UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-07156
Name of Fund: BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 07/31/2012
Date of reporting period: 10/31/2011
Item 1 – Schedule of Investments
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Schedule of Investments October 31, 2011 (Unaudited) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT) |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Municipal Bonds |
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Par |
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Value |
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Alabama 4.2% |
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Birmingham Special Care Facilities |
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6.13%, 6/01/34 |
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$ |
1,500 |
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$ |
1,660,155 |
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6.00%, 6/01/39 |
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2,985 |
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3,271,053 |
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4,931,208 |
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California 19.0% |
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California Educational Facilities |
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1,960 |
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2,117,760 |
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California Health Facilities Financing |
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1,150 |
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1,253,937 |
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California State Public Works Board, RB, |
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2,000 |
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2,193,300 |
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California State University, RB, |
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1,000 |
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1,027,340 |
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City of San Jose California, RB, Series A-1, |
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5.50%, 3/01/30 |
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1,600 |
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1,624,368 |
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6.25%, 3/01/34 |
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1,250 |
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1,350,775 |
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County of Sacramento California, RB, |
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1,400 |
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1,464,190 |
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Los Angeles Community College District |
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Election of 2001, Series A (FGIC), |
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2,780 |
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2,916,998 |
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Election of 2008, Series C, |
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500 |
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546,890 |
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Redondo Beach Unified School District, |
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1,000 |
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1,103,060 |
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San Bernardino Community College |
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840 |
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962,531 |
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San Diego Public Facilities Financing |
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1,020 |
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1,111,892 |
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Municipal Bonds |
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Par |
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Value |
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California (concluded) |
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San Jacinto Unified School District, GO, |
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$ |
1,000 |
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$ |
1,045,800 |
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State of California, GO, Various Purpose |
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3,450 |
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3,689,189 |
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22,408,030 |
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Colorado 1.5% |
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Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, |
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1,300 |
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1,460,563 |
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Regional Transportation District, COP, |
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305 |
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323,324 |
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1,783,887 |
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Florida 10.0% |
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City of Gainesville Florida, Refunding |
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2,000 |
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2,154,780 |
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County of Lee Florida, Refunding RB, |
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1,000 |
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994,360 |
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Florida Housing Finance Corp., HRB, |
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345 |
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345,745 |
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Jacksonville Economic Development |
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750 |
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756,450 |
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Manatee County Housing Finance |
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545 |
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592,524 |
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Orange County Health Facilities |
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1,000 |
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1,024,740 |
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Santa Rosa County School Board, COP, |
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340 |
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351,601 |
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South Broward Hospital District, RB, |
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3,000 |
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3,110,640 |
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Village Center Community Development |
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5.38%, 11/01/34 |
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1,640 |
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1,473,507 |
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5.13%, 11/01/36 |
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1,000 |
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858,640 |
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Portfolio Abbreviations |
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:
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AGC |
Assured Guaranty Corp. |
AGM |
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. |
AMBAC |
American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. |
AMT |
Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to) |
BHAC |
Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. |
CIFG |
CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty |
COP |
Certificates of Participation |
EDA |
Economic Development Authority |
ERB |
Education Revenue Bonds |
FGIC |
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. |
GARB |
General Airport Revenue Bonds |
GO |
General Obligation Bonds |
HRB |
Housing Revenue Bonds |
IDA |
Industrial Development Authority |
ISD |
Independent School District |
NPFGC |
National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. |
RB |
Revenue Bonds |
S/F |
Single-Family |
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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND |
OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT) |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Municipal Bonds |
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Par |
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Value |
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Florida (concluded) |
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Volusia County IDA, RB, Student |
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$ |
200 |
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$ |
172,220 |
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11,835,207 |
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Georgia 0.9% |
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County of Fulton Georgia, RB (FGIC), |
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1,000 |
