0001193125-24-085843.txt : 20240403 0001193125-24-085843.hdr.sgml : 20240403 20240403133429 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-085843 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240403 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240403 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240403 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PENNSYLVANIA QUALITY FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891038 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 223199516 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07136 FILM NUMBER: 24817892 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20080620 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INSURED PENNSYLVANIA FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070803 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PENNSYLVANIA FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070611 N-CSRS 1 d758667dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PENNSYLVANIA QUALITY FUND BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PENNSYLVANIA QUALITY FUND

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: 811-07136

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniYield

  Pennsylvania Quality Fund, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

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

Date of fiscal year end: 07/31/2024

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2024

 


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 


 

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  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2024. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially in the first half of the period before stalling between 3% and 4% in the second half. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced at a significantly slower pace. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained, while emerging market stocks declined overall.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries gained, as higher yields boosted returns. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates four times during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening in the second half of the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for interest rate cuts, as reflected in the recent rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

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 January 31, 2024

 

 
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

 12-Month 

 

 
   

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

    6.43%       20.82%  
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

    (2.02)        2.40    
   

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

    3.15         10.01    
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (6.00)        (2.94)   
   

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

    2.73         5.13    
   

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

    1.74         (0.38)   
   

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

    3.15         2.10    
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    2.70         2.90    
   

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

    6.18         9.28    

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:

  

Municipal Market Overview

     4  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     5  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     5  

Fund Summary

     6  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     20  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     55  

Statements of Operations

     57  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     59  

Statements of Cash Flows

     63  

Financial Highlights

     65  

Notes to Financial Statements

     78  

Additional Information

     89  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     91  

 

 

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Municipal Market Overview For the Reporting Period Ended January 31, 2024

 

Municipal Market Conditions

Municipals struggled at the start of the period as the Fed continued its tightening policy, raising fed fund rates to 5.25%–5.50%, before pausing in September. Subsequently, falling inflation, weakening economic growth, and the prolonged Fed pause led to more dovish expectations for monetary policy, causing a strong interest rate rally into year-end. As a result, municipals posted their strongest performance since the mid-1980s during the fourth quarter of 2023 before taking a step back to reassess macro expectations at the end of the period. Lower-rated credits and the long-end of the curve performed best.

 

During the 12-months ended January 31, 2024, municipal bond funds experienced net outflows totaling $20 billion (based on data from the Investment Company Institute), as demand shifted from funds to individual bonds and ETFs. At the same time, the market contended with just $368 billion in issuance, a small increase from the $347 billion issued during the prior 12-month period, as issuers shied away from rising rates and volatility.

 

 

 Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 6 months: 2.70%

12 months: 2.90%

A Closer Look at Yields

 

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From January 31, 2023, to January 31, 2024, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds increased by 32 basis points (bps) from 3.20% to 3.52%, ten-year yields increased by 19 bps from 2.19% to 2.38%, five-year yields increased by 31 bps from 2.05% to 2.36%, and two-year yields increased by 47 bps from 2.17% to 2.64% (as measured by Refinitiv Municipal Market Data). As a result, the municipal yield curve flattened over the 12-month period with the spread between two- and 30-year maturities flattening by 15 bps to a slope of 88 bps. Still, the curve remained relatively steep compared to the inverted U.S. Treasury curve.

 

Outperformance throughout the period pushed relative valuations to extremely rich levels. Municipal-to-Treasury ratios ended well through their 5-year averages across the curve, with intermediate maturities approaching all-time lows.

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers

With reserves at nearly an all-time high and debt service burden at a 50-year low, states are well-positioned to weather a potential economic slowdown. However, tax receipts are diverging for the states that primarily rely on consumption taxes, compared to their peers that depend on income taxes. State median revenues declined by a slight 1% for the rolling 12-months ending September 2023. States with regimes that favor sales taxes, such as Florida, Nevada, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, all experienced positive revenue growth, while states that depend on personal income taxes, such as California and New York, experienced much greater declines in receipts, by 23% and 16%, respectively. Particularly in California’s case, the rating agencies have been patient, but the risk of downgrades has increased significantly. Meanwhile spreads remain surprisingly tight, reflecting investor indifference. Personal income tax collections should improve this April, due to a rebound in the financial markets, which should alleviate the strain on New York’s budget, but California will need to enact significant corrective action to address its reported $68 billion deficit. No sector is immune to an economic contraction; however, most municipal issuers are ultra-defensive since they provide essential services and can raise user fees or taxes to cover operations. Across all muni sectors, we anticipate borrowing to increase modestly in 2024 due to various potential factors: revenue shortfalls, aversion to fee increases, reluctance to cut programs, no future federal stimulus, preference to maintain liquidity, and deferral of capital expenditures. Patient investors will have better options in 2024 to buy solid credits in the primary market or discounted names in the secondary market.

The opinions expressed are those of BlackRock as of January 31, 2024 and are subject to change at any time due to changes in market or economic conditions. The comments should not be construed as a recommendation of any individual holdings or market sectors. Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Bond values fluctuate in price so the value of your investment can go down depending on market conditions. Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. There may be less information on the financial condition of municipal issuers than for public corporations. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds. Some investors may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). Capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable.

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, a broad, market value-weighted index, seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market. All bonds in the index are exempt from U.S. federal income taxes or subject to the AMT. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the distribution rate on, and net asset value (“NAV”) of, their common shares (“Common Shares”). However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.

In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a 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, each Fund’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage (after paying the leverage costs) is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings (less the leverage liability) is reflected in the per share NAV.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s Common Shares capitalization is $100 million and it utilizes leverage for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in longer-term income securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and longer-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, a Fund’s financing costs on the $30 million of proceeds obtained from leverage are based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by a Fund with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Fund’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Fund’s longer-term investments acquired from such leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

However, in order to benefit Common Shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if a Fund had not used leverage. In such circumstance, the investment adviser may nevertheless determine to maintain a Fund’s leverage if it deems such action to be appropriate. Furthermore, the value of the Funds’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the amount of each Fund’s obligations under its respective leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds’ NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s intended leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Fund’s NAV, market price and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV and market price of a Fund’s Common Shares than if the Fund were 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 leverage instruments, which may cause the Fund 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 Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of each Fund’s investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Funds’ investment adviser will be higher than if the Funds did not use leverage.

To obtain leverage, each Fund has issued Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares” or “Preferred Shares”) and/or leveraged its assets through the use of tender option bond trusts (“TOB Trusts”) as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), each Fund is permitted to borrow money (including through the use of TOB Trusts) or issue debt securities up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets or equity securities (e.g., Preferred Shares) up to 50% of its total managed assets. A Fund may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act. In addition, a Fund may also be subject to certain asset coverage, leverage or portfolio composition requirements imposed by the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments or by agencies rating the Preferred Shares, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.

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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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024

   BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MUJ) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and New Jersey personal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in long-term, investment grade municipal obligations exempt from U.S federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and New Jersey personal income taxes. The municipal obligations in which the Fund primarily invests are either rated investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MUJ

Initial Offering Date

  March 11, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($11.56)(a)

  5.19%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  10.71%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.050000

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.600000

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

  38%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 51.55%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d) 

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 11.56      $ 11.20        3.21    $ 11.58      $ 9.77  

Net Asset Value

     13.22        13.03        1.46        13.38        11.75  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     3.80      4.19      2.07      4.08

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     5.60        1.78        2.53        3.76  

New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.72        3.51        2.86        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New Jersey Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the New Jersey Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains for the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

At a time of positive market performance, all sectors delivered gains. State tax-backed issues were the top performer, aided by holdings in Puerto Rico. All ratings tiers, maturities, and coupons produced positive absolute returns, with the strongest results coming from A rated bonds, securities maturing in 20 years or more, and 4%, 5%, and 5.25% coupons, respectively.

The Fund’s cash position was above typical levels at the close of the period. The state of New Jersey has improved its budget deficits and reduced its debt outstanding, which has led to lower state-specific supply. With fewer opportunities to source attractive New Jersey tax-exempt bonds, the Fund held a higher cash reserve than it did in the past. However, the cash balance is earned an attractive yield on a historical basis and was less of a drag on performance than it would have been when interest rates were near zero.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

Transportation

    33.1

State

    18.8  

Education

    14.3  

County/City/Special District/School District

    11.7  

Health

    6.3  

Tobacco

    5.4  

Corporate

    5.0  

Utilities

    3.5  

Housing

    1.9  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    25.5

2025

    7.3  

2026

    4.5  

2027

    8.9  

2028

    23.3  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    1.7

AA/Aa

    34.9  

A

    39.0  

BBB/Baa

    17.3  

BB/Ba

    1.1  

B

    0.3  

N/R(e)

    5.7  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1.5% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 

   BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MHN) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in investment grade (as rated or, if unrated, considered to be of comparable quality at the time of investment by the Fund’s investment adviser) New York municipal obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes (“New York Municipal Bonds”), except at times when, in the judgment of its investment adviser, New York Municipal Bonds of sufficient quality and quantity are unavailable for investment by the Fund. At all times, except during temporary defensive periods, the Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in New York Municipal Bonds. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by BlackRock to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   MHN

Initial Offering Date

   September 19, 1997

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($10.61)(a)

   4.92%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   10.19%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.043500

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.522000

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

   40%

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 51.7%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c)

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d) 

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 10.61      $ 10.44        1.63    $ 10.66      $ 8.70  

Net Asset Value

     12.22        12.12        0.83        12.41        10.60  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     3.10      3.35      1.36      3.52

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     3.92        0.50        1.25        2.88  

New York Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.97        3.44        2.08        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The New York Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the New York Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The New York Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains for the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

 

Income was the largest contributor to the Fund’s performance. Holdings in the 15- to 20-year maturity range were key contributors as well. With respect to credit tiers, AA rated bonds were the largest contributor due to their sizable weighting in both the New York market and the Fund. BBB rated securities, which consisted mainly of holdings in the transportation and higher education sectors, also aided results. The Fund further benefited from its positions in the tax-backed sector and Puerto Rico.

The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk detracted from performance due to the strong bond market rally in the second half of the period. The Fund continued to use leverage, but the performance impact was muted due to increased borrowing costs.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

Transportation

    32.3

County/City/Special District/School District

    17.7  

Utilities

    14.1  

State

    10.7  

Education

    9.6  

Housing

    5.7  

Health

    4.8  

Corporate

    3.8  

Tobacco

    1.3  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    8.7

2025

    8.0  

2026

    2.4  

2027

    9.8  

2028

    10.7  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    8.5

AA/Aa

    56.3  

A

    19.5  

BBB/Baa

    8.8  

BB/Ba

    0.3  

B

    0.3  

N/R(e)

    6.3  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1.2% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 

   BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MIY) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal and Michigan income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and Michigan income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal obligations that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

On October 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Fund and the Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) announced the withdrawal of the merger proposal that was previously approved by the Boards pursuant to which the Fund would have been merged into MYI, with MYI continuing as the surviving Fund.

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   MIY

Initial Offering Date

   October 30, 1992

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($11.37)(a)

   4.91%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   8.90%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.046500

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.558000

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

   38%

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 44.85%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d) 

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 11.37      $ 11.12        2.25    $ 11.68      $ 9.47  

Net Asset Value

     13.17        12.94        1.78        13.36        11.44  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     3.98      4.22      1.89      4.20

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     4.46        0.18        2.06        3.71  

Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.90        3.21        2.18        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: Michigan Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the Michigan Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

 

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains for the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

The Fund’s holdings in longer-maturity bonds (15- to 20-year issues), the strongest performing area of the market, contributed to performance. Holdings in high yield (non investment-grade bonds) contributed as well. Within the investment-grade category, A rated bonds were generally the top performers.

Security selection in the school district sector was a slight detractor. The Fund continued to use leverage, but the performance impact was muted due to increased borrowing costs.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

County/City/Special District/School District

    23.2

Education

    20.0  

Health

    16.0  

State

    15.9  

Utilities

    11.3  

Housing

    6.3  

Transportation

    5.7  

Tobacco

    1.6  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    14.9

2025

    6.0  

2026

    9.5  

2027

    3.8  

2028

    13.0  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    0.9

AA/Aa

    73.9  

A

    15.0  

BBB/Baa

    2.6  

BB/Ba

    0.2  

N/R(e)

    7.4  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2.7% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 

   BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MYN) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal obligations that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   MYN

Initial Offering Date

   February 28, 1992

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($10.23)(a)

   5.18%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   10.72%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.044200

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.530400

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

   36%

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 51.7%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c)

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d)

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 10.23      $ 10.08        1.49    $ 10.44      $ 8.48  

Net Asset Value

     11.84        11.70        1.20        12.03        10.26  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     3.47      3.80      1.51      3.52

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     3.77        1.36        1.26        2.72  

New York Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.97        3.44        2.08        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The New York Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the New York Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The New York Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains in the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

 

Income was the largest contributor to the Fund’s performance. Holdings in the 15- to 20-year maturity range were key contributors as well. With respect to credit tiers, AA rated bonds were the largest contributor due to their sizable weighting in both the New York market and the Fund. BBB rated securities, which consisted mainly of holdings in the transportation and higher education sectors, also aided results. The Fund further benefited from its positions in the tax-backed sector and Puerto Rico.

The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk detracted from performance due to the strong bond market rally in the second half of the period. The Fund continued to use leverage, but the performance impact was muted due to increased borrowing costs.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

Transportation

    26.3

County/City/Special District/School District

    20.7  

Utilities

    15.4  

State

    13.2  

Education

    9.3  

Housing

    5.0  

Health

    4.6  

Corporate

    4.1  

Tobacco

    1.4  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    7.6

2025

    8.8  

2026

    2.2  

2027

    8.9  

2028

    10.2  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    8.8

AA/Aa

    57.5  

A

    19.2  

BBB/Baa

    7.5  

BB/Ba

    0.5  

B

    0.3  

N/R(e)

    6.2  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1.3% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 

   BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund’s (MPA) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal and Pennsylvania income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and Pennsylvania income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal obligations that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

On October 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Fund and the Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) announced the withdrawal of the merger proposal that was previously approved by the Boards pursuant to which the Fund would have been merged into MYI, with MYI continuing as the surviving Fund.

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   MPA

Initial Offering Date

   October 30, 1992

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($11.83)(a)

   4.87%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   8.68%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.048000

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.576000

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

   35%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 43.87%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d) 

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 11.83      $ 11.69        1.20    $ 11.83      $ 9.90  

Net Asset Value

     13.17        13.09        0.61        13.34        11.54  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     2.72      2.36      1.45      3.62

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     3.32        6.34        2.13        3.81  

Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.24        2.53        2.06        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c)

The Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Pennsylvania Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the Pennsylvania Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d)

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains in the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

At a time of positive market performance, all sectors delivered gains. Healthcare, state tax-backed, and education made the largest contributions. All ratings tiers, maturities, and coupons delivered positive absolute returns, with the strongest results coming from A and AA bonds, securities maturing in 15 years or more, and 4% and 5% coupons, respectively. Bonds with lower coupons and lower dollar prices generally outperformed higher-coupon issues priced at a premium. The only notable detractors were a few individual positions that posted negative returns due to issuer-specific factors.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

Health

    23.0

Transportation

    20.4  

Education

    18.0  

County/City/Special District/School District

    14.3  

Utilities

    7.4  

State

    7.0  

Housing

    4.2  

Tobacco

    4.0  

Corporate

    1.7  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    10.7

2025

    11.5  

2026

    6.6  

2027

    10.2  

2028

    20.4  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    0.9

AA/Aa

    47.9  

A

    29.2  

BBB/Baa

    7.8  

BB/Ba

    2.6  

B

    0.6  

N/R(e)

    11.0  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, 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 January 31, 2024 

   BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust’s (BNY) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   BNY

Initial Offering Date

   July 27, 2001

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($10.54)(a)

   4.90%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   10.14%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.043000

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.516000

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

   38%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 51.7%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c)

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d) 

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 10.54      $ 10.35        1.84    $ 10.65      $ 8.66  

Net Asset Value

     12.18        12.05        1.08        12.37        10.43  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     3.22      3.43      1.08      3.55

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     4.00        (1.84      0.75        2.62  

New York Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.97        3.44        2.08        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The New York Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New York Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the New York Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The New York Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains for the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

Income was the largest contributor to the Fund’s performance. Holdings in the 15- to 20-year maturity range were key contributors, as well. With respect to credit tiers, AA rated bonds were the largest contributor due to their sizable weighting in both the New York market and the Fund. BBB rated securities, which consisted mainly of holdings in the transportation and higher education sectors, also aided results. The Fund further benefited from its positions in the tax-backed sector and Puerto Rico.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

 

The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk detracted from performance due to the strong bond market rally in the second half of the period. The Fund continued to use leverage, but the performance impact was muted due to increased borrowing costs.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

Transportation

    26.1

County/City/Special District/School District

    16.7  

Utilities

    16.1  

Education

    12.4  

State

    11.7  

Health

    5.4  

Housing

    4.8  

Corporate

    4.6  

Tobacco

    2.2  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    11.1

2025

    6.6  

2026

    2.4  

2027

    5.9  

2028

    7.7  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    6.9

AA/Aa

    52.5  

A

    21.8  

BBB/Baa

    8.7  

BB/Ba

    0.4  

B

    1.5  

N/R(e)

    8.2  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1.6% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 

   BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust’s (BHV) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax and Virginia personal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and Virginia personal income taxes. The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality at the time of investment by the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

On October 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Fund and the Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI) announced the withdrawal of the merger proposal that was previously approved by the Boards pursuant to which the Fund would have been merged into MYI, with MYI continuing as the surviving Fund.

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   BHV

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2024 ($10.78)(a)

   4.40%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   8.23%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.039500

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $0.474000

Leverage as of January 31, 2024(d)

   37%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 46.55%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (d) 

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      01/31/24      07/31/23      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 10.78      $ 10.78        0.00    $ 11.07      $ 8.91  

Net Asset Value

     12.49        12.44        0.40        12.69        10.73  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

            Average Annual Total Returns  
      6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

     2.23      0.30      0.14      2.37

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

     1.82        (5.98      (3.42      0.57  

Virginia Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

     2.63        2.72        2.03        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

     2.70        2.90        2.00        2.78  

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Virginia Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: Virginia Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the Virginia Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). The Virginia Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Municipal bonds posted solid gains in the six-month period behind continued optimism that the Fed would begin to cut interest rates in 2024.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024 (continued)

   BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Holdings in long-dated securities, which outperformed the broader market, contributed the most to performance given their high weighting in the Fund. Positions in high-quality bonds, especially in the tax-backed state and local government sectors, were positive contributors. Tobacco sector holdings were also notable contributors given their longer duration (higher interest rate sensitivity). This included non-Virginia state securities that the Fund’s investment adviser determined would accrue higher after-tax income for Virginia-based investors. The Fund’s use of leverage contributed to returns by increasing overall portfolio duration and income. While higher short-term borrowing costs reduced the income benefit of leverage, the adviser actively engaged in tax-loss selling and rotated the proceeds into higher-yielding securities.

The rally across fixed-income markets in the latter half of the period compressed municipal valuations versus U.S. Treasuries. This was particularly true in high-quality states with scarce new issuance, including Virginia. As a result, very few portfolio holdings produced negative returns during the period.

