GO,
4.50%, 03/01/23

  $ 6,560     $ 6,568,016  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB Series QQQ, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    250       251,728  

Series QQQ, 5.00%, 06/15/24

    300       307,060  

Series UU, 5.00%, 06/15/24

    250       255,884  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB Series A, 1.00%, 06/01/23

    1,350       1,335,687  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/23

    1,010       1,022,883  

Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23

    5,945       5,959,310  

Series XX, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    8,010       8,065,373  

Series XX, 5.00%, 06/15/24

    2,990       3,060,367  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB, (SAP), 5.00%, 06/01/24

    280       286,390  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB 5.00%, 10/01/23

    3,500       3,540,302  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23

    1,015       1,025,082  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    1,000       1,027,283  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority,
RB 5.00%, 06/15/23

    1,500       1,511,551  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    175       176,210  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB Series A, 5.25%, 12/15/23

    2,000       2,034,270  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/23

    3,095       3,156,030  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/24

    5,820       5,970,016  

Series B, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 12/15/23

    1,130       1,149,363  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/15/23

    275       279,077  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB,
Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    615       615,000  

South Orange & Maplewood School District, GO,
(SCH BD RES FD), 2.00%, 08/15/23

    1,075       1,067,641  

State of New Jersey, GO

   

5.00%, 06/01/24

    680       700,049  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/24

    8,330       8,573,169  

Township of Clark New Jersey, Refunding GO,
4.50%, 08/18/23

    10,132       10,186,206  

Township of Deptford New Jersey, GO, Series A,
4.00%, 07/11/23

    4,466       4,464,841  

Township of Deptford New Jersey, Refunding GO,
4.75%, 07/20/23

    7,760       7,783,746  

Township of North Bergen New Jersey, Refunding GO, 4.50%, 08/08/23

    4,700       4,719,862  

Township of Plainsboro New Jersey, Refunding GO
4.00%, 07/26/23

    2,500       2,499,395  

4.50%, 07/26/23

    4,500       4,519,539  
   

 

 

 
      96,385,759  
New Mexico — 0.6%            

Albuquerque Municipal School District No.12, GO, Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/24

    250       258,168  

Albuquerque Municipal School District No.12, Refunding GO, Series B, (SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/24

    1,000       1,032,681  

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 09/01/27

    2,000       2,167,234  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/23

    1,200       1,198,759  
   

 

 

 
      4,656,842  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
New York — 6.2%            

City of New York, GO, VRDN, 3.49%, 01/04/23(a)

  $ 2,900     $ 2,900,000  

County of Monroe New York, Refunding GO, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/23

    775       778,089  

Genesee County Funding Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/24

    400       410,512  

5.00%, 12/01/25

    200       207,975  

Long Island Power Authority, RB, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/01/26(c).

    500       450,468  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 02/01/23

    1,800       1,801,332  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/25

    1,165       1,165,264  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    500       505,861  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, (FHA 542(C)), 1.05%, 05/01/28

    1,000       879,290  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.40%, 01/04/23(a)

    2,900       2,900,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.85%, 01/04/23(a)

    2,400       2,400,000  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Class B, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 11/15/23

    1,915       1,930,538  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/23

    350       355,198  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series P, 1.55%, 11/01/23

    3,695       3,638,943  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    775       775,000  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/27

    2,500       2,614,335  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/23

    550       558,798  

5.00%, 12/01/24

    1,030       1,066,706  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    1,000       1,035,592  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Series 230, 4.00%, 12/01/28

    2,000       2,138,118  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB

   

Series 227, AMT, 3.00%, 10/01/27

    1,230       1,198,784  

Series 227, AMT, 3.00%, 10/01/28

    4,000       3,908,360  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series 212, AMT, 2.95%, 04/01/25

    1,000       987,778  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB

   

Series 235, AMT, 0.65%, 04/01/24

    705       679,805  

Series 235, AMT, 0.75%, 10/01/24

    830       789,888  

Series 235, AMT, 0.88%, 04/01/25

    1,710       1,607,819  

Town of Oyster Bay New York, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 03/01/24

    390       394,664  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, Series E2A, 3.93%, 04/01/26(a)

    7,500       7,500,000  
   

 

 

 
      45,579,117  
Ohio — 3.2%            

City of Cleveland Ohio, GO, Series A, 3.00%, 12/01/23

    350       350,160  

County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/23

    1,100       1,119,107  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/23

    300       303,276  

Lancaster Port Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/23

    250       250,115  

Series A, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/01/49(a)

    12,610       12,833,083  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Refunding RB(a)
4.00%, 09/01/30

    1,100       1,097,171  
Security   Par (000)      Value  
Ohio (continued)             

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Refunding RB(a) (continued)

    

Series A, AMT, 4.25%, 11/01/39

  $ 900      $ 898,906  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, Series B, 3.89%, 12/01/42(a)

    5,335        5,158,961  

State of Ohio, RB, 5.00%, 10/01/24

    1,250        1,296,484  
    

 

 

 
       23,307,263  
Oklahoma — 0.1%             

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/25

    390        405,983  
    

 

 

 
Oregon — 0.0%             

City of Hermiston Oregon, GO, 4.00%, 06/01/24

    345        349,486  
    

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 7.9%             

Allegheny County Airport Authority, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/27

    2,000        2,091,536  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB, Series D2, 4.24%, 11/15/26(a)

    3,850        3,882,906  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/24

    735        754,219  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,000        1,057,971  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Water & Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    500        500,000  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/24

    2,975        3,053,338  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/25

    620        649,097  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, 1st Series, 5.00%, 03/15/24

    1,585        1,625,408  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, 1st Series, 5.00%, 08/15/23

    1,000        1,012,797  

County of Lehigh, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/23

    700        705,328  

DuBois Area School District, Refunding GO, Series B, (BAM SAW), 4.00%, 11/01/23

    325        327,517  

Easton Area School District, Refunding GO, Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/23

    375        375,743  

Muhlenberg School District, Refunding GO

    

(SAW), 4.00%, 05/15/23

    525        526,574  

(SAW), 4.00%, 05/15/24

    200        202,540  

Palmyra Area School District, Refunding GO, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/23

    590        590,998  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 04/15/24

    575        588,738  

Class A, AMT, 4.06%, 06/01/41(a)

    5,000        4,844,425  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB

    

0.40%, 10/01/23

    5,000        4,885,535  

4.81%, 12/01/37(a)

    5,000        5,000,000  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/24

    425        432,130  

Class B, VRDN, 4.81%, 01/07/23(a)

    5,000        5,000,000  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    1,925        2,074,295  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

    

Series 133, 5.00%, 10/01/23

    400        405,482  

Series 133, 5.00%, 04/01/25

    565        588,352  

Series 137, 5.00%, 04/01/27

    240        256,273  

Series 137, 5.00%, 10/01/27

    225        241,293  

Series 137, 5.00%, 04/01/28

    250        269,075  

Series 137, 5.00%, 10/01/28

    260        280,661  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)             

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB Series 136, 5.00%, 04/01/27

  $ 875      $ 933,712  

Series 136, 5.00%, 10/01/27

    250        268,104  

Series 136, 5.00%, 04/01/28

    1,375        1,479,914  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, VRDN, 3.66%, 01/07/23(a)

    1,000        1,000,000  

Perkasie Regional Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 4.00%, 02/01/23

    230        230,141  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 08/01/24

    500        514,627  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., Refunding RB Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/23

    1,000        1,009,788  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 08/01/24

    500        514,628  

Pottstown School District, Refunding GO, (BAM SAW), 4.00%, 06/01/23

    385        386,427  

School District of Philadelphia, GO, Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/23

    1,250        1,261,510  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, RB 5.00%, 06/01/23

    1,000        1,008,123  

5.00%, 06/01/24

    900        926,115  

University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, RB, 4.02%, 02/15/24(a)