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1,041,010 |
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Illinois 16.4% |
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Chicago Board of Education, GO, |
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5.50%, 12/01/39 |
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1,255 |
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1,329,672 |
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5.00%, 12/01/41 |
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330 |
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328,967 |
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Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, |
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680 |
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729,960 |
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Chicago Transit Authority, RB, Federal |
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1,400 |
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1,579,452 |
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Chicago Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax |
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425 |
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439,442 |
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City of Chicago Illinois, RB: |
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General,
Third Lien, Series C (AGC), |
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425 |
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446,556 |
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General,
Third Lien, Series A, |
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770 |
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840,386 |
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City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB: |
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Second
Lien (NPFGC), 5.50%, |
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895 |
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983,748 |
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General,
Third Lien, Series C, |
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3,680 |
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4,233,546 |
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Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, |
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1,555 |
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1,591,807 |
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Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, RB, |
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5.25%, 2/01/28 |
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1,565 |
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1,643,109 |
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5.25%, 2/01/35 |
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1,000 |
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1,034,650 |
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Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement |
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5.50%, 6/01/23 |
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940 |
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992,245 |
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6.00%, 6/01/28 |
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270 |
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280,751 |
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State of Illinois, RB: |
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(AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/27 |
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1,000 |
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1,037,810 |
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Build
Illinois, Series B, 5.25%, |
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1,750 |
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1,873,427 |
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19,365,528 |
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Indiana 7.3% |
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Indiana Finance Authority WasteWater |
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1,830 |
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1,978,303 |
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Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, |
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1,485 |
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1,516,051 |
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Indianapolis Local Public Improvement |
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1,440 |
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1,532,405 |
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Municipal Bonds |
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Par |
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Value |
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Indiana (concluded) |
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Indianapolis Local Public Improvement |
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$ |
3,310 |
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$ |
3,563,116 |
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8,589,875 |
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Iowa 0.7% |
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Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, |
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725 |
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761,178 |
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Louisiana 0.5% |
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New Orleans Aviation Board Louisiana, |
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Series A-1, 6.00%, 1/01/23 |
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375 |
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432,154 |
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Series A-2, 6.00%, 1/01/23 |
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160 |
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184,385 |
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616,539 |
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Massachusetts 1.8% |
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Massachusetts School Building |
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2,035 |
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2,173,136 |
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Michigan 17.7% |
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City of Detroit Michigan, RB: |
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Second
Lien, Series B (FGIC), |
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1,640 |
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1,719,360 |
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Sewage
Disposal System, Senior |
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1,500 |
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1,778,235 |
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Senior
Lien, Series B (BHAC), |
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3,750 |
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3,926,287 |
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System,
Second Lien, Series A |
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2,265 |
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2,372,791 |
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Second
Lien, Series B (AGM), |
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1,800 |
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2,018,322 |
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Second
Lien, Series B (AGM), |
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200 |
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|
235,650 |
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City of Detroit Michigan, Refunding RB: |
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Senior
Lien, Series C-1 (AGM), |
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1,650 |
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1,931,160 |
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Second
Lien, Series E (BHAC), |
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2,270 |
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2,433,054 |
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Michigan State Building Authority, RB, |
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375 |
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|
401,651 |
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Michigan State Building Authority, |
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5.25%, 10/15/22 |
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1,350 |
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1,513,499 |
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5.25%, 10/15/24 |
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|
615 |
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678,517 |
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5.25%, 10/15/25 |
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|
310 |
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340,117 |