The Fund continued to use U.S. Treasury futures in an effort to mitigate interest rate risk, which detracted from performance at a time in which yields fell.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector(a)(b)   Percentage of
Total Investments
 

County/City/Special District/School District

    19.5

State

    15.8  

Health

    12.9  

Housing

    12.1  

Transportation

    11.2  

Tobacco

    7.9  

Corporate

    7.7  

Utilities

    6.8  

Education

    6.1  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2024

    13.9

2025

    2.2  

2026

    8.1  

2027

    11.8  

2028

    4.6  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

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

AAA/Aaa

    13.7

AA/Aa

    48.3  

A

    12.7  

BBB/Baa

    3.3  

B

    4.6  

N/R(e)

    17.4  
 

 

(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 January 31, 2024, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 3.2% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   
New Jersey — 132.9%            
Corporate — 7.6%            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

  $      1,730     $     1,738,139  

Series B, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

    6,900       6,953,281  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/25(a)

    950       977,912  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/26(a)

    1,415       1,490,137  

AMT, 4.00%, 08/01/59

    1,000       890,131  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

3.38%, 04/01/38

    4,040       3,784,708  

3.50%, 04/01/42

    3,030       2,734,093  

AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/41

    19,020       15,742,446  

AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/43

    23,960       19,332,284  
   

 

 

 
      53,643,131  
County/City/Special District/School District — 16.0%        

City of Bayonne New Jersey, Refunding GO, (BAM SAW), 5.00%, 07/01/26(b)

    2,425       2,553,364  

Clifton Board of Education, GO

   

(AGM), 2.00%, 08/15/41

    6,150       4,216,207  

(AGM), 2.25%, 08/15/46

    6,150       3,987,722  

County of Essex New Jersey, GO, Series B, 3.00%, 09/01/46

    1,700       1,365,393  

County of Middlesex New Jersey, Refunding COP, 5.00%, 10/15/31

    2,840       3,129,628  

Essex County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB

   

(NPFGC GTD), 5.50%, 10/01/27

    250       275,535  

(NPFGC GTD), 5.50%, 10/01/28

    9,380       10,616,442  

(NPFGC GTD), 5.50%, 10/01/29

    8,505       9,863,908  

Ewing Township Board of Education, GO

   

4.00%, 07/15/38

    2,660       2,728,025  

4.00%, 07/15/39

    2,320       2,366,540  

Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/46

    5,655       5,806,887  

Series A-1, (NPFGC GTD), 0.00%, 12/15/32(c)

    1,000       765,795  

Mercer County Improvement Authority, RB, 5.00%, 09/01/40

    2,480       2,569,461  

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB, Series B, 6.25%, 01/01/37(d)(e)

    2,350       29,022  

Monroe Township Board of Education/Middlesex County, Refunding GO, 5.00%, 03/01/25(b)

    2,750       2,809,970  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/43

    10,690       11,314,573  

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

    3,690       3,727,172  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding SAB, 6.50%, 04/01/28

    3,548       3,599,561  

Newark Board of Education, Refunding GO, Sustainability Bonds, (BAM), 3.00%, 07/15/42

    1,500       1,208,797  

Township of Irvington New Jersey, Refunding GO, Series A, (AGM SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/24(b)

    1,175       1,185,163  

Union County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 03/01/34

    1,000       1,135,463  

Union County Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, (GTD), 5.25%, 12/01/31

    36,835       36,903,307  
   

 

 

 
      112,157,935  
Education — 21.6%            

Atlantic County Improvement Authority, RB, Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/46

    2,250       2,200,054  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Education (continued)

   

Camden County Improvement Authority, RB, Sustainability Bonds, 6.00%, 06/15/52

  $        780     $       848,866  

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    1,985       2,017,821  

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB, 5.00%, 08/15/53

    3,125       3,401,092  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB 6.00%, 10/01/33

    4,440       4,447,937  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/27(f)

    275       270,830  

Series A, 5.13%, 11/01/29(f)

    145       142,163  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    2,000       1,936,137  

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/37(f)

    1,030       976,089  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    350       358,142  

Series A, 6.25%, 11/01/38(f)

    440       445,985  

Series A, 5.38%, 07/01/47(f)

    1,685       1,507,988  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    4,475       4,569,067  

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

    970       909,007  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/50

    1,235       1,133,139  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/50

    905       889,160  

Series A, 6.50%, 11/01/52(f)

    2,490       2,506,405  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/54(f)

    730       671,991  

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

    4,040       3,480,711  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/25(b)

    8,615       8,857,924  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/25(b)

    8,755       9,033,108  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/37

    6,270       6,525,879  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/42

    810       835,096  

Series A, 4.25%, 09/01/27(f)

    160       156,943  

Series A, 5.63%, 08/01/34(f)

    630       631,946  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/37(f)

    805       782,315  

Series A, 5.88%, 08/01/44(f)

    1,070       1,071,166  

Series A, 6.00%, 08/01/49(f)

    555       555,655  

Series A, 5.13%, 09/01/52(f)

    1,700       1,550,893  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 09/01/53

    2,445       2,664,790  

Series C, (AGM), 3.25%, 07/01/49

    1,060       795,022  

Series C, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/50

    895       805,399  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    15,555       15,663,649  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    14,500       14,532,294  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    2,100       1,920,738  

Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    1,000       1,001,391  

Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    600       600,283  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB

   

Series 1A-1, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/29

    930       930,100  

Series 1A-1, AMT, 4.25%, 12/01/32

    335       351,894  

Series 1A-1, AMT, 4.50%, 12/01/36

    295       310,394  

Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/44

    1,575       1,499,117  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/53

    985       960,982  

Sub-Series C, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/48

    3,210       2,873,184  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, AMT, 3.00%, 12/01/32

    4,635       4,516,016  

Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/41

    3,265       3,255,354  

Sub-Series C, AMT, 3.63%, 12/01/49

    1,925       1,511,149  

Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/52

    18,705       18,930,720  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Education (continued)

   

New Jersey Institute of Technology, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

  $     13,000     $    13,222,144  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    3,000       3,090,750  
   

 

 

 
      152,148,879  
Health — 9.5%            

Camden County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/15/24(b)

    2,590       2,591,708  

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 09/01/30

    400       400,498  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/34

    1,230       1,180,733  

5.00%, 01/01/39

    1,980       1,776,550  

5.00%, 01/01/49

    1,500       1,237,084  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,000       2,069,177  

2.38%, 07/01/46

    3,735       2,431,002  

4.00%, 07/01/47

    5,555       5,339,973  

3.00%, 07/01/51

    14,850       11,562,301  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    10,000       9,699,437  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/43

    5,505       5,515,305  

Series B, VRDN, 2.50%, 02/01/24(g)(h)

    10,450       10,450,000  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/28

    2,820       2,824,343  

5.00%, 07/01/29

    715       716,114  

5.00%, 07/01/34

    2,190       2,302,439  

4.00%, 07/01/41

    3,000       3,011,839  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/43

    3,500       3,494,880  
   

 

 

 
      66,603,383  
Housing — 2.8%            

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/27

    1,570       1,571,208  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series H, Sustainability Bonds, 2.15%, 10/01/41

    2,995       2,162,551  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 2.45%, 11/01/45

    860       588,591  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/48

    675       634,744  

Series A, 2.55%, 11/01/50

    780       518,096  

Series A, 4.10%, 11/01/53

    400       366,912  

Series A, 2.63%, 11/01/56

    780       496,419  

Series D, AMT, 4.25%, 11/01/37

    1,750       1,683,406  

Series D, AMT, 4.35%, 11/01/42

    1,000       936,128  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 2.65%, 11/01/46

    1,150       823,664  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 2.70%, 11/01/51

    1,150       782,331  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 2.75%, 11/01/56

    1,150       757,840  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing

   

Series A, 3.75%, 10/01/35

    5,295       5,003,878  

Series E, 2.40%, 10/01/45

    1,885       1,411,566  

Newark Housing Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    2,000       2,002,984  
   

 

 

 
      19,740,318  
State — 20.5%            

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB 5.25%, 11/01/39

    13,410       13,524,553  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

State (continued)

   

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB (continued)

   

5.25%, 11/01/44

  $     15,755     $    15,843,179  

Garden State Preservation Trust, RB(c)

   

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/25

    10,000       9,462,099  

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/26

    6,000       5,511,420  

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/27

    4,000       3,566,827  

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/28

    4,540       3,929,579  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB 5.00%, 12/15/28(b)

    6,305       7,022,201  

4.00%, 06/15/49

    5,310       5,065,432  

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

    1,785       1,795,485  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/25

    7,915       8,086,159  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/26

    6,085       6,327,816  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/42

    2,000       2,100,629  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/35

    3,750       4,100,787  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/43

    3,470       3,672,738  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/46

    5,025       5,048,633  

Series N-1, (NPFGC), 5.50%, 09/01/27

    1,000       1,091,171  

Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/32

    5,000       5,006,635  

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    5,050       5,226,910  

Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/34

    8,570       8,784,042  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/28

    9,705       9,751,187  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/32

    4,000       4,044,523  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/33

    5,370       5,430,707  

State of New Jersey, GO

   

2.00%, 06/01/37

    5,825       4,387,659  

5.00%, 06/01/38

    5,085       5,511,255  
   

 

 

 
      144,291,626  
Tobacco — 8.2%            

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    4,695       4,958,270  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    10,000       10,187,106  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    6,500       6,705,333  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    35,420       35,782,318  
   

 

 

 
      57,633,027  
Transportation — 41.4%            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 11/01/44

    4,715       4,719,762  

5.00%, 11/01/52

    1,000       1,067,485  

Class A, 5.25%, 11/01/47

    7,800       8,599,621  

AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/31

    1,000       1,000,611  

AMT, 5.13%, 01/01/34

    2,290       2,291,555  

AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    23,510       23,530,808  

AMT, 5.63%, 01/01/52

    1,000       1,000,922  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/37

    8,200       8,354,021  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    6,200       6,211,100  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/42

    785       868,135  

5.25%, 06/15/46

    790       877,725  

4.50%, 06/15/49

    4,600       4,683,086  

Class BB, 5.00%, 06/15/36

    3,750       4,264,522  

Class BB, 4.00%, 06/15/37

    1,550       1,612,817  

Class BB, 4.00%, 06/15/40

    6,000       6,129,064  

Class BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    8,290       7,914,633  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.75%, 06/15/24

    1,205       1,215,837  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Transportation (continued)

   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/30

  $      4,250     $     4,455,317  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/34

    1,305       1,345,734  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/36

    2,565       2,665,306  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/38

    11,830       11,918,568  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/41

    5,000       5,094,165  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/45

    10,980       10,799,934  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    5,000       5,349,415  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    13,535       12,955,563  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/33

    2,450       2,694,526  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/44

    5,100       5,088,390  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    10,100       9,671,468  

Series BB, 5.25%, 06/15/50

    19,575       21,521,251  

Series C, (AGM), 0.00%, 12/15/32(c)

    14,050       10,597,048  

Series C, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/35(c)

    8,300       5,384,652  

Series C, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/36(c)

    7,210       4,432,751  

Series D, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    3,300       3,355,756  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/35(c)

    6,000       3,890,967  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/15/39

    4,795       4,885,373  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/35

    1,605       1,689,861  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/35

    2,000       2,182,805  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/36

    3,695       3,859,611  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/36

    500       542,868  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/41

    4,000       4,584,056  

Series AA, 4.25%, 06/15/44

    6,170       6,277,741  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    2,500       2,652,667  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    4,000       4,039,705  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/51

    5,000       4,970,550  

Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/45

    8,720       8,832,169  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 01/01/29

    4,000       4,471,975  

Series A, (BHAC-CR AGM), 5.25%, 01/01/29

    500       563,605  

Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 01/01/30

    4,000       4,561,895  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/39

    7,175       7,461,927  

South Jersey Port Corp., ARB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/49

    4,150       4,303,194  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    12,870       13,234,554  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, RB

   

Series A, (AGM-CR), 4.00%, 11/01/50

    4,260       4,079,403  

Series A, Subordinate, (BAM), 4.00%, 11/01/50

    2,000       1,949,988  
   

 

 

 
      290,706,462  
Utilities — 5.3%            

Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, Refunding RB

   

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/40

    2,060       1,782,259  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/41

    2,110       1,796,981  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/42

    2,155       1,808,356  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/43

    2,205       1,825,628  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/44

    2,255       1,838,873  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/45

    2,305       1,852,149  

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB(c)

   

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/26

    4,100       3,805,758  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/28

    6,600       5,791,032  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Utilities (continued)

   

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB(c) (continued)

   

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/29

  $      9,650     $     8,218,292  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/31

    6,000       4,799,956  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/33

    5,000       3,726,546  
   

 

 

 
      37,245,830  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in New Jersey         934,170,591  
New York — 6.5%            
Transportation — 6.5%            

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB

   

Series 93, 6.13%, 06/01/94

    6,000       6,068,967  

AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    2,000       2,180,360  

AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/33

    1,030       1,116,364  

AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/37

    1,715       1,729,328  

AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/38

    1,085       1,089,882  

Series 218, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/32

    3,105       3,373,197  

Series 218, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/47

    835       800,463  

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/40

    1,500       1,485,660  

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/50

    4,415       4,191,557  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 01/15/47

    2,720       2,896,296  

AMT, 5.00%, 01/15/52

    5,000       5,242,664  

Series 206, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    4,475       4,626,523  

Series 206, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    6,500       6,656,634  

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

    2,530       2,495,353  

Series 238, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/39

    1,670       1,831,284  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in New York         45,784,532  
Pennsylvania — 2.2%            
Transportation — 2.2%            

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,460       2,576,262  

Delaware River Port Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/37

    7,330       7,344,756  

5.00%, 01/01/40

    5,000       5,007,495  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania         14,928,513  
Puerto Rico — 5.1%            
State — 5.1%            

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

    2,878       2,819,778  

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

    12,951       12,950,833  

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

    2,906       2,840,615  

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

    12,863       12,769,743  

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

    333       324,653  

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

    618       599,918  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(c)

    11,852       3,643,431  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico         35,948,971  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 146.7%
(Cost: $1,028,473,222)

      1,030,832,607  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(i)

 

New Jersey — 4.4%        
County/City/Special District/School District — 1.7%        

Union County Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/41

  $ 11,685     $ 11,711,202  
 

 

 

 
State — 2.7%        

Garden State Preservation Trust, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 11/01/28

    17,920       19,231,522  
 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New Jersey

 

    30,942,724  
 

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender
 Option Bond Trusts — 4.4%
 (Cost: $29,996,637)
    30,942,724  
 

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Investments — 151.1%
 (Cost: $1,058,469,859)
    1,061,775,331  
 

 

 

 
     Shares         
Short-Term Securities        
Money Market Funds — 8.4%        

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 4.09%(j)(k)

    59,230,892       59,236,815  
 

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Securities — 8.4%
 (Cost: $59,226,733)
    59,236,815  
 

 

 

 
Total Investments — 159.5%
 (Cost: $1,117,696,592)
    1,121,012,146  
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.5%     17,798,600  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (2.8)%

 

    (19,430,768

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (59.2)%

 

    (416,378,416
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 703,001,562  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(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)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f)

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.

(g) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

(h) 

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.

(i)

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.

(j)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(k) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $ 104,186,840      $      $ (44,958,168 )(a)     $ 5,753      $ 2,390      $ 59,236,815        59,230,892      $ 1,249,013      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

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

   $        $ 1,030,832,607        $        $ 1,030,832,607  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              30,942,724                   30,942,724  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     59,236,815                            59,236,815  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 59,236,815        $ 1,061,775,331        $    —        $ 1,121,012,146  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (19,284,999      $        $ (19,284,999

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (417,100,000                 (417,100,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $    —        $ (436,384,999      $    —        $ (436,384,999
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   
Alabama — 0.3%            
Corporate — 0.3%            

Lower Alabama Gas District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/46

  $      1,185     $     1,251,271  
   

 

 

 
Guam — 0.2%            
Utilities — 0.2%            

Guam Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    580       606,824  
   

 

 

 
New York — 152.9%            
Corporate — 4.9%            

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

    830       977,085  

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

    5,500       6,455,283  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.00%, 04/01/34

    740       758,155  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, AMT, 2.75%, 09/01/50(a)

    1,370       1,337,344  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, AMT, 5.63%, 04/01/40

    2,215       2,398,402  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    2,165       2,260,211  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    2,400       2,465,826  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/31

    1,465       1,340,889  
   

 

 

 
      17,993,195  
County/City/Special District/School District — 28.5%  

Battery Park City Authority, RB

   

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/41

    665       762,452  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    1,290       1,471,017  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/43

    1,565       1,776,645  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/48

    1,495       1,659,961  

City of New York, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/51

    995       1,097,211  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 09/01/46

    1,975       2,011,833  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    2,410       2,622,794  

Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/47

    4,605       5,173,165  

Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/45

    4,950       5,234,322  

Series F-1, 4.00%, 03/01/47

    2,270       2,291,280  

Series I, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    2,500       2,504,520  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.50%, 05/01/46

    1,140       1,308,255  

Sub-Series E-1, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    2,155       2,187,348  

County of Nassau New York, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/31

    1,400       1,491,231  

Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/31

    1,980       2,138,186  

County of Nassau New York, Refunding GO, Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/40

    1,795       1,968,608  

Ithaca City School District, Refunding GO, (BAM SAW), 2.00%, 06/15/33

    365       312,185  

Mahopac Central School District, Refunding GO, (SAW), 2.00%, 06/01/32

    555       488,653  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB, (AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/39(b)

    1,380       729,021  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/45

    3,600       3,527,575  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

County/City/Special District/School District (continued)

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/43

  $      1,660     $     1,744,398  

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

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/38

    3,440       3,686,020  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    950       953,027  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 08/01/45

    6,575       6,861,571  

Sub-Series A-3, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    2,790       2,795,548  

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

    2,100       2,109,690  

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

    1,690       1,696,526  

Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/43

    1,645       1,714,738  

Subordinate, 4.00%, 02/01/39

    1,350       1,397,534  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/53

    1,365       1,341,497  

Series C, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    1,825       1,816,943  

Series F-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/44

    355       394,055  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Subordinate, 5.25%, 05/01/50

    2,745       3,111,298  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, CAB(b)

   

Series B, Sub Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/42

    2,185       889,903  

Series B, Sub Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/47

    5,600       1,720,862  

Series B, Sub Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/48

    2,665       780,648  

Series B, Sub Lien, (AGM-CR), 0.00%, 11/15/55

    2,485       539,550  

Series B, Sub Lien, (AGM-CR), 0.00%, 11/15/56

    3,315       685,388  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/40

    6,150       6,289,333  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    12,215       12,427,343  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(c)

    5,075       5,068,656  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/51

    1,460       1,091,172  

South Glens Falls Central School District, Refunding GO

   

Series A, (SAW), 2.00%, 07/15/34

    1,160       981,177  

Series A, (SAW), 2.00%, 07/15/35

    685       566,056  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

Class A, 4.00%, 05/15/57

    1,300       1,212,939  

Series A, 4.13%, 05/15/53

    1,705       1,714,301  

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, (SAW), 4.00%, 05/01/41

    1,000       1,012,534  
   

 

 

 
      105,358,969  
Education — 15.5%            

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB(d)(e)

   

4.00%, 07/01/41

    740       412,164  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    765       433,617  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    450       452,181  

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

    750       754,759  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/43

    1,140       1,191,443  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    285       295,041  

5.00%, 07/01/52

    1,365       1,439,688  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/42

    985       1,039,671  

4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,535       1,538,801  

4.00%, 07/01/49

    1,655       1,661,420  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Education (continued)

   

Madison County Capital Resource Corp., RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/40

  $       685     $      708,922  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    2,480       2,551,277  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/53

    2,200       2,398,562  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    350       351,766  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    12,085       12,091,600  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series 1, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/40

    3,500       4,330,587  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    410       415,434  

Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    500       544,994  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB 5.00%, 07/01/44

    1,900       1,908,312  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    1,030       1,041,928  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    1,520       1,536,291  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    5,600       5,690,574  

Onondaga County Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/38

    1,490       1,637,370  

5.00%, 12/01/39

    2,650       2,902,571  

4.00%, 12/01/47

    1,350       1,348,686  

Orange County Funding Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    715       715,917  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    445       445,162  

Troy Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/35

    450       492,770  

5.00%, 09/01/36

    2,360       2,557,702  

5.00%, 09/01/39

    450       475,341  

4.00%, 09/01/40

    1,320       1,300,281  

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

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,775       1,789,107  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    750       756,358  
   

 

 

 
      57,210,297  
Health — 7.7%            

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB

   

Class A, 5.25%, 07/01/37

    1,250       1,164,382  

Class A, 5.50%, 07/01/47

    765       694,883  

Genesee County Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/52

    1,325       1,370,364  

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

    240       191,261  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/41

    500       450,646  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    1,180       1,180,576  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/38

    1,150       1,075,544  

4.00%, 12/01/39

    475       440,193  

4.00%, 12/01/46

    4,595       3,941,928  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    895       871,382  

Series C, 4.25%, 05/01/39

    1,000       1,000,294  

Series D, 4.25%, 05/01/39

    685       685,201  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/45

    380       276,065  

4.00%, 07/01/47

    2,660       2,574,676  

4.25%, 05/01/52

    3,645       3,535,445  

5.00%, 05/01/52

    4,875       5,113,906  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health (continued)

   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/32

  $      2,645     $    2,701,008  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp., RB,

   

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    460       463,102  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB(c)

   

5.00%, 07/01/41

    510       444,340  

5.00%, 07/01/56

    570       454,325  
   

 

 

 
      28,629,521  
Housing — 9.1%            

New York City Housing Development Corp, RB, M/F Housing, Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.70%, 11/01/48

    1,880       1,909,793  

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

   

Series G, 4.75%, 11/01/48

    1,650       1,675,149  

Sustainability Bonds, 4.80%, 02/01/53

    5,265       5,323,124  

Class F-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.60%, 11/01/42

    225       228,392  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.75%, 11/01/48

    365       370,784  

Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.20%, 11/01/42

    920       893,864  

Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.85%, 11/01/53

    3,660       3,732,195  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Sustainability Bonds, 4.25%, 11/01/43

    3,315       3,277,523  

Series F-1-A, Sustainability Bonds, 3.30%, 11/01/46

    460       395,932  

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

   

Sustainability Bonds, 3.85%, 05/01/58

    1,726       1,447,280  

Series B-1-A, Sustainability Bonds, 3.75%, 11/01/54

    1,345       1,132,651  

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

   

Series A, AMT, 4.65%, 11/15/38

    550       550,131  

Series B-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.85%, 11/01/48

    1,310       1,345,163  

Series C-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.65%, 11/01/48

    515       521,341  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series C, (FNMA, SONYMA), 3.85%, 11/01/39

    2,005       1,894,359  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 255, (SONYMA), 4.70%, 10/01/43

    1,055       1,066,799  

Series 250, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.80%, 10/01/48

    3,410       3,454,125  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series 218, AMT, 3.60%, 04/01/33

    855       856,609  

Series 218, AMT, 3.85%, 04/01/38

    115       115,555  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, Refunding RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 190, 3.80%, 10/01/40

    1,395       1,395,145  

Series 194, AMT, 3.80%, 04/01/28

    2,065       2,060,931  
   

 

 

 
      33,646,845  
State — 11.9%            

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB, Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/38

    2,880       2,940,995  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

State (continued)

   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/38

  $      3,425     $    3,659,558  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/40

    3,700       3,876,484  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/44

    5,225       5,497,914  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/45

    2,700       2,821,656  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    1,190       1,311,699  

Series D, 5.00%, 02/15/48

    1,755       1,883,350  

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/45

    5,265       5,269,181  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    3,320       3,678,113  

Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/50

    3,105       2,417,063  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/15/46

    6,880       6,820,723  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    3,315       3,690,742  
   

 

 

 
      43,867,478  
Tobacco — 2.1%            

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.75%, 06/01/39

    1,875       1,793,416  

5.00%, 06/01/48

    680       648,681  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB

   

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

    260       241,199  

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

    1,015       918,507  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    575       579,742  

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 05/15/40

    1,500       1,500,630  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    260       271,970  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42

    1,680       1,679,750  
   

 

 

 
      7,633,895  
Transportation — 50.7%            

Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    1,865       1,926,840  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    3,760       3,912,323  

Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 02/15/47

    2,425       2,363,577  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB

   

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38

    1,000       1,005,872  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    1,000       1,006,186  

Series D-2, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/48

    1,590       1,485,837  

Series D-3, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/49

    2,720       2,536,111  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    3,485       3,820,526  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    1,895       2,074,485  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/55

    1,920       1,943,364  

Sub-Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    1,845       1,909,582  

Series A-1, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/54

    1,760       1,677,299  

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

    3,765       3,884,839  

Sub-Series C-1, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    1,500       1,617,606  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    5,410       5,410,056  

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

    705       705,262  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB Series 1, 2.25%, 02/15/41

    1,800       1,377,926  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Transportation (continued)

   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series 1, 3.00%, 02/15/42

  $        925     $      788,887  

New York State Thruway Authority, RB

   

Series N, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    5,300       5,360,735  

Series N, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    2,250       2,265,015  

Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/36

    1,400       1,450,379  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    8,230       9,116,194  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/48

    5,000       5,502,531  

Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/29

    1,750       1,782,934  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    1,640       1,651,351  

Series P, 5.25%, 01/01/54(f)

    1,065       1,182,565  

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

    4,950       4,835,923  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    2,645       2,500,829  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    1,660       1,815,265  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    3,405       3,687,041  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    1,720       1,852,641  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    450       469,951  

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

    6,745       6,747,268  

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

    8,845       8,846,032  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 10/31/46

    1,510       1,368,060  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.50%, 06/30/43

    2,220       2,393,790  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/30/49

    3,105       3,202,294  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 6.00%, 06/30/54

    5,250       5,773,996  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/32

    1,600       1,806,203  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    2,690       2,741,120  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    1,000       1,095,755  

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Refunding ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/34

    100       105,180  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    90       94,637  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    95       99,414  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/37

    110       114,670  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/38

    55       57,084  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    80       82,882  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB

   

Series 218, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    1,850       1,925,962  

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/55

    7,275       6,672,888  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

Series 198, 5.25%, 11/15/56

    760       786,857  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/34

    1,660       1,723,074  

Series 177, AMT, 4.00%, 01/15/43

    285       274,874  

Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/39

    2,825       2,832,546  

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/47

    3,190       3,511,129  

Series 234, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/52

    1,330       1,460,327  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB

   

Series 226, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/39

    3,105       3,332,962  

Series 242, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    680       748,067  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    3,735       4,094,036  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    1,530       1,684,895  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/46

  $      4,760     $    5,011,391  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 05/15/51

    1,460       1,569,377  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    8,225       8,755,050  

Series C, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    3,925       4,291,900  

Series C, 4.13%, 05/15/52

    7,080       7,100,084  

Series C, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    4,650       5,133,959  

Series C, Sustainability Bonds, 5.25%, 11/15/42

    615       715,767  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, CAB(b)

   

Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/28

    3,215       2,826,092  

Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32

    7,670       5,653,588  
   

 

 

 
      187,553,142  
Utilities — 22.5%            

Long Island Power Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/35

    1,000       1,105,866  

5.00%, 09/01/36

    825       894,079  

5.00%, 09/01/37

    3,175       3,466,362  

(BAM-TCRS), 5.00%, 09/01/42

    4,645       4,917,962  

5.00%, 09/01/47

    1,355       1,421,493  

Series E, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/01/48

    625       696,928  

Series E, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/01/53

    2,335       2,576,687  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/41

    750       783,933  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB

   

Series BB-1, 3.00%, 06/15/50

    2,270       1,739,347  

Series CC-1, 4.00%, 06/15/52

    5,400       5,315,780  

Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    2,250       2,335,566  

Series GG, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    1,330       1,436,145  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series AA-3, 5.25%, 06/15/48

    5,860       6,683,187  

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

    1,585       1,589,361  

Series DD, 4.13%, 06/15/47

    3,410       3,464,323  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    2,250       2,491,492  

Series GG, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    4,220       4,344,685  

New York Power Authority, RB, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/48

    5,385       5,901,416  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/50

    7,420       7,243,782  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/55

    7,160       6,895,913  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    470       444,152  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 08/15/41

    3,630       3,810,458  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/51

    2,595       2,824,875  

Subordinate, 5.00%, 06/15/41

    1,595       1,648,711  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 06/15/46

    1,000       983,169  

Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 12/15/46

    925       872,968  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series 2, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 12/15/50

    2,565       2,852,194  

Series 2, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 06/15/53

    4,035       4,461,360  
   

 

 

 
      83,202,194  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

      565,095,536  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Puerto Rico — 5.4%

   
State — 5.4%            

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

  $ 2,549     $ 2,497,433  

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

    3,762       3,761,952  

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

    390       381,225  

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

    10,319       10,244,187  

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

    460       448,470  

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

    601       583,415  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(b)

    6,358       1,954,517  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico         19,871,199  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 0.9%            
Corporate — 0.9%            

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, RB, Series A1, 5.25%, 10/01/54(a)

    3,280       3,513,225  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds — 159.7%
(Cost: $574,523,796)
        590,338,055  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g)

 

New York — 1.3%            
Transportation — 1.3%            

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    4,500       4,682,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

      4,682,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 1.3%
(Cost: $4,542,678)

 

    4,682,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 161.0%
(Cost: $579,066,474)

      595,020,356  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 4.3%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio, 4.13%(h)(i)

    15,946,141       15,946,141  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 4.3%
(Cost: $15,946,141)

      15,946,141  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 165.3%
(Cost: $595,012,615)

      610,966,497  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.1%

      4,329,876  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (0.6)%

 

    (2,287,529

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (65.8)%

 

    (243,335,602
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 369,673,242  
   

 

 

 

 

(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)

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

 

(d)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(e)

Non-income producing security.

(f)

When-issued 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)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(i)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio

   $ 14,537,162      $ 1,408,979 (a)     $      $      $      $ 15,946,141        15,946,141      $ 302,755      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     50        03/19/24      $ 5,618      $ (177,384

U.S. Long Bond

     52        03/19/24        6,377        (351,482

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     38        03/28/24        4,121        (81,594
           

 

 

 
            $ (610,460
           

 

 

 

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  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 610,460      $      $ 610,460  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, 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

   $      $      $      $      $ (273,688    $      $ (273,688
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (557,305    $      $ (557,305
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 23,393,762  

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

   $        $ 590,338,055        $        $ 590,338,055  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              4,682,301                   4,682,301  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     15,946,141                            15,946,141  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 15,946,141        $ 595,020,356        $        $ 610,966,497  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ (610,460      $        $    —        $ (610,460
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (2,250,000      $        $ (2,250,000

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (243,600,000                 (243,600,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $    —        $ (245,850,000      $    —        $ (245,850,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

Michigan — 152.0%

   
County/City/Special District/School District — 36.5%        

Belding Area Schools, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.25%, 05/01/48

  $     1,620     $    1,782,895  

Bloomfield Hills School District, GO, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    1,250       1,362,217  

Byron Center Public Schools, GO, Series II, (Q-SBLF), 5.25%, 05/01/53

    5,000       5,478,588  

Cedar Springs Public School District, GO

   

Series II, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/46

    1,100       1,200,262  

Series II, (Q-SBLF), 4.50%, 05/01/49

    1,950       2,001,662  

Chippewa Valley Schools, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/43

    4,275       4,563,259  

City of Lansing Michigan, Refunding GO

   

Series B, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/43

    2,000       1,975,293  

Series B, (AGM), 4.13%, 06/01/48

    5,325       5,203,570  

Clarkston Community Schools, GO

   

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/45

    8,360       9,213,952  

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/47

    4,500       4,919,263  

Coopersville Area Public Schools, GO

   

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 4.00%, 05/01/48

    495       478,459  

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 4.13%, 05/01/52

    600       582,956  

County of Kalamazoo Michigan, GO, 4.13%, 05/01/47

    1,375       1,373,600  

Farmington Public School District, Refunding GO

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/33

    1,500       1,531,553  

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

    1,500       1,531,613  

(AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/35

    1,000       1,021,116  

Grand Ledge Public Schools, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/44

    1,585       1,688,035  

Gull Lake Community School District, GO, Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/48

    4,000       4,180,517  

Holly Area School District, GO, Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.25%, 05/01/48

    8,235       9,063,048  

Hudsonville Public Schools, GO, Series I, (Q-SBLF), 4.00%, 05/01/45

    2,040       2,003,255  

Hudsonville Public Schools, Refunding GO

   

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/46

    2,500       2,727,869  

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/49

    2,375       2,564,721  

Karegnondi Water Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/01/41

    4,950       5,089,358  

5.00%, 11/01/45

    3,000       3,064,501  

Kentwood Public Schools, GO

   

5.00%, 05/01/41

    1,120       1,161,598  

Series II, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/46

    3,000       3,262,127  

Series II, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/49

    5,000       5,392,548  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB

   

Series H-1, 5.00%, 10/01/39(a)

    5,400       5,466,859  

2nd Lien, (BAM-TCRS), 4.00%, 11/01/50

    1,500       1,415,225  

Novi Community School District, GO

   

5.00%, 05/01/44

    1,175       1,259,216  

Series II, 4.00%, 05/01/43

    1,320       1,317,858  

Rockford Public Schools, GO, Series II, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/46

    1,505       1,652,536  

Southfield Public Schools, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/49

    1,740       1,890,723  

Three Rivers Community Schools, GO

   

Series II, (Q-SBLF), 4.13%, 05/01/46

    2,000       2,009,212  

Series II, (Q-SBLF), 4.25%, 05/01/49

    7,000       7,045,480  

Trenton Public Schools School District, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/48

    5,000       5,209,278  

Troy School District, GO (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/47

    6,445       7,070,235  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

County/City/Special District/School District (continued)

 

Troy School District, GO (continued) (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/52

  $     5,710     $    6,179,063  

Walled Lake Consolidated School District, GO

   

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/47

    1,000       1,084,578  

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/49

    2,500       2,696,655  

Wayne-Westland Community Schools, GO

   

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 11/01/44

    2,360       2,591,629  

(Q-SBLF), 4.50%, 11/01/46

    5,250       5,434,277  

West Ottawa Public Schools, GO, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/46

    1,730       1,626,075  

Zeeland Public Schools, GO, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/33

    1,000       1,024,884  
   

 

 

 
      139,391,618  
Education — 31.4%            

Eastern Michigan University, RB, Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/44

    9,595       9,340,246  

Grand Valley State University, RB, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    1,600       1,671,187  

Lake Superior State University, RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/15/48

    3,750       3,811,112  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB 4.00%, 02/01/29

    700       665,545  

5.00%, 02/01/33

    830       834,341  

4.00%, 12/01/33

    1,720       1,720,390  

5.00%, 12/01/36

    1,550       1,552,170  

5.00%, 09/01/40

    1,000       947,666  

5.00%, 12/01/40

    2,900       2,901,870  

5.00%, 12/01/45

    4,400       4,401,959  

4.00%, 09/01/50

    1,550       1,394,349  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/28

    5,830       5,833,388  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/29

    5,060       5,063,037  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/30

    2,440       2,441,188  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/31

    3,150       3,150,804  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series I, 5.00%, 04/15/41

    2,750       2,852,065  

Series I, 4.00%, 10/15/49

    7,000       6,859,139  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 02/15/44

    4,000       3,967,114  

Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/44

    3,820       4,087,593  

Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/48

    6,160       6,515,293  

Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/44

    9,000       8,910,986  

Michigan Technological University, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,800       1,824,012  

Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/52

    1,675       1,776,434  

Series C, (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/48

    2,500       2,709,407  

Oakland University, RB

   

5.00%, 03/01/41

    3,635       3,725,815  

5.00%, 03/01/47

    3,500       3,549,432  

Wayne State University, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/43

    8,530       9,065,584  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/48

    2,000       1,912,395  

Western Michigan University, RB

   

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/51

    1,815       1,889,237  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/53

    5,345       5,552,647  

Western Michigan University, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    8,435       8,930,915  
   

 

 

 
      119,857,320  
Health — 25.3%            

Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,230       2,238,481  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health (continued)

   

Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

  $     2,610     $    2,694,645  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    2,000       1,911,695  

Kalamazoo Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/15/42

    425       384,316  

Kentwood Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/43

    750       576,688  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB

   

Series S, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    3,000       3,024,092  

Series S, 4.00%, 11/01/46

    1,025       996,380  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB 5.00%, 11/15/37

    3,000       3,100,117  

5.00%, 05/15/38

    4,890       4,942,095  

4.00%, 12/01/40

    3,000       2,984,304  

5.00%, 11/15/41

    1,000       1,025,632  

4.00%, 04/15/42

    3,210       3,199,919  

5.00%, 12/01/45

    16,195       16,529,614  

4.00%, 11/15/46

    8,500       8,063,339  

Series 2, 4.00%, 03/01/51

    4,000       3,817,014  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    3,085       3,087,727  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    2,250       2,330,634  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    1,500       1,440,683  

Series S, 5.00%, 05/15/34

    1,500       1,526,278  

Series S, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    4,945       5,034,482  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    4,000       4,202,869  

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

    3,500       3,170,881  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 03/01/24(a)

    20,000       20,027,107  
   

 

 

 
      96,308,992  
Housing — 9.9%            

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 4.45%, 10/01/34

    1,000       1,000,603  

Series A, 4.63%, 10/01/39

    3,490       3,491,112  

Series A, 4.30%, 10/01/40

    3,320       3,324,896  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/43

    5,000       4,872,299  

Series A, 4.75%, 10/01/44

    5,000       5,001,371  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    7,000       7,321,705  

Series A, 2.55%, 10/01/51

    5,175       3,496,468  

AMT, (GNMA), 4.75%, 04/20/37

    2,595       2,595,164  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series D, Sustainability Bonds, 5.50%, 06/01/53

    6,330       6,619,536  
   

 

 

 
      37,723,154  
State — 19.7%            

Michigan Finance Authority, RB

   

Series F, 5.00%, 04/01/31

    1,000       1,001,645  

Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/41

    8,595       8,612,865  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series I, 4.00%, 10/15/46

    2,000       1,980,969  

Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/47

    5,000       5,426,561  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB

   

AMT, (AGM), 4.25%, 12/31/38

    14,000       14,013,161  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    15,000       15,127,162  

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/42

    3,000       3,415,733  

4.00%, 11/15/46

    5,590       5,682,567  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

State (continued)

   

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB (continued)

5.25%, 11/15/49

  $    10,000     $   11,334,902  

Series B, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    5,500       5,542,436  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    2,830       3,081,490  
   

 

 

 
      75,219,491  
Tobacco — 2.6%            

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/39

    1,250       1,239,839  

Series A, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    3,750       3,358,797  

Series B-2, Class 2, 0.00%, 06/01/65(b)

    50,000       5,322,494  
   

 

 

 
      9,921,130  
Transportation — 8.9%            

Gerald R Ford International Airport Authority, ARB, AMT, (GTD), 5.00%, 01/01/51

    5,435       5,726,561  

Wayne County Airport Authority, ARB

   

(AGM), 5.25%, 12/01/48

    3,495       3,877,174  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    1,000       1,049,470  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    5,000       5,377,314  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    4,500       4,594,090  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    2,000       2,066,368  

Wayne County Airport Authority, Refunding RB AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    2,940       3,119,229  

Series F, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    8,000       8,197,709  
   

 

 

 
      34,007,915  
Utilities — 17.7%            

City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System Revenue, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 07/01/34

    10       10,018  

Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority, Refunding RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/43

    1,000       1,035,197  

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, RB

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/47

    8,000       8,935,746  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/52

    2,000       2,201,156  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue, RB

   

Series B, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    13,000       13,314,446  

Series B, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/48

    2,250       2,540,103  

Lansing Board of Water & Light, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    6,000       6,410,912  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    19,105       20,245,410  

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/54

    2,500       2,793,304  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series D-1, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    750       773,041  

Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,000       1,008,669  

Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/32

    5,250       5,300,488  

Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/33

    3,000       3,024,835  
   

 

 

 
      67,593,325  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Michigan

      580,022,945  
Puerto Rico — 5.3%            
State — 5.3%            

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Series A-1, Restructured, 5.75%, 07/01/31

    1,061       1,175,283  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

    534       523,197  

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

    1,365       1,364,982  

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

    103       100,682  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

State (continued)

   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB (continued)

   

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

  $     1,109     $ 1,100,960  

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

    451       439,696  

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

    7,076       7,086,259  

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

    5,880       5,813,177  

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

    597       579,532  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(b)

    6,202       1,906,561  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      20,090,329  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 157.3%
(Cost: $592,169,545)

      600,113,274  
   

 

 

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 2.2%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 4.09%(c)(d)

    8,307,730     $ 8,308,561  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.2%
(Cost: $8,307,729)

      8,308,561  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 159.5%
(Cost: $600,477,274)

      608,421,835  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2%

      4,599,686  

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (60.7)%

 

    (231,559,078
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 381,462,443  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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.

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $ 18,024,108      $      $ (9,718,205 )(a)     $ 1,235      $ 1,423      $ 8,308,561        8,307,730      $ 213,163      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

   $        $ 600,113,274        $        $ 600,113,274  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     8,308,561                            8,308,561  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 8,308,561        $ 600,113,274        $    —        $ 608,421,835  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

 

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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

   $        $ (231,900,000      $        $ (231,900,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     —        $ (231,900,000      $    —        $ (231,900,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

Alabama — 0.4%

   
Corporate — 0.4%            

Lower Alabama Gas District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/46

  $     1,920     $    2,027,375  
   

 

 

 
Guam — 0.2%            
Utilities — 0.2%            

Guam Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    710       742,836  
   

 

 

 
New York — 142.0%            
Corporate — 5.0%            

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

    1,015       1,194,869  

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

    7,385       8,667,685  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.00%, 04/01/34

    860       881,098  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, AMT, 2.75%, 09/01/50(a)

    1,590       1,552,100  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    2,500       2,578,087  

AMT, 5.63%, 04/01/40

    2,570       2,782,796  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    2,620       2,735,220  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    500       513,714  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/31

    1,755       1,606,321  
   

 

 

 
      22,511,890  
County/City/Special District/School District — 30.7%  

Battery Park City Authority, RB

   

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/41

    810       928,700  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    1,585       1,807,412  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/43

    1,920       2,179,654  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/48

    1,835       2,037,478  

City of New York, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/51

    1,220       1,345,324  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 09/01/46

    2,285       2,327,615  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    2,960       3,221,357  

Series E1, 5.25%, 04/01/44

    10,000       11,442,699  

Series F-1, 4.00%, 03/01/47

    2,730       2,755,592  

Series I, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    3,500       3,506,328  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.50%, 05/01/46

    1,360       1,560,725  

Sub-Series E-1, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    2,470       2,507,076  

County of Nassau New York, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/31

    1,770       1,885,343  

Series A, 4.25%, 04/01/52

    5,000       5,147,485  

County of Nassau New York, Refunding GO

   

Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 04/01/49

    4,235       4,155,932  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/40

    2,155       2,363,427  

Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 05/01/29

    4,060       4,210,126  

Ithaca City School District, Refunding GO, (BAM SAW), 2.00%, 06/15/33

    450       384,885  

Mahopac Central School District, Refunding GO, (SAW), 2.00%, 06/01/32

    685       603,112  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB(b)

   

(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/39

    5,000       2,641,381  

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

    4,330       1,834,139  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

County/City/Special District/School District (continued)

 

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/45

  $     4,395     $    4,306,581  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/43

    2,030       2,133,209  

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

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/38

    4,105       4,398,579  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    1,000       1,003,186  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 08/01/45

    4,425       4,617,864  

Sub-Series A-3, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    3,320       3,326,602  

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

    2,510       2,521,582  

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

    1,690       1,696,526  

Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/43

    2,010       2,095,212  

Subordinate, 4.00%, 02/01/39

    1,650       1,708,097  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/53

    1,585       1,557,709  

Series C, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    2,175       2,165,398  

Series F-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/44

    430       477,307  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Subordinate, 5.25%, 05/01/50

    4,120       4,669,781  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, CAB(b)

   

Series B, Sub Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/42

    2,640       1,075,215  

Series B, Sub Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/47

    6,740       2,071,180  

Series B, Sub Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/48

    3,550       1,039,888  

Series B, Sub Lien, (AGM-CR), 0.00%, 11/15/56

    7,275       1,504,132  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/40

    7,370       7,536,973  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    13,995       14,238,286  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(c)

    6,110       6,102,363  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/51

    4,805       3,591,150  

South Glens Falls Central School District, Refunding GO

   

Series A, (SAW), 2.00%, 07/15/34

    1,400       1,184,179  

Series A, (SAW), 2.00%, 07/15/35

    830       685,878  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

Class A, 4.00%, 05/15/57

    1,600       1,492,848  

Series A, 4.13%, 05/15/53

    1,980       1,990,801  

Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, (SAW), 4.00%, 05/01/41

    1,280       1,296,043  
   

 

 

 
      139,332,359  
Education — 14.4%            

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB(d)(e)

   

4.00%, 07/01/41

    880       490,141  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    915       518,640  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Sustainability Bonds, 5.75%, 06/01/52(c)

    1,000       1,011,486  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    525       527,544  

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

    1,370       1,431,822  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    345       357,155  

5.00%, 07/01/52

    1,635       1,724,461  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,180       1,245,494  

4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,825       1,829,520  

4.00%, 07/01/49

    2,035       2,042,894  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Education (continued)

   

Madison County Capital Resource Corp., RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/40

  $       815     $      843,462  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    2,940       3,024,498  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/53

    2,555       2,785,603  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    500       502,522  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    14,730       14,738,044  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series 1, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/40

    4,580       5,666,883  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    490       496,495  

Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    580       632,193  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,130       2,139,319  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    1,380       1,395,981  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    2,520       2,547,008  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    6,900       7,011,601  

Onondaga County Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/38

    1,835       2,016,493  

5.00%, 12/01/39

    3,215       3,521,421  

4.00%, 12/01/47

    1,650       1,648,393  

Troy Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/35

    550       602,274  

5.00%, 09/01/39

    550       580,972  

4.00%, 09/01/40

    985       970,286  

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

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    2,265       2,283,002  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    825       831,994  
   

 

 

 
      65,417,601  
Health — 7.1%            

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB

   

Class A, 5.25%, 07/01/37

    1,495       1,392,601  

Class A, 5.50%, 07/01/47

    920       835,675  

Genesee County Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/52

    1,810       1,871,969  

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

    285       227,123  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/41

    800       721,033  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    830       830,577  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    350       350,171  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/38

    1,450       1,356,121  

4.00%, 12/01/39

    525       486,530  

4.00%, 12/01/46

    2,870       2,462,097  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    1,100       1,070,972  

Series C, 4.25%, 05/01/39

    1,000       1,000,293  

Series D, 4.25%, 05/01/39

    300       300,088  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/45

    460       334,184  

4.00%, 07/01/47

    3,250       3,145,751  

4.25%, 05/01/52

    4,355       4,224,105  

5.00%, 05/01/52

    5,910       6,199,628  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/32

    3,525       3,599,641  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health (continued)

   

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp., RB, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/32

  $       625     $      629,215  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB(c)

   

5.00%, 07/01/41

    610       531,465  

5.00%, 07/01/56

    680       542,001  
   

 

 

 
      32,111,240  
Housing — 7.8%            

New York City Housing Development Corp, RB, M/F Housing, Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.70%, 11/01/48

    2,305       2,341,528  

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

   

Sustainability Bonds, 4.80%, 02/01/53

    3,440       3,477,977  

Class F-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.60%, 11/01/42

    275       279,146  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.75%, 11/01/48

    420       426,656  

Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.20%, 11/01/42

    1,080       1,049,319  

Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.85%, 11/01/53

    4,310       4,395,017  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Sustainability Bonds, 4.25%, 11/01/43

    3,990       3,944,892  

Series F-1-A, Sustainability Bonds, 3.30%, 11/01/46

    560       482,003  

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

   

Sustainability Bonds, 3.85%, 05/01/58

    2,084       1,746,716  

Series B-1-A, Sustainability Bonds, 3.75%, 11/01/54

    1,615       1,360,023  

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

   

Series A, AMT, 4.65%, 11/15/38

    950       950,226  

Series B-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.85%, 11/01/48

    1,525       1,565,934  

Series C-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.65%, 11/01/48

    625       632,695  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series C, (FNMA, SONYMA), 3.85%, 11/01/39

    2,415       2,281,734  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 255, (SONYMA), 4.70%, 10/01/43

    1,220       1,233,645  

Series 250, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.80%, 10/01/48

    3,960       4,011,242  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series 218, AMT, 3.60%, 04/01/33

    1,040       1,041,957  

Series 218, AMT, 3.85%, 04/01/38

    125       125,603  

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, Refunding RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 190, 3.80%, 10/01/40

    1,680       1,680,175  

Series 194, AMT, 3.80%, 04/01/28

    2,485       2,480,103  
   

 

 

 
      35,506,591  
State — 12.9%            

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB, Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/38

    3,425       3,497,538  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/38

    3,970       4,241,881  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/40

    4,580       4,798,459  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/44

    5,275       5,550,525  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/45

    3,300       3,448,691  

Series C, 4.00%, 03/15/45

    3,900       3,851,323  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

State (continued)

   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

  $     1,460     $    1,609,312  

Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/37

    2,130       2,298,529  

Series D, 5.00%, 02/15/48

    4,835       5,188,602  

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/45

    6,400       6,405,082  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    4,070       4,509,012  

Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/50

    3,855       3,000,894  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/15/46

    5,500       5,452,613  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    4,075       4,536,885  
   

 

 

 
      58,389,346  
Tobacco — 2.1%            

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.75%, 06/01/39

    2,190       2,094,710  

5.00%, 06/01/48

    820       782,233  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB

   

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

    330       306,137  

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

    1,110       1,004,476  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    655       660,402  

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 05/15/40

    2,250       2,250,945  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 .

    310       324,272  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42

    2,295       2,294,658  
   

 

 

 
      9,717,833  
Transportation — 38.3%            

Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    2,535       2,619,056  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    1,525       1,586,780  

Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 02/15/47

    2,760       2,690,092  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB

   

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

    1,125       1,080,007  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38

    1,220       1,227,164  

Series D-2, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/48

    1,950       1,822,253  

Series D-3, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/49

    3,320       3,095,548  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    3,490       3,826,007  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    2,200       2,408,374  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/55

    2,350       2,378,596  

Series A-1, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/54

    2,155       2,053,739  

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

    4,580       4,725,780  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    5,655       5,655,058  

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

    800       800,297  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series 1, 2.25%, 02/15/41

    5,700       4,363,433  

Series 1, 3.00%, 02/15/42

    1,110       946,665  

New York State Thruway Authority, RB

   

Series N, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    6,420       6,493,569  

Series N, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    2,750       2,768,352  

Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/36

    1,715       1,776,715  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    1,770       1,960,591  

Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/29

    2,225       2,266,873  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    2,005       2,018,877  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Transportation (continued)

   

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series P, 5.25%, 01/01/54(f)

  $     1,240     $    1,376,884  

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

    5,945       5,807,992  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    3,240       3,063,398  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    6,115       6,686,954  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    1,595       1,727,116  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    950       997,816  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    550       574,385  

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

    8,210       8,212,760  

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

    6,685       6,685,780  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 10/31/46

    1,815       1,644,390  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.50%, 06/30/43

    2,725       2,938,323  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/30/49

    3,700       3,815,937  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 6.00%, 06/30/54

    6,275       6,901,300  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    2,350       2,476,659  

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Refunding ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/34

    125       131,475  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    110       115,667  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    120       125,576  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/37

    140       145,943  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/38

    70       72,652  

AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    95       98,422  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB

   

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/39

    4,925       4,942,805  

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/55

    8,850       8,117,534  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

5.00%, 10/15/47

    1,000       1,036,266  

Series 198, 5.25%, 11/15/56

    870       900,744  

Series 205, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    4,000       4,171,621  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/34

    2,040       2,117,513  

Series 177, AMT, 4.00%, 01/15/43

    735       708,886  

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/47

    3,810       4,193,543  

Series 234, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/52

    1,630       1,789,724  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series 242, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    790       869,078  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    4,600       5,042,186  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    1,770       1,949,192  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 05/15/51

    1,800       1,934,848  

Series C, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    4,805       5,254,161  

Series C, 4.13%, 05/15/52

    4,900       4,913,900  

Series C, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    5,350       5,906,813  

Series C, Sustainability Bonds, 5.25%, 11/15/42

    715       832,152  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB,

   

CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32(b)

    9,700       7,149,909  
   

 

 

 
      173,994,130  
Utilities — 23.7%            

Long Island Power Authority, RB 5.00%, 09/01/35

    2,000       2,211,733  

5.00%, 09/01/36

    975       1,056,639  

5.00%, 09/01/37

    3,825       4,176,011  

(BAM-TCRS), 5.00%, 09/01/42

    5,700       6,034,959  

5.00%, 09/01/47

    1,625       1,704,743  

Series E, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/01/48

    565       630,023  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Utilities (continued)

   

Long Island Power Authority, RB (continued) Series E, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/01/53

  $     2,865     $    3,161,545  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/41

    930       972,077  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB

   

Series BB-1, 3.00%, 06/15/50

    2,730       2,091,814  

Series CC-1, 4.00%, 06/15/52

    6,600       6,497,064  

Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    2,750       2,854,581  

Series GG, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    1,160       1,252,578  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series AA-3, 5.25%, 06/15/48

    6,970       7,949,114  

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

    1,935       1,940,324  

Series DD, 4.13%, 06/15/47

    3,960       4,023,085  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    2,750       3,045,156  

Series GG, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    5,090       5,240,390  

New York Power Authority, RB

   

Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/48

    2,565       2,810,981  

Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.13%, 11/15/58

    6,430       7,039,932  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/50

    9,875       9,640,478  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/55

    8,545       8,229,829  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    560       529,202  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB

   

Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 08/15/41

    1,370       1,438,107  

Series B, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 03/15/45

    5,145       5,277,138  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/51

    3,180       3,461,697  

Subordinate, 5.00%, 06/15/41

    4,410       4,558,504  

Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 12/15/46

    1,125       1,061,717  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series 2, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 12/15/50

    2,970       3,302,541  

Series 2, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 06/15/53

    4,880       5,395,648  
   

 

 

 
      107,587,610  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

      644,568,600  
Puerto Rico — 5.3%            
State — 5.3%            

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

    724       709,353  

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

    1,682       1,681,978  

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

    123       120,233  

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

    1,378       1,368,010  

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

    551       537,189  

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

    8,579       8,591,439  

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

    7,120       7,039,085  

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

    722       700,875  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(b)

    10,409       3,199,837  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      23,947,999  
   

 

 

 
South Carolina — 0.9%            
Corporate — 0.9%            

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, RB, Series A1, 5.25%, 10/01/54(a)

    3,800       4,070,199  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 148.8%
(Cost: $658,188,132)

      675,357,009  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g)

 

New York — 6.0%

   
County/City/Special District/School District — 1.3%  

City of New York, GO, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/47

  $     5,395     $    6,060,635  
   

 

 

 
State — 2.3%            

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/44

    10,000       10,522,323  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.4%            

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    5,500       5,722,813  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.13%, 05/15/52

    5,000       5,014,183  
   

 

 

 
      10,736,996  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in New York         27,319,954  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
 Tender Option Bond Trusts — 6.0%
 (Cost: $25,943,563)
        27,319,954  
   

 

 

 
Total Long-Term Investments — 154.8%
 (Cost: $684,131,695)
        702,676,963  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 1.5%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio, 4.13%(h)(i)

    6,625,684       6,625,684  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.5%

 (Cost: $6,625,684)

      6,625,684  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 156.3%

 (Cost: $690,757,379)

      709,302,647  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.1%

      5,093,800  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (2.9)%

 

    (13,113,523

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (54.5)%

 

    (247,490,463
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 453,792,461  
   

 

 

 

 

(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)

Zero-coupon bond.

(c)

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f)

When-issued 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)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(i)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio

   $ 11,465,077      $      $ (4,839,393 )(a)     $      $      $ 6,625,684        6,625,684      $ 211,317      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     59        03/19/24      $ 6,629      $ (209,313

U.S. Long Bond

     65        03/19/24        7,971        (439,353

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     43        03/28/24        4,663        (92,330
           

 

 

 
            $ (740,996
           

 

 

 

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  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 740,996      $      $ 740,996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, 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

   $      $      $      $      $ (321,218    $      $ (321,218
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (677,467    $      $ (677,467
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 27,651,094  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MYN)

 

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

   $        $ 675,357,009        $        $ 675,357,009  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              27,319,954                   27,319,954  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     6,625,684                            6,625,684  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 6,625,684        $ 702,676,963        $        $ 709,302,647  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ (740,996      $        $    —        $ (740,996
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (12,949,999      $        $ (12,949,999

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (247,700,000                 (247,700,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $    —        $ (260,649,999      $    —        $ (260,649,999
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

Pennsylvania — 139.0%

   
Corporate — 2.6%            

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.88%, 11/01/24

  $       500     $     499,786  

Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 09/01/29

    1,900       1,849,579  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.10%, 04/01/53(a)

    855       869,424  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 3.25%, 08/01/39(b)

    1,350       1,002,881  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

    135       133,570  
   

 

 

 
      4,355,240  
County/City/Special District/School District — 21.6%  

Altoona Area School District, GO, Series A, (AGM SAW), 5.00%, 12/01/36

    1,180       1,229,693  

Bethlehem Area School District, GO

   

Series A, (BAM SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/34

    1,610       1,663,793  

Series A, (BAM SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/35

    1,210       1,250,155  

Borough of West Chester Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, 3.50%, 11/15/35

    1,095       1,096,189  

Boyertown Area School District, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 10/01/36

    610       611,817  

(SAW), 5.00%, 10/01/38

    920       922,740  

Bristol Township School District, GO, (BAM SAW), 5.00%, 06/01/42

    1,685       1,767,838  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority, SAB(b)

   

4.25%, 03/01/35

    710       647,400  

4.75%, 03/01/50

    1,515       1,300,129  

City of Lancaster Pennsylvania, GO, (BAM), 4.00%, 11/01/42

    1,705       1,676,400  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/37

    1,360       1,432,703  

City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, GO, 5.00%, 09/01/43

    100       108,031  

Coatesville School District, GO, CAB(c)

   

Series A, (BAM SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/34

    160       102,293  

Series A, (BAM SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/35

    1,435       868,554  

Series A, (BAM SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/37

    1,395       744,249  

Coatesville School District, Refunding GO, CAB(c)

   

Series B, (BAM SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/33

    275       191,163  

Series B, (BAM SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/34

    550       351,632  

Series C, (BAM SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/33

    360       241,549  

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

    120       120,141  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/32

    925       986,550  

AMT, 5.50%, 06/30/43

    2,500       2,757,985  

AMT, 6.00%, 06/30/61

    1,305       1,470,539  

School District of Philadelphia, GO

   

Series A, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/44

    1,000       1,051,609  

Series A, (SAW), 5.50%, 09/01/48

    2,500       2,776,107  

Series D, (AGM SAW), 3.00%, 09/01/44

    2,345       1,910,140  

Shaler Area School District, GO, (XLCA SAW), 0.00%, 09/01/30(c)

    6,145       5,000,707  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

Springfield School District/Delaware County, GO, (SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/36

  $       870     $     947,301  

State Public School Building Authority, RB(c)

   

(AGM SAW), 0.00%, 12/15/24

    1,980       1,924,984  

(AGM SAW), 0.00%, 12/15/25

    1,770       1,668,625  
   

 

 

 
      36,821,016  
Education — 21.2%            

Berks County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 10/01/39

    590       554,877  

5.00%, 10/01/49

    430       382,960  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority, RB, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    3,600       3,439,093  

Delaware County Authority, RB, 5.00%, 08/01/40

    3,505       3,588,221  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/25(d)

    1,255       1,291,655  

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/01/46

    285       243,504  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    1,160       1,173,449  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB

   

Series A, 2.63%, 06/01/42

    975       852,129  

Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.13%, 06/01/48

    350       268,266  

Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    520       502,000  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series AT-1, 4.00%, 06/15/34(d)

    25       25,726  

Series AT-2, 4.00%, 06/15/34

    1,975       2,005,438  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/37

    1,325       1,060,026  

5.00%, 05/01/41

    500       509,997  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/31

    845       890,622  

Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 05/01/50

    4,645       4,202,209  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB

   

4.00%, 06/15/29

    280       263,493  

5.00%, 06/15/39

    335       307,826  

4.00%, 12/01/48

    3,300       3,184,855  

5.00%, 06/15/49

    935       800,938  

5.00%, 06/15/50

    575       503,114  

5.25%, 11/01/52

    1,355       1,418,496  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/40(b)

    300       289,209  

Series 2015, 5.00%, 04/01/45

    2,170       2,203,143  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/15/52

    375       333,360  

Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh & Allegheny County, RB, Series A, VRDN, (AGM), 4.52%, 02/07/24(a)(e)

    2,275       2,275,000  

Swarthmore Borough Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/15/47

    1,950       2,172,215  

University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, RB, 4.91%, 02/15/24(a)(f)

    1,380       1,379,787  
   

 

 

 
      36,121,608  
Health — 34.1%            

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB

   

Series B, (NPFGC), 6.00%, 07/01/26

    2,000       2,133,310  

Series D2, 5.25%, 11/15/47(a)

    1,040       1,019,987  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)            

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/37

  $     1,700     $   1,706,017  

Series A, (AGM-CR), 4.00%, 04/01/44

    3,440       3,367,199  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/47

    700       714,167  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,000       781,220  

Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/52

    1,000       1,027,190  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/25(d)

    255       259,643  

5.00%, 01/01/29(d)

    580       646,602  

4.00%, 01/01/36

    395       374,914  

4.13%, 01/01/38

    160       148,641  

5.00%, 01/01/38

    1,290       1,293,582  

Doylestown Hospital Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/49(d)

    500       472,238  

DuBois Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/15/48

    2,060       1,861,093  

Geisinger Authority, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 02/15/45

    4,395       4,488,169  

General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/24(d)

    7,000       7,042,618  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, Refunding RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/40

    825       819,719  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/35

    575       581,566  

Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/44

    420       358,305  

4.00%, 12/01/49

    565       460,938  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/49

    665       616,819  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/37

    840       874,326  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

Series C, 4.00%, 11/15/43

    200       179,064  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    915       928,481  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.25%, 01/01/40

    220       196,953  

5.00%, 12/01/46

    400       400,239  

Mount Lebanon Hospital Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/48

    2,345       2,252,742  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/15/46

    1,000       1,009,963  

5.00%, 08/15/48

    1,125       1,150,579  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

Series A-2, 4.00%, 05/15/53

    1,020       943,230  

Series B, 4.00%, 03/15/40

    8,000       8,033,226  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 3.00%, 08/15/47

    1,600       1,265,207  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/45

    2,000       2,005,477  

Pottsville Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    3,000       3,091,946  

St Mary Hospital Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/28(d)

    2,495       2,776,452  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)            

St Mary Hospital Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

5.00%, 12/01/48

  $     1,255     $   1,309,491  

Wayne County Hospital & Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, (GTD), 4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,595       1,514,677  
   

 

 

 
      58,105,990  
Housing — 6.4%            

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 137, Sustainability Bonds, 2.60%, 04/01/46

    2,730       1,926,218  

Series 143A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.38%, 10/01/46

    1,650       1,753,149  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 142-A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    1,000       1,044,465  

Series 142-A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 10/01/50

    2,030       2,091,856  

Series 2022, Sustainability Bonds, 4.15%, 10/01/42

    2,100       2,094,101  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, M/F Housing(g)(h)

   

Series A, 3.50%, 12/01/36

    810       350,186  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/46

    2,970       1,284,015  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    805       348,024  
   

 

 

 
      10,892,014  
State — 5.2%            

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 05/01/32

    1,260       1,275,557  

5.00%, 05/01/42

    1,505       1,518,199  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, Series 1, 4.00%, 03/01/38

    6,000       6,156,995  
   

 

 

 
      8,950,751  
Tobacco — 6.0%            

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/34

    4,175       4,468,354  

5.00%, 06/01/35

    1,295       1,381,375  

(AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/39

    4,300       4,316,835  
   

 

 

 
      10,166,564  
Transportation — 30.8%            

Allegheny County Airport Authority, ARB, Series A, AMT, (AGM), 5.50%, 01/01/53

    500       542,470  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,100       1,139,033  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,110       2,209,721  

Delaware River Port Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/37

    2,285       2,289,600  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 06/30/42

    9,380       9,388,837  

AMT, 5.25%, 06/30/53

    2,480       2,663,758  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    3,920       3,796,052  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB

   

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/42

    385       399,882  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    1,000       1,040,682  

Series 1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    2,035       2,256,881  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/46

    1,000       968,936  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/50

    2,500       2,375,365  

Series A, Subordinate, (BAM-TCRS), 4.00%, 12/01/50

    1,385       1,346,943  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, CAB(c)

   

Sub-Series A-3, (AGM), 0.00%, 12/01/40

    1,975       972,677  

Sub-Series A-3, 0.00%, 12/01/42

    4,760       2,050,751  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/52

  $       775     $     855,341  

Series B-2, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/35

    1,850       1,975,073  

Series 2017-3, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    2,345       2,459,590  

VRDN, 4.70%, 02/07/24(a)(e)

    2,500       2,500,000  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, RB

   

5.25%, 06/01/47

    2,305       2,552,752  

5.25%, 06/01/52

    8,000       8,762,387  
   

 

 

 
      52,546,731  
Utilities — 11.1%            

Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, RB

   

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/37

    780       793,364  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,000       1,017,084  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Water & Wastewater Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    3,040       3,218,597  

Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/52

    810       844,601  

Series C, 5.50%, 06/01/52

    1,900       2,112,701  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Water & Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series B, (AGM), 4.50%, 09/01/48

    1,240       1,280,829  

Series B, (AGM), 5.50%, 09/01/53

    2,480       2,775,143  

New Kensington Municipal Sanitary Authority, RB, (AGM), 3.25%, 12/01/47

    1,195       977,473  

Oxford Area Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Sustainability Bonds, (BAM), 3.00%, 07/01/46

    1,255       999,576  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Class B, VRDN, 4.90%, 02/07/24(a)(e)

    1,000       1,000,000  

Philadelphia Gas Works Colorado, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/01/30

    800       823,539  

5.00%, 08/01/31

    600       616,328  

5.00%, 08/01/32

    800       821,783  

5.00%, 08/01/33

    400       410,898  

5.00%, 08/01/34

    700       719,082  

Williamsport Sanitary Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 4.00%, 01/01/40

    580       584,362  
   

 

 

 
      18,995,360  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania

      236,955,274  

Puerto Rico — 5.2%

   

State — 5.2%

   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

    265       259,639  

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

    629       628,992  

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

    46       44,965  

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

    519       515,237  

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

    208       202,786  

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

    3,258       3,262,724  

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

    2,701       2,670,305  

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

    274       265,983  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(c)

    3,575       1,098,993  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      8,949,624  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 144.2%
(Cost: $248,568,447)

      245,904,898  
   

 

 

 
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(i)

 

Pennsylvania — 6.7%            
Education — 6.0%            

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 06/15/38

  $ 10,160     $ 10,204,692  
   

 

 

 
Health — 0.7%            

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 06/15/38

    1,175       1,180,169  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania

      11,384,861  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 6.7%
(Cost: $11,285,849)

      11,384,861  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 150.9%
(Cost: $259,854,296)

      257,289,759  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 4.09%(j)(k)

    1,576,764       1,576,921  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $1,576,900)

 

    1,576,921  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 151.8%
(Cost: $261,431,196)

 

    258,866,680  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.0%

 

    1,607,834  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (4.5)%

 

    (7,594,047

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (48.3)%

 

    (82,382,708
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 170,497,759  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

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.

(e)

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(h) 

Non-income producing security.

(i) 

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.

(j) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(k) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $ 17,292,797      $      $ (15,716,453 )(a)     $ 2,106      $ (1,529    $ 1,576,921        1,576,764      $ 109,753      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

   $        $ 245,904,898        $        $ 245,904,898  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              11,384,861                   11,384,861  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,576,921                            1,576,921  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  1,576,921        $ 257,289,759        $     —        $  258,866,680  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (7,560,000      $        $ (7,560,000

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (82,600,000                 (82,600,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     —        $  (90,160,000      $     —        $  (90,160,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   
Alabama — 0.2%            
Corporate — 0.2%            

Lower Alabama Gas District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/46

  $       645     $     681,071  
   

 

 

 
Guam — 0.2%            
Utilities — 0.2%            

Guam Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    460       481,274  
   

 

 

 
New York — 150.1%            
Corporate — 6.1%            

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

    420       423,284  

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

    655       771,073  

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

    5,160       6,056,229  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.00%, 04/01/34

    575       589,107  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, AMT, 2.75%, 09/01/50(b)

    1,040       1,015,210  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, AMT, 5.63%, 04/01/40

    1,670       1,808,276  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    930       970,899  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    2,750       2,825,426  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/31

    1,180       1,080,033  

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

    2,710       2,376,652  
   

 

 

 
      17,916,189  
County/City/Special District/School District — 26.3%  

Battery Park City Authority, RB

   

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/41

    525       601,936  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    1,015       1,157,428  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/43

    1,235       1,402,017  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 11/01/48

    1,170       1,299,100  

City of New York, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/51

    785       865,639  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 09/01/46

    540       550,071  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    1,895       2,062,321  

Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/39

    525       607,818  

Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/40

    405       466,688  

Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    385       420,148  

Series D, 5.38%, 06/01/32

    25       25,054  

Series D-1, 4.00%, 03/01/42

    545       549,441  

Series E-1, 5.00%, 03/01/39

    1,620       1,731,612  

Series F-1, 5.00%, 03/01/44

    2,000       2,193,858  

Series F-1, 4.00%, 03/01/47

    1,945       1,963,233  

Series I, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    2,250       2,254,068  

Sub-Series E-1, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    1,650       1,674,768  

Sub-Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/43

    930       986,636  

City of New York, Refunding GO, Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/32

    1,790       1,802,745  

County of Nassau New York, GO

   

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

    1,000       1,057,739  

Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/29

    500       540,670  

Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/31

    1,420       1,533,447  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 02/15/43

  $     2,095     $   2,123,700  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB(c)

   

(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/35

    500       336,430  

(AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/39

    1,000       528,276  

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

    3,710       1,663,162  

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

    2,000       757,165  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/43

    1,310       1,376,603  

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

   

Series D-1, 5.00%, 02/01/32

    5,000       5,015,930  

Series E-1, 4.00%, 02/01/49

    1,880       1,874,181  

Sub-Series A-3, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    1,035       1,037,058  

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

    425       426,961  

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

    340       341,313  

Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/43

    1,290       1,344,688  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/53

    1,050       1,031,921  

Series A-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 08/01/41

    1,000       1,128,748  

Series A-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 08/01/48

    2,000       1,992,868  

Series F-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 02/01/51

    1,500       1,514,345  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Subordinate, 5.25%, 05/01/50

    915       1,037,099  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, CAB(c)

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 0.00%, 11/15/47

    3,000       954,767  

Series B, Sub Lien, (AGM-CR), 0.00%, 11/15/55

    4,000       868,490  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/40

    5,755       5,885,384  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    7,290       7,416,728  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB(a)

   

Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44

    2,730       2,726,587  

Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40

    680       680,850  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/48

    3,110       3,095,514  

Series A, 4.13%, 05/15/53

    1,315       1,322,173  

Series A, 4.50%, 05/15/63

    5,000       5,085,749  
   

 

 

 
      77,313,127  
Education — 19.6%            

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB(d)(e)

 

 

4.00%, 07/01/41

    595       331,401  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    615       348,594  

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 10/01/43

    535       542,438  

5.00%, 10/01/48

    410       413,653  

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    345       353,681  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB(a)

   

5.00%, 02/01/33

    350       338,939  

5.75%, 02/01/49

    455       430,291  

Series A, 5.13%, 05/01/38

    660       643,177  

Series A, 5.50%, 05/01/48

    270       261,544  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/33

    300       306,403  

5.00%, 06/01/35

    350       357,474  

5.00%, 06/01/40

    690       698,700  

5.00%, 11/01/47

    515       592,314  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/38

    750       755,127  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)            

County of Cattaraugus New York, RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/34

  $       170     $     170,599  

5.00%, 05/01/39

    125       125,187  

Dobbs Ferry Local Development Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,000       1,006,345  

5.00%, 07/01/44

    500       502,192  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/43

    905       945,839  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    225       232,927  

4.00%, 07/01/49

    3,000       2,862,148  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/42

    755       796,905  

4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,170       1,172,898  

4.00%, 07/01/49

    1,310       1,315,082  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 10/01/34

    310       313,575  

5.00%, 10/01/35

    935       945,789  

4.00%, 07/01/37

    220       224,285  

5.00%, 07/01/47

    320       329,589  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/53

    1,695       1,847,983  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    7,610       7,614,156  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series 1, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/40

    1,440       1,781,727  

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

    2,000       2,017,772  

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

    2,000       2,019,811  

Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    385       419,645  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,130       2,139,319  

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

    500       503,933  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    3,445       3,484,894  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    835       853,417  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    2,960       2,991,724  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    1,285       1,184,726  

Onondaga County Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/40

    1,065       1,109,884  

4.00%, 12/01/47

    6,000       5,994,158  

Orange County Funding Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    540       540,692  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    335       335,122  

Schenectady County Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 07/01/52

    715       783,616  

Troy Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 08/01/35

    890       899,140  

5.00%, 09/01/36

    1,850       2,004,978  

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

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,105       1,113,782  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    500       504,239  
   

 

 

 
      57,461,814  
Health — 8.4%            

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

    335       315,835  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB

   

Class A, 5.25%, 07/01/37

    1,010       940,821  

Class A, 5.50%, 07/01/47

    620       563,173  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)            

Genesee County Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/52

  $       680     $     703,281  

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

    305       243,061  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/41

    600       540,775  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    420       420,292  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/36

    2,800       2,695,639  

4.00%, 12/01/46

    2,150       1,844,428  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    710       691,264  

Series D, 4.25%, 05/01/39

    1,000       1,000,294  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/38

    890       716,626  

4.00%, 07/01/39

    1,165       924,928  

4.00%, 07/01/47

    2,090       2,022,960  

4.25%, 05/01/52

    3,000       2,909,831  

5.00%, 05/01/52

    2,210       2,318,304  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    3,430       3,473,294  

Oneida County Local Development Corp., RB, Class A, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/46

    1,100       1,043,186  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp., RB, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    530       533,574  

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

    110       109,789  

Westchester County Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 11/01/30

    85       85,075  

Westchester County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB(a)

   

5.00%, 07/01/41

    410       357,214  

5.00%, 07/01/56

    465       370,633  
   

 

 

 
      24,824,277  
Housing — 7.5%            

New York City Housing Development Corp, RB, M/F Housing, Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.70%, 11/01/48

    1,490       1,513,613  

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

   

Series C-1A, 4.20%, 11/01/44

    1,000       996,462  

Sustainability Bonds, 3.15%, 11/01/44

    200       168,237  

Sustainability Bonds, 4.80%, 02/01/53

    4,115       4,160,428  

Class F-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.30%, 11/01/37

    1,000       1,008,793  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.75%, 11/01/48

    280       284,437  

Series E-1, Sustainability Bonds, 4.85%, 11/01/53

    2,835       2,890,922  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Sustainability Bonds, 4.25%, 11/01/43

    4,895       4,839,661  

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

   

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

    1,485       1,386,533  

Series B-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.85%, 11/01/48

    1,015       1,042,245  

Series C-1, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.65%, 11/01/48

    405       409,986  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Housing (continued)            

State of New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 255, (SONYMA), 4.70%, 10/01/43

  $      810     $     819,059  

Series 250, Sustainability Bonds, (SONYMA), 4.80%, 10/01/48

    2,630       2,664,032  
   

 

 

 
      22,184,408  
State — 13.4%            

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/45

    1,290       1,272,534  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB, Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/38

    4,410       4,503,399  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/47

    2,350       2,299,031  

Series C, 4.00%, 03/15/45

    1,225       1,209,710  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    935       1,030,621  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/47

    1,170       1,158,300  

Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    2,200       2,347,000  

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/45

    1,470       1,471,167  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/46

    2,610       2,891,529  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/49

    2,720       2,683,470  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 03/15/45

    3,425       3,467,109  

4.00%, 03/15/46

    5,000       4,956,921  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    9,110       10,142,582  
   

 

 

 
      39,433,373  
Tobacco — 3.4%            

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.75%, 06/01/39

    400       382,596  

5.00%, 06/01/48

    550       524,668  

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

    1,400       1,400,486  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB

   

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

    2,340       2,117,544  

Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    2,250       1,818,672  

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 05/15/40

    630       630,265  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    910       917,605  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

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

    890       889,867  

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

    1,225       1,234,711  
   

 

 

 
      9,916,414  
Transportation — 40.2%            

Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    915       945,340  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/39

    2,440       2,545,697  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB

   

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

    2,000       1,904,007  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38

    780       784,580  

Series D-2, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/48

    1,255       1,172,783  

Series D-3, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/49

    2,150       2,004,647  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    3,715       4,066,867  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/51

  $     7,335     $   7,390,992  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,000       1,039,063  

Sub-Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    1,860       1,925,107  

Series A-1, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/54

    1,395       1,329,450  

Series A-1, Sustainability Bonds, 5.25%, 11/15/57

    1,000       1,029,644  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    5,160       5,160,053  

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

    970       970,360  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series 1, 3.00%, 02/15/42

    1,015       865,644  

New York State Thruway Authority, RB

   

Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    365       373,293  

Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/46

    1,285       1,313,910  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/42

    500       509,815  

Series L, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    90       97,788  

Series O, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    1,295       1,303,963  

Series P, 5.25%, 01/01/54(g)

    820       910,520  

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

    7,305       7,136,650  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    3,720       3,517,235  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    1,300       1,421,593  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    5,000       5,414,157  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    1,995       2,148,848  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,040       1,094,661  

AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/42

    2,000       1,883,151  

Series A, AMT, (AGM-CR), 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,100       1,060,787  

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

    1,040       1,040,350  

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

    8,440       8,440,985  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 10/31/46

    2,000       1,812,000  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.50%, 06/30/42

    1,000       1,081,546  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/30/49

    2,425       2,500,986  

AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 6.00%, 06/30/54

    4,095       4,503,717  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB

   

Series 218, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    1,450       1,509,538  

Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/45

    1,105       1,070,074  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

Series 198, 5.25%, 11/15/56

    655       678,146  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/34

    1,300       1,349,395  

AMT, 5.00%, 01/15/47

    1,970       2,097,685  

AMT, 5.00%, 01/15/52

    2,795       2,930,649  

Series 177, AMT, 4.00%, 01/15/43

    1,120       1,080,208  

Series 231, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/47

    3,000       3,302,002  

Series 234, AMT, 5.50%, 08/01/52

    1,040       1,141,910  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series 242, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    530       583,052  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    9,500       10,181,673  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/56

    1,555       1,503,716  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    1,175       1,293,955  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    725       771,722  

Series C, 5.25%, 05/15/52

    5,000       5,520,386  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series C, Sustainability Bonds, 5.25%, 11/15/42

  $       470     $      547,009  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32(c)

    2,335       1,721,138  
   

 

 

 
      117,982,447  
Utilities — 25.2%            

Long Island Power Authority, RB

   

(AGM), 0.00%, 06/01/28(c)

    3,515       3,105,495  

5.00%, 09/01/36

    340       368,469  

5.00%, 09/01/39

    3,500       3,770,121  

(BAM-TCRS), 5.00%, 09/01/42

    3,655       3,869,785  

5.00%, 09/01/47

    2,195       2,302,714  

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

    4,000       4,516,241  

Series E, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/01/48

    440       490,637  

Series E, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/01/53

    1,835       2,024,934  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB

   

Series CC-1, 4.00%, 06/15/52

    5,000       4,922,018  

Series FF-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 06/15/49

    9,535       9,451,691  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series AA-3, 5.25%, 06/15/48

    4,560       5,200,568  

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

    1,250       1,253,439  

Series DD, 4.13%, 06/15/46

    4,000       4,106,629  

Series DD, 4.13%, 06/15/47

    2,630       2,671,897  

Series GG, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    690       710,387  

New York Power Authority, RB, Sustainability Bonds, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/48

    4,180       4,580,858  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/55

    8,925       8,595,813  

Series A, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    585       552,828  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Series B, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 09/15/40

    635       652,708  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/15/51

    2,035       2,215,268  

Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, Sustainability Bonds, 4.00%, 12/15/46

    730       688,937  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB Restructured, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 12/15/44

    2,000       2,242,821  

Series 2, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 12/15/50

    1,965       2,185,014  

Series 2, Sustainability Bonds, 5.00%, 06/15/53

    3,170       3,504,960  
   

 

 

 
      73,984,232  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

      441,016,281  
Puerto Rico — 5.0%            
State — 5.0%            

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

    2,089       2,046,739  

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

    6,063       6,062,922  

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

    1,544       1,509,260  

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

    3,004       2,982,221  

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

    5       4,875  

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

    126       122,314  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(c)

    5,916       1,818,641  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      14,546,972  
   

 

 

 
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
South Carolina — 0.9%            
Corporate — 0.9%            

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, RB,

   

Series A1, 5.25%, 10/01/54(b)

  $     2,520     $    2,699,185  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 156.4%
(Cost: $447,340,723)

 

    459,424,783  
   

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond
 Trusts(h)

 

New York — 0.9%            
Transportation — 0.9%            

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, AMT, Series 221, 4.00%, 07/15/55

    2,860       2,623,294  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

 

    2,623,294  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 0.9%
(Cost: $2,758,270)

 

    2,623,294  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 157.3%
(Cost: $450,098,993)

      462,048,077  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.2%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio, 4.13%(i)(j)

    9,475,423       9,475,423  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.2%
(Cost: $9,475,423)

 

    9,475,423  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 160.5%
(Cost: $459,574,416)

 

    471,523,500  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.0%

 

    2,742,745  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (0.5)%

 

    (1,432,139

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (61.0)%

 

    (179,083,432
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 293,750,674  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(c) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f) 

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.

(g) 

When-issued 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.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    

Value at

01/31/24

     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio

   $ 10,042,561      $      $ (567,138 )(a)     $      $      $ 9,475,423        9,475,423      $ 197,380      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     39        03/19/24      $ 4,382      $ (138,359

U.S. Long Bond

     44        03/19/24        5,396        (297,408

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     27        03/28/24        2,928        (57,975
           

 

 

 
            $ (493,742
           

 

 

 

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  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 493,742      $      $ 493,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, 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

   $      $      $      $      $  (201,588    $      $ (201,588
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $  (450,979    $      $ (450,979
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 18,173,828  

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (BNY)

 

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

   $        $ 459,424,783        $        $ 459,424,783  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              2,623,294                   2,623,294  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     9,475,423                            9,475,423  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  9,475,423        $  462,048,077         $     —        $  471,523,500   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ (493,742      $        $        $ (493,742
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $          —        $ (1,430,000      $        $ (1,430,000

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (179,400,000                 (179,400,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (180,830,000      $     —        $ (180,830,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   
Alabama(a) — 6.8%            
Corporate — 6.8%            

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/54

  $   1,015     $   1,093,016  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    250       249,845  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Alabama

      1,342,861  
   

 

 

 
California — 1.9%            
Tobacco — 1.9%            

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, Series D, 0.00%, 06/01/55(b)

    4,680       366,796  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 11.2%            
Tobacco — 3.2%            

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., RB, Series C, 0.00%, 06/15/55(b)

    6,000       635,995  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 8.0%            

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,500       1,584,810  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in District of Columbia

      2,220,805  
   

 

 

 
Iowa — 5.1%            
Corporate — 5.1%            

PEFA, Inc., RB, 5.00%, 09/01/49(a)

    1,000       1,020,507  
   

 

 

 
Puerto Rico — 5.6%            
State — 5.6%            

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

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

    127       124,431  

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

    478       477,994  

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

    129       126,097  

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

    391       388,165  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      1,116,687  
Virginia — 123.4%            
County/City/Special District/School District — 30.1%  

Albemarle County Economic Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/42

    500       563,514  

Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, TA, Series A, 5.38%, 03/01/36(c)(d)

    235       188,352  

City of Alexandria Virginia, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 12/15/52

    1,375       1,354,767  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/57

    4,000       3,860,650  
   

 

 

 
      5,967,283  
Education — 9.4%            

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

(NPFGC), 5.25%, 01/01/26

    215       222,077  

(NPFGC), 5.25%, 01/01/31

    1,000       1,130,393  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/38

    500       501,602  
   

 

 

 
      1,854,072  
Health — 19.9%            

Danville Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, (AMBAC), 5.25%, 10/01/28(e)

    265       274,476  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 10/01/52

    1,000       1,010,630  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health (continued)

   

Henrico County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.25%, 06/01/26

  $     145     $     143,056  

4.00%, 10/01/50

    250       213,321  

Isle Wight County Industrial Development Authority, RB, (AGM), 5.25%, 07/01/53

    250       274,449  

Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/25

    200       196,976  

Rockingham County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 11/01/46

    820       637,218  

Virginia Beach Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/01/48

    250       183,131  

Winchester Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/44

    1,000       1,017,167  
   

 

 

 
      3,950,424  
Housing — 18.6%            

Virginia Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series B, 5.00%, 03/01/65

    1,000       1,014,149  

Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/38

    250       250,242  

Series F, 5.35%, 11/01/58

    1,000       1,045,550  

Series G, 5.15%, 11/01/52

    600       620,982  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series C, 4.88%, 07/01/48

    750       763,042  
   

 

 

 
      3,693,965  
State — 18.6%            

Cherry Hill Community Development Authority, SAB, 5.40%, 03/01/45(f)

    250       251,067  

Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority, Refunding SAB, 4.25%, 03/01/26

    500       495,333  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, SAB, 5.00%, 03/01/35(f)

    235       235,605  

Virginia College Building Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 02/01/42

    1,000       1,026,722  

4.00%, 02/01/43

    500       511,679  

(SAW), 4.00%, 09/01/47

    605       608,565  

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Class B, 5.25%, 11/01/47

    500       567,083  
   

 

 

 
      3,696,054  
Tobacco — 7.1%            

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    985       928,346  

Series B-2, Convertible, 5.20%, 06/01/46

    500       486,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,414,346  
Transportation — 9.3%            

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    775       833,660  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/52

    500       501,348  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/56

    500       500,750  
   

 

 

 
      1,835,758  
Utilities — 10.4%            

City of Norfolk Virginia Water Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 11/01/45

    500       560,591  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Utilities (continued)

   

County of Henrico Virginia Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, 4.00%, 05/01/46

  $ 1,000     $ 1,006,020  

Fairfax County Water Authority, RB, 4.00%, 04/01/47

    500       501,790  
   

 

 

 
      2,068,401  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Virginia

      24,480,303  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 154.0%
(Cost: $30,062,946)

      30,547,959  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.3%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 4.09%(g)(h)

    650,724       650,789  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.3%
(Cost: $650,688)

      650,789  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 157.3%
(Cost: $30,713,634)

      31,198,748  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%

      194,644  

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (58.2)%

 

    (11,555,470
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 19,837,922  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(d) 

Non-income producing security.

(e)

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

(f)

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.

(g)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months 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
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $ 4,819,412      $      $ (4,168,906 )(a)     $ 716      $ (433    $ 650,789        650,724      $ 23,265      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     3        03/19/24      $ 337      $ (10,643

U.S. Long Bond

     3        03/19/24        368        (20,278

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     2        03/28/24        217        (4,294
           

 

 

 
            $ (35,215
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

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  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 35,215      $      $ 35,215  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, 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

   $      $      $      $      $ (57,701    $      $ (57,701
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $  (35,215    $      $ (35,215
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 1,263,157  

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

   $        $ 30,547,959        $        $ 30,547,959  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     650,789                            650,789  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  650,789        $ 30,547,959        $     —        $ 31,198,748  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ (35,215      $        $        $ (35,215
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

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, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities

                 

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

   $     —        $ (11,600,000      $     —        $ (11,600,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (11,600,000      $        $ (11,600,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

 

     MUJ     MHN     MIY     MYN  

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $  1,061,775,331     $  595,020,356     $  600,113,274     $  702,676,963  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    59,236,815       15,946,141       8,308,561       6,625,684  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

          382,000             492,000  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

    12,883,885       832,344             991,993  

Dividends — affiliated

    126,411       37,829       20,665       15,868  

Interest — unaffiliated

    8,024,719       6,227,860       6,153,496       7,242,322  

Prepaid expenses

    46,819       16,121       103,342       205,687  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,142,093,980       618,462,651       614,699,338       718,250,517  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

       

Bank overdraft

    1,320                    

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

          1,177,272             1,370,721  

Accounting services fees

    38,734       26,170       26,091       28,972  

Custodian fees

    3,384       1,767       1,951       1,963  

Income dividend distributions — Common Shares

    2,659,255       1,315,511       1,346,861       1,693,444  

Interest expense and fees

    145,769       37,529             163,524  

Investment advisory fees

    477,614       285,677       253,986       302,289  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    33,330       178,908       1,271       246,644  

Other accrued expenses

    14,555       13,320       7,103       6,404  

Professional fees

    37,627       25,287       28,890       40,114  

Transfer agent fees

    17,415       12,798       11,664       6,628  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          129,568             156,891  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    3,429,003       3,203,807       1,677,817       4,017,594  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

       

TOB Trust Certificates

    19,284,999       2,250,000             12,949,999  

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share, net of deferred offering costs(c)(d)(e)

    416,378,416       243,335,602       231,559,078       247,490,463  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    435,663,415       245,585,602       231,559,078       260,440,462  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    439,092,418       248,789,409       233,236,895       264,458,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 703,001,562     $ 369,673,242     $ 381,462,443     $ 453,792,461  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital(f)(g)(h)

  $ 749,522,390     $ 421,507,815     $ 410,659,190     $ 508,571,267  

Accumulated loss

    (46,520,828     (51,834,573     (29,196,747     (54,778,806
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 703,001,562     $ 369,673,242     $ 381,462,443     $ 453,792,461  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 13.22     $ 12.22     $ 13.17     $ 11.84  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,058,469,859     $ 579,066,474     $ 592,169,545     $ 684,131,695  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 59,226,733     $ 15,946,141     $ 8,307,729     $ 6,625,684  

(c)  Preferred Shares outstanding

    4,171       2,436       2,319       2,477  

(d) Preferred Shares authorized

    12,291       14,956       8,919       14,637  

(e) Par value per Preferred Share

  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

(f)  Common Shares outstanding

    53,185,098       30,241,637       28,964,750       38,313,208  

(g) Common Shares authorized

    199,987,709       199,985,044       199,991,081       199,985,363  

(h) Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

     MPA     BNY     BHV  

ASSETS

     

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $  257,289,759     $  462,048,077     $  30,547,959  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    1,576,921       9,475,423       650,789  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

          328,000       22,000  

Receivables:

     

Investments sold

          199,088        

Dividends — affiliated

    6,922       22,216       2,132  

Interest — unaffiliated

    2,423,298       4,570,218       293,823  

Prepaid expenses

    83,601       8,927       2,015  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    261,380,501       476,651,949       31,518,718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

     

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

    100,608       906,444        

Accounting services fees

    14,458       21,284       2,903  

Custodian fees

    978       1,516       274  

Income dividend distributions — Common Shares

    621,582       1,037,036       62,735  

Interest expense and fees

    34,047       2,139        

Investment advisory fees

    107,850       220,415       13,772  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    10,533       45,313       10,942  

Other accrued expenses

    6,662       10,299       7,090  

Professional fees

    32,999       29,406       16,756  

Transfer agent fees

    10,317       9,662       3,381  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          104,329       7,473  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    940,034       2,387,843       125,326  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

     

TOB Trust Certificates

    7,560,000       1,430,000        

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share, net of deferred offering costs(c)(d)(e)

    82,382,708       179,083,432       11,555,470  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    89,942,708       180,513,432       11,555,470  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    90,882,742       182,901,275       11,680,796  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

     

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 170,497,759     $ 293,750,674     $ 19,837,922  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS CONSIST OF

     

Paid-in capital(f)(g)(h)

  $ 189,038,534     $ 330,016,555     $ 22,621,684  

Accumulated loss

    (18,540,775     (36,265,881     (2,783,762
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $  170,497,759     $  293,750,674     $  19,837,922  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 13.17     $ 12.18     $ 12.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 259,854,296     $ 450,098,993     $ 30,062,946  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,576,900     $ 9,475,423     $ 650,688  

(c)  Preferred Shares outstanding

    826       1,794       116  

(d) Preferred Shares authorized

    1,000,000       Unlimited       Unlimited  

(e) Par value per Preferred Share

  $ 0.05     $ 0.001     $ 0.001  

(f)  Common Shares outstanding

    12,949,630       24,117,105       1,588,241  

(g) Common Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  

(h) Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.10     $ 0.001     $ 0.001  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) 

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

     MUJ     MHN     MIY     MYN  

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 1,249,013     $ 302,755     $ 213,163     $ 211,317  

Interest — unaffiliated

    22,992,051       12,499,966       12,541,336       14,582,173  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    24,241,064       12,802,721       12,754,499       14,793,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    2,800,162       1,660,637       1,475,207       1,749,217  

Accounting services

    73,026       48,760       48,392       53,692  

Professional

    34,354       36,118       37,043       37,007  

Directors and Officer

    23,337       23,391       11,781       30,039  

Transfer agent

    21,908       17,044       16,050       24,216  

Liquidity fees

    21,405       12,502              

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

    21,017       12,275              

Registration

    14,347       5,339       5,151       6,783  

Custodian

    6,002       3,669       3,303       4,207  

Printing and postage

    4,435       6,473       5,826       6,650  

Reorganization

                58,228        

Miscellaneous

    35,931       33,941       34,072       34,775  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    3,055,924       1,860,149       1,695,053       1,946,586  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(a)

    9,707,665       5,522,647       5,220,517       5,876,306  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    12,763,589       7,382,796       6,915,570       7,822,892  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (35,500     (165,783     (6,119     (5,015
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    12,728,089       7,217,013       6,909,451       7,817,877  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    11,512,975       5,585,708       5,845,048       6,975,613  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (1,259,633     (8,524,393     (1,912,121     (9,243,148

Investments — affiliated

    5,753             1,235        

Futures contracts

          (273,688           (321,218
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,253,880     (8,798,081     (1,910,886     (9,564,366
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    11,586,378       12,883,227       8,819,744       16,193,581  

Investments — affiliated

    2,390             1,423        

Futures contracts

          (557,305           (677,467
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    11,588,768       12,325,922       8,821,167       15,516,114  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    10,334,888       3,527,841       6,910,281       5,951,748  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  21,847,863     $ 9,113,549     $  12,755,329     $  12,927,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

     MPA     BNY     BHV  

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 109,753     $ 197,380     $ 23,265  

Interest — unaffiliated

    5,189,536       9,676,788       680,280  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    5,299,289       9,874,168       703,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory

    626,541       1,275,025       101,794  

Reorganization

    84,737             88,821  

Professional

    46,524       36,127       27,630  

Accounting services

    26,708       39,227       6,837  

Transfer agent

    16,745       14,552       10,997  

Directors and Officer

    6,341       12,645       1,550  

Printing and postage

    6,051       6,926       6,266  

Registration

    4,249       4,118       4,231  

Custodian

    1,484       3,374       870  

Liquidity fees

          9,207        

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

          9,040        

Miscellaneous

    32,925       33,403       30,828  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    852,305       1,443,644       279,824  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(a)

    2,029,705       4,057,018       272,175  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,882,010       5,500,662       551,999  

Less:

     

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (3,054     (4,684     (21,050
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    2,878,956       5,495,978       530,949  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,420,333       4,378,190       172,596  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (889,624     (7,602,503     (391,959

Investments — affiliated

    2,106             716  

Futures contracts

          (201,588     (57,701
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (887,518     (7,804,091     (448,944
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    2,319,729       11,604,374       647,470  

Investments — affiliated

    (1,529           (433

Futures contracts

          (450,979     (35,215
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,318,200       11,153,395       611,822  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1,430,682       3,349,304       162,878  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  3,851,015     $ 7,727,494     $ 335,474  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    MUJ           MHN  
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
   

 Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

       

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

    $ 11,512,975     $ 25,888,130       $ 5,585,708     $ 12,747,461  

Net realized loss

      (1,253,880     (23,825,884       (8,798,081     (27,492,600

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          11,588,768       (4,106,873       12,325,922       12,860,750  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

      21,847,863       (2,044,627       9,113,549       (1,884,389
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

           

From net investment income

      (13,344,908 )(b)      (24,162,075       (6,767,633 )(b)      (11,461,512

Return of capital

            (5,140,445             (2,133,697
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

      (13,344,908     (29,302,520       (6,767,633     (13,595,209
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

Reinvestment of common distributions

            255,161                

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

      (5,349,075     (9,439,913       (2,806,910     (6,123,353
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (5,349,075     (9,184,752       (2,806,910     (6,123,353
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

      3,153,880       (40,531,899       (460,994     (21,602,951

Beginning of period

      699,847,682       740,379,581         370,134,236       391,737,187  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $  703,001,562     $  699,847,682       $  369,673,242     $  370,134,236  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 
(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    MIY           MYN  
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

       

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

        $ 5,845,048     $ 12,474,439       $ 6,975,613     $ 15,421,162  

Net realized loss

      (1,910,886     (23,484,347       (9,564,366     (32,048,655

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      8,821,167       6,665,531         15,516,114       14,650,705  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

      12,755,329       (4,344,377       12,927,361       (1,976,788
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

           

From net investment income

      (6,714,770 )(b)      (12,905,708       (8,326,992 )(b)      (14,186,413

Return of capital

            (1,655,675             (2,141,070
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

      (6,714,770     (14,561,383       (8,326,992     (16,327,483
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

Reinvestment of common distributions

            247,171                

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

      (2,750,841     (3,374,623       (3,787,717     (8,585,038
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (2,750,841     (3,127,452       (3,787,717     (8,585,038
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

      3,289,718       (22,033,212       812,652       (26,889,309

Beginning of period

      378,172,725       400,205,937         452,979,809       479,869,118  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $  381,462,443     $  378,172,725       $  453,792,461     $  452,979,809  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 
(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    MPA           BNY  
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

       

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

    $ 2,420,333     $ 5,317,952       $ 4,378,190     $ 9,747,989  

Net realized loss

          (887,518     (9,201,722       (7,804,091     (22,643,836

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      2,318,200       (1,498,982       11,153,395       11,435,975  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

      3,851,015       (5,382,752       7,727,494       (1,459,872
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

           

From net investment income

      (3,010,979 )(b)      (5,216,562       (5,034,868 )(b)      (8,824,872

Return of capital

            (987,610             (1,802,990
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

      (3,010,979     (6,204,172       (5,034,868     (10,627,862
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

Reinvestment of common distributions

            11,593                

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

      (809,297     (3,289,985       (1,898,566     (3,263,323
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (809,297     (3,278,392       (1,898,566     (3,263,323
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

      30,739       (14,865,316       794,060       (15,351,057

Beginning of period

      170,467,020       185,332,336         292,956,614       308,307,671  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $  170,497,759     $  170,467,020       $  293,750,674     $  292,956,614  
   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 
(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

           BHV  
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

 

 

OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income

    $ 172,596     $ 562,047  

Net realized loss

             (448,944     (1,468,928

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      611,822       95,252  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

      335,474       (811,629
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

     

From net investment income

      (294,883 )(b)       (521,222

Return of capital

            (95,859
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

      (294,883     (617,081
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Reinvestment of common distributions

            728  

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

      (158,886     (75,425
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (158,886     (74,697
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

     

Total decrease in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

      (118,295     (1,503,407

Beginning of period

      19,956,217       21,459,624  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $  19,837,922     $  19,956,217  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 
(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) 

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

     MUJ     MHN     MIY     MYN  

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 21,847,863     $ 9,113,549     $ 12,755,329     $ 12,927,361  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns/payups

    44,584,669       185,580,063       106,250,399       201,349,689  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (81,020,341     (176,045,919     (108,504,132     (195,684,034

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    44,958,168       (1,408,979     9,718,205       4,839,393  

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    (378,343     648,660       1,112,827       755,333  

Net realized loss on investments

    1,253,880       8,552,436       1,910,957       9,276,326  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    (11,588,768     (12,883,227     (8,821,167     (16,193,581

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

       

Receivables

       

Dividends — affiliated

    112,341       4,967       2,280       20,456  

Interest — unaffiliated

    (451,293     40,475       328,858       (175,985

Prepaid expenses

    9,613       12,969       6,501       8,868  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities

       

Payables

       

Accounting services fees

    (21,590     (14,155     (14,367     (15,532

Custodian fees

    (2,030     (1,552     (1,534     (1,763

Interest expense and fees

    (3,899     (62,355     (64,525     (70,525

Investment advisory fees

    2,254       (3,766     (1,937     (3,000

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    (4,911     (33,504     (912     (37,268

Other accrued expenses

    (2,170     (1,422     360       1,084  

Professional fees

    (31,480     (33,072     (28,412     (32,366

Transfer agent fees

    (3,180     (2,746     (4,301     (9,979

Variation margin on futures contracts

          99,720             120,893  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    19,260,783       13,562,142       14,644,429       17,075,370  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (10,860,018     (5,560,281     (5,420,538     (6,731,449

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (2,774,999     (5,033,906     (6,333,877     (6,281,093

Net payments on Common Shares redeemed

    (5,541,175     (2,888,475     (2,844,672     (3,920,704

Decrease in bank overdraft

    (106,122     (50,346     (51,064     (76,138

Amortization of deferred offering costs

    21,531       7,866       5,722       11,014  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (19,260,783     (13,525,142     (14,644,429     (16,998,370
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH

       

Net increase in restricted and unrestricted cash

          37,000             77,000  

Restricted and unrestricted cash at beginning of period

          345,000             415,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash at end of period

  $     $ 382,000     $     $ 492,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

       

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

  $ 9,690,033     $ 5,577,136     $ 5,279,320     $ 5,935,817  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

       

Cash pledged

       

Futures contracts

          382,000             492,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ 382,000     $     $ 492,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

     MPA     BNY     BHV  

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 3,851,015     $ 7,727,494     $ 335,474  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

    16,996,571       127,685,180       7,666,699  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (25,258,084     (123,039,148     (9,473,102

Net proceeds from sales of short-term securities

    15,716,453       567,138       4,168,906  

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    137,743       465,005       (12,110

Net realized loss on investments

    883,668       7,645,597       391,243  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    (2,318,200     (11,604,374     (647,037

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

     

Receivables

     

Dividends — affiliated

    32,577       7,035       8,695  

Interest — unaffiliated

    (194,016     166,971       (24,313

Prepaid expenses

    418       52,809       11,247  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities

     

Payables

     

Accounting services fees

    (7,616     (11,327     (1,540

Custodian fees

    (937     (1,276     (479

Interest expense and fees

    (59,690     (36,521     (5,439

Investment advisory fees

    (2,055     (2,027     (688

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    (830     (14,203     (232

Other accrued expenses

    1,498       1,320       1,929  

Professional fees

    (16,168     (22,579     (11,758

Transfer agent fees

    (4,781     (3,511     (520

Variation margin on futures contracts

          79,954       7,473  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    9,757,566       9,663,537       2,414,448  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (2,411,858     (4,042,763     (232,796

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (6,500,000     (3,568,266     (2,000,000

Net payments on Common Shares redeemed

    (834,838     (1,973,314     (158,886

Decrease in bank overdraft

    (19,518     (41,876     (2,314

Amortization of deferred offering costs

    8,648       9,682       1,548  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (9,757,566     (9,616,537     (2,392,448
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH

     

Net increase in restricted and unrestricted cash

          47,000       22,000  

Restricted and unrestricted cash at beginning of period

          281,000        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash at end of period

  $     $ 328,000     $ 22,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

     

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

  $ 2,080,747     $ 4,083,857     $ 276,066  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     

Cash pledged

     

Futures contracts

          328,000       22,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ 328,000     $ 22,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MUJ  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   

  

     $ 13.03     $ 13.58     $ 16.29     $ 15.83     $ 15.95     $ 15.28  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.22       0.48       0.64       0.73       0.69       0.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.22       (0.49     (2.59     0.48       (0.16     0.64  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.44       (0.01     (1.95     1.21       0.53       1.30  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

              

From net investment income

       (0.25 )(c)       (0.45     (0.76     (0.75     (0.65     (0.63

Return of capital

             (0.09                        
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.25     (0.54     (0.76     (0.75     (0.65     (0.63
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 13.22     $ 13.03     $ 13.58     $ 16.29     $ 15.83     $ 15.95  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 11.56     $ 11.20     $ 13.36     $ 15.63     $ 14.21     $ 14.43  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

              

Based on net asset value

       3.80 %(e)       0.52     (12.14 )%      8.22     3.98     9.44
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       5.60 %(e)       (12.17 )%      (9.91 )%      15.67     3.17     17.28
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

              

Total expenses

       3.75 %(g)       3.17     1.77 %(h)       1.44     2.14     2.49
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       3.74 %(g)       3.17     1.74 %(h)       1.44     2.14     2.49
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(i)(j)

       0.89 %(g)       0.89     0.95 %(h)       0.89     0.92     0.92
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       3.38 %(g)       3.71     4.37     4.59     4.39     4.28
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 703,002     $ 699,848     $ 740,380     $ 490,103     $ 476,309     $ 481,024  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 417,100     $ 417,100     $ 417,100     $ 237,100     $ 237,100     $ 237,100  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 261,097 (k)    $ 259,361 (k)    $ 245,762 (k)    $ 306,707 (l)    $ 300,890 (l)    $ 302,878 (l) 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $ 19,285     $ 22,060     $ 90,838     $ 61,534     $ 71,300     $ 59,415  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(m)

     $ 59,044     $ 51,599     $ 13,734       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       6     17     20     10     13     8
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs, would have been 1.71%, 1.70% and 0.92%, respectively

(i) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(j) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

             
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Expense ratios

              0.88     0.88     0.94     0.88     0.91     0.91
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(k) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(l) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

 

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

(m) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MHN  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   

Period from
09/01/21
to 07/31/22
 
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/19
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/18
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 12.12     $ 12.58     $ 15.21     $ 14.92     $ 15.31     $ 14.27     $ 14.93  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.18       0.41       0.51       0.63       0.60       0.55       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.14       (0.43     (2.56     0.31       (0.43     1.02       (0.64
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.32       (0.02     (2.05     0.94       0.17       1.57       (0.04
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

                

From net investment income

       (0.22 )(c)       (0.37     (0.58     (0.65     (0.56     (0.53     (0.62

Return of capital

             (0.07                              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.22     (0.44     (0.58     (0.65     (0.56     (0.53     (0.62
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 12.22     $ 12.12     $ 12.58     $ 15.21     $ 14.92     $ 15.31     $ 14.27  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 10.61     $ 10.44     $ 11.23     $ 14.74     $ 13.79     $ 13.74     $ 12.35  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

                

Based on net asset value

       3.10 %(e)       0.53     (13.49 )%(e)      6.70     1.54     11.88     0.22
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       3.92 %(e)       (3.00 )%      (20.31 )%(e)      11.88     4.57     16.02     (9.82 )% 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

                

Total expenses

       4.16 %(g)       3.52     1.78 %(g)       1.57     2.15     2.62     2.45
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       4.07 %(g)       3.43     1.70 %(g)       1.51     2.09     2.55     2.36
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(h)(i)

       0.95 %(g)       0.95     0.94 %(g)       0.95     0.94     0.94     0.94
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       3.15 %(g)       3.47     4.05 %(g)       4.17     4.03     3.82     4.15
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 369,673     $ 370,134     $ 391,737     $ 473,389     $ 464,504     $ 476,549     $ 444,369  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 243,600     $ 243,600     $ 243,600     $ 243,600     $ 243,600     $ 243,600     $ 243,600  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 250,365 (j)    $ 247,532 (j)    $ 239,843 (j)    $ 294,330 (k)     $ 290,683 (k)     $ 295,628 (k)     $ 282,417 (k)  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $ 2,250     $ 7,284     $ 36,527     $ 56,376     $ 63,384     $ 55,899     $ 64,262  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(l)

     $ 273,448     $ 85,220     $ 18,386       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       30     43     29     14     10     23     15
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(i) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

               
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Period from
09/01/21
to 07/31/22
    Year Ended
08/31/21
    Year Ended
08/31/20
    Year Ended
08/31/19
    Year Ended
08/31/18
 

Expense ratios

              0.94     0.94     0.93     0.94     0.93     0.93     0.94
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(k) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

 

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

(l) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MIY  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 12.94     $ 13.56     $ 16.04     $ 15.88     $ 15.70     $ 15.04  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.20       0.42       0.61       0.68       0.63       0.62  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.26       (0.55     (2.42     0.14       0.14       0.66  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.46       (0.13     (1.81     0.82       0.77       1.28  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

              

From net investment income

       (0.23 )(c)       (0.43     (0.67     (0.66     (0.59     (0.62

Return of capital

             (0.06                        
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.23     (0.49     (0.67     (0.66     (0.59     (0.62
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 13.17     $ 12.94     $ 13.56     $ 16.04     $ 15.88     $ 15.70  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 11.37     $ 11.12     $ 13.67     $ 15.80     $ 14.24     $ 14.24  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

              

Based on net asset value

       3.98 %(e)       (0.40 )%      (11.35 )%      5.61     5.52     9.42
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       4.46 %(e)       (15.09 )%      (9.28 )%      16.02     4.31     15.80
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

              

Total expenses

       3.75 %(g)(h)(i)      3.27     1.66     1.44     2.07     2.46
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       3.75 %(g)(h)(i)      3.27     1.66     1.44     2.07     2.46
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(j)(k)

       0.90 %(g)(h)(i)      0.91     0.88     0.85     1.20     1.09
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       3.19 %(g)       3.31     4.10     4.32     4.06     4.11
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 381,462     $ 378,173     $ 400,206     $ 473,464     $ 468,752     $ 464,366  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 264,494 (l)    $ 258,740 (l)    $ 246,506 (l)    $ 304,167 (m)    $ 302,135 (m)    $ 300,244 (m) 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $     $ 6,334     $ 41,267     $ 41,267     $ 41,362     $ 64,527  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(n)

       N/A     $ 97,262     $ 16,309       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       18     37     22     7     9     15
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Reorganization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs would have been 3.77%, 3.77% and 0.92%, respectively.

(i) 

Includes unannualized non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs would have been 3.74%, 3.74% and 0.89%, respectively.

(j) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(k) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

             
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Expense ratios

              0.90     0.91     0.88     0.85     0.88     0.90
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(l) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(m) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

(n) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MYN  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 11.70     $ 12.12     $ 14.73     $ 14.52     $ 14.38     $ 13.74  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.18       0.39       0.52       0.60       0.56       0.52  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.18       (0.39     (2.53     0.22       0.10       0.63  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.36             (2.01     0.82       0.66       1.15  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

              

From net investment income

       (0.22 )(c)       (0.37     (0.60     (0.61     (0.52     (0.51

Return of capital

             (0.05                        
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.22     (0.42     (0.60     (0.61     (0.52     (0.51
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 11.84     $ 11.70     $ 12.12     $ 14.73     $ 14.52     $ 14.38  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 10.23     $ 10.08     $ 10.94     $ 14.56     $ 13.26     $ 13.19  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

              

Based on net asset value

       3.47 %(e)       0.64     (13.74 )%      6.10     5.11     9.15
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       3.77 %(e)       (3.94 )%      (21.23 )%      14.84     4.65     15.69
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

              

Total expenses

       3.59 %(g)       3.07     1.59     1.47     2.05     2.45
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       3.59 %(g)       3.07     1.59     1.47     2.05     2.45
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(h)(i)

       0.89 %(g)       0.89     1.24     1.27     1.21     1.08
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       3.20 %(g)       3.42     3.91     4.17     3.91     3.80
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 453,792     $ 452,980     $ 479,869     $ 583,221     $ 574,856     $ 569,102  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 247,700     $ 247,700     $ 247,700     $ 247,700     $ 247,700     $ 247,700  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 274,100 (j)    $ 269,699 (j)    $ 256,882 (j)    $ 335,455 (k)    $ 332,077 (k)    $ 329,755 (k) 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $ 12,950     $ 19,231     $ 58,179     $ 103,573     $ 111,089     $ 104,473  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(l)

     $ 55,153     $ 37,423     $ 13,502       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       29     40     31     11     11     19
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(i) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

             
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Expense ratios

              0.89     0.89     0.88     0.90     0.89     1.08
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(j) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(k) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(l)

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MPA  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 13.09     $ 13.92     $ 16.64     $ 16.09     $ 16.06     $ 15.27  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.19       0.40       0.59       0.69       0.65       0.63  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.12       (0.76     (2.65     0.52       (0.05     0.80  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.31       (0.36     (2.06     1.21       0.60       1.43  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

              

From net investment income

       (0.23 )(c)       (0.40     (0.66     (0.66     (0.57     (0.64

Return of capital

             (0.07                        
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.23     (0.47     (0.66     (0.66     (0.57     (0.64
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 13.17     $ 13.09     $ 13.92     $ 16.64     $ 16.09     $ 16.06  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 11.83     $ 11.69     $ 13.54     $ 16.23     $ 14.09     $ 14.18  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

              

Based on net asset value

       2.72 %(e)       (2.05 )%      (12.45 )%      8.09     4.33     10.32
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       3.32 %(e)       (10.08 )%      (12.69 )%      20.40     3.47     12.18
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

              

Total expenses

       3.46 %(g)(h)(i)      3.02     1.63     1.48     2.13     2.55
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       3.46 %(g)(h)(i)      3.01     1.63     1.48     2.12     2.55
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(j)(k)

       0.99 %(g)(h)(i)      0.95     1.24     1.25     1.23     0.99
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       2.95 %(g)       3.10     3.85     4.24     4.08     4.11
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 170,498     $ 170,467     $ 185,332     $ 221,384     $ 214,155     $ 214,359  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 289,106 (l)    $ 276,357 (l)     $ 248,524 (l)    $ 368,019 (m)    $ 359,268 (m)    $ 359,514 (m) 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $ 7,560     $ 14,060     $ 42,183     $ 44,012     $ 54,482     $ 52,814  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(n)

     $ 34,450     $ 18,983     $ 7,346       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       7     31     18     13     12     21
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Reorganization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs would have been 3.51%, 3.51% and 1.04%, respectively.

(i) 

Includes unannualized non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs, would have been 3.41%, 3.41% and 0.94%, respectively.

(j) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(k) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

             
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Expense ratios

              0.99     0.95     0.93     0.92     0.93     0.96
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(l) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(m) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

(n) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BNY  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 12.05     $ 12.51     $ 15.30     $ 15.09     $ 15.09     $ 14.52  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.18       0.40       0.57       0.66       0.61       0.58  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.16       (0.43     (2.73     0.28       (0.05     0.52  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.34       (0.03     (2.16     0.94       0.56       1.10  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

              

From net investment income

       (0.21 )(c)       (0.36     (0.63     (0.73     (0.56     (0.53

Return of capital

             (0.07                        
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.21     (0.43     (0.63     (0.73     (0.56     (0.53
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 12.18     $ 12.05     $ 12.51     $ 15.30     $ 15.09     $ 15.09  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 10.54     $ 10.35     $ 11.46     $ 15.49     $ 14.10     $ 13.81  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

              

Based on net asset value

       3.22 %(e)       0.46     (14.24 )%      6.55     4.12     8.33
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       4.00 %(e)       (5.81 )%      (22.40 )%      15.45     6.30     14.88
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

              

Total expenses

       3.92 %(g)       3.40     1.78     1.74 %(h)       2.36     2.73
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       3.92 %(g)       3.40     1.78     1.74 %(h)       2.36     2.73
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(i)(j)

       1.03 %(g)       1.03     1.03     1.16 %(h)       1.16     1.14
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       3.12 %(g)       3.37     4.12     4.35     4.06     3.98
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 293,751     $ 292,957     $ 308,308     $ 376,645     $ 195,844     $ 195,868  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 179,400     $ 179,400     $ 179,400     $ 179,400     $     $  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 262,446 (k)    $ 258,872 (k)    $ 237,449 (k)    $ 309,947 (l)    $     $  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $     $     $     $     $ 94,500     $ 94,500  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $     $     $     $     $ 307,243 (l)    $ 307,268 (l) 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $ 1,430     $ 4,998     $ 44,907     $ 72,273     $ 42,523     $ 35,517  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(m)

     $ 331,653     $ 95,444     $ 11,853       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       27     37     35     12     17     23
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering cost would have been 1.69%, 1.69% and 1.11%, respectively.

(i) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP/VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(j) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

             
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

Expense ratios

              1.02     1.02     1.02            
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(k) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(l) 

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP/VMTP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP/VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

(m) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BHV  
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   

Period from
09/01/21
to 07/31/22
 
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/19
 
 
   
Year Ended
08/31/18
 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 12.44     $ 13.32     $ 15.73     $ 15.38     $ 15.64     $ 14.97     $ 15.75  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.11       0.35       0.46       0.54       0.55       0.58       0.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.13       (0.85     (2.37     0.36       (0.26     0.74       (0.69
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       0.24       (0.50     (1.91     0.90       0.29       1.32        
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

                

From net investment income

       (0.19 )(c)       (0.32     (0.50     (0.55     (0.55     (0.65     (0.78

Return of capital

             (0.06                              
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

       (0.19     (0.38     (0.50     (0.55     (0.55     (0.65     (0.78
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 12.49     $ 12.44     $ 13.32     $ 15.73     $ 15.38     $ 15.64     $ 14.97  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

     $ 10.78     $ 10.78     $ 14.41     $ 18.75     $ 16.09     $ 16.54     $ 16.56  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(d)

                

Based on net asset value

       2.23 %(e)       (3.42 )%      (12.61 )%(e)       5.76     1.87     8.94     (0.20 )% 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

       1.82 %(e)       (22.64 )%      (20.69 )%(e)       20.50     0.77     4.15     (6.91 )% 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(f)

                

Total expenses

       5.34 %(g)(h)(i)      4.43     2.60 %(g)(j)       2.28     2.86     3.37     2.94
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

       5.12 %(g)(h)(i)      4.20     2.38 %(g)(j)       2.06     2.64     3.15     2.72
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(k)(l)

       2.26 %(g)(h)(i)      1.74     1.55 %(g)(j)       1.43     1.69     1.82     1.70
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

       1.81 %(g)       2.82     3.52 %(g)       3.49     3.63     3.88     4.51
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

     $ 19,838     $ 19,956     $ 21,460     $ 25,326     $ 24,728     $ 25,119     $ 24,006  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

     $ 11,600     $ 11,600     $ 11,600     $ 11,600     $ 11,600     $ 11,600     $ 11,600  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

     $ 271,017 (m)    $ 246,737 (m)    $ 246,984 (m)    $ 318,324 (n)     $ 313,171 (n)     $ 316,539 (n)     $ 306,947 (n)  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

     $     $ 2,000     $ 3,000     $ 4,876     $ 4,876     $ 5,396     $ 5,396  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(o)

       N/A     $ 16,755     $ 12,003       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

       26     31     39     10     28     17     26
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Reorganization costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs would have been 5.80%, 5.58% and 2.72%, respectively.

(i) 

Includes unannualized non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs would have been 4.87%, 4.65% and 1.79% respectively.

(j) 

Audit and printing costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs would have been 2.62%, 2.40% and 1.57%, respectively.

(k) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

(l) 

The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

 

               
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Period from
09/01/21
to 07/31/22
    Year Ended
08/31/21
    Year Ended
08/31/20
    Year Ended
08/31/19
    Year Ended
08/31/18
 

Expense ratios

              2.26     1.74     1.55     1.43     1.40     1.42     1.32
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(m)

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(n)

Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VRDP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(o) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities (not including VRDP Shares and TOBs) from the Fund’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds”, or individually as a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name   Herein Referred To As    Organized    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.

  MUJ    Maryland    Non-diversified

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.

  MHN    Maryland    Non-diversified

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.

  MIY    Maryland    Non-diversified

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.

  MYN    Maryland    Non-diversified

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

  MPA    Massachusetts    Non-diversified

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust

  BNY    Delaware    Diversified

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

  BHV    Delaware    Non-diversified

The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Funds 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 determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

On October 30, 2023, the Board of Directors/Trustees of each of MIY, MPA, BHV and BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (BKN) (collectively, the “Target Funds”) and the Board of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (MYI) announced the withdrawal of merger proposals that were previously approved by the Boards pursuant to which each of the Target Funds would have been merged into MYI, with MYI continuing as the surviving Fund. While the Board of Directors believe that the mergers would have benefited shareholders for the reasons discussed in the proxy statement, it was determined that the proxy solicitation process and associated costs would be more burdensome and expensive as a result of opposition from an activist shareholder, making the mergers no longer in the best interests of each Fund’s shareholders.

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.

Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

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 portion of distributions, if any, that exceeds a fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, as measured on a tax basis, constitute a non-taxable return of capital. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 10.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each 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.

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.

 

 

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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 are charged to that Fund. 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.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Funds’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions. These types of securities may be considered unfunded and may obligate the Funds to make future cash payments. An unfunded commitment is marked-to-market and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is separately presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: The 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.

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. MIY’s, MYN’s and MPA’s management believes that a fund’s restrictions on borrowings do not apply to the Funds’ TOB Trust transactions. 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  

MUJ

  $  355,776      $  48,344      $ 11,640      $  415,760  

MHN

    68,665        7,349        2,051        78,065  

MIY

    35,705        3,427        1,275        40,407  

MYN

    268,079        28,195        7,653        303,927  

MPA

    153,413        20,506        4,540        178,459  

BNY

    47,068        5,082        1,529        53,679  

BHV

    10,440        1,043        376        11,859  

 

 

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For the six months ended January 31, 2024, 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
 
 
 
 
 

MUJ

  $ 30,942,724      $ 19,284,999        4.58% — 4.67%      $ 19,405,651        4.26

MHN

    4,682,301        2,250,000        4.58 — 4.58         3,782,058        4.11  

MIY

                  —         1,945,386        4.13  

MYN

    27,319,954        12,949,999        4.58 — 4.58         14,861,636        4.07  

MPA

    11,384,861        7,560,000        4.61 — 4.61         8,445,870        4.20  

BNY

    2,623,294        1,430,000        4.62 — 4.62         2,570,626        4.15  

BHV

                  —         576,087        4.10  

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, 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 January 31, 2024.

 

 

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 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: Each Fund 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, except BNY and BHV, 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:

 

     MUJ      MHN      MIY      MYN      MPA  

Investment advisory fees

    0.50      0.55      0.49      0.50      0.49

For purposes of calculating these fees, for each Fund except for BNY and BHV, “net assets” mean the total assets of the Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). It is understood that the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock (other than accumulated dividends) and TOB Trusts is not considered a liability in determining a Fund’s NAV.

 

 

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For such services, BNY and BHV, pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average weekly value of each Fund’s managed assets:

 

      BNY      BHV  

Investment advisory fees

     0.55      0.65

For purposes of calculating these fees, for BNY and BHV, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to BHV, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees to the annual rate of 0.13% of the Fund’s average weekly managed assets. This voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended January 31, 2024, the Manager waived $20,359 pursuant to this agreement.

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, 2025. 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. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

Fund Name   

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed

by the Manager

 

MUJ

   $ 35,500  

MHN

     7,403  

MIY

     6,119  

MYN

     5,015  

MPA

     3,054  

BNY

     4,684  

BHV

     691  

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, 2025. The agreement can be renewed for annual periods thereafter, and may be terminated on 90 days’ notice, each subject to approval by a majority of the Funds’ Independent Directors. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

The Manager, for MHN, voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fee on the proceeds of the Preferred Shares and TOB Trusts that exceed 35% of total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). The voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time without notice. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024 the waiver was $158,380.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

Fund Name   Purchases    Sales

MUJ

  $  81,020,341    $  56,748,803

MHN

  173,585,908    186,412,407

MIY

  108,504,132    106,250,399

MYN

  195,968,675    202,341,682

MPA

  25,358,692    16,996,571

BNY

  121,053,372    127,884,268

BHV

  8,409,839    7,666,699

 

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 January 31, 2024, 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 

 

 

MUJ

   $ (46,287,545

MHN

     (57,244,033

MIY

     (34,354,147

MYN

     (61,783,947

MPA

     (14,441,556

BNY

     (39,177,228

BHV

     (2,701,411

 

 

As of January 31, 2024, 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)

 

 

 

MUJ

   $ 1,098,708,416      $ 29,250,106      $ (26,231,375    $ 3,018,731  

MHN

     592,565,857        21,532,635        (5,992,455      15,540,180  

MIY

     600,438,898        11,791,307        (3,808,370      7,982,937  

MYN

     677,481,293        26,284,580        (8,154,221      18,130,359  

MPA

     253,896,521        4,706,189        (7,296,029      (2,589,840

BNY

     458,075,251        16,146,967        (4,622,460      11,524,507  

BHV

     30,658,224        976,617        (471,308      505,309  

 

 

 

9.

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.

The Funds may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Funds reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Fund.

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 Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds’ NAVs per share.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“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.

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.

Illiquidity Risk: Each Fund may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Fund’s NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.

Market Risk: Each 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.

 

 

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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.

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.

Geographic/Asset Class 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.

The Funds invest a substantial 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.

The 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 period of historically low interest rates that ended in March 2022. The Federal Reserve has raised 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.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the Funds invest.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

MPA, BNY and BHV are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. MUJ, MHN, MIY and MYN are authorized to issue 200 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for each Fund’s Common Shares is $0.10, except for BNY and BHV for which it is $0.001. The par value for MUJ’s, MHN’s, MIY’s and MYN’s Preferred Shares outstanding is $0.10. The par value for MPA’s Preferred Shares outstanding is $0.05. The par value for BNY’s and BHV;s Preferred Shares outstanding is $0.001. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders. MPA is authorized to issue 1 million Preferred Shares.

 

 

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Common Shares

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

Fund Name   Six Months Ended
01/31/24
   Year Ended
07/31/23

MUJ

     19,764

MIY

     19,146

MPA

     834

BHV

     53

The Funds participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023, each Fund may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2022, subject to certain conditions. From December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024, each Fund may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2023, subject to certain conditions. The Repurchase Program has an accretive effect as shares are purchased at a discount to the Fund’s NAV. There is no assurance that the Funds will purchase shares in any particular amounts.

The total cost of the shares repurchased is reflected in Funds’ Statements of Changes in Net Assets. For the periods shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs, were as follows:

 

     MUJ
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  507,049    $5,349,075

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  830,265    9,439,913
    
     MHN
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  293,363    $2,806,910

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  597,023    6,123,353
    
     MIY
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  267,446    $2,750,841

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  302,870    3,374,623
    
     MYN
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  408,538    $3,787,717

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  864,838    8,585,038
    
     MPA
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  75,192    $   809,297

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  291,383    3,289,985
    
     BNY
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  201,069    $ 1,898,566

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  319,475    3,263,323
    
     BHV
     Shares    Amounts

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

  16,336    $ 158,886

Year Ended July 31, 2023

  7,063    75,425

Preferred Shares

A Fund’s Preferred Shares rank prior to its Common Shares as to the payment of dividends by the Fund and distribution of assets upon dissolution or liquidation of the Fund. The 1940 Act prohibits the declaration of any dividend on Common Shares or the repurchase of Common Shares if the Fund fails to maintain asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the Fund’s outstanding Preferred Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments, a Fund is restricted from declaring and paying dividends on classes of shares ranking junior to or on parity with its Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if the Fund fails to declare and pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, redeem any Preferred Shares required to be redeemed under the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments or comply with the basic maintenance amount requirement of the ratings agencies rating the Preferred Shares.

 

 

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Holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the voting rights of holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class on certain matters. Holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to (i) elect two members of the Board, (ii) elect the full Board if dividends on the Preferred Shares are not paid for a period of two years and (iii) a separate class vote to amend the Preferred Share governing documents. In addition, the 1940 Act requires the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares, (b) change a Fund’s sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

VRDP Shares

Each Fund (for purposes of this section, each a “VRDP Fund”) have issued Series W-7 VRDP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in one or more privately negotiated offerings to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The VRDP Shares include a liquidity feature and may be subject to a special rate period. As of period end, the VRDP Shares outstanding were as follows:

 

Fund Name   Issue
Date
   Shares
Issued
   Aggregate
Principal
   Maturity
Date

MUJ

  06/30/11    1,727    $172,700,000    07/01/41
  04/13/15    644    64,400,000    07/01/41
  04/11/22    1,800    180,000,000    07/01/41

MHN

  06/30/11    2,436    243,600,000    07/01/41

MIY

  04/21/11    1,446    144,600,000    05/01/41
  09/14/15    873    87,300,000    05/01/41

MYN

  04/21/11    2,477    247,700,000    05/01/41

MPA

  05/19/11    663    66,300,000    06/01/41
  04/13/15    163    16,300,000    06/01/41

BNY

  03/31/21    945    94,500,000    03/31/51
  04/12/21    849    84,900,000    03/31/51

BHV

  06/14/12    116    11,600,000    07/01/42

Redemption Terms: A VRDP Fund is required to redeem its VRDP Shares on the maturity date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Six months prior to the maturity date, a VRDP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, a VRDP Fund is required to redeem certain of its outstanding VRDP Shares if it fails to comply with certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, the VRDP Shares may also be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of a VRDP Fund. The redemption price per VRDP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends.

Liquidity Feature: VRDP Shares are subject to a fee agreement between the VRDP Fund and the liquidity provider that requires a per annum liquidity fee and, in some cases, an upfront or initial commitment fee, payable to the liquidity provider. These fees, if applicable, are shown as liquidity fees in the Statements of Operations. As of period end, the fee agreement is set to expire, unless renewed or terminated in advance, as follows:

 

     MUJ    MHN    MIY    MYN    MPA    BNY    BHV

Expiration date

  11/30/24    11/30/24    07/07/24    07/07/24    07/07/24    11/30/24    07/07/24

The VRDP Shares are also subject to a purchase agreement in connection with the liquidity feature. In the event a purchase agreement is not renewed or is terminated in advance, and the VRDP Shares do not become subject to a purchase agreement with an alternate liquidity provider, the VRDP Shares will be subject to mandatory purchase by the liquidity provider prior to the termination of the purchase agreement. In the event of such mandatory purchase, a VRDP Fund is required to redeem the VRDP Shares six months after the purchase date. Immediately after such mandatory purchase, the VRDP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with its custodian to fund the redemption. There is no assurance that a VRDP Fund will replace such redeemed VRDP Shares with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage.

Remarketing: A VRDP Fund may incur remarketing fees on the aggregate principal amount of all its VRDP Shares, which, if any, are included in remarketing fees on Preferred Shares in the Statements of Operations. During any special rate period (as described below), a VRDP Fund may incur nominal or no remarketing fees.

Ratings: As of period end, the VRDP Shares were assigned the following ratings:

 

Fund Name   Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc.
Long-Term
Ratings
   Fitch Ratings, Inc.
Long-Term
Ratings

MUJ

  Aa2    AA

MHN

  Aa2    AA

MIY

  Aa2    AA

MYN

  Aa2    AA

MPA

  Aa2    AA

BNY

  Aa2    AA

BHV

  Aa2    AA

 

 

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Special Rate Period: A VRDP Fund has commenced a “special rate period” with respect to its VRDP Shares, during which the VRDP Shares will not be subject to any remarketing and the dividend rate will be based on a predetermined methodology. During a special rate period, short-term ratings on VRDP Shares are withdrawn. As of period end, the following VRDP Funds have commenced/are set to commence a special rate period:

 

Fund Name    Commencement
Date
     Expiration Date as
of Period Ended
01/31/24
 

MUJ

     04/17/14        11/15/24  

MHN

     04/17/14        11/15/24  

MIY

     06/25/20        06/19/24  

MYN

     06/22/22        06/19/24  

MPA

     06/22/22        06/19/24  

BNY

     03/31/21        11/15/24  

BHV

     06/25/20        06/19/24  

Prior to the expiration date, the VRDP Fund and the VRDP Shares holder may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If a special rate period is not extended, the VRDP Shares will revert to remarketable securities upon the termination of the special rate period and will be remarketed and available for purchase by qualified institutional investors.

During the special rate period: (i) the liquidity and fee agreements remain in effect, (ii) VRDP Shares remain subject to mandatory redemption by the VRDP Fund on the maturity date, (iii) VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events, (iv) the VRDP Fund is required to comply with the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage requirements for the VRDP Shares as is required when the VRDP Shares are not in a special rate period, (v) the VRDP Fund will pay dividends monthly based on the sum of an agreed upon reference rate and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to the VRDP Shares and (vi) the VRDP Fund will pay nominal or no fees to the liquidity provider and remarketing agent.

Dividends: Except during the Special Rate Period as described above, dividends on the VRDP Shares are payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly by the remarketing agent. Such dividend rates are generally based upon a spread over a base rate and cannot exceed a maximum rate. A change in the short-term credit rating of the liquidity provider or the VRDP Shares may adversely affect the dividend rate paid on such shares, although the dividend rate paid on the VRDP Shares is not directly based upon either short-term rating. In the event of a failed remarketing, the dividend rate of the VRDP Shares will be reset to a maximum rate. The maximum rate is determined based on, among other things, the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VRDP Shares and the length of time that the VRDP Shares fail to be remarketed.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the annualized dividend rate for the VRDP Shares were as follows:

 

      MUJ      MHN      MIY      MYN      MPA      BNY      BHV  

Dividend rates

     4.42      4.44      4.44      4.46      4.44      4.43      4.44

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, VRDP Shares issued and outstanding of each VRDP Fund remained constant.

Offering Costs: The Funds incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VRDP Shares, which were recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability and will be amortized over the life of the VRDP Shares with the exception of any upfront fees paid by a VRDP Fund to the liquidity provider which, if any, were amortized over the life of the liquidity agreement. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

Financial Reporting: The VRDP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the VRDP Shares, is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities net of deferred offering costs. Unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and the dividends accrued and paid on the VRDP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VRDP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VRDP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes. Dividends and amortization of deferred offering costs on VRDP Shares are included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations:

 

Fund Name    Dividends Accrued      Deferred Offering
Costs Amortization
 

MUJ

   $ 9,270,374      $ 21,531  

MHN

     5,434,653        7,866  

MIY

     5,173,106        5,722  

MYN

     5,558,556        11,014  

MPA

     1,842,598        8,648  

BNY

     3,992,543        9,683  

BHV

     258,767        1,549  

 

 

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11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:

 

Fund Name    Declaration
Date
     Record
Date
     Payable/
Paid Date
     Dividend Per
Common Share
 

MUJ

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24      $ 0.050000  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.050000  
     03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.050000  

MHN

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24        0.043500  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.043500  
     03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.043500  

MIY

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24        0.046500  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.046500  
     03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.046500  

MYN

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24        0.044200  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.044200  
     03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.044200  

MPA

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24        0.048000  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.048000  
     03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.048000  

BNY

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24        0.043000  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.043000  
     03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.043000  

BHV

     11/14/23        01/12/24        02/01/24        0.039500  
     11/14/23        02/15/24        03/01/24        0.039500  
       03/01/24        03/15/24        04/01/24        0.039500  

The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Preferred Shareholders as follows:

 

      Preferred Shares(a)  
Fund Name    Shares      Series      Declared  

MUJ

     VRDP        W-7      $ 1,420,989  

MHN

     VRDP        W-7        829,904  

MIY

     VRDP        W-7        793,719  

MYN

     VRDP        W-7        847,797  

MPA

     VRDP        W-7        282,713  

BNY

     VRDP        W-7        611,185  

BHV

     VRDP        W-7        39,703  

 

  (a)

Dividends declared for period February 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Fund Certification

The Funds are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Funds filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration

Although the Funds do not seek to implement a specific sustainability objective, strategy or process unless otherwise disclosed, Fund management will consider ESG factors as part of the investment process for the Funds. Fund management views ESG integration as the practice of incorporating financially material ESG data or information into investment processes with the objective of enhancing risk-adjusted returns. These ESG considerations will vary depending on the Funds’ particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. The ESG characteristics utilized in the Funds’ investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. Certain of these considerations may affect the Funds’ exposure to certain companies or industries. While Fund management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to the Funds’ long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.

Dividend Policy

Each Fund’s dividend policy is to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of its common shares (stated in terms of a fixed cents per common share dividend distribution rate). Each Fund intends to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In addition, in any monthly period, in order to maintain its declared distribution amount, each Fund may pay out more or less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month. In the event a Fund distributes more than its net investment income during any yearly period, such distributions may also come from sources other than net income, including a return of capital. 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

The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund has not been updated after completion of the respective Fund’s offerings and the information contained in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

The following information is a summary of certain changes since July 31, 2023. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.

Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Funds’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by the shareholders.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the 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.

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports are available on BlackRock’s website.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisers, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, 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) 882-0052.

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)

 

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) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website 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.

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 02114

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

VRDP Liquidity Provider

Bank of America, N.A.(a)

New York, NY 10036

The Toronto-Dominion Bank(b)

New York, NY 10019

(a) For MUJ, MHN and BNY.

(b) For MIY, MYN, MPA and BHV.

VRDP Remarketing Agent

BofA Securities, Inc.(a)

New York, NY 10036

TD Securities (USA) LLC(b)

New York, NY 10019

VRDP Tender and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

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
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
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GO    General Obligation Bonds
GTD    GTD Guaranteed
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
Q-SBLF    Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
RB    Revenue Bond
S/F    Single-Family
SAB    Special Assessment Bonds
SAW    State Aid Withholding
SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency
ST    Special Tax
TA    Tax Allocation
VRDN    Variable Rate Demand Note

 

 

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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 to this semi-annual report

 

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 to this semi-annual report

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

  (a)

Not Applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

  (b)

As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Period  

(a) Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased1

 

(b) Average

Price Paid per

Share

 

(c) Total Number of

Shares Purchased as Part

of Publicly Announced

Plans or Programs1

 

(d) Maximum Number of

Shares that May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs1

August 1-31, 2023   17,220   $
11.1000
  17,220   408,514
September 1-30, 2023    13,459   $
10.6920
  13,459   395,055
October 1-31, 2023   19,556   $
10.1161
  19,556   375,499
November 1-30, 2023   24,957   $
11.0307
  24,957   350,542
December 1-31, 2023   0   $

-

  0   647,481
January 1-31, 2024   0   $

-

  0   647,481
Total:   75,192   10.7481   75,192   647,481

1 On September 8, 2022, the Fund announced a continuation of its open market share repurchase program. Commencing on December 1, 2022, the Fund may repurchase through November 30, 2023, up to 5% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2022, subject to certain conditions. On November 15, 2023, the Fund announced a further continuation of its open market share repurchase program. Commencing on December 1, 2023, the Fund may repurchase through November 30, 2024, up to 5% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2023, subject to certain conditions.

 

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Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 13 –

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation – Not Applicable

 

Item 14 –

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

 

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

 

 By:

    

/s/ John M. Perlowski        

      

John M. Perlowski

      

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

      

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

Date: March 22, 2024

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 MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

Date: March 22, 2024

 

 By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker        

      

Trent Walker

      

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

      

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

Date: March 22, 2024

 

 

4

EX-99.CERT 2 d758667dex99cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification Pursuant to Section 302

EX-99. CERT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 22, 2024

/s/ John M. Perlowski  

John M. Perlowski

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund


EX-99. CERT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, Trent Walker, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 22, 2024

/s/ Trent Walker  

Trent Walker

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

 

EX-99.906CERT 3 d758667dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification Pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (the “Registrant”), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the Registrant’s Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended January 31, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: March 22, 2024

/s/ John M. Perlowski  

John M. Perlowski

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (the “Registrant”), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the Registrant’s Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended January 31, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: March 22, 2024

/s/ Trent Walker  

Trent Walker

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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