    5,000        4,982,590  

Wilson Area School District, Refunding GO, (SAW), 4.00%, 03/15/23

    900        901,232  
    

 

 

 
       57,639,142  
Puerto Rico — 0.7%             

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    5,000        5,070,805  
Rhode Island — 0.6%             

Rhode Island Commerce Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    800        806,774  

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/27

    1,600        1,703,795  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    1,515        1,626,327  
    

 

 

 
       4,136,896  
South Carolina — 2.6%             

College of Charleston, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/24

    1,640        1,680,605  

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/48(a)

    16,885        16,870,799  

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    500        500,000  
    

 

 

 
       19,051,404  
South Dakota — 0.1%             

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/23

    335        338,641  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/24

    350        360,044  
    

 

 

 
       698,685  
Tennessee — 2.8%             

New Memphis Arena Public Building Authority, RB, CAB, 4.00%, 04/01/27(d)

    1,855        1,694,264  

Tennergy Corp., RB
Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/24

    350        348,703  
Security   Par (000)      Value  
Tennessee (continued)             

Tennergy Corp., RB (continued)

    

Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/26

  $ 725      $ 742,708  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/27

    775        804,228  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/28

    1,000        1,041,087  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/51(a)

    15,305        14,937,328  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., RB Series A, 5.25%, 09/01/24

    910        923,423  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/24

    250        254,548  
    

 

 

 
       20,746,289  
Texas — 5.7%             

City of San Antonio Texas Airport System, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, Subordinate Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,000        1,058,844  

Clear Creek Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 5.00%, 02/15/25

    650        679,704  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/23

    1,250        1,270,304  

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 2.00%, 02/15/25

    1,285        1,268,745  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB(a)
Class B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    1,500        1,645,725  

Class C, 4.51%, 07/01/49

    5,250        5,385,618  

North Central Texas Housing Finance Corp., RB, M/F Housing, 0.38%, 08/01/40(a)

    3,500        3,371,277  

Port of Arthur Navigation District Industrial Development Corp., RB, VRDN, 3.74%, 01/07/23(a)

    5,000        5,000,000  

State of Texas, GO
AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/26

    2,830        3,039,375  

AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/28

    3,120        3,449,799  

Texas Municipal Georgias Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, Refunding RB
5.00%, 12/15/23

    1,000        1,006,805  

5.00%, 12/15/25

    6,500        6,661,096  

5.00%, 12/15/27

    7,200        7,461,540  

Waco Educational Finance Corp., RB, 4.00%, 03/01/25

    400        409,863  
    

 

 

 
       41,708,695  
Virginia — 0.1%             

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/15/24

    425        436,693  

Lynchburg Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 01/01/27

    425        434,724  
    

 

 

 
       871,417  
Washington — 2.0%             

County of King Washington Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 3.89%, 01/01/40(a)

    9,700        9,666,215  

King County Housing Authority, Refunding RB
3.00%, 06/01/23

    200        199,617  

3.00%, 06/01/24

    225        223,830  

Port of Seattle Washington, Refunding ARB, Series B, 5.00%, 03/01/24

    1,375        1,404,541  

Seattle Housing Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.00%, 06/01/23

    3,000        2,996,871  
    

 

 

 
       14,491,074  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par (000)     Value  
Wisconsin — 2.7%            

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/23

  $ 300     $ 300,000  

5.00%, 01/01/24

    300       303,841  

State of Wisconsin, GO, Series A, 4.08%, 05/01/25(a)

    11,490       11,375,583  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority,

   

Refunding RB, Series C-2, 3.84%, 08/15/54(a)

    8,000       7,774,344  
   

 

 

 
      19,753,768  

Total Investments — 98.3%
(Cost: $731,833,014)

      721,313,379  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%

      12,332,165  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 733,645,544  
   

 

 

 
(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) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(c) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

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.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
06/30/22
     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, MuniCash, Institutional Class(a)

   $      $      $  (167 )(b)     $ 167      $  —      $             $ 7,556      $  —  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 721,313,379        $        $ 721,313,379  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 721,313,379        $        $ 721,313,379  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

December 31, 2022

 

    

BlackRock

New York
Municipal
Opportunities
Fund

   

BlackRock

High Yield
Municipal

Fund

   

BlackRock
National

Municipal

Fund

    BlackRock
Short-Term
Municipal Fund
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 1,295,236,695     $ 1,770,807,263     $ 9,881,613,719     $ 721,313,379  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    39,372,266       47,991,754       223,916,087        

Cash

                      69,969  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    6,415,000       9,119,000       22,765,000        

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    11,317,259       452,277       49,857,234       10,000  

Capital shares sold

    3,889,247       10,969,499       83,312,164       26,075,882  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    62,573                    

Dividends — affiliated

          135,858       544,263       664  

Interest — unaffiliated

    14,939,226       23,774,809       119,252,876       5,188,130  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,059,003       1,483,429       3,851,148        

Prepaid expenses

    141,446       262,220       428,065       147,069  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,372,432,715       1,864,996,109       10,385,540,556       752,805,093  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

       

Bank overdraft

          29,039       11,286,582        

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    162,692             16,354,570       7,000,000  

TOB Trust

    6,719,555                    

Accounting services fees

    67,147       83,886       422,636       44,213  

Capital shares redeemed

    8,097,321       23,595,698       122,505,359       11,205,525  

Custodian fees

    7,593       7,945       53,690       2,372  

Income dividend distributions

    780,390       1,481,770       5,412,549       613,367  

Interest expense and fees

    413,332       460,767       2,663,936        

Investment advisory fees

    427,750       678,419       3,070,464       139,675  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    15,750       2,615       143,172       853  

Other accrued expenses

    21,188       63,958       86,273       28,797  

Professional fees

                82,118       29,585  

Service and distribution fees

    173,638       140,977       607,798       62,660  

Transfer agent fees

    103,547       102,719       745,161       32,502  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    16,989,903       26,647,793       163,434,308       19,159,549  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

       

TOB Trust Certificates

    104,579,671       91,838,967       481,619,958        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    121,569,574       118,486,760       645,054,266       19,159,549  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,250,863,141     $ 1,746,509,349     $ 9,740,486,290     $ 733,645,544  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,388,910,824     $ 1,992,083,886     $ 10,786,118,426     $ 762,863,580  

Accumulated loss

    (138,047,683     (245,574,537     (1,045,632,136     (29,218,036
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,250,863,141     $ 1,746,509,349     $ 9,740,486,290     $ 733,645,544  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,357,863,998     $ 1,970,083,911     $ 10,301,045,235     $ 731,833,014  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 39,371,930     $ 47,991,649     $ 223,845,053     $  

 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2022

 

     BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Opportunities
Fund
    

BlackRock
High Yield
Municipal

Fund

    

BlackRock
National
Municipal

Fund

     BlackRock
Short-Term
Municipal Fund
 

NET ASSET VALUE

          
Institutional                           

Net assets

  $ 571,282,270      $ 858,697,175      $ 3,836,733,179      $ 379,084,652  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    55,488,354        98,704,836        386,372,828        38,910,396  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.30      $ 8.70      $ 9.93      $ 9.74  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        350 Million        800 Million        150 Million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Service                           

Net assets

    N/A        N/A      $ 1,455,125        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    N/A        N/A        146,630        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

    N/A        N/A      $ 9.92        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    N/A        N/A        375 Million        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    N/A        N/A      $ 0.10        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor A                           

Net assets

  $ 552,493,588      $ 534,382,361      $ 2,505,567,266      $ 274,967,304  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    53,628,532        61,579,434        252,147,202        28,201,277  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.30      $ 8.68      $ 9.94      $ 9.75  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 Million        800 Million        150 Million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor A1                           

Net assets

  $ 69,790,424        N/A        N/A      $ 10,964,672  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    6,774,783        N/A        N/A        1,124,333  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.30        N/A        N/A      $ 9.75  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        N/A        N/A        150 Million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10        N/A        N/A      $ 0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor C                           

Net assets

  $ 52,841,693      $ 28,264,234      $ 73,868,544      $ 6,617,286  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    5,130,965        3,247,877        7,432,558        702,073  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.30      $ 8.70      $ 9.94      $ 9.43  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        100 Million        375 Million        150 Million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class K                           

Net assets

  $ 4,455,166      $ 325,165,579      $ 3,322,862,176      $ 62,011,630  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    432,804        37,388,073        334,481,395        6,363,401  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.29      $ 8.70      $ 9.93      $ 9.75  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        2 Billion        1.35 Billion        150 Million  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

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Statement of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended December 31, 2022

 

     BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Opportunities
Fund
    BlackRock
High Yield
Municipal
Fund
   

BlackRock
National
Municipal

Fund

    BlackRock
Short-Term
Municipal Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 257,913     $ 561,253     $ 2,353,896     $ 7,556  

Interest — unaffiliated

    24,649,778       44,253,319       194,371,139       7,369,309  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    24,907,691       44,814,572       196,725,035       7,376,865  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    3,135,730       4,352,883       20,417,507       1,078,789  

Service and distribution — class specific

    1,056,397       891,394       3,872,414       364,882  

Transfer agent — class specific

    382,052       465,193       2,850,735       209,997  

Professional

    111,366       116,243       82,239       38,363  

Accounting services

    92,720       116,678       514,611       63,616  

Registration

    40,445       140,536       250,210       105,913  

Printing and postage

    22,054       14,794       15,929       14,353  

Directors and Officer

    10,697       14,231       84,426       5,872  

Custodian

    9,712       14,022       69,973       6,036  

Miscellaneous

    55,355       77,163       121,203       20,374  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,916,528       6,203,137       28,279,247       1,908,195  

Interest expense(a)

    1,377,359       1,377,600       6,409,468        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    6,293,887       7,580,737       34,688,715       1,908,195  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (425,816     (167,381     (1,436,745     (190,430

Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific

    (48,316     (97,367     (1,096,957     (65,805
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    5,819,755       7,315,989       32,155,013       1,651,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    19,087,936       37,498,583       164,570,022       5,724,905  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (24,964,633     (59,456,851     (440,533,917     (6,172,474

Investments — affiliated

          (14,354     (49,865     167  

Futures contracts

    18,970,715       21,194,088       50,528,316        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,993,918     (38,277,117     (390,055,466     (6,172,307
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (7,413,011     (29,569,766     196,926,702       2,547,087  

Investments — affiliated

    (1     (13,586     (211,723      

Futures contracts

    3,565,818       (477,800     27,177,119        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (3,847,194     (30,061,152     223,892,098       2,547,087  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (9,841,112     (68,338,269     (166,163,368     (3,625,220
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 9,246,824     $ (30,839,686   $ (1,593,346   $ 2,099,685  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock New York
Municipal Opportunities Fund
          BlackRock High Yield
Municipal Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
           Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 19,087,936     $ 36,040,388       $ 37,498,583     $ 65,381,740  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (5,993,918     29,090,314         (38,277,117     (1,729,237

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (3,847,194     (199,818,075       (30,061,152     (354,793,843
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    9,246,824       (134,687,373       (30,839,686     (291,141,340
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Institutional

    (9,491,099     (17,701,989       (18,187,102     (38,913,538

Investor A

    (7,942,057     (14,918,046       (10,968,391     (21,610,759

Investor A1

    (1,058,519     (2,006,341              

Investor C

    (573,702     (1,154,173       (453,921     (1,039,792

Class K

    (76,553     (140,624       (7,440,657     (9,449,244
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (19,141,930     (35,921,173       (37,050,071     (71,013,333
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (113,950,143     (40,921,219       (109,458,671     250,730,888  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total decrease in net assets

    (123,845,249     (211,529,765       (177,348,428     (111,423,785

Beginning of period

    1,374,708,390       1,586,238,155         1,923,857,777       2,035,281,562  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,250,863,141     $ 1,374,708,390       $ 1,746,509,349     $ 1,923,857,777  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

    BlackRock National
Municipal Fund
          BlackRock Short-Term
Municipal Fund
 
     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
           Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 164,570,022     $ 273,927,337       $ 5,724,905     $ 4,090,849  

Net realized loss

    (390,055,466     (229,940,609       (6,172,307     (10,654,551

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    223,892,098       (1,474,047,839       2,547,087       (18,300,286
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,593,346     (1,430,061,111       2,099,685       (24,863,988
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Institutional

    (66,250,347     (141,270,191       (3,147,681     (2,953,108

Service

    (30,064     (80,775              

Investor A

    (40,583,989     (88,850,592       (1,925,043     (982,419

Investor A1

                  (91,573     (61,798

Investor C

    (876,536     (1,683,957       (18,797      

Class K

    (57,888,843     (111,707,937       (627,284     (228,855
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (165,629,779     (343,593,452       (5,810,378     (4,226,180
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (1,298,042,373     (2,214,169,146       (107,096,536     47,597,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,465,265,498     (3,987,823,709       (110,807,229     18,507,639  

Beginning of period

    11,205,751,788       15,193,575,497         844,452,773       825,945,134  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 9,740,486,290     $ 11,205,751,788       $ 733,645,544     $ 844,452,773  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
          Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36       $ 11.59      $ 10.83      $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.21  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15         0.28        0.28        0.28        0.33        0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.06       (1.23      0.76        (0.55      0.22        0.10  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.09         (0.95      1.04        (0.27      0.55        0.43  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.15       (0.28      (0.28      (0.28      (0.36      (0.33

From net realized gain

                                 (0.12       
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15       (0.28      (0.28      (0.28      (0.48      (0.33
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.30       $ 10.36      $ 11.59      $ 10.83      $ 11.38      $ 11.31  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    0.92 %(d)         (8.35 )%       9.71      (2.41 )%       4.96      3.93
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.78 %(f)         0.62      0.61      0.63      0.71      0.74
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.70 %(f)         0.56      0.54      0.58      0.65      0.63
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(g)

    0.50 %(f)         0.50      0.50      0.50      0.50      0.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.97 %(f)         2.49      2.49      2.52      2.99      2.96
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 571,282       $ 646,500      $ 706,229      $ 702,632      $ 733,534      $ 455,378  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 104,580       $ 119,892      $ 104,930      $ 94,386      $ 88,529      $ 67,389  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    28       32      15      43      43      43
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. (f) Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36     $ 11.59      $ 10.84      $ 11.39     $ 11.31      $ 11.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.14       0.25        0.25        0.25       0.31        0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.06     (1.23      0.75        (0.55     0.22        0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.08       (0.98      1.00        (0.30     0.53        0.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.14     (0.25      (0.25      (0.25     (0.33      (0.31

From net realized gain

                              (0.12       
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.14     (0.25      (0.25      (0.25     (0.45      (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.30     $ 10.36      $ 11.59      $ 10.84     $ 11.39      $ 11.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    0.79 %(d)       (8.58 )%       9.34      (2.65 )%      4.79      3.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    1.01 %(f)       0.86      0.85      0.88 %(g)       0.97      0.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.95 %(f)       0.81      0.79      0.84     0.90      0.88
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(h)

    0.75 %(f)       0.75      0.75      0.75     0.75      0.75
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.72 %(f)       2.24      2.24      2.27     2.73      2.71
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 552,494     $ 585,695      $ 697,842      $ 756,236     $ 609,557      $ 362,961  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 104,580     $ 119,892      $ 104,930      $ 94,386     $ 88,529      $ 67,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    28     32      15      43     43      43
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

(g) 

Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratio.

(h)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor A1  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36     $ 11.59      $ 10.84      $ 11.38     $ 11.31      $ 11.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.27        0.27        0.27       0.32        0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.06     (1.23      0.75        (0.54     0.21        0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.09       (0.96      1.02        (0.27     0.53        0.42  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.15     (0.27      (0.27      (0.27     (0.34      (0.32

From net realized gain

                              (0.12       
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15     (0.27      (0.27      (0.27     (0.46      (0.32
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.30     $ 10.36      $ 11.59      $ 10.84     $ 11.38      $ 11.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    0.87 %(d)       (8.44 )%       9.50      (2.42 )%      4.85      3.83
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.87 %(f)       0.71      0.70      0.73 %(g)      0.81      0.81
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.80 %(f)       0.66      0.64      0.69     0.75      0.72
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(h)

    0.60 %(f)       0.60      0.60      0.60     0.60      0.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.87 %(f)       2.39      2.39      2.42     2.89      2.87
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 69,790     $ 74,808      $ 89,501      $ 91,458     $ 103,286      $ 107,538  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 104,580     $ 119,892      $ 104,930      $ 94,386     $ 88,529      $ 67,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    28     32      15      43     43      43
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g)

Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratio.

(h)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36     $ 11.59      $ 10.83      $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.10       0.17        0.17        0.17        0.22        0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.06     (1.23      0.76        (0.55      0.21        0.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.04       (1.06      0.93        (0.38      0.43        0.32  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.10     (0.17      (0.17      (0.17      (0.24      (0.22

From net realized gain

                               (0.12       
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.10     (0.17      (0.17      (0.17      (0.36      (0.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.30     $ 10.36      $ 11.59      $ 10.83      $ 11.38      $ 11.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    0.41 %(d)       (9.27 )%       8.62      (3.38 )%       3.92      2.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    1.78 %(f)       1.62      1.62      1.64      1.72      1.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.70 %(f)       1.56      1.54      1.59      1.65      1.63
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(g)

    1.50 %(f)       1.50      1.50      1.50      1.50      1.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.97 %(f)       1.48      1.49      1.52      1.99      1.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 52,842     $ 62,566      $ 87,465      $ 111,588      $ 119,391      $ 98,722  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 104,580     $ 119,892      $ 104,930      $ 94,386      $ 88,529      $ 67,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    28     32      15      43      43      43
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Period from
01/25/18(a)
to 06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.36     $ 11.58      $ 10.83      $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.16       0.29        0.28        0.29        0.34        0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.07     (1.23      0.75        (0.55      0.21        (0.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.09       (0.94      1.03        (0.26      0.55        0.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

    (0.16     (0.28      (0.28      (0.29      (0.36      (0.14

From net realized gain

                               (0.12       
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16     (0.28      (0.28      (0.29      (0.48      (0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.29     $ 10.36      $ 11.58      $ 10.83      $ 11.38      $ 11.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

    0.85 %(e)       (8.23 )%       9.67      (2.36 )%       5.01      1.02 %(e) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    0.72 %(g)       0.57      0.57      0.59      0.67      0.67 %(g)(h) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.65 %(g)       0.51      0.49      0.54      0.60      0.58 %(g) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(i)

    0.45 %(g)      0.45      0.45      0.45      0.45      0.45 %(g) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.02 %(g)       2.55      2.53      2.54      3.05      3.42 %(g) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,455     $ 5,139      $ 5,202      $ 4,097      $ 4,050      $ 2,611  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 104,580     $ 119,892      $ 104,930      $ 94,386      $ 88,529      $ 67,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    28     32      15      43      43      43
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.68%.

(i)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.00     $ 10.69      $ 9.54      $ 9.89      $ 9.59      $ 9.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.18       0.32        0.35        0.36        0.39        0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     (1.66      1.15        (0.35      0.30        0.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.13     (1.34      1.50        0.01        0.69        0.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.17     (0.32      (0.35      (0.36      (0.39      (0.40

From net realized gain

          (0.03                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.17     (0.35      (0.35      (0.36      (0.39      (0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.70     $ 9.00      $ 10.69      $ 9.54      $ 9.89      $ 9.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    (1.38 )%(d)      (12.84 )%       16.00      0.10      7.36      4.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    0.72 %(f)       0.61      0.61      0.66      0.71      0.70
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.68 %(f)       0.59      0.58      0.64      0.68      0.68
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(g) .

    0.54 %(f)       0.54      0.54      0.53      0.52      0.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.01 %(f)       3.17      3.44      3.71      4.03      4.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 858,697     $ 884,648      $ 1,190,526      $ 757,746      $ 780,811      $ 549,217  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 91,839     $ 99,141      $ 114,824      $ 102,624      $ 75,301      $ 61,022  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19     34      23      31      14      25
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.98     $ 10.67      $ 9.52      $ 9.87      $ 9.56      $ 9.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.17       0.30        0.32        0.34        0.36        0.37  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     (1.66      1.15        (0.35      0.31        0.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.14     (1.36      1.47        (0.01      0.67        0.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.16     (0.30      (0.32      (0.34      (0.36      (0.37

From net realized gain

          (0.03                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16     (0.33      (0.32      (0.34      (0.36      (0.37
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.68     $ 8.98      $ 10.67      $ 9.52      $ 9.87      $ 9.56  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    (1.51 )%(d)      (13.09 )%       15.73      (0.16 )%       7.21      4.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    0.95 %(f)       0.84      0.85      0.92      0.98      0.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.93 %(f)       0.83      0.83      0.89      0.95      0.94
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(g)

    0.78 %(f)       0.78      0.78      0.78      0.79      0.80
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.78 %(f)       2.96      3.20      3.46      3.76      3.88
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 534,382     $ 616,248      $ 634,326      $ 422,270      $ 345,255      $ 220,992  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 91,839     $ 99,141      $ 114,824      $ 102,624      $ 75,301      $ 61,022  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19     34      23      31      14      25
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.01     $ 10.70      $ 9.55      $ 9.89      $ 9.59      $ 9.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13       0.22        0.25        0.26        0.29        0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     (1.66      1.15        (0.34      0.30        0.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.18     (1.44      1.40        (0.08      0.59        0.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

               

From net investment income

    (0.13     (0.22      (0.25      (0.26      (0.29      (0.30

From net realized gain

          (0.03                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.13     (0.25      (0.25      (0.26      (0.29      (0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.70     $ 9.01      $ 10.70      $ 9.55      $ 9.89      $ 9.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    (1.99 )%(d)      (13.70 )%       14.83      (0.80 )%       6.28      3.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    1.74 %(f)      1.62      1.63      1.69      1.74      1.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.68 %(f)      1.59      1.59      1.65      1.70      1.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(g)

    1.54 %(f)      1.54      1.54      1.54      1.54      1.56
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.01 %(f)      2.18      2.49      2.70      3.02      3.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 28,264     $ 33,626      $ 44,050      $ 58,114      $ 64,484      $ 60,065  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 91,839     $ 99,141      $ 114,824      $ 102,624      $ 75,301      $ 61,022  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19     34      23      31      14      25
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Period from
01/25/18(a)
to 06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.00     $ 10.69      $ 9.54      $ 9.89      $ 9.59      $ 9.62  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.18       0.33        0.35        0.36        0.39        0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     (1.66      1.15        (0.34      0.30        (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.12     (1.33      1.50        0.02        0.69        0.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

               

From net investment income

    (0.18     (0.33      (0.35      (0.37      (0.39      (0.17

From net realized gain

          (0.03                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.18     (0.36      (0.35      (0.37      (0.39      (0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.70     $ 9.00      $ 10.69      $ 9.54      $ 9.89      $ 9.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

    (1.36 )%(e)      (12.80 )%       16.05      0.14      7.40      1.50 %(e) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

    0.66 %(g)       0.55      0.57      0.64      0.69     
0.67
%(g)(h) 
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.63 %(g)       0.54      0.54      0.60      0.65      0.62 %(g) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense(i)

    0.49 %(g)       0.49      0.49      0.49      0.49      0.49 %(g) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.03 %(g)       3.33      3.47      3.77      4.04      4.48 %(g) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 325,166     $ 389,335      $ 166,379      $ 83,809      $ 49,062      $ 11,712  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 91,839     $ 99,141      $ 114,824      $ 102,624      $ 75,301      $ 61,022  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19     34      23      31      14      25
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.68%.

(i)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
    Year Ended
06/30/21
    Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.08     $ 11.47     $ 11.07     $ 11.06     $ 10.79     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.22       0.21       0.26       0.33       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     (1.34     0.40       0.02       0.27       (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.01       (1.12     0.61       0.28       0.60       0.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.16     (0.22     (0.21     (0.26     (0.33     (0.33

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)       (0.05           (0.01            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16     (0.27     (0.21     (0.27     (0.33     (0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.93     $ 10.08     $ 11.47     $ 11.07     $ 11.06     $ 10.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    0.10 %(e)       (9.89 )%      5.59     2.62     5.68     2.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.61 %(g)       0.49     0.49     0.53     0.53     0.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.55 %(g)       0.44     0.44     0.47     0.48     0.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.43 %(g)(h)       0.43 %(h)       0.43 %(h)       0.43 %(h)       0.43 %(h)       0.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.16 %(g)       2.00     1.89     2.39     3.04     3.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,836,733     $ 4,410,891     $ 5,801,296     $ 4,650,471     $ 4,063,258     $ 3,028,849  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 481,620     $ 343,430     $ 126,900     $ 126,900     $ 324,360     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     74     42     75     77     51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Service  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
    Year Ended
06/30/21
    Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.07     $ 11.46     $ 11.07     $ 11.06     $ 10.78     $ 10.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.20       0.19       0.25       0.31       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     (1.34     0.39       0.01       0.27       (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

          (1.14     0.58       0.26       0.58       0.21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.15     (0.20     (0.19     (0.24     (0.30     (0.30

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)       (0.05           (0.01            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15     (0.25     (0.19     (0.25     (0.30     (0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.92     $ 10.07     $ 11.46     $ 11.07     $ 11.06     $ 10.78  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    (0.02 )%(e)      (10.11 )%      5.24     2.37     5.51     1.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.83 %(g)       0.70     0.71     0.74     0.76     0.71
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.79 %(g)       0.68     0.68     0.71     0.73     0.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.67 %(g)(h)      0.67 %(h)       0.67 %(h)       0.67 %(h)       0.68 %(h)       0.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.90 %(g)       1.77     1.65     2.25     2.90     2.90
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 1,455     $ 2,889     $ 3,564     $ 3,494     $ 3,318     $ 2,407  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 481,620     $ 343,430     $ 126,900     $ 126,900     $ 324,360     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     74     42     75     77     51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share.

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
    Year Ended
06/30/21
    Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.08     $ 11.47     $ 11.08     $ 11.07     $ 10.80     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.15       0.19       0.19       0.24       0.30       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.14     (1.34     0.39       0.02       0.27       (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.01       (1.15     0.58       0.26       0.57       0.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.15     (0.19     (0.19     (0.24     (0.30     (0.30

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)       (0.05           (0.01            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15     (0.24     (0.19     (0.25     (0.30     (0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.94     $ 10.08     $ 11.47     $ 11.08     $ 11.07     $ 10.80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    0.08 %(e)       (10.11 )%      5.23     2.36     5.41     2.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.86 %(g)       0.75     0.75     0.80     0.82     0.77
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.80 %(g)       0.69     0.69     0.72     0.73     0.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.68 %(g)(h)       0.68 %(h)       0.68 %(h)       0.68 %(h)       0.68 %(h)       0.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.91 %(g)       1.74     1.64     2.13     2.79     2.79
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,505,567     $ 2,976,747     $ 4,427,191     $ 3,978,736     $ 3,227,894     $ 2,730,622  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 481,620     $ 343,430     $ 126,900     $ 126,900     $ 324,360     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     74     42     75     77     51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share.

(d)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
    Year Ended
06/30/21
    Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.09     $ 11.48     $ 11.08     $ 11.07     $ 10.80     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.11       0.11       0.10       0.15       0.22       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     (1.34     0.40       0.02       0.27       (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.04     (1.23     0.50       0.17       0.49       0.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.11     (0.11     (0.10     (0.15     (0.22     (0.22

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)       (0.05           (0.01            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.16     (0.10     (0.16     (0.22     (0.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.94     $ 10.09     $ 11.48     $ 11.08     $ 11.07     $ 10.80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    (0.40 )%(e)      (10.77 )%      4.53     1.60     4.63     1.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    1.61 %(g)       1.48     1.48     1.51     1.51     1.47
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.55 %(g)       1.44     1.44     1.47     1.48     1.43
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    1.43 %(g)(h)      1.43 %(h)       1.43 %(h)       1.43 %(h)       1.43 %(h)       1.43
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.16 %(g)       0.99     0.90     1.39     2.06     2.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 73,869     $ 87,530     $ 129,601     $ 232,884     $ 270,445     $ 327,384  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 481,620     $ 343,430     $ 126,900     $ 126,900     $ 324,360     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     74     42     75     77     51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
    Year Ended
06/30/21
    Year Ended
06/30/20
    Year Ended
06/30/19
    Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.08     $ 11.47     $ 11.08     $ 11.07     $ 10.79     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.16       0.23       0.22       0.27       0.33       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.15     (1.34     0.39       0.02       0.28       (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.01       (1.11     0.61       0.29       0.61       0.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

           

From net investment income

    (0.16     (0.23     (0.22     (0.27     (0.33     (0.33

From net realized gain

    (0.00 )(c)       (0.05           (0.01            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.16     (0.28     (0.22     (0.28     (0.33     (0.33
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.93     $ 10.08     $ 11.47     $ 11.08     $ 11.07     $ 10.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

           

Based on net asset value

    0.13 %(e)       (9.84 )%      5.54     2.67     5.82     2.28
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.53 %(g)       0.41     0.42     0.46     0.46     0.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.50 %(g)       0.39     0.39     0.42     0.43     0.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.38 %(g)(h)       0.38 %(h)       0.38 %(h)       0.38 %(h)       0.38 %(h)       0.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.22 %(g)       2.06     1.94     2.43     3.09     3.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,322,862     $ 3,727,694     $ 4,831,923     $ 4,524,990     $ 3,736,686     $ 3,012,495  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 481,620     $ 343,430     $ 126,900     $ 126,900     $ 324,360     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     74     42     75     77     51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Amount is greater than $(0.00005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.80     $ 10.17      $ 10.15      $ 10.15      $ 10.08      $ 10.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08       0.06        0.07        0.15        0.16        0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.06     (0.37      0.02               0.07        (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.02       (0.31      0.09        0.15        0.23        0.07  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.08     (0.06      (0.07      (0.15      (0.16      (0.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.74     $ 9.80      $ 10.17      $ 10.15      $ 10.15      $ 10.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    0.22 %(d)       (3.06 )%       0.90      1.47      2.32      0.71
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    0.44 %(f)       0.44      0.44      0.46      0.46      0.49
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.36 %(f)       0.36      0.36      0.36      0.36      0.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.65 %(f)       0.59      0.70      1.46      1.61      1.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 379,085     $ 499,800      $ 502,164      $ 418,338      $ 350,720      $ 360,543  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    56     106      41      94      129      153
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.81     $ 10.18      $ 10.16      $ 10.15      $ 10.08      $ 10.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.03        0.05        0.12        0.14        0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.06     (0.36      0.02        0.01        0.07        (0.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.01       (0.33      0.07        0.13        0.21        0.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.07     (0.04      (0.05      (0.12      (0.14      (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.75     $ 9.81      $ 10.18      $ 10.16      $ 10.15      $ 10.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    0.10 %(d)       (3.28 )%       0.66      1.32      2.08      0.37
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    0.65 %(f)       0.63      0.64      0.65      0.67      0.68
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.59 %(f)       0.59      0.59      0.60      0.60      0.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.42 %(f)       0.34      0.45      1.19      1.39      0.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 274,967     $ 256,950      $ 287,551      $ 199,842      $ 109,462      $ 61,444  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    56     106      41      94      129      153
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A1  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.81     $ 10.18      $ 10.16      $ 10.16      $ 10.08      $ 10.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07       0.04        0.06        0.13        0.15        0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.05     (0.36      0.02        0.01        0.08        (0.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.02       (0.32      0.08        0.14        0.23        0.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.08     (0.05      (0.06      (0.14      (0.15      (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.75     $ 9.81      $ 10.18      $ 10.16      $ 10.16      $ 10.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    0.17 %(d)      (3.15 )%       0.80      1.37      2.32      0.51
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    0.52 %(f)      0.51      0.51      0.51      0.53      0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