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Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority |
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1,265 |
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1,500,366 |
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20,849,009 |
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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND |
OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT) |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Municipal Bonds |
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Par |
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Value |
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Minnesota 2.9% |
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City of Minneapolis Minnesota, |
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$ |
3,000 |
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$ |
3,364,260 |
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Nevada 5.9% |
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Clark County Water Reclamation |
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2,000 |
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2,137,680 |
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County of Clark Nevada, RB: |
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Subordinate
Lien, Series A-2 (FGIC), |
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3,000 |
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3,020,610 |
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Las
Vegas-McCarran International |
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1,675 |
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1,746,003 |
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6,904,293 |
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New Jersey 1.2% |
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New Jersey Health Care Facilities |
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1,400 |
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1,466,710 |
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New York 5.1% |
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Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, |
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1,000 |
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1,058,910 |
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New York City Municipal Water Finance |
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1,545 |
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1,702,296 |
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New York City Transitional Finance |
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1,000 |
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1,067,200 |
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New York City Transitional Finance |
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2,000 |
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2,201,840 |
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6,030,246 |
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Ohio 1.3% |
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Ohio Higher Educational Facility |
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1,550 |
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1,564,942 |
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Pennsylvania 7.1% |
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City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, RB, |
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5.00%, 8/01/35 |
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1,615 |
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1,697,817 |
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5.00%, 8/01/40 |
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|
2,880 |
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3,012,710 |
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, |
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2,000 |
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2,126,480 |
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Philadelphia Hospitals and Higher |
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1,480 |
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1,531,534 |
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8,368,541 |
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Puerto Rico 1.3% |
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Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., |
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1,425 |
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1,579,385 |
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Municipal Bonds |
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Par |
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Value |
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Texas 21.9% |
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Austin Community College District, RB, |
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$ |
2,250 |
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$ |
2,379,330 |
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City of Austin Texas, Refunding RB, |
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5.00%, 11/15/28 |
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720 |
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|
778,126 |
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5.00%, 11/15/29 |
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|
915 |
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|
980,230 |
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City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, |
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6.00%, 11/15/35 |
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2,700 |
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3,082,374 |
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6.00%, 11/15/36 |
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|
2,055 |
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|
2,341,693 |
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5.38%, 11/15/38 |
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|
1,000 |
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|
1,083,970 |
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Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., |
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1,235 |
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1,338,172 |
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County of Bexar Texas, RB, Venue |
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|
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5.00%, 8/15/27 |
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|
1,040 |
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1,114,651 |
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5.00%, 8/15/28 |
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|
1,090 |
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1,161,515 |
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Frisco ISD Texas, GO, School Building |
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|
1,210 |
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|
1,321,054 |
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Harris County Cultural Education |
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|
800 |
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|
849,408 |
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Harris County Health Facilities |
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|
500 |
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|
561,000 |
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Harris County Metropolitan Transit |
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|
505 |
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|
541,552 |
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Lubbock Cooper ISD Texas, GO, School |
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|
500 |
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|
541,665 |
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North Texas Tollway Authority, RB: |
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|
|
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|
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System,
First Tier, Series K-1 (AGC), |
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|
1,400 |
|
|
1,508,766 |
|
Special
Projects System, |
|
|
2,120 |
|
|
2,304,397 |
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North Texas Tollway Authority, |
|
|
|
|
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Series A (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/40 |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
1,601,550 |
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(AGM), 6.00%, 1/01/43 |
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|
1,000 |
|
|
1,113,970 |
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Tarrant County Cultural Education |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
1,183,864 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
25,787,287 |
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Utah 0.9% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health |
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|
1,000 |
|
|
1,013,450 |
|
