Schedule of Investments (unaudited) January 31, 2024 |
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks |
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Chemicals 4.6% | ||||||||
Albemarle Corp. |
4,673 | $ | 536,180 | |||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. |
59,383 | 4,484,010 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. |
74,600 | 3,720,302 | ||||||
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Containers & Packaging 9.5% | ||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. |
18,766 | 3,742,879 | ||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. |
106,769 | 2,723,677 | ||||||
Packaging Corp. of America |
32,666 | 5,418,636 | ||||||
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC |
165,049 | 6,150,515 | ||||||
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18,035,707 | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services 1.4% | ||||||||
Schlumberger NV |
55,065 | 2,681,666 | ||||||
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Food Products 2.9% | ||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. |
31,022 | 1,724,203 | ||||||
Bunge Global SA |
41,737 | 3,676,612 | ||||||
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5,400,815 | ||||||||
Machinery 2.1% | ||||||||
AGCO Corp. |
31,815 | 3,891,929 | ||||||
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Metals & Mining 38.9% | ||||||||
Alcoa Corp. |
68,308 | 2,032,164 | ||||||
Anglo American PLC |
76,040 | 1,812,617 | ||||||
ArcelorMittal SA, ADR(a) |
130,689 | 3,590,027 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. |
173,685 | 2,709,486 | ||||||
BHP Group Ltd., Class DI |
270,780 | 8,284,245 | ||||||
Filo Corp.(b) |
23,798 | 365,878 | ||||||
Filo Corp. Legend |
49,754 | 764,934 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. |
109,872 | 997,016 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
14,578 | 1,578,068 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
195,718 | 7,768,047 | ||||||
Glencore PLC |
859,728 | 4,548,785 | ||||||
Newmont Corp. |
52,770 | 1,821,093 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA |
937,559 | 5,494,567 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. |
11,149 | 2,084,083 | ||||||
Polyus PJSC(b)(c) |
23,064 | 3 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC |
107,750 | 7,458,392 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
8,278 | 999,072 | ||||||
Stelco Holdings, Inc. |
90,971 | 2,920,383 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd., Class B |
106,003 | 4,241,180 | ||||||
Vale SA, ADR |
450,326 | 6,164,963 | ||||||
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. |
167,428 | 7,847,350 | ||||||
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73,482,353 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 36.2% |
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BP PLC |
1,333,774 | $ | 7,789,796 | |||||
Cameco Corp. |
33,986 | 1,622,832 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
67,383 | 4,312,271 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc. |
19,559 | 3,207,480 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. |
53,415 | 7,874,973 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips |
43,478 | 4,863,884 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
18,723 | 2,130,490 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
105,099 | 10,805,228 | ||||||
Gazprom PJSC(b)(c) |
1,253,804 | 139 | ||||||
Shell PLC |
449,553 | 13,937,181 | ||||||
TotalEnergies SE |
185,123 | 12,009,963 | ||||||
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68,554,237 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products 2.8% | ||||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ |
144,470 | 5,254,694 | ||||||
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Total Long-Term Investments 98.4% (Cost: $163,983,249) |
186,041,893 | |||||||
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Short-Term Securities |
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Money Market Funds 2.2% |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.21%(d)(e) |
413,386 | 413,386 | ||||||
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 5.50%(d)(e)(f) |
3,723,554 | 3,725,043 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Securities 2.2% (Cost: $4,138,462) |
4,138,429 | |||||||
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Total Investments 100.6% (Cost: $168,121,711) |
190,180,322 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.6)% | (1,087,865) | |||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% | $189,092,457 | |||||||
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(a) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(d) | Affiliate of the Fund. |
(e) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(f) | All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds industry classifications refer to one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) January 31, 2024 |
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust |
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | Value at 04/30/23 |
Purchases at Cost |
Proceeds from Sale |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Value at 01/31/24 |
Shares Held at |
Income | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds |
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BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class |
$ | 11,853,690 | $ | | $ | (11,440,304 | )(a) | $ | | $ | | $ | 413,386 | 413,386 | $ | 213,962 | $ | | ||||||||||||||||||
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series |
3,071 | 3,721,685 | (a) | | 323 | (36 | ) | 3,725,043 | 3,723,554 | 3,696 | (b) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | 323 | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 4,138,429 | $ | 217,658 | $ | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
(b) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| Level 1 Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the 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 marketcorroborated 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 Committees assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments). |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.
Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.
The following table summarizes the Funds financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Funds financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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Long-Term Investments |
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Common Stocks |
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Chemicals |
$ | 8,740,492 | $ | | $ | | $ | 8,740,492 | ||||||||
Containers & Packaging |
11,885,192 | 6,150,515 | | 18,035,707 | ||||||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services |
2,681,666 | | | 2,681,666 | ||||||||||||
Food Products |
5,400,815 | | | 5,400,815 | ||||||||||||
Machinery |
3,891,929 | | | 3,891,929 | ||||||||||||
Metals & Mining |
45,118,810 | 28,363,540 | 3 | 73,482,353 | ||||||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
34,817,158 | 33,736,940 | 139 | 68,554,237 | ||||||||||||
Paper & Forest Products |
| 5,254,694 | | 5,254,694 |
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) January 31, 2024 |
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
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Short-Term Securities |
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Money Market Funds |
$ | 413,386 | $ | | $ | | $ | 413,386 | ||||||||
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$ | 112,949,448 | $ | 73,505,689 | $ | 142 | 186,455,279 | ||||||||||
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Investments Valued at NAV(a) |
3,725,043 | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 190,180,322 | |||||||||||||||
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(a) | Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy. |
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR | American Depositary Receipt | |
PJSC | Public Joint Stock Company |
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