   
0.46
%(f) 
 
    0.46      0.46      0.46      0.46      0.46
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.47 %(f)      0.44      0.57      1.33      1.47      0.98
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 10,965     $ 11,876      $ 12,930      $ 14,172      $ 15,570      $ 17,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    56     106      41      94      129      153
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) Not annualized.

(e) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.48     $ 9.88      $ 9.89      $ 9.89      $ 9.82      $ 9.86  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

          (0.07      (0.05      0.03        0.05         

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.02     (0.33      0.04        0.02        0.08        (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.02     (0.40      (0.01      0.05        0.13        (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.03                   (0.05      (0.06      (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.43     $ 9.48      $ 9.88      $ 9.89      $ 9.89      $ 9.82  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    (0.20 )%(d)      (4.05 )%       (0.10 )%       0.46      1.33      (0.26 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    1.44 %(f)      1.42      1.43      1.43      1.45      1.46
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.36 %(f)      1.36      1.36      1.36      1.36      1.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.10 %(f)      (0.76 )%       (0.53 )%       0.34      0.52      0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 6,617     $ 4,576      $ 5,123      $ 10,373      $ 15,434      $ 16,825  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    56     106      41      94      129      153
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
06/30/22
     Year Ended
06/30/21
     Year Ended
06/30/20
     Year Ended
06/30/19
     Year Ended
06/30/18
 
             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.80     $ 10.17      $ 10.15      $ 10.15      $ 10.08      $ 10.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08       0.06        0.06        0.12        0.14        0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.05     (0.37      0.04        0.03        0.10         
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.03       (0.31      0.10        0.15        0.24        0.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.08     (0.06      (0.08      (0.15      (0.17      (0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.75     $ 9.80      $ 10.17      $ 10.15      $ 10.15      $ 10.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

               

Based on net asset value

    0.35 %(d)      (3.01 )%       0.95      1.52      2.37      0.76
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

               

Total expenses

    0.36 %(f)      0.35      0.36      0.37      0.38      0.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.31 %(f)      0.31      0.31      0.31      0.31      0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.65 %(f)      0.64      0.57      1.23      1.43      0.75
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 62,012     $ 71,250      $ 18,177      $ 7,148      $ 7,450      $ 6,719  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    56     106      41      94      129      153
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust (the “Trust”) and BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

Registrant Name   Fund Name    Herein Referred To As    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

  BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund    New York Municipal    Diversified

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

  BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund    High Yield Municipal    Diversified
  BlackRock National Municipal Fund    National Municipal    Diversified
    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund    Short-Term Municipal    Diversified

Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional, Service and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Service, Investor A, Investor A1 and Investor C Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Investor A1 Shares are only available for dividend and capital gain reinvestment by existing shareholders, and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).

 

Share Class   Initial Sales Charge      CDSC      Conversion Privilege

Institutional, Service and Class K Shares

    No        No      None

Investor A Shares

    Yes        No (a)     None

Investor A1 Shares

    No (b)       No (c)     None

Investor C Shares

    No        Yes (d)     To Investor A Shares after approximately 8 years

 

  (a) 

Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

  (b) 

Investor A1 Shares are subject to a maximum sales charge on purchases of 1.00% for all Funds other than New York Municipal, which is subject to a maximum sales charge of 4.00%. The sales charge does not apply to dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders and new purchases for certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, which are currently the only investors who may invest in Investor A1 Shares.

  (c) 

Investor A1 Shares may be subject to CDSC for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.

  (d) 

A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase.

The Board of Trustees of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust and Board of Directors of BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”.

The Funds, 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.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Fund’s Board, the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Directors. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Directors’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the value of participants’ deferral accounts is allocated among the participating funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and reflected as Directors and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Directors and Officer expense may be negative as a result of a decrease in value of the deferred accounts.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board has approved the designation of each Fund’s Manager as the valuation designee for each Fund. Each Fund 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 Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

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. 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.

 

   

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 net asset value (“NAV”).

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

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 Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the 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.

     

 

 

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Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

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

 

   

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

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the 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 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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain Funds leverage their assets through the use of “TOB Trust” transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a “TOB Trust”). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third-party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (“TOB Residuals”), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust. Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock-advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.

TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third-party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.

The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.

 

 

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While a fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. Each Fund’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes. The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less certain transaction expenses, is paid to a Fund. A Fund typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.

Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a Fund’s Schedule of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in Other Liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Any loans drawn by the TOB Trust pursuant to the liquidity facility to purchase tendered TOB Trust Certificates are shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates. The carrying amount of a Fund’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a Fund on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the TOB Trust transaction and other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Fees paid upon creation of the TOB Trust are recorded as debt issuance costs and are amortized to interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations to the expected maturity of the TOB Trust. In connection with the restructurings of the TOB Trusts to non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts, a Fund incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Amounts recorded within interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations are:

 

Fund Name   Interest Expense      Liquidity Fees      Other Expenses      Total  

New York Municipal

  $ 1,081,625      $ 231,983      $ 63,751      $ 1,377,359  

High Yield Municipal

    1,080,694        232,554        64,352        1,377,600  

National Municipal

    4,766,462        831,311        811,695        6,409,468  

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s TOB Trusts:

 

Fund Name   Underlying
Municipal Bonds
Transferred to
TOB Trusts(a)
     Liability for
TOB Trust
Certificates(b)
     Range of
Interest Rates
on TOB Trust
Certificates at
Period End
     Average
TOB Trust
Certificates
Outstanding
     Daily Weighted
Average Rate
of Interest and
Other Expenses
on TOB Trusts
 

New York Municipal

  $ 215,040,933      $ 104,579,671        3.69% — 3.78    $ 112,325,044        2.42

High Yield Municipal

    152,593,924        91,838,967        3.67    —3.81        108,570,247        2.52  

National Municipal

    1,024,227,567        481,619,958        3.69    —3.73        466,632,294        2.72  

 

  (a) 

The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the Funds, as TOB Residuals holders, would be responsible for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider. The maximum potential amounts owed by the Funds, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts in the Schedules of Investments.

 
  (b) 

TOB Trusts may be structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Fund invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility to allow the TOB Trust to repurchase TOB Trust Certificates. The Liquidity Provider will be reimbursed from the liquidation of bonds held in the TOB Trust. If a Fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a Fund enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a Fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for any shortfall between the amount paid by the Liquidity Provider and proceeds received from liquidation of municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). As a result, if a Fund invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by a Fund at December 31, 2022, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by a Fund at December 31, 2022.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s Loan for TOB Trust Certificates:

 

Fund Name   Loans
Outstanding
at Period End
     Range of
Interest Rates
on Loans at
Period End
     Average
Loans
Outstanding
     Daily Weighted
Average Rate
of Interest and
Other Expenses
on Loans
 

New York Municipal

  $           $ 478,285        1.69

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in

 

 

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an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: The Corporation and the Trust, on behalf of the applicable Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets:

 

     Investment Advisory Fees  
Average Daily Net Assets   New York
Municipal
    High Yield
Municipal
 

First $1 billion

    0.47     0.47

$1 billion — $3 billion

    0.44       0.44  

$3 billion — $5 billion

    0.42       0.42  

$5 billion — $10 billion

    0.41       0.41  

Greater than $10 billion

    0.40       0.40  

 

     Investment Advisory Fees  
Aggregate of Average Daily Net Assets of the Two Combined Funds(a)   National
Municipal
    Short-Term
Municipal
 

First $250 Million

    0.410     0.360

$250 Million — $400 Million

    0.385       0.340  

$400 Million — $550 Million

    0.385       0.320  

Greater than $550 Million

    0.385       0.290  

 

  (a) 

The portion of the assets of a Fund to which the rate of each breakpoint level applies will be determined on a “uniform percentage” basis. The uniform percentage applicable to a breakpoint level is determined by dividing the amount of the aggregate average daily net assets of National Municipal and Short-Term Municipal (the “two combined Funds”) that falls within that breakpoint level by the aggregate average daily net assets of the two combined Funds. The amount of the fee for a Fund at each breakpoint level is determined by multiplying the average daily net assets of that Fund by the uniform percentage applicable to that breakpoint level and multiplying the product by the advisory fee rate.

 

Service and Distribution Fees: The Corporation and the Trust, on behalf of the applicable Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of the Fund as follows:

 

     New York Municipal     High Yield Municipal     National Municipal     Short-Term Municipal  
Share Class   Service Fees     Distribution Fees     Service Fees     Distribution Fees     Service Fees     Distribution Fees     Service Fees     Distribution Fees  

Service

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.25     N/A       N/A       N/A  

Investor A

    0.25     N/A       0.25     N/A       0.25       N/A       0.25     N/A  

Investor A1

    0.10       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.10       N/A  

Investor C

    0.25       0.75     0.25       0.75     0.25       0.75     0.25       0.75

BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

Fund Name   Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Total  

New York Municipal

  $      $ 727,777      $  36,768      $  291,852      $  1,056,397  

High Yield Municipal

           737,543               153,851        891,394  

National Municipal

    2,584        3,466,074               403,756        3,872,414  

Short-Term Municipal

           332,352        5,843        26,687        364,882  

Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee

 

 

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or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Funds paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund Name   Institutional  

National Municipal

  $  460,076  

Short-Term Municipal

    94,590  

The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2022, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund Name   Institutional      Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Class K      Total  

New York Municipal

  $ 858      $  —      $ 1,778      $  1,103      $  368      $ 12      $ 4,119  

High Yield Municipal

    1,469               2,143               429        201        4,242  

National Municipal

    24,329        85        12,252               675        9,008        46,349  

Short-Term Municipal

    980               735        36        58        19        1,828  

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

Fund Name   Institutional      Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Class K      Total  

New York Municipal

  $ 203,269      $      $ 141,408      $  19,063      $  18,122      $ 190      $ 382,052  

High Yield Municipal

    312,341               130,651               13,118        9,083        465,193  

National Municipal

    1,691,239        532        1,069,077               32,369        57,518        2,850,735  

Short-Term Municipal

    159,478               44,584        3,546        1,984        405        209,997  

Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2022, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

Fund Name   Investor A  

New York Municipal

  $  2,059  

High Yield Municipal

    4,195  

National Municipal

    7,507  

Short-Term Municipal

    735  

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

Fund Name   Investor A      Investor C  

New York Municipal

  $ 22,516      $  2,702  

High Yield Municipal

    151,940        2,807  

National Municipal

    112,607        4,017  

Short-Term Municipal

    5,417        233  

Expense Limitations, Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2024. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

Fund Name   Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
 

New York Municipal

  $ 5,556  

High Yield Municipal

    35,997  

National Municipal

    140,029  

Short-Term Municipal

    748  

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2024. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. With respect to National Municipal, for the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Manager waived $3,555 in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement.

 

 

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With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

Fund Name   Institutional     Service     Investor A     Investor A1     Investor C     Class K  

New York Municipal

    0.50           0.75     0.60     1.50     0.45

High Yield Municipal

    0.54             0.79             1.54       0.49  

National Municipal

    0.43       0.68     0.68             1.43       0.38  

Short-Term Municipal

    0.36             0.61       0.46       1.36       0.31  

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual expense limitation through June 30, 2024, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed the following amounts, which are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.

 

Fund Name   Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
 

New York Municipal

  $ 420,260  

High Yield Municipal

    131,384  

National Municipal

    1,293,161  

Short-Term Municipal

    189,682  

In addition, these amounts waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager are included in transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager — class specific in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2022, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements are as follows:

 

     Transfer Agent Fees Waived and/or
Reimbursed by the Manager—Class Specific
 
Fund Name   Institutional      Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Class K      Total  

New York Municipal

  $ 43,919      $  —      $      $  678      $ 3,530      $ 189      $ 48,316  

High Yield Municipal

    82,860                             5,425        9,082        97,367  

National Municipal

    651,305        91        375,863               12,181        57,517        1,096,957  

Short-Term Municipal

    64,126                      625        649        405        65,805  

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. New York Municipal, National Municipal and Short-Term Municipal are currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program. High Yield Municipal is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the period ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Trust and the Corporation are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trust’s and the Corporation’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended 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:

 

Fund Name   Purchases
     Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

High Yield Municipal

  $      $  18,023,079      $  —  

Short-Term Municipal

    7,216,074        13,021,231         

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended December 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

Fund Name   Purchases      Sales  

New York Municipal

  $  382,745,232      $  502,368,211  

 

 

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Fund Name   Purchases      Sales  

High Yield Municipal

  $ 357,884,521      $ 631,458,307  

National Municipal

    2,823,437,988        3,772,136,934  

Short-Term Municipal

    405,419,199        550,506,371  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of 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 Funds’ financial statements.

As of June 30, 2022, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

     New York Municipal      Short-Term Municipal  

Non-expiring capital loss carryforwards

  $  73,937,414      $  12,782,251  

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:

 

Fund Name   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

New York Municipal

  $ 1,292,201,993      $  12,881,415      $ (72,357,719   $ (59,476,304

High Yield Municipal

    1,931,767,161        17,985,093        (218,756,323     (200,771,230

National Municipal

    10,056,606,770        65,713,326        (483,606,394     (417,893,068

Short-Term Municipal

    731,845,489        1,057,333        (11,589,443     (10,532,110

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust and the Corporation, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), are a party to a 364-day, $2.50 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Overnight Bank Funding Rate (“OBFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum, (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed or (c) the sum of (x) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.10% and (y) 0.80% per annum. The agreement expires in April 2023 unless extended or renewed. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

A Fund structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.

As short-term interest rates rise, the Funds’ investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect the Funds’ net investment income and dividends to shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds’ NAVs per share.

The SEC and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trust’s municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect the Funds’ ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.

 

 

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TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and the Funds, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

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 price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant amount of their assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political or social conditions affecting that state or group of states could have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific states or U.S. territories are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.

 

 

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Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Funds 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 Funds’ performance.

Significant Shareholder Redemption Risk: Certain shareholders may own or manage a substantial amount of fund shares and/or hold their fund investments for a limited period of time. Large redemptions of fund shares by these shareholders may force a fund to sell portfolio securities, which may negatively impact the fund’s NAV, increase the fund’s brokerage costs, and/or accelerate the realization of taxable income/gains and cause the fund to make additional taxable distributions to shareholders.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

New York Municipal

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    20,268,033     $ 207,978,053       24,793,750     $ 272,022,998  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    811,422       8,309,305       1,414,454       15,755,151  

Shares redeemed

    (28,003,047     (286,816,728     (24,751,515     (267,905,381
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (6,923,592   $ (70,529,370     1,456,689     $ 19,872,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    7,201,479     $ 74,487,929       11,107,152     $ 124,091,622  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    708,696       7,259,283       1,228,345       13,693,809  

Shares redeemed

    (10,788,800     (110,598,928     (16,023,047     (177,022,543
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,878,625   $ (28,851,716     (3,687,550   $ (39,237,112
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A1

       

Shares sold

        $       1,835     $ 18,839  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    72,612       743,829       127,602       1,422,600  

Shares redeemed

    (515,536     (5,278,511     (632,222     (7,013,385
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (442,924   $ (4,534,682     (502,785   $ (5,571,946
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    219,217     $ 2,227,699       518,240     $ 5,847,904  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    54,108       554,288       100,037       1,114,184  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (1,180,957     (12,171,682     (2,127,103     (23,545,602
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (907,632   $ (9,389,695     (1,508,826   $ (16,583,514
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    126,392     $ 1,303,277       187,191     $ 2,083,416  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    7,197       73,678       12,319       136,906  

Shares redeemed

    (196,989     (2,021,635     (152,309     (1,621,737
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (63,400   $ (644,680     47,201     $ 598,585  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (11,216,173   $ (113,950,143     (4,195,271   $ (40,921,219
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

High Yield Municipal

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    65,619,682     $ 578,588,328       97,345,172     $ 979,247,646  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,534,399       13,402,496       2,747,685       27,931,248  

Shares redeemed

    (66,704,619     (584,710,296     (113,190,234     (1,128,858,865
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    449,462     $ 7,280,528       (13,097,377   $ (121,679,971
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 
Fund Name / Share Class (continued)   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

High Yield Municipal (continued)

       

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    15,388,085     $ 136,328,311       33,512,488     $ 340,245,628  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,132,774       9,865,805       1,968,862       19,907,473  

Shares redeemed

    (23,555,478     (206,867,797     (26,339,169     (261,451,066
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (7,034,619   $ (60,673,681     9,142,181     $ 98,702,035  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    337,640     $ 2,962,914       925,428     $ 9,539,531  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    50,566       441,596       98,684       1,003,443  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (873,951     (7,715,810     (1,408,978     (13,967,961
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (485,745   $ (4,311,300     (384,866   $ (3,424,987
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    16,355,288     $ 141,914,094       40,830,965     $ 405,486,165  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    816,056       7,129,511       922,517       9,177,139  

Shares redeemed

    (23,036,362     (200,797,823     (14,064,195     (137,529,493
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,865,018   $ (51,754,218     27,689,287     $ 277,133,811  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (12,935,920   $ (109,458,671     23,349,225     $ 250,730,888  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

National Municipal

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    153,006,680     $ 1,516,375,452       192,763,282     $ 2,080,739,720  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    5,383,124       53,173,135       10,548,083       116,072,452  

Shares redeemed

    (209,721,842     (2,073,847,466     (271,526,301     (2,866,139,687
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (51,332,038   $ (504,298,879     (68,214,936   $ (669,327,515
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service

       

Shares sold

    16,707     $ 168,463       64,184     $ 726,913  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    2,421       23,924       5,873       64,564  

Shares redeemed

    (159,388     (1,582,153     (94,175     (1,017,925
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (140,260   $ (1,389,766     (24,118   $ (226,448
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    242,693,773     $ 2,407,058,074       196,231,052     $ 2,115,943,592  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    3,790,802       37,489,549       7,621,180       84,059,121  

Shares redeemed

    (289,527,081     (2,870,256,276     (294,483,158     (3,165,319,556
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (43,042,506   $ (425,708,653     (90,630,926   $ (965,316,843
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    740,162     $ 7,366,542       962,619     $ 10,612,854  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    84,552       835,789       146,413       1,613,469  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (2,071,081     (20,528,279     (3,723,353     (40,535,246
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,246,367   $ (12,325,948     (2,614,321   $ (28,308,923
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    61,950,226     $ 612,471,769       111,537,131     $ 1,229,286,142  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    5,558,957       54,934,013       9,698,637       106,653,020  

Shares redeemed

    (102,781,509     (1,021,724,909     (172,678,520     (1,886,928,579
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (35,272,326   $ (354,319,127     (51,442,752   $ (550,989,417
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (131,033,497   $ (1,298,042,373     (212,927,053   $ (2,214,169,146
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
06/30/22
 
Fund Name / Share Class   Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

Short-Term Municipal

       

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    22,270,393     $ 216,934,106       39,068,046     $ 388,204,172  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    188,654       1,834,250       153,933       1,536,644  

Shares redeemed

    (34,539,873     (337,749,357     (37,593,947     (374,422,130
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (12,080,826   $ (118,981,001     1,628,032     $ 15,318,686  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    12,745,384     $ 124,278,223       19,093,336     $ 190,969,387  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    180,398       1,755,228       91,449       910,902  

Shares redeemed

    (10,922,149     (106,527,191     (21,234,747     (212,711,776
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,003,633     $ 19,506,260       (2,049,962   $ (20,831,487
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A1

       

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    5,315     $ 51,724       3,451     $ 34,411  

Shares redeemed

    (91,575     (892,204     (62,768     (625,879
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (86,260   $ (840,480     (59,317   $ (591,468
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    416,516     $ 3,921,992       220,311     $ 2,098,579  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    1,874       17,612              

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (198,935     (1,872,532     (256,164     (2,467,354
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    219,455     $ 2,067,072       (35,853   $ (368,775
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    3,837,605     $ 37,317,024       8,945,290     $ 88,583,080  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    26,721       259,821       10,676       105,820  

Shares redeemed

    (4,769,191     (46,425,232     (3,474,562     (34,618,049
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (904,865   $ (8,848,387     5,481,404     $ 54,070,851  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (10,848,863   $ (107,096,536     4,964,304     $ 47,597,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust (the “Trust”) have adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund, BlackRock National Municipal Fund, BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of the Corporation or the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation and the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), on behalf of the Funds, met on November 10-11, 2022 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC, the investment adviser to each Fund, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including the imposition of capital controls in certain countries.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds or reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. A fund’s derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility committed to each Fund, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds V, and BlackRock Floating Rate Loan ETF, a series of BlackRock ETF Trust II). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the Funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Dividend Policy

Each Fund’s dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the distributions paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month. The Funds’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed as accumulated earnings (loss) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

General Information

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed-income and tax-exempt investing. Visit blackrock.com for more information.

Shareholder Privileges Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also visit blackrock.com for more information.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

Fund and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

AGC    Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AGM-CR    AGM Insured Custodial Receipt
AMBAC    AMBAC Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
BAB    Build America Bond
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BAM-TCRS    Build America Mutual Assurance Co. - Transferable Custodial Receipts
BHAC-CR    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. - Custodian Receipt
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
CR    Custodian Receipt
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
FHA    Federal Housing Administration
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GO    General Obligation Bonds
GTD    GTD Guaranteed
HUD SECT 8    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8
M/F    Multi-Family
MTA    Month Treasury Average
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF    Permanent School Fund
Q-SBLF    Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
RB    Revenue Bond
S/F    Single-Family
SAB    Special Assessment Bonds
SAN    State Aid Notes
SAP    Subject to Appropriations
SAW    State Aid Withholding
SCH BD RES FD    School Board Resolution Fund
SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency
ST    Special Tax
TA    Tax Allocation
VRDN    Variable Rate Demand Note

 

 

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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – 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.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

 

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 15d-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 – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable


(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached


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 Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

 

 

By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

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 Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

Date: February 23, 2023

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker                                     

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

Date: February 23, 2023