Virginia 1.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Virginia Public School Authority, RB, |
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
1,257,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND |
OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
3 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT) |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Municipal Bonds |
|
Par |
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Value |
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Washington 1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Seattle Washington, Refunding |
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
$ |
1,096,600 |
|
State of Washington, GO, Various |
|
|
725 |
|
|
797,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,894,579 |
|
West Virginia 0.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Virginia University, RB, West |
|
|
680 |
|
|
727,716 |
|
Total Municipal Bonds 130.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
154,313,217 |
|
|
|
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Municipal
Bonds Transferred to Tender |
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|
|
|
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Alabama 1.3% |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Mobile Board of Water & Sewer |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
1,544,190 |
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California 2.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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San Diego Community College District |
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
2,652,600 |
|
District of Columbia 0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
District of Columbia Water & Sewer |
|
|
750 |
|
|
884,433 |
|
Florida 3.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of Jacksonville Florida, RB, Better |
|
|
1,320 |
|
|
1,347,007 |
|
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, |
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
2,553,903 |
|
Lee County Housing Finance Authority, |
|
|
645 |
|
|
679,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,580,198 |
|
Illinois 2.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chicago Transit Authority, Refunding RB, |
|
|
2,999 |
|
|
3,076,683 |
|
Kentucky 0.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kentucky State Property & Building |
|
|
1,002 |
|
|
1,084,099 |
|
Nevada 7.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clark County Water Reclamation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38 |
|
|
2,010 |
|
|
2,258,074 |
|
Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/29 |
|
|
1,994 |
|
|
2,209,611 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Municipal
Bonds Transferred to Tender |
|
Par |
|
Value |
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Nevada (concluded) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Las Vegas Valley Water District, GO, |
|
$ |
4,200 |
|
$ |
4,428,774 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,896,459 |
|
New Jersey 2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Jersey EDA, RB, School Facilities |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
1,101,360 |
|
New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage |
|
|
1,620 |
|
|
1,685,935 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,787,295 |
|
New York 5.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York City Municipal Water Finance |
|
|
1,095 |
|
|
1,206,178 |
|
New York State Dormitory Authority, |
|
|
3,250 |
|
|
3,522,123 |
|
New York State Thruway Authority, RB, |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
2,085,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,813,801 |
|
Texas 2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
City of San Antonio Texas, Refunding |
|
|
2,609 |
|
|
2,859,236 |
|
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tender Option Bond (TOB) Trusts 29.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
35,178,994 |
|
Total Long-Term Investments |
|
|
|
|
|
189,492,211 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Securities |
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, |
|
|
4,692,211 |
|
|
4,692,211 |
|
Total Short-Term Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
4,692,211 |
|
Total Investments (Cost $184,955,594*) - 164.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
194,184,422 |
|
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (1.8)% |
|
|
|
|
|
(2,066,205 |
) |
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates,
Including Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
(17,728,172 |
) |
AMPS, at Redemption Value (48.0)% |
|
|
|
|
|
(56,528,454 |
) |
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares 100.0% |
|
|
|
|
$ |
117,861,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND |
OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Schedule of Investments (concluded) |
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (MFT) |
|
|
* |
The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of October 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate Cost |
|
$ |
167,265,191 |
|
Gross unrealized appreciation |
|
$ |
9,668,962 |
|
Gross unrealized depreciation |
|
|
(469,461 |
) |
Net unrealized appreciation |
|
$ |
9,199,501 |
|
|
|
(a) |
US 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) |
When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Counterparty |
|
Value |
|
Unrealized |
|
||
Jefferies & Company, Inc. |
|
$ |
1,658,639 |
|
$ |
39,025 |
|
Wells Fargo |
|
$ |
439,442 |
|
$ |
1,721 |
|
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
|
$ |
2,173,136 |
|
$ |
6,899 |
|
|
|
(c) |
Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Fund acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. |
|
|
(d) |
Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Affiliate |
|
Shares |
|
Net |
|
Shares |
|
Income |
|
||||
FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund |
|
|
6,706,791 |
|
|
(2,014,580 |
) |
|
4,692,211 |
|
$ |
121 |
|
|
|
|
(e) |
Represents the current yield as of report date. |
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1 unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
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) |
|
|
|
|
|
Level 3 unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and does not necessarily correspond to the Funds perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Funds most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of October 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Funds investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation Inputs |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|
||||
Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Investments1 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
189,492,211 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
189,492,211 |
|
Short-Term Securities |
|
$ |
4,692,211 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,692,211 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
4,692,211 |
|
$ |
189,492,211 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
194,184,422 |
|
|
|
1 |
See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND |
OCTOBER 31, 2011 |
5 |
Item 2 – |
Controls and Procedures |
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|
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2(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. |
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|
|
||
2(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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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|
||
Item 3 – |
Exhibits |
||
|
|
||
|
Certifications – Attached hereto |
||
|
|
||
|
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 Investment Quality Fund |
||
|
|
||
By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | ||
John M. Perlowski | |||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | |||
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | |||
Date: December 21, 2011 | |||
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 Investment Quality Fund | |||
Date: December 21, 2011 | |||
By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | ||
Neal J. Andrews | |||
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of | |||
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | |||
Date: December 21, 2011 |
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 Investment Quality Fund, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of BlackRock MuniYield Investment 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 schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
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 registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter 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: December 21, 2011
/s/ John M. Perlowski |
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock MuniYield Investment 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, Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of BlackRock MuniYield Investment 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 schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
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 registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter 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: December 21, 2011
/s/ Neal J. Andrews |
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund