N-CSR 1 d385352dncsr.htm BLACKROCK MUNIASSETS FUND, INC BLACKROCK MUNIASSETS FUND, INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07642

Name of Fund: BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

Fund Address:  100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., 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: 04/30/2017

Date of reporting period: 04/30/2017


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


APRIL 30, 2017

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

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BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


The Markets in Review

 

Dear Shareholder,

In the 12 months ended April 30, 2017, risk assets, such as stocks and high-yield bonds, delivered strong performance. These markets showed great resilience during a period with big surprises, including the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union and the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, which brought only brief spikes in equity market volatility. However, high-quality assets with more interest rate sensitivity struggled. U.S. Treasuries posted negative returns as rising energy prices, modest wage increases and steady job growth led to expectations of higher inflation and anticipation of interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”).

The global reflationary theme — rising nominal growth, wages and inflation — was the dominant driver of asset returns during the period, outweighing significant political upheavals and uncertainty. Reflationary expectations accelerated after the U.S. election and continued into the beginning of 2017, stoked by expectations that the new presidential administration’s policies would provide an extra boost to U.S. growth. More recently, however, growing skepticism about the likelihood of significant near-term U.S. tax reform and infrastructure spending has tempered enthusiasm around the reflation trade. Nonetheless, markets have remained generally positive thus far in 2017 and continue to exhibit low levels of volatility by historical standards. Although political uncertainty persisted, benign credit conditions and expectations for economic growth have kept markets fairly tranquil. The period ended with a global risk asset rally following centrist Emmanuel Macron’s win in the first round of the French presidential election and better-than-expected U.S. and European corporate earnings.

Although economic momentum is gaining traction, the capacity for rapid global growth is restrained by structural factors, including an aging population, low productivity growth and excess savings, as well as cyclical factors, like the Fed moving toward the normalization of monetary policy and the length of the current expansion. Tempered economic growth and high valuations across most assets have set the stage for muted returns going forward.

Equity markets still present opportunities, although the disparity between winners and losers is widening — a dynamic that increases both the risk and return potential of active investing. Fixed income investors are also facing challenges as many sectors are exhibiting higher valuations while rates remain at historically low levels.

In this environment, investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, 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,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of April 30, 2017  
    6-month     12-month  

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

    13.32     17.92

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    18.37       25.63  

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

    11.47       11.29  

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    8.88       19.13  

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

    0.23       0.40  

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

    (3.13     (2.68

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

    (0.67     0.83  

Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (S&P Municipal
Bond Index)

    (0.41     0.57  

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

    5.30       13.29  
Past performance is no guarantee 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  

Annual Report:

 

Municipal Market Overview

    4  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

    5  

Derivative Financial Instruments

    5  

Fund Summaries

    6  
Financial Statements:  

Schedules of Investments

    20  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    69  

Statements of Operations

    71  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    73  

Statements of Cash Flows

    75  

Financial Highlights

    77  

Notes to Financial Statements

    84  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    96  

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

    97  

Officers and Directors

    98  

Additional Information

    101  

 

                
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Municipal Market Overview     

 

For the Reporting Period Ended April 30, 2017      

Municipal Market Conditions

Municipal bonds generated modestly positive performance for the period, in spite of vastly rising interest rates as a result of generally stronger economic data, signs of inflation pressures, Federal Reserve (“Fed”) monetary policy normalization, and market expectations for pro-growth fiscal policy. However, ongoing reassurance from the Fed that rates would be increased gradually and would likely remain low overall resulted in strong demand for fixed income investments. Investors favored the income, relative yield, and stability of municipal bonds amid bouts of interest rate volatility (bond prices rise as rates fall) resulting from the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, the contentious U.S. election, and widening central bank divergence — i.e., policy easing outside the United States while the Fed slowly commences policy tightening. During the 12 months ended April 30, 2017, municipal bond funds garnered net inflows of approximately $14 billion (based on data from the Investment Company Institute).

For the same 12-month period, total new issuance remained robust from a historical perspective at $429 billion (significantly above the $384 billion issued in the prior 12-month period). A noteworthy portion of new supply during this period was attributable to refinancing activity (roughly 58%) as issuers continued to take advantage of low interest rates and a flatter yield curve to reduce their borrowing costs.

S&P Municipal Bond Index

Total Returns as of April 30, 2017

  6 months:   (0.41)%

12 months:    0.57%

A Closer Look at Yields

 

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From April 30, 2016 to April 30, 2017, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds increased by 44 basis points (“bps”) from 2.58% to 3.02%, while 10-year rates rose by 53 bps from 1.61% to 2.14% and 5-year rates increased 43 bps from 0.98% to 1.41% (as measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data). The municipal yield curve modestly steepened over the 12-month period with the spread between 2- and 30-year maturities steepening by 10 bps and the spread between 2- and 10-year maturities steepening by 19 bps.

 

                
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During the same time period, on a relative basis, tax-exempt municipal bonds broadly outperformed U.S. Treasuries with the greatest outperformance experienced in the front-end of the yield curve. In absolute terms, the positive performance of municipal bonds was driven largely by a supply/demand imbalance within the municipal market as investors sought income and incremental yield in an environment where opportunities became increasingly scarce. More broadly, municipal bonds came under pressure post the November U.S. election as a result of uncertainty surrounding potential U.S. tax-reform. The index has now recovered nearly 86% of performance lost post-election, which is quite impressive given that fund flows have only rebounded by about 31%. The asset class is known for its lower relative volatility and preservation of principal with an emphasis on income as tax rates rise.

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers

The majority of municipal credits remain strong, despite well-publicized distress among a few issuers. Four of the five states with the largest amount of debt outstanding — California, New York, Texas and Florida — have exhibited markedly improved credit fundamentals during the slow national recovery. However, several states with the largest unfunded pension liabilities have seen their bond prices decline noticeably and remain vulnerable to additional price deterioration. On the local level, Chicago’s credit quality downgrade is an outlier relative to other cities due to its larger pension liability and inadequate funding remedies. BlackRock maintains the view that municipal bond defaults will remain minimal and in the periphery while the overall market is fundamentally sound. We continue to advocate careful credit research and believe that a thoughtful approach to structure and security selection remains imperative amid uncertainty in a modestly improving economic environment.

The opinions expressed are those of BlackRock as of April 30, 2017, 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 Standard & Poor’s 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 alternative minimum tax. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.


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, these objectives cannot 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 the Funds (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Funds’ shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings 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 the Funds’ return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Funds had not used leverage. 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 value of the Funds’ obligations under their respective leverage arrangements 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 the Funds’ 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 Funds to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of the Funds’ 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”) and Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares”) (collectively, “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 issue debt 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.

If a Fund segregates or designates on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a value not less than the value of a Fund’s obligations under the TOB Trust (including accrued interest), a TOB Trust is not considered a senior security and is not subject to the foregoing limitations and requirements under 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 asset 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. 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 April 30, 2017    BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Overview      

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.’s (MUA) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide high current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium- to lower-grade or unrated municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets 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). The Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in municipal bonds that are rated in the medium to lower categories by nationally recognized rating services (for example, Baa or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or BBB or lower by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or securities that are unrated but are deemed by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality. 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 (“NYSE”)

   MUA

Initial Offering Date

   June 25, 1993

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($14.82)1

   4.66%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.23%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0575

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.6900

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

   12%

 

  1   

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. See the Additional Information — Section 19(a) Notice for estimated sources and character of distributions. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance      

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MUA1,2

    5.56     2.23

Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds3

    (1.70 )%      0.93

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

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

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

Despite a stretch of underperformance in the fourth-quarter selloff, lower-quality investments typically outperformed their higher-rated counterparts during the period. The Fund’s holdings in non-investment grade and unrated securities therefore generated healthy relative performance and contributed to results. Conversely, the Fund’s positions in higher-quality issues generally lagged non-investment grade bonds.

 

 

At the sector level, investments in tobacco and health care issues contributed positively.

 

 

Seasoned holdings that generate high levels of income helped sustain the Fund’s yield for much of the fiscal year. In addition, the short-to-intermediate maturity profile of these positions made them less vulnerable to the market volatility of late 2016.

 

 

Consistent with the broader market environment, Fund holdings with maturities of 15 years and above were hardest hit by the underperformance of longer-term bonds relative to short-term issues.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Fund’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

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

 

                
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     BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary                              

 

      4/30/17      4/30/16      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 14.82      $ 14.74        0.54    $ 15.87      $ 12.96  

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.07      $ 14.45        (2.63 )%     $ 14.80      $ 13.70  

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

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Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Health

    22     22

Transportation

    19       19  

Tobacco

    16       14  

County/City/Special District/School District

    13       14  

Education

    10       9  

Utilities

    8       8  

Corporate

    7       7  

State

    3       3  

Housing

    2       4  

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.

Credit Quality Allocation1   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AA/Aa

    19     19

A

    8       7  

BBB/Baa

    21       24  

BB/Ba

    9       10  

B/B

    11       9  

CCC/Caa

    1       2 

N/R3

    31       31  

 

  1   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s 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.

 

  2   

Representing less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

  3   

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 April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents 1% and 5%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 
Call/Maturity Schedule4  

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    15

2018

    9  

2019

    5  

2020

    13  

2021

    20  

 

  4   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.
 

 

                
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Fund Summary as of April 30, 2017    BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Overview      

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.’s (MEN) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal 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 bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds rated investment grade quality, or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with maturities of more than ten years at the time of investment. 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 NYSE

  MEN

Initial Offering Date

  March 2, 1989

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($11.69)1

  5.80%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

  10.25%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.0565

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.6780

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

  38%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

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. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance      

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MEN1,2

    (1.42 )%      (0.51 )% 

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)3

    (2.05 )%      (0.40 )% 

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

The Fund moved from a premium to NAV to a discount during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

While portfolio income made a positive contribution to the Fund’s total return, the benefit was not enough to offset the impact of the negative price performance caused by rising yields.

 

 

Positions in the tax-backed (local) sector contributed to results. However, holdings in the utilities sector underperformed. In addition, the health care sector experienced uncertainty surrounding the future of the Affordable Care Act in the wake of the November 2016 elections.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Fund’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

 

 

The Fund continued to employ leverage, which helped augment income. However, since leverage also amplifies the effect of market movements, it was a net detractor from overall performance.

 

 

The Fund lowered its dividend during the period, as older, higher-yielding bonds matured or were called and the proceeds were reinvested at much lower yields. (A call is when an issuer redeems a bond prior to its maturity date.) At the same time, the benefit of leverage was reduced as short-term borrowing rates increased due to the Fed’s decision to raise the federal funds rate. However, the positively sloped municipal yield curve still created the latitude for the Fund to generate additional income through the use of leverage.

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

 

                
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     BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary                              

 

      4/30/17      4/30/16      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 11.69      $ 12.55        (6.85 )%     $ 13.21      $ 10.94  

Net Asset Value

   $ 11.77      $ 12.52        (5.99 )%     $ 12.91      $ 11.55  

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

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Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Transportation

    24     21

County/City/Special District/School District

    18       21  

Utilities

    15       16  

State

    15       15  

Health

    12       11  

Education

    11       10  

Corporate

    3       4  

Housing

    1       1  

Tobacco

    1       1  

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.

Credit Quality Allocation1   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AAA/Aaa

    11     9

AA/Aa

    57       58  

A

    17       25  

BBB/Baa

    12       7  

N/R2

    3       1  

 

  1   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s 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.

 

  2   

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 April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
   
Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    13

2018

    10  

2019

    15  

2020

    4  

2021

    12  

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    9


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2017    BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Overview

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.’s (MHD) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets 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). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade, or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. 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 NYSE

   MHD

Initial Offering Date

   May 2, 1997

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($16.65)1

   5.84%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   10.32%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.081

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.972

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

   38%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MHD1,2

    (2.87 )%      (0.67 )% 

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)3

    (2.05 )%      (0.40 )% 

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

The Fund moved from a premium to NAV to a discount during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

Consistent with the broader market environment, Fund holdings with maturities of 15 years and above were hardest hit by the underperformance of longer-term bonds relative to short-term issues.

 

 

Lower-quality investments typically outperformed their higher-rated counterparts during the period. The Fund’s holdings in non-investment grade and unrated securities therefore generated healthy relative performance, as did its positions in the lower-quality corporate and tobacco sectors. While the Fund’s positions in higher-quality issues generally lagged non-investment grade bonds, its performance was helped by an allocation to higher-quality pre-refunded securities. The higher level of income in this segment translated to lower sensitivity to the market downturn of late 2016, aiding Fund returns over the full 12 months.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Fund’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

 

 

The Fund continued to employ leverage, which helped augment income. However, since leverage also amplifies the effect of market movements, it was a net detractor from overall performance.

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.

 

                
10    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


     BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary                             

 

      4/30/17      4/30/16      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 16.65      $ 18.14        (8.21 )%     $ 19.22      $ 15.56  

Net Asset Value

   $ 16.85      $ 17.96 1        (6.18 )%     $ 18.52      $ 16.41  

 

  1   

The net asset value does not reflect adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and therefore differs from amount reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Transportation

    24     24

Health

    19       19  

State

    12       12  

County/City/Special District/School District

    12       12  

Utilities

    11       12  

Education

    11       10  

Corporate

    6       6  

Tobacco

    5       5  

Housing

    1        

 

  1   

Representing less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

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.

Credit Quality Allocation2   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AAA/Aaa

    5     5

AA/Aa

    47       48  

A

    19       22  

BBB/Baa

    16       13  

BB/Ba

    4       4  

B

    2       1  

N/R3

    7       7  

 

  2   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s 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.

 

  3  

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 April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents 1% and 2%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 
   
Call/Maturity Schedule4       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    8

2018

    6  

2019

    25  

2020

    11  

2021

    12  

 

  4   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.
 

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    11


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2017    BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

 

Fund Overview      

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.’s (MUH) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets 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). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade, or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. 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 NYSE

   MUH

Initial Offering Date

   February 27, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($15.59)1

   5.73%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   10.12%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0745

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.8940

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

   37%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance      

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MUH1,2

    1.65     (0.52 )% 

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)3

    (2.05 )%      (0.40 )% 

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

Consistent with the broader market environment, Fund holdings with maturities of 15 years and above were hardest hit by the underperformance of longer-term bonds relative to short-term issues.

 

 

Lower-quality investments typically outperformed their higher-rated counterparts during the period. The Fund’s holdings in non-investment grade and unrated securities therefore generated healthy relative performance, as did its positions in the lower-quality corporate and tobacco sectors. While the Fund’s positions in higher-quality issues generally lagged non-investment grade bonds, its performance was helped by an allocation to higher-quality pre-refunded securities. The higher level of income in this segment translated to lower sensitivity to the market downturn of late 2016, aiding Fund returns over the full 12 months.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Fund’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

 

 

The Fund continued to employ leverage, which helped augment income. However, since leverage also amplifies the effect of market movements, it was a net detractor from overall performance.

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.

 

                
12    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


     BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary                             

 

      4/30/17      4/30/16      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 15.59      $ 16.23        (3.94 )%     $ 17.28      $ 14.37  

Net Asset Value

   $ 15.52      $ 16.51        (6.00 )%     $ 17.00      $ 15.13  

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Transportation

    23     22

Health

    19       19  

State

    14       14  

County/City/Special District/School District

    12       12  

Utilities

    11       12  

Education

    10       9  

Corporate

    6       6  

Tobacco

    4       5  

Housing

    1       1  

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.

Credit Quality Allocation1   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AAA/Aaa

    6     4

AA/Aa

    50       50  

A

    18       23  

BBB/Baa

    15       11  

BB/Ba

    3       4  

B

    1       1  

N/R2

    7       7  

 

  1   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s 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.

 

  2   

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 April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents 1% and 3%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 
   
Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    8

2018

    5  

2019

    26  

2020

    11  

2021

    12  

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.
 

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    13


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2017    BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Overview

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MUS) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal 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). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade municipal obligations, and obligations deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment, with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of investment. 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 NYSE

   MUS

Initial Offering Date

   May 1, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($13.38)1

   5.70%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   10.07%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0635

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7620

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

   39%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance      

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MUS1,2

    (1.00 )%      (0.47 )% 

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)3

    (2.05 )%      (0.40 )% 

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

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

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

The Fund’s positions in higher-quality investments, which underperformed their lower-rated and non-investment grade counterparts, detracted from performance.

 

 

Reinvestment was a further drag on results, as the proceeds of higher-yielding bonds that matured or were called need to be reinvested at materially lower prevailing rates, which resulted in a dividend cut during the period. (A call is when an issuer redeems a bond prior to its maturity date.)

 

 

The Fund’s more-seasoned holdings, which produced generous yields compared to current market rates, were additive to performance. At the sector level, tax-backed (local) and transportation issues were positive contributors.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Trust’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

 

 

The Fund continued to employ leverage, which helped augment income. However, since leverage also amplifies the effect of market movements, it was a net detractor from overall performance.

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.

 

                
14    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


     BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      

 

      4/30/17      4/30/16      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.38      $ 14.31        (6.50 )%     $ 15.59      $ 12.66  

Net Asset Value

   $ 13.95      $ 14.85 1        (6.06 )%     $ 15.17      $ 13.71  

 

  1   

The net asset value does not reflect adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and therefore differs from amount reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Transportation

    38     40

County/City/Special District/School District

    25       25  

Utilities

    13       14  

Health

    11       10  

State

    5       5  

Education

    4       3  

Housing

    2       1  

Tobacco

    1       1  

Corporate

    1       1  

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.

Credit Quality Allocation1   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AAA/Aaa

    6     6

AA/Aa

    56       56  

A

    29       32  

BBB/Baa

    7       3  

N/R

    2       3  

 

  1   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s 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.

 
   
Call/Maturity Schedule2       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    3 

2018

    25

2019

    13  

2020

    4  

2021

    18  

 

  2   

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

 

  3   

Representing less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.
 

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    15


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2017    BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

 

Fund Overview      

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.’s (MUI) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide common shareholders with high current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets 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). Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade, or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment and invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds with a duration of three to ten years at the time of investment. The Fund expects to maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio duration, as calculated by the investment adviser, of three to ten years. 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 NYSE

   MUI

Initial Offering Date

   August 1, 2003

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($13.96)1

   4.77%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.43%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0555

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.6660

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

   37%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance      

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MUI1,2

    (2.77 )%      (0.69 )% 

Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds3

    (3.06 )%      (0.73 )% 

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

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

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

In this environment, the Fund’s holdings in the higher-quality, AA rated credit tier did not generate enough yield to offset their price declines. However, the Fund’s performance was aided by its positions in higher-quality pre-refunded securities.

 

 

At a time of rising yields, the Fund’s positions in longer-dated and longer-duration bonds detracted from performance. At the sector level, holdings in tax-backed (states), utilities and education issues detracted.

 

 

The Fund’s positions in lower-rated, higher-yielding sectors contributed the most to performance. Specifically, holdings in the tobacco and tax-backed (school districts) sectors added value. Positions in lower-quality issues rated BBB and below also made positive contributions.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Trust’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

 

 

The Fund continued to employ leverage, which helped augment income. However, since leverage also amplifies the effect of market movements, it was a net detractor from overall performance.

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.

 

                
16    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


     BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      

 

        4/30/17        4/30/16        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

     $ 13.96        $ 15.19          (8.10 )%     $ 15.62        $ 13.45  

Net Asset Value

     $ 15.17        $ 16.17 1          (6.18 )%     $ 16.59        $ 14.82  

 

  1   

The net asset value does not reflect adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and therefore differs from amount reported in the Financial Highlights.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Transportation

    28     24

County/City/Special District/School District

    17       18  

Education

    14       13  

State

    12       14  

Utilities

    11       11  

Health

    10       11  

Corporate

    4       5  

Tobacco

    2       2  

Housing

    2       2  

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.

Credit Quality Allocation1   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AAA/Aaa

    5     3

AA/Aa

    43       47  

A

    31       40  

BBB/Baa

    16       5  

BB/Ba

    1       1  

B

    1       1  

N/R2

    3       3  

 

  1   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P’s or Moody’s 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.

 

  2   

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 April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1% and 1%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 
   
Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    6

2018

    5  

2019

    8  

2020

    8  

2021

    16  

 

  3  

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    17


Fund Summary as of April 30, 2017    BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.

 

Fund Overview

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.’s (MVT) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal 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 bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade, or, if unrated, are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. 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 NYSE

   MVT

Initial Offering Date

   March 29, 1993

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2017 ($15.45)1

   5.67%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   10.02%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.073

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.876

Economic Leverage as of April 30, 20174

   38%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 43.4%, 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.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

Performance

Returns for the 12 months ended April 30, 2017 were as follows:

 

    Returns Based On  
     Market Price     NAV  

MVT1,2

    (5.68 )%      (0.34 )% 

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged)3

    (2.05 )%      (0.40 )% 

 

  1   

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

 

  2  

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

 

  3   

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 

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

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

 

 

Municipal bonds registered a small, positive total return in the 12 months ended April 30, 2017. After moving modestly higher early in the period, municipal bonds began to lose ground in September and October due to a pick-up in new tax-exempt issuance and rising yields in the U.S. Treasury market. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Municipal issues subsequently plunged in November once Donald Trump’s election victory caused investors to adjust their expectations in favor of stronger growth and tighter Fed policy. However, municipal bonds retraced much of their November downturn in the final five months of the period. The favorable combination of lower new issuance and recovering investor demand fueled a recovery in the market, which enabled it to finish with a return slightly above the break-even mark.

 

 

Consistent with the broader market environment, Fund holdings with maturities of 15 years and above were hardest hit by the underperformance of longer-term bonds relative to short-term issues.

 

 

Lower-quality investments typically outperformed their higher-rated counterparts during the period. The Fund’s holdings in non-investment grade and unrated securities therefore generated healthy relative performance, as did its positions in the lower-quality corporate and tobacco sectors. While the Fund’s positions in higher-quality issues generally lagged non-investment grade bonds, its performance was helped by an allocation to higher-quality pre-refunded securities. The higher level of income in this segment translated to lower sensitivity to the market downturn of late 2016, aiding Fund returns over the full 12 months.

 

 

The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Given that Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this aspect of the Fund’s positioning had a positive impact on returns.

 

 

The Fund continued to employ leverage, which helped augment income. However, since leverage also amplifies the effect of market movements, it was a net detractor from overall performance.

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.

 

                
18    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


     BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary                             

 

      4/30/17      4/30/16      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 15.45      $ 17.38        (11.10 )%     $ 18.64      $ 14.74  

Net Asset Value

   $ 15.19      $ 16.17        (6.06 )%     $ 16.55      $ 14.91  

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation   4/30/17     4/30/16  

Transportation

    26     24

Health

    18       18  

State

    14       13  

County/City/Special District/School District

    12       11  

Utilities

    11       13  

Education

    7       7  

Corporate

    6       7  

Tobacco

    5       5  

Housing

    1       2  

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.

Credit Quality Allocation1   4/30/17     4/30/16  

AAA/Aaa

    5     6

AA/Aa

    50       49  

A

    13       21  

BBB/Baa

    16       10  

BB/Ba

    4       4  

B

    2       2  

N/R2

    10       8  

 

  1   

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s 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.

 

  2  

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 April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016 the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 
   
Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2017

    10

2018

    11  

2019

    22  

2020

    12  

2021

    11  

 

  3  

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.
 

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    19


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 2.0%  

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Limited Obligation School, Series A:

    

5.25%, 1/01/19

   $ 2,000     $ 2,006,740  

5.50%, 1/01/21

     1,215       1,219,095  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer, Refunding RB, Sub-Lien, Series D, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     3,745       4,284,242  

State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/20 (a)

     2,165       2,503,563  
    

 

 

 
               10,013,640  
Alaska — 0.7%  

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A:

    

4.63%, 6/01/23

     1,080       1,084,514  

5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,500       1,451,460  

5.00%, 6/01/46

     1,200       1,141,392  
    

 

 

 
               3,677,366  
Arizona — 2.1%  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB:

    

Great Hearts Academies — Veritas Project, 6.30%, 7/01/42

     500       539,630  

Great Hearts Academies — Veritas Project, 6.40%, 7/01/47

     425       459,578  

Legacy Traditional Schools Project, Series A, 6.50%, 7/01/34 (b)

     570       639,569  

Legacy Traditional Schools Project, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/44 (b)

     1,000       1,131,150  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB (b):

    

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects,
5.00%, 7/01/35

     305       309,270  

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects,
5.00%, 7/01/45

     855       860,070  

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     260       263,640  

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/46

     290       291,525  

Legacy Traditional School Projects,
5.00%, 7/01/35

     320       324,912  

Legacy Traditional School Projects,
5.00%, 7/01/45

     255       255,831  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior,
5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,650       1,925,798  

State of Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A (b):

    

5.13%, 7/01/37

     960       980,727  

5.25%, 7/01/47

     1,765       1,805,630  

University Medical Center Corp., RB,
6.50%, 7/01/19 (a)

     500       557,515  
    

 

 

 
               10,344,845  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
California — 8.2%  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Urban Discovery Academy Project (b):

    

5.50%, 8/01/34

   $ 315     $ 316,468  

6.00%, 8/01/44

     665       677,050  

6.13%, 8/01/49

     580       593,044  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Community Medical Centers, Series A:

    

5.00%, 2/01/36

     345       383,530  

5.00%, 2/01/37

     255       282,594  

California School Finance Authority, RB:

    

Alliance for College Ready Public School — 2023 Union LLC Project, Series A,
6.40%, 7/01/48

     1,570       1,779,768  

Value Schools, 6.65%, 7/01/33

     435       485,469  

Value Schools, 6.90%, 7/01/43

     975       1,095,276  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series A (b):

    

5.00%, 12/01/46

     920       974,252  

5.25%, 12/01/56

     2,055       2,201,830  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, American Baptist Homes of the West, 6.25%, 10/01/39

     2,175       2,367,313  

California Statewide Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Tobacco Settlement, Series B,
6.00%, 5/01/43

     1,650       1,655,610  

City & County of San Francisco California Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series D (b)(c):

    

0.00%, 8/01/26

     1,250       758,112  

0.00%, 8/01/43

     1,500       326,175  

City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project:

    

6.50%, 5/01/36

     900       1,046,961  

6.50%, 5/01/42

     2,220       2,580,661  

City of Stockton California Public Financing Authority, RB, Delta Water Supply Project,
Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/40

     375       453,956  

County of Los Angeles California Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, Asset-Backed, Los Angeles County Securitization Corp.:

    

5.60%, 6/01/36

     1,285       1,307,192  

5.70%, 6/01/46

     3,600       3,604,968  

County of Riverside California Transportation Commission, RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.75%, 6/01/48

     2,885       3,226,151  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-1:

    

5.13%, 6/01/47

     4,455       4,443,907  

Senior, 5.75%, 6/01/47

     3,980       3,989,624  
 
Portfolio Abbreviations      

 

AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BAN    Bond Anticipation Notes
BARB    Building Aid Revenue Bonds
BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
EDA    Economic Development Authority
EDC    Economic Development Corp.
ERB    Education Revenue Bonds
GARB    General Airport Revenue Bonds
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HDA    Housing Development Authority
HFA    Housing Finance Agency
HRB    Housing Revenue Bonds
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
IDB    Industrial Development Board
ISD    Independent School District
LRB    Lease Revenue Bonds
M/F    Multi-Family
MRB    Mortgage Revenue Bonds
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF-GTD    Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
Q-SBLF    Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
RB    Revenue Bonds
S/F    Single-Family
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
20    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
California (continued)  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1:

    

4.75%, 6/01/25

   $ 1,375     $ 1,387,622  

5.00%, 6/01/37

     5,580       5,579,833  
    

 

 

 
               41,517,366  
Colorado — 1.0%  

Castle Oaks Metropolitan District No. 3, GO,
6.25%, 12/01/44

     500       525,425  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1, Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/01/47 575

       574,971  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A (b):

    

6.13%, 12/01/45

     335       348,698  

6.25%, 12/01/50

     1,115       1,166,915  

Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Refunding, 5.75%, 12/01/45

     720       745,193  

Regional Transportation District, RB, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project, 6.00%, 1/15/34

     1,500       1,659,780  
    

 

 

 
               5,020,982  
Connecticut — 1.0%  

Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority of Connecticut, RB, 7.00%, 2/01/45 (b)

     1,430       1,492,934  

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, RB,
Series A, 6.75%, 2/01/45 (b)

     1,420       1,479,299  

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Refunding RB, Public Improvement, Priority Distribution, Series C, 6.25%, 2/01/30 (b)

     1,835       1,944,238  
    

 

 

 
               4,916,471  
Delaware — 0.8%  

County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40

     1,000       1,075,670  

State of Delaware EDA, RB, Exempt Facilities, Indian River Power LLC Project, 5.38%, 10/01/45

     2,880       2,989,613  
    

 

 

 
               4,065,283  
Florida — 7.9%  

Boggy Creek Florida Improvement District, Refunding RB, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 5/01/43

     1,500       1,502,685  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB, Silver Creek St. Augustine Project, Series A (d)(e):

    

1st Mortgage, 8.25%, 1/01/44

     515       421,888  

1st Mortgage, 8.25%, 1/01/49

     1,105       903,658  

5.75%, 1/01/50

     655       600,818  

County of Collier Florida IDA, Refunding RB, Arlington of Naples Project, Series A,
8.13%, 5/15/44 (b)

     2,510       2,860,823  

County of Palm Beach Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB, Acts Retirement Life Community, 5.50%, 11/15/20 (a)

     3,500       3,996,510  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB, Renaissance Charter School, Series A:

    

5.75%, 6/15/29

     690       698,791  

6.00%, 6/15/34

     835       845,546  

6.13%, 6/15/44

     3,180       3,198,857  

Greeneway Improvement District, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 5/01/43

     1,855       1,863,273  

Harbor Bay Community Development District Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A,
7.00%, 5/01/33

     380       380,255  

Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, Refunding RB, Florida Proton Therapy Institute, Series A, 6.00%, 9/01/17 (b)

     295       298,965  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Center & New Sector Projects, 8.00%, 5/01/40

   $ 1,485     $ 1,748,706  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Special Assessment Bonds, Village of Lakewood Ranch Sector Projects:

    

4.00%, 5/01/21

     160       161,416  

4.25%, 5/01/26

     150       149,334  

5.13%, 5/01/46

     885       885,947  

Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21 (a)

     4,550       5,662,611  

Midtown Miami Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/37

     845       886,050  

Series B, 5.00%, 5/01/37

     495       519,047  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 7.25%, 6/01/34

     500       586,135  

Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, RB,
6.25%, 7/01/28 (d)(e)

     4,167       2,746,550  

Tampa Palms Open Space and Transportation Community Development District, RB, Capital Improvement, Richmond Place Project,
7.50%, 5/01/18

     295       295,298  

Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds:

    

Convertible CAB, Series A2, 6.61%, 5/01/39

     250       232,120  

Convertible CAB, Series A3, 0.00%, 5/01/40 (f)

     585       348,525  

Convertible CAB, Series A4, 0.00%, 5/01/40 (f)

     305       134,359  

Series 2, 0.00%, 5/01/40 (f)

     805       416,620  

Series A1, 6.65%, 5/01/40

     875       875,052  

Tolomato Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds:

    

Series 1, 0.00%, 5/01/40 (f)

     1,305       801,179  

Series 1, 6.65%, 5/01/40 (d)(e)

     50       50,250  

Series 3, 6.61%, 5/01/40 (d)(e)

     875       9  

Series 3, 6.65%, 5/01/40 (d)(e)

     710       7  

Village Community Development District No. 9, Special Assessment Bonds:

    

6.75%, 5/01/31

     1,540       1,774,681  

7.00%, 5/01/41

     2,525       2,920,819  

5.50%, 5/01/42

     1,190       1,311,392  
    

 

 

 
               40,078,176  
Georgia — 1.7%  

County of Clayton Georgia, Tax Allocation Bonds, Ellenwood Project, 7.50%, 7/01/33

     2,575       2,606,492  

County of Clayton Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Project,
Series A, 8.75%, 6/01/29

     3,365       3,962,321  

County of Gainesville & Hall Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Acts Retirement Life Community, Series A-2 (a):

    

6.38%, 11/15/19

     700       791,126  

6.63%, 11/15/19

     880       999,944  
    

 

 

 
               8,359,883  
Illinois — 4.2%  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A,
6.00%, 1/01/38

     1,260       1,317,242  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Friendship Village of Schaumburg,
7.25%, 2/15/45

     4,000       4,160,880  

Lutheran Home & Services Obligated Group,
5.63%, 5/15/42

     2,395       2,472,287  

Presence Health Network, Series C,
4.00%, 2/15/41

     1,525       1,339,163  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB (continued):

    

Primary Health Care Centers Program,
6.60%, 7/01/24

   $ 990     $ 991,861  

Rogers Park Montessori School Project,
Series 2014, 6.00%, 2/01/34

     365       380,794  

Rogers Park Montessori School Project,
Series 2014, 6.13%, 2/01/45

     860       892,362  

Roosevelt University Project, 6.50%, 4/01/44

     4,170       4,408,482  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/53

     2,370       2,494,235  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     180       204,523  

6.00%, 6/01/28

     710       807,689  

Village of Lincolnshire Illinois, Special Tax Bonds, Sedgebrook Project, 6.25%, 3/01/34

     1,661       1,665,319  
    

 

 

 
               21,134,837  
Indiana — 2.1%  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT:

    

6.75%, 1/01/34

     825       976,049  

7.00%, 1/01/44

     2,000       2,389,020  

City of Vincennes Indiana, Refunding RB, Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village Project,
6.25%, 1/01/29 (b)

     2,450       2,340,608  

County of Allen Indiana, RB, StoryPoint Fort Wayne Project, Series A-1 (b):

    

6.63%, 1/15/34

     290       296,078  

6.75%, 1/15/43

     525       535,978  

6.88%, 1/15/52

     860       877,940  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, Series A, AMT:

    

5.00%, 7/01/44

     470       499,032  

5.00%, 7/01/48

     1,555       1,651,052  

Town of Chesterton Indiana, RB, StoryPoint Chesterton Project, Series A-1, 6.38%, 1/15/51 (b)

     1,190       1,183,800  
    

 

 

 
               10,749,557  
Iowa — 2.7%  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project, 5.50%, 12/01/22

     2,090       2,125,258  

Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project, 5.25%, 12/01/25

     2,190       2,214,922  

Sunrise Retirement Community Project,
5.50%, 9/01/37

     1,355       1,351,599  

Sunrise Retirement Community Project,
5.75%, 9/01/43

     2,115       2,129,298  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Asset-Backed, CAB, Series B, 5.60%, 6/01/34

     795       794,968  

Series C, 5.38%, 6/01/38

     4,900       4,899,804  
    

 

 

 
               13,515,849  
Kentucky — 0.9%  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, Downtown Crossing, First Tier, Series A,
5.75%, 7/01/49

     4,000       4,391,440  
Louisiana — 3.1%  

Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, General Infrastructure Project, Series C, 7.00%, 9/15/44 (b)

     2,460       2,504,969  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, 6.75%, 11/01/32

     5,000       5,109,600  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Louisiana (continued)  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, Belle Chasse Educational Foundation Project, 6.75%, 5/01/41

   $ 1,855     $ 2,050,869  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/35

     5,570       6,058,099  
    

 

 

 
               15,723,537  
Maine — 0.6%  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center,
6.75%, 7/01/41

     2,955       3,201,299  
Maryland — 2.0%  

County of Frederick Maryland, RB, Jefferson Technology Park Project, Series B, 7.13%, 7/01/43

     2,840       3,099,974  

Maryland EDC, RB, Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.75%, 6/01/35

     3,615       3,881,425  

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, CNX Marine Terminals, Inc., 5.75%, 9/01/25

     3,085       3,086,481  
    

 

 

 
               10,067,880  
Massachusetts — 1.4%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB:

    

Boston Medical Center, Series D,
5.00%, 7/01/44

     1,905       2,014,823  

Foxborough Regional Charter School,
Series A, 7.00%, 7/01/42

     1,025       1,115,118  

North Hill Communities Issue, Series A,
6.50%, 11/15/43 (b)

     2,020       2,121,485  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Tufts Medical Center, Series I,
6.75%, 1/01/36

     1,490       1,694,666  
    

 

 

 
               6,946,092  
Michigan — 0.9%  

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.25%, 7/01/39

     2,785       3,004,152  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Detroit Water & Sewage Disposal System, Senior Lien,
Series 2014 C-2, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     415       434,995  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Detroit Water & Sewage Department Project, Senior Lien, Series C-1, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     920       977,150  
    

 

 

 
               4,416,297  
Minnesota — 0.2%  

City of Rochester Minnesota, RB, Health Care and Facility Homestead Rochester Incorporate,
5.00%, 12/01/49

     555       535,176  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Refunding RB, Hmong College Prep Academy Project, Series A:

    

5.75%, 9/01/46

     195       197,108  

6.00%, 9/01/51

     290       295,298  
    

 

 

 
               1,027,582  
Missouri — 1.0%  

Kirkwood Missouri IDA, RB, Aberdeen Heights, Series A, 8.25%, 5/15/20 (a)

     2,315       2,788,556  

Lees Summit Missouri IDA, RB, John Knox Obligated Group, 5.25%, 8/15/39

     2,235       2,330,368  
    

 

 

 
               5,118,924  
New Jersey — 5.2%  

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB:

    

5.25%, 11/01/39

     1,065       1,073,531  

5.25%, 11/01/44

     770       772,364  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/45 (b)

   $ 1,150     $ 1,150,908  

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, Private Activity Bond, 5.38%, 1/01/43

     2,155       2,389,636  

Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, Series B, AMT, 6.50%, 4/01/31

     2,250       2,558,070  

Provident Group-Kean Properties, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/32

     165       179,919  

Provident Group-Kean Properties, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/37

     260       278,949  

Team Academy Charter School Project,
6.00%, 10/01/43

     1,530       1,666,461  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, Greater Brunswick Charter School, Inc. Project, Series A,
6.00%, 8/01/49 (b)

     500       494,320  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB (a):

    

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/21

     2,650       3,103,627  

St. Joseph’s Healthcare System,
6.63%, 7/01/18

     4,090       4,357,731  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.25%, 6/15/41

     1,140       1,170,974  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series 1A:

    

5.00%, 6/01/29

     3,735       3,742,545  

5.00%, 6/01/41

     3,480       3,401,665  
    

 

 

 
               26,340,700  
New Mexico — 0.6%  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Project, 5.50%, 7/01/42

     2,970       3,167,624  
New York — 8.1%  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Inc., 5.50%, 9/01/45 (b)

     2,015       2,175,676  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A:

    

6.25%, 6/01/41 (b)

     5,300       5,511,629  

5.00%, 6/01/42

     3,155       2,981,696  

5.00%, 6/01/45

     1,185       1,127,160  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series C,
5.00%, 6/01/51

     445       469,524  

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/46

     3,315       2,749,693  

County of Nassau New York Tobacco Settlement Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-3, 5.13%, 6/01/46

     750       722,108  

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

     1,333       1,407,622  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/45

     2,890       2,809,976  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series C:

    

6.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     125       135,685  

6.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     1,490       1,617,365  

6.50%, 11/15/28

     385       417,794  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     1,270       1,380,325  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 (b)

     4,705       4,993,087  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)  

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

    

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 (b)

   $ 455     $ 488,943  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 (b)

     1,080       1,166,400  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 7.25%, 11/15/44 (b)

     1,565       1,852,631  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding RB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     1,195       1,255,766  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42 (b)

     1,335       1,342,236  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/36

     1,340       1,508,116  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Orange Regional Medical Center,
5.00%, 12/01/33 (b)

     955       1,041,915  

Town of Oyster Bay New York, GO, BAN, Series A, 3.50%, 6/01/18

     3,035       3,055,941  

Town of Oyster Bay New York, GO, Refunding, BAN, Series B, 3.50%, 2/02/18

     505       509,015  
    

 

 

 
               40,720,303  
North Carolina — 1.5%  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, 1st Mortgage, Series A:

    

Deerfield Project, 6.13%, 11/01/18 (a)

     4,565       4,915,546  

Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project, 7.75%, 3/01/31

     1,000       1,100,990  

Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project,
7.75%, 3/01/41

     1,420       1,559,231  
    

 

 

 
               7,575,767  
Ohio — 3.2%  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-2:

    

5.75%, 6/01/34

     6,745       6,434,932  

6.00%, 6/01/42

     3,040       2,969,715  

Senior Turbo Term, 5.88%, 6/01/47

     5,570       5,354,163  

County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB, Improvement-Life Enriching Communities, 5.00%, 1/01/46

     1,400       1,450,750  
    

 

 

 
               16,209,560  
Oklahoma — 0.2%  

County of Tulsa Oklahoma Industrial Authority, Refunding RB, Montereau, Inc. Project,
5.25%, 11/15/37

     750       805,935  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Inverness Village Community, 6.00%, 1/01/32

     305       316,392  
    

 

 

 
               1,122,327  
Oregon — 0.8%  

Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County Oregon, Refunding RB, Mirabella at South Waterfront, 5.50%, 10/01/49

     1,765       1,862,410  

Polk County Hospital Facility Authority, RB, Dallas Retirement Village Project, Series A:

    

5.13%, 7/01/35

     620       612,374  

5.38%, 7/01/45

     1,435       1,446,394  
    

 

 

 
               3,921,178  
Pennsylvania — 3.8%  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/42

     2,140       2,220,507  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    23


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Temple University Health System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/36

   $ 2,000     $ 2,144,260  

County of Cumberland Pennsylvania Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, Diakon Lutheran:

    

6.38%, 1/01/19 (a)

     5,550       6,040,287  

6.38%, 1/01/39

     615       664,071  

County of Lancaster Pennsylvania Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Brethren Village Project, Series A, 6.25%, 7/01/26

     1,160       1,170,950  

County of Lehigh Pennsylvania General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, Bible Fellowship Church Homes, 5.13%, 7/01/32

     1,800       1,841,706  

County of Northampton Pennsylvania IDA, Route 33 Project, Tax Allocation Bonds, 7.00%, 7/01/32

     2,110       2,423,187  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypsum Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

     2,710       2,880,161  
    

 

 

 
               19,385,129  
Puerto Rico — 1.6%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed Bonds:

    

5.38%, 5/15/33

     1,110       1,114,107  

5.50%, 5/15/39

     635       635,952  

5.63%, 5/15/43

     2,145       2,146,223  

Series A, 0.00%, 5/15/50 (c)

     3,450       397,751  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding,
Series A (d)(e):

    

8.00%, 7/01/35

     1,765       1,120,775  

Public Improvement, 5.50%, 7/01/39

     665       410,637  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Series A,
6.00%, 7/01/38 (d)(e)

     750       468,750  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
6.00%, 7/01/44

     1,060       874,532  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/38

     1,150       951,579  
    

 

 

 
               8,120,306  
Rhode Island — 2.3%  

Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., Refunding RB,
7.25%, 7/15/35 (d)(e)

     4,190       1,036,397  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     1,000       1,067,090  

Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/40

     980       1,036,722  

Series B, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     5,055       4,936,561  

Series B, 5.00%, 6/01/50

     3,330       3,403,194  
    

 

 

 
               11,479,964  
Texas — 10.4%  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB:

    

CAB, 0.00%, 1/01/28 (c)

     1,000       662,810  

CAB, 0.00%, 1/01/29 (c)

     2,000       1,262,440  

CAB, 0.00%, 1/01/30 (c)

     1,170       702,971  

CAB, 0.00%, 1/01/33 (c)

     3,690       1,884,778  

CAB, 0.00%, 1/01/34 (c)

     4,000       1,921,960  

Senior Lien, 6.25%, 1/01/21 (a)

     2,210       2,594,319  

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, AMT:

    

Special Facilities, Continental Airlines, Inc., Series A, 6.63%, 7/15/38

     2,890       3,187,757  

United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project,
5.00%, 7/01/29

     910       968,267  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas (continued)  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., ERB, Idea Public Schools:

    

5.50%, 8/15/31

   $ 955     $ 1,032,517  

5.75%, 8/15/41

     720       774,252  

County of Bexar Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., RB, Army Retirement Residence Project,
6.20%, 7/01/20 (a)

     5,040       5,812,380  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B,
7.00%, 1/01/23 (a)

     475       606,490  

County of Matagorda Texas Navigation District No. 1, Refunding RB, Central Power & Light Co., Project, Series A, 6.30%, 11/01/29

     2,090       2,330,810  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Senior Living Center Project, Series A, 8.25%, 11/15/44

     4,200       4,455,528  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Trinity Terrace Project, 5.00%, 10/01/49

     865       901,503  

County of Travis Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, 7.13%, 1/01/46

     3,080       3,342,632  

Fort Bend County Industrial Development Corp., RB, NRG Energy Inc. Project, Series B,
4.75%, 11/01/42

     1,135       1,158,801  

Mesquite Health Facility Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.13%, 2/15/42

     810       827,885  

Mission Economic Development Corp., RB, Senior Lien, Natgasoline Project, Series B, AMT,
5.75%, 10/01/31 (b)

     1,325       1,388,719  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Stephenville LLC Tarleton State University Project:

    

5.88%, 4/01/36

     1,210       1,357,729  

6.00%, 4/01/45

     1,845       2,077,230  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., RB,
Series A (b):

    

5.50%, 8/15/35

     290       289,974  

5.75%, 8/15/45

     580       582,981  

North Texas Education Finance Corp., ERB, Uplift Education, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/47

     1,600       1,664,336  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., First MRB, Project:

    

Eden Home, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/42 (d)(e)

     2,895       2,286,471  

Wichita Falls Retirement Foundation,
5.13%, 1/01/41

     900       923,994  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien:

    

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC,
7.00%, 6/30/40

     3,775       4,277,943  

NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39

     3,000       3,377,850  
    

 

 

 
               52,655,327  
Utah — 0.6%  

State of Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 6.75%, 10/15/43

     2,950       3,035,137  
Vermont — 0.2%  

Vermont EDA, Refunding, MRB, Wake Robin Corp. Project, 5.40%, 5/01/33

     770       805,012  
Virginia — 2.7%  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Goodwin House, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/17 (a)

     1,500       1,526,715  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds (b):

    

5.00%, 3/01/35

     500       506,050  

5.00%, 3/01/45

     510       512,168  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
24    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Virginia (continued)  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A:

    

6.63%, 3/01/26

   $ 1,485     $ 1,639,351  

6.88%, 3/01/36

     1,300       1,432,275  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Series B-1, 5.00%, 6/01/47

     2,280       2,172,954  

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Marymount University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/45 (b)

     535       550,108  

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB, Marymount University Project, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/45 (b)

     375       385,590  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 1/01/37

     4,440       4,984,433  
    

 

 

 
               13,709,644  
Washington — 0.8%  

County of King Washington Public Hospital District No. 4, GO, Refunding, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, 7.00%, 12/01/40

     1,455       1,546,636  

Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.50%, 9/01/42

     1,495       1,529,206  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB (b):

    

5.75%, 1/01/35

     315       308,306  

6.00%, 1/01/45

     850       828,104  
    

 

 

 
               4,212,252  
Wisconsin — 0.9%  

Public Finance Authority, RB:

    

Delray Beach Radiation Therapy,
7.00%, 11/01/46 (b)(g)

     570       570,775  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/45

     1,505       1,531,217  

Series A, 5.15%, 12/01/50

     1,170       1,195,694  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, St. Johns Communities, Inc.,
Series A (a):

    

7.25%, 9/15/19

     425       485,707  

7.63%, 9/15/19

     855       984,635  
    

 

 

 
               4,768,028  
Guam — 0.3%  

Territory of Guam, GO, Series A:

    

6.00%, 11/15/19

     390       412,530  

7.00%, 11/15/19 (a)

     1,115       1,278,504  
    

 

 

 
               1,691,034  
Total Municipal Bonds — 87.7%              443,206,598  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
        
Colorado — 2.4%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Sisters of Leavenworth Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     11,468       12,245,248  
Florida — 3.1%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, RB, Miami International, Series A (AGC):

    

5.25%, 10/01/18 (a)

     3,345       3,515,930  

5.25%, 10/01/33

     11,655       12,250,570  
    

 

 

 
               15,766,500  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois — 2.7%  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, The Carle Foundation, Series A (AGM), 6.00%, 8/15/41

   $ 7,180     $ 8,153,680  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Senior Priority, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     5,056       5,605,892  
    

 

 

 
               13,759,572  
New York — 13.4%  

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Series D-1, Class B, 4.25%, 11/01/45

     8,996       9,170,280  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution:

    

Fiscal 2013, Series CC, 5.00%, 6/15/47

     14,181       15,716,194  

Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/31 (i)

     8,610       9,708,894  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (i)

     4,520       5,136,017  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     18,104       20,428,692  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (i)

     6,600       7,513,833  
    

 

 

 
               67,673,910  
Pennsylvania — 0.6%  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42

     2,505       2,881,476  
Washington — 1.8%  

City of Bellingham Washington, RB, Water & Sewer, 5.00%, 8/01/40

     7,966       8,867,255  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 24.0%
      121,193,961  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $529,825,566) — 111.7%
      564,400,559  
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (j)(k)

     1,057,065       1,057,276  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,057,180) — 0.2%
      1,057,276  

Total Investments (Cost — $530,882,746) — 111.9%

 

    565,457,835  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.5%

 

    7,778,422  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (13.4)%

 

    (67,930,564
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 505,305,693  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(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)   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)   Non-income producing security.

 

(e)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

 

(f)   Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

(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)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between February 15, 2019 to November 15, 2019, is $11,849,809. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(j)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30, 2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain1
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     4,296,151        (3,239,086      1,057,065      $ 1,057,276      $ 13,218      $ 2,413      $ 96  

1    Includes net capital gain distributions.

     

        

 

(k)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Short
       Issue   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        
  (53      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 6,275,531     $ (25,315  
  (65      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 8,171,719       (64,064  
  (60      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 9,178,125       (115,613  
  (16      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 2,607,000       (34,502        
 

Total

    $ (239,494  
          

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 239,494       $ 239,494          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 
                  
For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 933,579       $ 933,579          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (406,704     $ (406,704        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
26    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 19,171,408  

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 564,400,559                 $ 564,400,559  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 1,057,276                            1,057,276  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,057,276        $ 564,400,559                 $ 565,457,835  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments2                                     

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (239,494                        $ (239,494

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

2    Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which 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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:  
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

                

Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (249,146               $ (249,146

TOB Trust Certificates

             (67,507,377                 (67,507,377
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (67,756,523               $ (67,756,523
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    27


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 1.4%  

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Limited Obligation School, Series A:

    

5.50%, 1/01/22

   $ 2,750     $ 2,759,268  

4.75%, 1/01/25

     2,200       2,207,414  
    

 

 

 
               4,966,682  
Alaska — 0.7%  

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority, RB, Providence Health Services, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/41

     990       1,096,148  

Borough of Matanuska-Susitna Alaska, RB, Goose Creek Correctional Center (AGC) (a):

    

6.00%, 9/01/19

     765       850,581  

6.00%, 9/01/19

     435       483,663  
    

 

 

 
               2,430,392  
Arizona — 1.1%  

County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Banner Health Obligation Group, Series A:

    

3.25%, 1/01/37

     60       57,301  

5.00%, 1/01/38

     280       316,660  

State of Arizona, COP, Department of Administration, Series A (AGM):

    

5.00%, 10/01/27

     2,700       2,927,205  

5.00%, 10/01/29

     400       433,260  
    

 

 

 
               3,734,426  
California — 18.4%  

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Subordinate Lien, Series A (AMBAC) (a)(b):

    

5.40%, 10/01/17

     10,185       10,379,737  

5.45%, 10/01/17

     3,700       3,771,521  

Anaheim Public Financing Authority California, RB, Senior, Public Improvements Project, Series A (AGM), 6.00%, 9/01/24

     5,000       6,044,650  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39

     550       594,523  

Sutter Health, Series B, 5.88%, 8/15/31

     1,200       1,364,088  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,090       1,218,522  

California State University, Refunding RB, Systemwide, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/37

     600       600,210  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Kaiser Permanente, Series A,
5.00%, 4/01/42

     1,480       1,615,968  

City of Redding California Electric System Revenue, COP, Refunding, Series A (AGM):

    

5.00%, 6/01/18 (a)

     820       857,228  

5.00%, 6/01/30

     600       622,794  

County of San Joaquin California Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Limited Tax, Measure K, Series A, 6.00%, 3/01/21 (a)

     2,175       2,554,777  

County of San Mateo California Community College District, GO, CAB, Election of 2001, Series C (NPFGC), 0.00%, 9/01/30 (c)

     12,740       8,315,525  

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 8/01/17 (a)

     1,300       1,314,222  

Mount San Antonio Community College District, GO, Refunding, CAB, Election of 2008, Series A, 6.25%, 8/01/43 (b)

     2,500       1,846,850  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
California (continued)  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding ARB, AMT:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 3/01/36

   $ 410     $ 462,267  

Series A, 5.00%, 3/01/37

     455       511,388  

Series A-1, 5.75%, 3/01/34

     850       963,416  

Poway Unified School District, GO, Refunding, CAB, School Facilities Improvement, Election of 2008, Series B, 0.00%, 8/01/36 (c)

     3,750       1,693,725  

Rio Hondo Community College District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2004, Series C,
0.00%, 8/01/38 (c)

     5,000       2,096,800  

San Diego California Unified School District, GO, CAB, Election of 2008 (c):

    

Series C, 0.00%, 7/01/38

     1,600       683,120  

Series G, 0.00%, 7/01/34

     650       290,836  

Series G, 0.00%, 7/01/35

     690       289,614  

Series G, 0.00%, 7/01/36

     1,035       407,800  

Series G, 0.00%, 7/01/37

     690       255,638  

San Diego California Unified School District, GO, Refunding, Series R-1 (c):

    

0.00%, 7/01/30

     5,000       3,194,300  

0.00%, 7/01/31

     1,280       780,544  

San Diego Community College District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2006 (c):

    

0.00%, 8/01/31

     2,145       1,132,345  

0.00%, 8/01/32

     2,680       1,318,855  

San Marcos Unified School District, GO, Election of 2010, Series A:

    

5.00%, 8/01/34

     700       783,090  

5.00%, 8/01/38

     600       670,440  

Walnut Valley Unified School District, GO, CAB, Election of 2007, Series B, 0.00%, 8/01/36 (c)

     5,500       2,443,265  

West Basin Municipal Water District California, COP, Refunding, Series B (AGC), 5.00%, 8/01/18 (a)

     5,035       5,299,035  
    

 

 

 
               64,377,093  
Colorado — 0.6%  

Regional Transportation District, COP, Refunding, Series A, 5.38%, 6/01/31

     2,000       2,202,300  
District of Columbia — 1.6%  

District of Columbia Ballpark Revenue, RB, Series B-1, 5.00%, 2/01/31

     5,360       5,468,808  
Florida — 16.1%  

City of Tallahassee Florida Energy System Revenue, RB (NPFGC):

    

5.00%, 10/01/32

     4,000       4,063,800  

5.00%, 10/01/37

     7,500       7,619,625  

County of Brevard Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Health First, Inc. Project, 5.00%, 4/01/39

     1,600       1,718,928  

County of Broward Florida Water & Sewer Utility, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/18 (a)

     850       901,791  

County of Duval Florida School Board, COP, Master Lease Program (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/17 (a)

     2,625       2,644,241  

County of Highlands Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Series B, 6.00%, 11/15/37

     1,450       1,600,901  

County of Hillsborough Florida Aviation Authority, RB, Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.38%, 10/01/33

     4,050       4,254,039  

County of Lee Florida, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT:

    

5.63%, 10/01/26

     960       1,089,350  

5.38%, 10/01/32

     3,160       3,514,805  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Building Better Communities Program, Series B-1, 5.75%, 7/01/18 (a)

     1,400       1,478,820  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
28    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport:

    

Department, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/38

   $ 2,025     $ 2,415,379  

Department, Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38

     415       492,472  

Department, Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     660       763,633  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/30

     640       754,496  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     190       211,641  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University Miami, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/40

     2,995       3,268,833  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Project, 5.00%, 8/01/42

     605       672,143  

County of Miami-Dade Florida School Board Foundation, Inc., 5.00%, 5/01/18 (a)

     10,000       10,409,600  

County of Orange Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Presbyterian Retirement Communities Project:

    

5.00%, 8/01/41

     560       598,466  

5.00%, 8/01/47

     1,620       1,723,583  

County of Palm Beach Florida Solid Waste Authority, Refunding RB, Series B:

    

5.00%, 10/01/21 (a)

     30       34,569  

5.00%, 10/01/31

     1,970       2,225,529  

County of Sarasota Florida Public Hospital District, RB, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Project, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/39

     275       293,013  

Florida Ports Financing Commission, Refunding RB, State Transportation Trust Fund, Series B, AMT:

    

5.13%, 6/01/27

     2,000       2,257,920  

5.38%, 10/01/29

     1,050       1,192,895  
    

 

 

 
               56,200,472  
Georgia — 3.1%  

County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.50%, 8/15/54

     500       581,745  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Series EE (AMBAC), 7.00%, 1/01/25

     7,475       9,635,350  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, RB, Savannah College of Art & Design:

    

5.00%, 4/01/33

     140       152,901  

5.00%, 4/01/44

     380       408,245  
    

 

 

 
               10,778,241  
Illinois — 15.8%  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A, Project, 5.25%, 1/01/33

     1,185       1,166,265  

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Sales Tax Receipts, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     1,205       1,226,509  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB, 3rd Lien, Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     5,110       5,758,459  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, RB, Senior Lien, Series D, 5.25%, 1/01/42

     2,900       3,351,994  

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB:

    

5.25%, 12/01/49

     900       983,520  

Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     595       636,971  

County of Cook Illinois Forest Preserve District, GO, Refunding, Limited Tax Project, Series B,
5.00%, 12/15/37

     45       47,904  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Carle Foundation, Series A:

    

5.75%, 8/15/34

     650       731,588  

6.00%, 8/15/41

     1,000       1,132,560  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers:

    

4.13%, 8/15/37

     700       687,673  

5.00%, 8/15/44

     350       368,921  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, RB, State Tax Supported (AMBAC), 5.50%, 6/15/30

   $ 10,490     $ 10,743,438  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No. 300, GO, Refunding, 5.25%, 1/01/33

     9,145       10,231,243  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, CAB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series A (NPFGC) (c):

    

0.00%, 12/15/26

     5,000       3,435,000  

0.00%, 12/15/33

     9,950       4,700,778  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 6/15/44 (c)

     3,450       927,740  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB, 6.00%, 6/01/28

     675       767,873  

Regional Transportation Authority, RB, Series A (AMBAC), 7.20%, 11/01/20

     4,595       5,120,622  

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.25%, 2/01/33

     830       845,040  

5.50%, 7/01/33

     820       853,415  

5.25%, 2/01/34

     830       843,139  

5.50%, 7/01/38

     445       461,203  
    

 

 

 
               55,021,855  
Indiana — 1.0%  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A:

    

CWA Authority Project, 1st Lien,
5.25%, 10/01/38

     1,100       1,242,318  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     890       944,975  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     515       546,811  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A (AGC):

    

5.25%, 1/01/19 (a)

     115       123,117  

5.25%, 1/01/29

     485       518,897  
    

 

 

 
               3,376,118  
Iowa — 3.1%  

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Iowa Health Care Facilities, Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 8/15/19 (a)

     5,725       6,308,606  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., RB, Senior
Series A-2, AMT:

    

5.60%, 12/01/26

     2,085       2,238,998  

5.70%, 12/01/27

     940       1,003,675  

5.80%, 12/01/29

     640       681,722  

5.85%, 12/01/30

     670       714,207  
    

 

 

 
               10,947,208  
Louisiana — 1.3%  

City of New Orleans Louisiana Aviation Board, RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,795       3,022,122  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Christus Health, Series B (AGC), 6.50%, 7/01/30

     1,250       1,340,875  
    

 

 

 
               4,362,997  
Massachusetts — 2.4%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Emerson College Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/47

     2,090       2,256,197  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Emmanuel College Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

     370       400,011  

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.35%, 12/01/42

     890       946,381  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 4.45%, 12/01/42

     795       805,104  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Dedicated Sales Tax, Senior Series A,
5.00%, 5/15/43

     1,280       1,438,669  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Massachusetts (continued)  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/34

   $ 2,530     $ 2,555,148  
    

 

 

 
               8,401,510  
Michigan — 2.8%  

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, Series E (BHAC), 5.75%, 7/01/18 (a)

     2,500       2,639,550  

City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System Revenue, RB, 2nd Lien, Series B (AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/19 (a)

     400       443,872  

City of Lansing Michigan, RB, Board of Water & Light Utilities System, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/41

     1,700       1,933,138  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Henry Ford Health System, 3.25%, 11/15/42

     875       743,067  

Trinity Health Credit Group,
5.00%, 12/01/21 (a)

     20       23,157  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital,
Series D, 5.00%, 9/01/39

     1,040       1,138,114  

State of Michigan Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program:

    

Series I-A, 5.38%, 10/15/36

     145       163,150  

Series I-A, 5.38%, 10/15/41

     700       784,154  

Series II-A (AGM), 5.25%, 10/15/36

     900       1,006,704  

State of Michigan HDA, RB, S/F Housing, Series C, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/28

     580       607,190  

Western Michigan University, Refunding RB, General, University and College Improvements (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/39

     380       417,753  
    

 

 

 
               9,899,849  
Minnesota — 0.8%  

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series B (AGC):

    

6.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     385       417,428  

6.50%, 11/15/38

     2,115       2,270,072  
    

 

 

 
               2,687,500  
Nebraska — 1.8%  

Central Plains Energy Nebraska Project, RB, Gas Project No. 3:

    

5.00%, 9/01/32

     5,000       5,415,500  

5.25%, 9/01/37

     750       816,458  
    

 

 

 
               6,231,958  
Nevada — 1.6%  

City of Las Vegas Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, Performing Arts Center, 6.00%, 4/01/19 (a)

     850       929,968  

County of Clark Nevada, ARB, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series A:

    

5.25%, 7/01/42

     500       540,880  

(AGM), 5.25%, 7/01/39

     3,800       4,112,778  
    

 

 

 
               5,583,626  
New Jersey — 10.6%  

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, Private Activity Bond, 5.38%, 1/01/43

     895       992,448  

Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/31

     3,125       3,204,469  

Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/33

     7,800       7,998,354  

Private Activity Bond, Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.13%, 1/01/34

     685       736,985  

School Facilities Construction (AGC), 6.00%, 12/15/18 (a)

     1,975       2,136,417  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

New Jersey EDA, RB (continued):

    

School Facilities Construction (AGC), 6.00%, 12/15/18 (a)

   $ 25     $ 27,043  

Series WW, 5.25%, 6/15/33

     155       159,735  

Series WW, 5.00%, 6/15/34

     205       206,759  

Series WW, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     925       929,236  

Series WW, 5.25%, 6/15/40

     265       270,075  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.50%, 6/15/30

     5,355       5,735,258  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, Series 1, AMT:

    

5.50%, 12/01/26

     430       469,302  

5.75%, 12/01/27

     2,780       3,051,217  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Series 2, AMT, 4.35%, 11/01/33

     970       1,014,445  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.25%, 6/15/33

     1,460       1,511,684  

Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.00%, 6/15/38

     1,760       1,767,234  

Transportation System, Series A,
5.50%, 6/15/41

     3,150       3,242,232  

Transportation System, Series AA,
5.50%, 6/15/39

     1,150       1,202,808  

Transportation System, Series B,
5.50%, 6/15/31

     1,000       1,048,390  

Transportation System, Series B,
5.00%, 6/15/42

     520       520,161  

Transportation System, Series D,
5.00%, 6/15/32

     625       635,669  
    

 

 

 
               36,859,921  
New York — 6.6%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Second General Resolution, Fiscal 2012, Series BB,
5.25%, 6/15/44

     1,425       1,608,868  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-4,
5.50%, 1/15/33

     1,600       1,717,584  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB:

    

Fiscal 2009, Series S-4, 5.50%, 1/15/34

     2,750       2,952,097  

Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series E-1,
5.00%, 2/01/37

     1,295       1,490,169  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Future Tax Secured,
Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/32

     1,480       1,703,820  

County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, City School District of Buffalo, Series A (AGM), 5.75%, 5/01/17

     1,500       1,500,630  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47

     700       795,473  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series C:

    

6.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     245       265,943  

6.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     2,985       3,240,158  

6.50%, 11/15/28

     770       835,589  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/50

     2,915       3,158,869  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, Series B, 5.75%, 3/15/36

     1,200       1,303,092  

State of New York HFA, RB, Affordable Housing, M/F Housing, Series B, AMT, 5.30%, 11/01/37

     2,500       2,515,300  
    

 

 

 
               23,087,592  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
30    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Ohio — 1.4%  

County of Lucas Ohio, Refunding RB, Promedica Healthcare, Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/37

   $ 530     $ 623,826  

State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, CAB, Junior Lien, Infrastructure Projects, Series A-2, 0.00%, 2/15/37 (c)

     10,000       4,357,800  
    

 

 

 
               4,981,626  
Oregon — 0.4%  

Counties of Washington & Multnomah Oregon School District No. 48J Beaverton, GO, Convertible CAB, Series D,
5.00%, 6/15/36 (b)(d)

     835       918,124  

County of Clackamas Oregon School District No. 12 North Clackamas, GO, Series A,
0.00%, 6/15/38 (c)

     995       394,657  
    

 

 

 
               1,312,781  
Pennsylvania — 6.2%  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 6/01/42

     1,600       1,736,624  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB:

    

Pennsylvania Bridge Finco LP, 5.00%, 12/31/34

     7,290       8,021,041  

Pennsylvania Bridge Finco LP, 5.00%, 6/30/42

     1,035       1,120,367  

Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Finco LP, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/38

     1,305       1,419,984  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Thomas Jefferson University,
Series A, 5.25%, 9/01/50

     2,330       2,570,433  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     620       679,780  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/41

     2,385       2,630,202  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/40

     935       1,032,427  

Series C, 5.50%, 12/01/33

     555       646,064  

Subordinate, Special Motor License Fund, 6.00%, 12/01/20 (a)

     575       670,588  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/40

     765       840,704  

Philadelphia School District, GO, Series E (a):

    

6.00%, 9/01/18

     5       5,333  

2016, 6.00%, 9/01/18

     395       421,319  
    

 

 

 
               21,794,866  
Rhode Island — 1.1%  

Rhode Island Commerce Corp., RB, Airport Corporation, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     215       237,270  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B:

    

4.50%, 6/01/45

     1,055       1,030,281  

5.00%, 6/01/50

     2,630       2,687,807  
    

 

 

 
               3,955,358  
South Carolina — 4.8%  

South Carolina Jobs EDA, Refunding RB, Palmetto Health, Series A (AGM), 6.50%, 8/01/39

     115       133,821  

South Carolina Ports Authority, RB, AMT,
5.25%, 7/01/50

     2,330       2,539,723  

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/40

     3,000       3,233,340  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, 5.50%, 1/01/19 (a)

     80       85,964  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Santee Cooper:

    

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

     6,225       6,778,901  

Series E, 5.50%, 12/01/53

     745       809,040  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Santee Cooper, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     2,080       2,201,867  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
South Carolina (continued)  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB (continued):

    

Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/19 (a)

   $ 920     $ 988,586  
    

 

 

 
               16,771,242  
Tennessee — 1.6%  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Vanderbilt University, Series B, 5.50%, 10/01/19 (a)

     5,000       5,523,050  
Texas — 13.1%  

City of Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, Combined 1st Lien,
Series A (AGC):

    

5.38%, 5/15/19 (a)

     1,280       1,391,578  

6.00%, 5/15/19 (a)

     1,990       2,188,582  

6.00%, 11/15/35

     110       120,869  

5.38%, 11/15/38

     70       75,293  

City of San Antonio Texas Public Service Board, RB, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 2/01/38

     575       645,719  

County of Midland Texas Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, RB, CAB, City of Midland Project, Series A, 0.00%, 9/15/36 (c)

     2,130       937,370  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Cook Children’s Medical Center, 5.25%, 12/01/39

     750       840,225  

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Joint Improvement, AMT:

    

Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     1,975       2,123,145  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     1,500       1,608,600  

Series H, 5.00%, 11/01/32

     3,000       3,299,070  

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series F, 5.25%, 11/01/33

     975       1,122,478  

Leander ISD, GO, Refunding, CAB, Series D, 0.00%, 8/15/38 (c)

     3,420       1,362,938  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 1st Tier System:

    

(NPFGC), 5.75%, 1/01/18 (a)

     600       619,530  

(NPFGC), 5.75%, 1/01/40

     195       200,501  

Series A, 6.00%, 1/01/19 (a)

     2,270       2,456,435  

Series A (NPFGC), 6.00%, 1/01/28

     525       567,021  

Series K-1 (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/19 (a)

     3,800       4,096,362  

Series K-2 (AGC), 6.00%, 1/01/19 (a)

     4,015       4,344,752  

Series S, 5.75%, 1/01/18 (a)

     805       831,203  

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, Convention Center Refinancing and Expansion Project, CAB (c):

    

0.00%, 9/15/35

     4,990       2,154,233  

0.00%, 9/15/36

     11,525       4,687,448  

0.00%, 9/15/37

     8,245       3,155,032  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, RB:

    

5.00%, 12/15/32

     705       757,100  

Natural Gas Utility Improvements,
5.00%, 12/15/31

     1,190       1,282,975  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, AMT, Blueridge Transportation Group, 5.00%, 12/31/45

     1,275       1,361,993  

Texas Transportation Commission, Refunding RB, Central Texas Turnpike System, 1st Tier, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/41

     3,080       3,360,557  
    

 

 

 
               45,591,009  
Utah — 1.9%  

Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,240       1,401,411  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    31


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Utah (continued)  

Utah Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/18 (a)

   $ 5,000     $ 5,224,350  
    

 

 

 
               6,625,761  
Washington — 1.3%  

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/17 (a)

     2,000       2,042,080  

Port of Seattle Washington, RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 4/01/40

     1,015       1,113,069  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Providence Health & Services, Series A:

    

5.00%, 10/01/39

     525       558,427  

5.25%, 10/01/39

     625       670,800  
    

 

 

 
               4,384,376  
Wisconsin — 0.7%  

Public Finance Authority, RB, KU Campus Development Corp., Central District Development Project, 5.00%, 3/01/46

     1,000       1,105,170  

State of Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/33

     1,375       1,486,966  
    

 

 

 
               2,592,136  
Total Municipal Bonds — 123.3%       430,150,753  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
        
Arizona — 0.4%             

City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Water System, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/19 (a)

     1,200       1,301,100  
California — 1.9%  

County of San Diego California Water Authority Financing Corp., COP, Refunding,
Series A (AGM) (a):

    

5.00%, 5/01/18

     466       485,768  

5.00%, 5/01/18

     2,344       2,442,308  

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 8/01/17 (a)

     2,500       2,527,350  

San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/19 (a)

     404       441,753  

University of California, RB, Residual Certificates, Series 3066X, 5.75%, 5/15/34

     840       920,457  
    

 

 

 
               6,817,636  
Colorado — 2.3%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A:

    

5.50%, 7/01/34 (f)

     900       934,376  

5.00%, 2/01/41

     7,000       7,158,200  
    

 

 

 
               8,092,576  
Connecticut — 0.4%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/45

     1,381       1,539,467  
District of Columbia — 1.7%  

District of Columbia, RB, Series A,
5.50%, 12/01/30 (f)

     1,005       1,115,234  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
6.00%, 10/01/18 (a)(f)

     1,779       1,905,817  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
District of Columbia (continued)  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/30

   $ 2,530     $ 2,825,150  
    

 

 

 
               5,846,201  
Florida — 4.4%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB, Transit System Sales Surtax, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     4,480       4,973,875  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System (AGC), 5.00%, 10/01/39

     4,621       5,092,516  

County of Orange Florida School Board, COP, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 8/01/19 (a)

     3,544       3,892,019  

State of Florida Board of Education, GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/18 (f)

     1,349       1,368,016  
    

 

 

 
               15,326,426  
Illinois — 3.8%  

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/19 (a)(f)

     4,399       4,784,600  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB:

    

Senior Priority, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,730       3,027,514  

Senior Priority, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/18 (a)

     1,880       1,938,214  

Senior, Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     1,050       1,167,326  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     2,138       2,359,989  
    

 

 

 
               13,277,643  
Kansas — 1.6%  

County of Wyandotte Kansas Unified School District, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/47

     4,723       5,613,957  
Maryland — 0.9%  

City of Baltimore Maryland Water Utility Fund, RB, Sub-Water Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     2,808       3,191,025  
Massachusetts — 0.5%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 3/01/46

     1,461       1,636,908  
Michigan — 3.3%  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Beaumont Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 11/01/44

     1,970       2,163,446  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Hospital, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/39

     7,510       8,409,473  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/45

     870       960,175  
    

 

 

 
               11,533,094  
Nevada — 4.3%  

City of Las Vegas Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, Performing Arts Center, 6.00%, 4/01/19 (a)(f)

     3,778       4,133,075  

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO, Series B (a):

    

Limited Tax, 5.75%, 7/01/19

     1,829       2,012,894  

5.50%, 7/01/19

     4,499       4,925,809  

Las Vegas Valley Water District Nevada, GO, Refunding, Water Improvement, Series A,
5.00%, 6/01/46

     3,460       3,901,288  
    

 

 

 
               14,973,066  
New Jersey — 0.8%  

County of Hudson New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Hudson County Vocational-Technical Schools Project, 5.25%, 5/01/51

     800       914,008  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System, Series B,
5.25%, 6/15/36 (f)

     1,840       1,882,772  
    

 

 

 
               2,796,780  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
32    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York — 5.5%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Fiscal 2009, Series A:

    

5.75%, 6/15/18 (a)

   $ 290     $ 305,632  

5.75%, 6/15/40

     969       1,022,168  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2013, Series CC, 5.00%, 6/15/47

     5,680       6,295,344  

City of New York New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2014, Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/35

     1,665       1,906,025  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Sub-Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/15/44

     3,470       3,993,762  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56

     1,500       1,702,035  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, Consolidated, 198th Series,
5.25%, 11/15/56

     2,241       2,589,759  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, General, Series A-2, 5.25%, 11/15/34 (f)

     1,300       1,383,603  
    

 

 

 
               19,198,328  
Ohio — 0.2%  

State of Ohio, RB, Cleveland Clinic Health Obligated Group, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/34

     580       619,318  
Pennsylvania — 0.3%  

County of Westmoreland Pennsylvania Municipal Authority, Refunding RB (BAM),
5.00%, 8/15/42

     900       1,002,618  
South Carolina — 0.4%  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series A (a):

    

5.50%, 1/01/19 (f)

     102       109,227  

5.50%, 1/01/19

     1,175       1,262,977  
    

 

 

 
               1,372,204  
Texas — 1.1%  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Texas Health Resources System, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/41

     3,440       3,843,443  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Virginia — 0.1%  

County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Health Care, Inova Health System:

    

5.50%, 5/15/19 (a)

   $ 122     $ 132,256  

5.50%, 5/15/35

     227       245,715  
    

 

 

 
               377,971  
Washington — 1.0%  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/38

     2,880       3,375,130  
Wisconsin — 1.0%  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health, Inc., Obligated Group:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/42

     1,980       2,130,599  

Series C, 5.25%, 4/01/19 (a)(f)

     1,430       1,542,517  
    

 

 

 
               3,673,116  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 35.9%
      125,408,007  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $518,267,448) — 159.2%
      555,558,760  
    
   
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (g)(h)

     1,790,782       1,791,140  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,790,923) — 0.5%
      1,791,140  

Total Investments (Cost — $520,058,371) — 159.7%

 

    557,349,900  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.4%

 

    4,986,456  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (20.3)%

       (70,991,914

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (40.8)%

 

    (142,307,178
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 349,037,264  
    

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(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)   Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

(c)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(d)   When-issued security.

 

(e)   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.

 

(f)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between June 1, 2017 to December 1, 2029, is $11,957,863. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(g)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30,
2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain1
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

    2,133,375        (342,593      1,790,782      $ 1,791,140      $ 10,747      $ 760      $ 217  

1    Includes net capital gain distributions.

     

        

 

(h)   Current yield as of period end.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    33


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Short
       Issue   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        
  (46      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 5,446,688     $ (25,392  
  (131      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 16,469,156       (145,127  
  (122      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 18,662,188       (239,950  
  (17      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 2,769,937       (60,659        
 

Total

    $ (471,128  
          

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 471,128       $ 471,128          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 
                  
For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 1,593,918       $ 1,593,918          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (582,478     $ (582,478        

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 31,568,846  

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:  

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 555,558,760                 $ 555,558,760  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 1,791,140                            1,791,140  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,791,140        $ 555,558,760                 $ 557,349,900  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments 2                                         

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (471,128                        $ (471,128

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

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

     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (70,823,352               $ (70,823,352

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

             (142,500,000                 (142,500,000
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (213,323,352               $ (213,323,352
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    35


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 4.0%  

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Limited Obligation School, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/24

   $ 4,550     $ 4,565,333  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer, Refunding RB:

    

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

     570       633,544  

Senior Lien, Series A (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/48

     1,090       1,227,830  

Sub-Lien, Series D, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     1,000       1,143,990  

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

     1,545       1,869,126  
    

 

 

 
               9,439,823  
Arizona — 2.6%  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB, Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/46 (a)

     1,230       1,233,727  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior:

    

5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,000       2,303,300  

5.00%, 12/01/37

     2,360       2,754,474  
    

 

 

 
               6,291,501  
California — 11.1%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

St. Joseph Health System, Series A,
5.75%, 7/01/39

     1,530       1,653,854  

Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42

     2,200       2,500,498  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     875       989,258  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Senior, Caritas Affordable Housing, Inc. Projects, S/F Housing, Series A:

    

5.25%, 8/15/39

     105       114,827  

5.25%, 8/15/49

     265       288,039  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Community Medical Centers, Series A,
5.00%, 2/01/42

     165       181,716  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Poseidon Resources (Channel Side) LP Desalination Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45 (a)

     1,025       1,087,833  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Series A:

    

John Muir Health, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,510       1,622,284  

Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/46 (a)

     460       487,126  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39

     555       599,433  

City of Stockton California Public Financing Authority, RB, Delta Water Supply Project, Series A,
6.25%, 10/01/38

     255       308,690  

Montebello Unified School District, GO, CAB (NPFGC), 0.00%, 8/01/22 (b)

     2,405       2,167,001  

San Diego Unified School District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2008, Series A, 0.00%, 7/01/29 (b)

     3,475       2,325,956  

State of California, GO, Various Purposes,
6.50%, 4/01/33

     8,370       9,239,141  

State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects:

    

Series I, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     550       616,671  

Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/19 (c)

     820       927,592  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1, 4.75%, 6/01/25

     1,400       1,412,852  
    

 

 

 
               26,522,771  
Colorado — 2.2%  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB, Charter School, Colorado Springs,
5.50%, 7/01/40

     1,455       1,524,243  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)  

Regional Transportation District, COP, Refunding, Series A, 5.38%, 6/01/31

   $ 710     $ 781,817  

Regional Transportation District, RB, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project, 6.00%, 1/15/34

     1,425       1,576,791  

University of Colorado, RB, Series A,
5.38%, 6/01/19 (c)

     1,250       1,360,000  
    

 

 

 
               5,242,851  
Connecticut — 2.7%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, Yale University Issue:

    

Series T-1, 4.70%, 7/01/29

     3,185       3,205,543  

Series X-3, 4.85%, 7/01/37

     3,265       3,286,451  
    

 

 

 
               6,491,994  
Delaware — 1.8%  

County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40

     790       849,779  

Delaware Transportation Authority, RB,
5.00%, 6/01/55

     840       908,410  

State of Delaware EDA, RB, Exempt Facilities, Indian River Power LLC Project, 5.38%, 10/01/45

     2,430       2,522,486  
    

 

 

 
               4,280,675  
District of Columbia — 4.7%  

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, Georgetown University:

    

5.00%, 4/01/35

     315       360,574  

Issue, 5.00%, 4/01/36

     315       359,428  

Issue, 5.00%, 4/01/42

     365       411,541  

District of Columbia, Tax Allocation Bonds, City Market at O Street Project, 5.13%, 6/01/41

     1,520       1,683,141  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding ARB, Dulles Toll Road, CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/35 (b)

     13,485       6,215,776  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A:

    

5.00%, 10/01/39

     505       542,264  

5.25%, 10/01/44

     1,470       1,584,337  
    

 

 

 
               11,157,061  
Florida — 4.8%  

City of Clearwater Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/19 (c)

     2,375       2,624,304  

County of Broward Florida Water & Sewer Utility, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/18 (c)

     750       795,698  

County of Collier Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/45

     960       1,044,422  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Miami International Airport, Series A-1, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     2,620       2,887,004  

Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21 (c)

     2,095       2,607,290  

Village Community Development District No.10, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 5/01/43

     1,445       1,541,757  
    

 

 

 
               11,500,475  
Georgia — 1.5%  

County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.50%, 8/15/54

     370       430,491  

DeKalb Private Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Healthcare, 5.25%, 11/15/39

     585       635,632  

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax, 3rd Indenture, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/39

     2,410       2,591,160  
    

 

 

 
               3,657,283  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
36    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hawaii — 0.4%  

State of Hawaii Harbor System, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

   $ 945     $ 1,035,332  
Idaho — 0.3%  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     540       601,063  
Illinois — 15.4%  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Project, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,265       1,213,767  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A:

    

5.25%, 1/01/32

     2,195       2,166,114  

5.00%, 1/01/35

     2,000       1,913,860  

City of Chicago Illinois, Special Assessment Bonds, Lake Shore East, 6.75%, 12/01/32

     894       894,000  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB, 3rd Lien:

    

Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     2,000       2,253,800  

Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/21 (c)

     4,055       4,815,637  

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/40

     730       778,625  

City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien Project, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     1,000       1,060,150  

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago, 5.50%, 12/01/38

     560       595,218  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Central Dupage Health, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/39

     1,115       1,221,783  

Presence Health Network, Series C, 4.00%, 2/15/41

     1,035       908,875  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB:

    

Senior, Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/36

     1,870       2,077,215  

Senior, Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/37

     2,000       2,215,900  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     415       457,998  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project:

    

CAB, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 6/15/47 (b)

     13,220       3,020,638  

Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/50

     3,070       3,198,817  

Series B-2, 5.00%, 6/15/50

     1,740       1,740,887  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     315       357,916  

6.00%, 6/01/28

     800       910,072  

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.00%, 2/01/39

     1,100       1,098,471  

Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/38

     2,625       2,621,509  

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/19 (c)

     440       478,606  

University of Illinois, RB, Auxiliary Facilities System, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/44

     705       760,963  
    

 

 

 
               36,760,821  
Indiana — 4.4%  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT:

    

6.75%, 1/01/34

     560       662,530  

7.00%, 1/01/44

     1,355       1,618,561  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A:

    

CWA Authority Project, 1st Lien,
5.25%, 10/01/38

     2,275       2,569,340  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     310       329,149  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/48

     1,030       1,093,623  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/51

     290       311,779  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Indiana (continued)  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A (continued):

    

Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, 5.25%, 11/01/39

   $ 585     $ 628,904  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Parkview Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 5/01/31

     1,300       1,399,762  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series B, 6.00%, 1/01/19 (c)

     775       838,922  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/40

     880       980,056  
    

 

 

 
               10,432,626  
Iowa — 1.8%  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project:

    

5.00%, 12/01/19

     330       337,742  

5.50%, 12/01/22

     1,630       1,657,498  

5.25%, 12/01/25

     320       323,642  

5.88%, 12/01/26 (a)

     285       290,039  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Student Loan, Senior Series A-1, AMT,
5.15%, 12/01/22

     735       778,321  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series C, 5.63%, 6/01/46

     980       979,980  
    

 

 

 
               4,367,222  
Kansas — 0.7%  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Adventist Health, Series C, 5.75%, 11/15/38

     1,520       1,663,230  
Kentucky — 0.6%  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A,
5.25%, 1/01/45

     705       748,569  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible CAB, 1st Tier, Series C,
0.00%, 7/01/43 (d)

     865       716,575  
    

 

 

 
               1,465,144  
Louisiana — 3.4%  

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/19 (c)

     570       612,505  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, 6.75%, 11/01/32

     3,500       3,576,720  

New Orleans Aviation Board, RB, Passenger Facility Charge, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/41

     430       458,672  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A:

    

5.50%, 5/15/30

     700       748,671  

5.25%, 5/15/31

     600       644,448  

5.25%, 5/15/32

     765       830,859  

5.25%, 5/15/33

     830       897,454  

5.25%, 5/15/35

     350       380,671  
    

 

 

 
               8,150,000  
Maine — 0.1%  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     210       224,104  
Maryland — 1.2%  

Maryland EDC, RB, Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.75%, 6/01/35

     300       322,110  

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, CNX Marine Terminals, Inc., 5.75%, 9/01/25

     530       530,254  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     305       340,856  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Maryland (continued)  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Charlestown Community Project, 6.25%, 1/01/21 (c)

   $ 1,520     $ 1,786,122  
    

 

 

 
               2,979,342  
Massachusetts — 2.1%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series E, 3.00%, 4/01/44

     2,035       1,782,680  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Boston University, Series P, 5.45%, 5/15/59

     1,165       1,371,054  

Covanta Energy Project, Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42 (a)

     1,575       1,580,780  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare System, Series J1, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     255       272,748  
    

 

 

 
               5,007,262  
Michigan — 3.5%  

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.25%, 7/01/39

     3,085       3,327,759  

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Bronson Methodist Hospital:

    

5.50%, 5/15/20 (c)

     530       596,250  

5.50%, 5/15/36

     425       464,533  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Detroit Water & Sewage Department Project, Senior Lien, Series C-1, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     630       669,136  

Henry Ford Health System, 4.00%, 11/15/46

     1,040       1,020,510  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Henry Ford Health System,
5.75%, 11/15/19 (c)

     2,105       2,345,538  
    

 

 

 
               8,423,726  
Minnesota — 1.0%  

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series A,
6.75%, 11/15/18 (c)

     2,135       2,322,645  
Mississippi — 0.3%  

University of Southern Mississippi, RB, Campus Facilities Improvements Project,
5.38%, 9/01/19 (c)

     675       740,799  
Missouri — 0.2%  

Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Refunding RB, Combined Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

     175       192,951  

State of Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Project, 5.50%, 5/01/43

     175       189,382  
    

 

 

 
               382,333  
Nebraska — 1.0%  

Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.25%, 9/01/37

     575       625,951  

County of Sarpy Nebraska Hospital Authority No. 1, Refunding RB, Nebraska Medicine,
4.00%, 5/15/51

     1,755       1,758,931  
    

 

 

 
               2,384,882  
New Hampshire — 1.4%  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, 6.00%, 8/01/38

     3,035       3,336,345  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey — 6.6%  

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB:

    

5.25%, 11/01/39

   $ 735     $ 740,887  

5.25%, 11/01/44

     1,095       1,098,362  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/45 (a)

     775       775,612  

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT:

    

5.13%, 9/15/23

     1,410       1,502,355  

5.25%, 9/15/29

     1,365       1,476,848  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, 5.75%, 4/01/31

     1,550       1,708,023  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     1,925       2,115,941  

Series E, 5.00%, 1/01/45

     1,875       2,072,081  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.00%, 6/15/44

     580       580,267  

Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.00%, 6/15/44

     315       315,167  

Transportation System, Series A,
5.50%, 6/15/41

     1,575       1,621,116  

Transportation System, Series B,
5.25%, 6/15/36

     1,705       1,744,232  
    

 

 

 
               15,750,891  
New York — 7.3%  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     310       346,323  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A, 6.25%, 6/01/41 (a)

     1,300       1,351,909  

County of Dutchess New York IDA, Refunding RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/46

     1,800       1,493,046  

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

     237       250,812  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/45

     1,405       1,366,096  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.75%, 4/01/39

     1,450       1,557,082  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38

     1,715       1,970,192  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     1,740       1,899,349  

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

     765       829,222  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     850       923,840  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 (a)

     2,275       2,414,298  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 (a)

     245       263,277  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 (a)

     605       653,400  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8:

    

6.00%, 12/01/36

     900       1,012,914  

6.00%, 12/01/42

     875       982,432  
    

 

 

 
               17,314,192  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
North Carolina — 0.6%  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Health Care Facilities, Duke University Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/19 (c)

   $ 970     $ 1,049,084  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, 1st Mortgage, Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project, Series A, 7.75%, 3/01/41

     415       455,691  
    

 

 

 
               1,504,775  
Ohio — 0.6%  

County of Franklin Ohio, RB:

    

Health Care Facilities Improvement, OPRS Communities Obligation Group, Series A, 6.13%, 7/01/40

     470       516,009  

Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     290       323,051  

State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 6/30/53

     580       611,784  
    

 

 

 
               1,450,844  
Pennsylvania — 3.1%  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Temple University Health System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/42

     460       491,630  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB:

    

American Water Co. Project, 6.20%, 4/01/39

     2,520       2,734,477  

Pennsylvania Bridge Finco LP, 5.00%, 6/30/42

     2,015       2,181,197  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypsum Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

     1,105       1,174,383  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

     795       866,129  
    

 

 

 
               7,447,816  
Puerto Rico — 1.1%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed Bonds:

    

5.50%, 5/15/39

     1,345       1,347,017  

5.63%, 5/15/43

     1,280       1,280,730  
    

 

 

 
               2,627,747  
Rhode Island — 2.2%  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     580       618,912  

Series B, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     1,900       1,855,483  

Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series B, 5.00%, 6/01/50

     2,605       2,662,258  
    

 

 

 
               5,136,653  
South Carolina — 3.6%  

State of South Carolina Ports Authority, RB:

    

5.25%, 7/01/40

     2,285       2,492,387  

AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/55

     925       1,007,917  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Santee Cooper, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

     2,385       2,597,217  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55

     2,260       2,442,359  
    

 

 

 
               8,539,880  
Tennessee — 0.9%  

City of Chattanooga Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/45

     980       1,026,383  

County of Hardeman Tennessee Correctional Facilities Corp., RB, 7.75%, 8/01/17

     525       525,567  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Tennessee (continued)  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

   $ 495     $ 550,762  
    

 

 

 
               2,102,712  
Texas — 5.7%  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Senior Lien, 6.25%, 1/01/21 (c)

     1,480       1,737,372  

Sub-Lien, 5.00%, 1/01/33

     250       268,870  

City of Austin Texas Airport System, ARB, Revenue, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/39

     440       482,214  

City of Austin Texas Electric Utility Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/37

     1,500       1,653,045  

City of Dallas Texas Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/20 (c)

     485       545,174  

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/39

     1,070       1,122,537  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B,
7.00%, 1/01/23 (c)

     325       414,966  

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B, 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)

     1,910       2,099,014  

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Kipp, Inc., Series A, 6.38%, 8/15/19 (c)

     450       502,519  

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, CAB, Special Project System, Series B, 0.00%, 9/01/37 (b)

     1,400       530,138  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien:

    

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/40

     2,000       2,266,460  

NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39

     1,700       1,914,115  
    

 

 

 
               13,536,424  
Utah — 0.3%  

City of Salt Lake Corp. Airport Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/47

     665       747,320  
Virginia — 1.8%  

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/42

     625       627,219  

Residential Care Facility, 5.00%, 7/01/47

     970       971,688  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT:

    

5.25%, 1/01/32

     550       593,956  

6.00%, 1/01/37

     1,830       2,054,394  
    

 

 

 
               4,247,257  
Washington — 2.5%  

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/17 (c)

     1,855       1,894,029  

Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     1,555       1,739,252  

Port of Seattle Washington, RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 4/01/40

     540       592,175  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A,
5.75%, 1/01/45

     1,625       1,763,710  
    

 

 

 
               5,989,166  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    39


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Wisconsin — 3.6%  

State of Wisconsin, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 5/01/19 (c)

   $ 4,980     $ 5,468,289  

State of Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/33

     1,710       1,849,245  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., 4.00%, 12/01/46

     1,305       1,316,315  
    

 

 

 
               8,633,849  
Wyoming — 0.1%  

Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Inc., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/19 (c)

     210       223,952  

Total Municipal Bonds — 113.2%

 

    270,114,788  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
              
Alabama — 0.5%  

Auburn University, Refunding RB, Series A,
4.00%, 6/01/41

     1,220       1,259,430  
California — 8.9%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco Bay Area, Series F-1, 5.63%, 4/01/19 (c)

     2,271       2,470,095  

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series B,
5.25%, 10/01/18 (c)(f)

     1,845       1,961,493  

City & County of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission, RB, Water Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/19 (c)

     6,600       7,241,916  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Senior Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     4,121       4,546,890  

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 8/01/17 (c)

     1,620       1,637,723  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding, Consolidated Capital Assessment District No.2, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/47

     2,250       2,552,996  

San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/19 (c)

     748       818,061  
    

 

 

 
               21,229,174  
Colorado — 3.7%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health (AGM) (c):

    

Series C-3, 5.10%, 4/29/18

     2,580       2,688,463  

Series C-7, 5.00%, 5/01/18

     1,650       1,718,095  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A,
5.50%, 7/01/34 (f)

     1,490       1,546,911  

County of Adams Colorado, COP, Refunding, 4.00%, 12/01/45

     2,700       2,749,113  
    

 

 

 
               8,702,582  
Florida — 1.8%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Water & Sewer System, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     3,939       4,358,322  
Georgia — 1.0%  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Refunding RB, Emory University, Series C, 5.00%, 9/01/18 (c)

     2,259       2,382,256  
Massachusetts — 2.1%  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Senior, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     4,502       5,069,121  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Hampshire — 0.6%  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, RB, Dartmouth College, 5.25%, 6/01/19 (c)(f)

   $ 1,410     $ 1,532,775  
New York — 9.1%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     1,110       1,208,912  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (f)

     1,110       1,261,279  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56

     3,240       3,676,397  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     7,440       8,394,889  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (f)

     4,460       5,077,529  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

     1,860       2,127,226  
    

 

 

 
               21,746,232  
North Carolina — 1.4%  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Duke University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/55

     1,830       2,060,013  

Wake Forest University, 5.00%, 1/01/19 (c)

     1,080       1,151,755  
    

 

 

 
               3,211,768  
Ohio — 4.3%  

State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/39

     9,644       10,292,302  
Pennsylvania — 0.8%  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42

     1,695       1,949,741  
Texas — 6.2%  

City of San Antonio Texas Public Service Board, RB, Electric & Gas Systems, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 2/01/43

     1,720       1,923,751  

County of Harris Texas, RB, Toll Road, Senior Lien, Series A (f):

    

5.00%, 8/15/19 (c)

     2,620       2,812,937  

5.00%, 8/15/38

     2,004       2,151,654  

County of Harris Texas Metropolitan Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/41

     2,350       2,628,240  

University of Texas, Refunding RB, Financing System, Series B:

    

5.00%, 8/15/43

     2,041       2,306,620  

Permanent University Fund, 4.00%, 7/01/41

     2,720       2,858,557  
    

 

 

 
               14,681,759  
Utah — 1.1%  

City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

     2,519       2,679,925  
Virginia — 2.6%  

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, GO,
5.00%, 6/01/18 (c)

     3,749       3,916,730  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

     2,095       2,256,771  
    

 

 

 
               6,173,501  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
40    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Wisconsin — 1.8%             

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health, Inc., Obligated Group, Series C, 5.25%, 4/01/19 (c)(f)

   $ 3,959     $ 4,271,585  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 45.9%
             109,540,473  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $352,888,158) — 159.1%
             379,655,261  
Short-Term Securities   

Shares

    Value  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (g)(h)

     575,572     $ 575,687  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $575,630) — 0.2%
             575,687  

Total Investments (Cost — $353,463,788) — 159.3%

 

    380,230,948  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.9%

 

    4,529,380  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (26.1)%

 

    (62,376,365

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (35.1)%

 

    (83,700,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 238,683,963  
    

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments      

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

(d)   Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

(e)   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.

 

(f)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between June 1, 2017 to February 15, 2031, is $11,675,108. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(g)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30,
2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain1
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

    1,575,949        (1,000,377      575,572      $ 575,687      $ 6,468      $ 1,168      $ 57  

1    Includes net capital gain distributions.

     

        

 

(h)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Short
       Issue   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        
  (45      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 5,328,281     $ (23,217  
  (66      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 8,297,438       (63,153  
  (59      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 9,025,156       (114,338  
  (23      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 3,747,563       (37,658        
 

Total

    $ (238,366  
          

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 238,366       $ 238,366          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    41


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 1,059,338       $ 1,059,338          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (365,594     $ (365,594        

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 18,502,110  

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:  

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 379,655,261                 $ 379,655,261  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 575,687                            575,687  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 575,687        $ 379,655,261                 $ 380,230,948  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments2                                         

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (238,366                        $ (238,366

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

2    Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which 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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (62,233,298               $ (62,233,298

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

             (83,700,000                 (83,700,000
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (145,933,298               $ (145,933,298
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
42    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 3.2%  

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Limited Obligation School, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/24

   $ 3,450     $ 3,461,627  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer, Refunding RB, Sub-Lien, Series D, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     1,875       2,144,981  
    

 

 

 
               5,606,608  
Arizona — 1.0%  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB, Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/46 (a)

     890       892,697  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior,
5.00%, 12/01/37

     810       945,391  
    

 

 

 
               1,838,088  
California — 13.8%  

Benicia Unified School District, GO, CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 0.00%, 8/01/20 (b)

     2,000       1,901,240  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

St. Joseph Health System, Series A,
5.75%, 7/01/39

     1,110       1,199,855  

Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42

     1,585       1,801,495  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, St. Joseph Health System, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/33

     445       503,108  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Senior, Caritas Affordable Housing, Inc. Projects, S/F Housing, Series A:

    

5.25%, 8/15/39

     80       87,487  

5.25%, 8/15/49

     195       211,953  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Community Medical Centers, Series A,
5.00%, 2/01/42

     120       132,157  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Poseidon Resources (Channel Side) LP Desalination Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45 (a)

     730       774,749  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Series A:

    

John Muir Health, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,090       1,171,052  

Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/46 (a)

     335       354,755  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39

     400       432,024  

City of Stockton California Public Financing Authority, RB, Delta Water Supply Project, Series A,
6.25%, 10/01/38

     185       223,952  

San Diego Unified School District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2008, Series A, 0.00%, 7/01/29 (b)

     2,525       1,690,084  

San Marino Unified School District, GO, Series A (NPFGC), 0.00%, 7/01/19 (b)

     2,070       2,013,779  

State of California, GO, Various Purposes:

    

6.00%, 3/01/33

     1,265       1,426,541  

6.50%, 4/01/33

     7,325       8,085,628  

State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects:

    

Series I, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     405       454,094  

Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/19 (c)

     600       678,726  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1, 4.75%, 6/01/25

     1,045       1,054,593  
    

 

 

 
               24,197,272  
Colorado — 1.5%  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB, Charter School, Colorado Springs, 5.50%, 7/01/40

     1,055       1,105,207  

Regional Transportation District, COP, Refunding, Series A, 5.38%, 6/01/31

     510       561,587  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)  

University of Colorado, RB, Series A,
5.38%, 6/01/19 (c)

   $ 920     $ 1,000,960  
    

 

 

 
               2,667,754  
Connecticut — 2.7%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, Yale University Issue:

    

Series T-1, 4.70%, 7/01/29

     2,300       2,314,835  

Series X-3, 4.85%, 7/01/37

     2,370       2,385,571  
    

 

 

 
               4,700,406  
Delaware — 1.9%  

County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40

     570       613,132  

Delaware Transportation Authority, RB,
5.00%, 6/01/55

     605       654,271  

State of Delaware EDA, RB, Exempt Facilities, Indian River Power LLC Project, 5.38%, 10/01/45

     2,050       2,128,023  
    

 

 

 
               3,395,426  
District of Columbia — 4.0%  

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, Georgetown University:

    

5.00%, 4/01/35

     230       263,276  

Issue, 5.00%, 4/01/36

     230       262,439  

Issue, 5.00%, 4/01/42

     265       298,790  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Dulles Toll Road:

    

1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     255       273,817  

1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44

     1,000       1,077,780  

CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/34 (b)

     10,170       4,930,518  
    

 

 

 
               7,106,620  
Florida — 3.6%  

City of Clearwater Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/19 (c)

     1,725       1,906,073  

County of Broward Florida Water & Sewer Utility, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/18 (c)

     545       578,207  

County of Collier Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/45

     700       761,558  

Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21 (c)

     1,525       1,897,908  

Village Community Development District No.10, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 5/01/43

     1,160       1,237,674  
    

 

 

 
               6,381,420  
Georgia — 0.9%  

County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.50%, 8/15/54

     270       314,142  

DeKalb Private Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Healthcare, 5.25%, 11/15/39

     420       456,351  

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax, 3rd Indenture, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     740       795,626  
    

 

 

 
               1,566,119  
Hawaii — 0.4%  

State of Hawaii Harbor System, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     680       745,001  
Idaho — 1.4%  

County of Power Idaho Industrial Development Corp., RB, FMC Corp. Project, AMT, 6.45%, 8/01/32

     2,000       2,003,520  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     390       434,101  
    

 

 

 
               2,437,621  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    43


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois — 16.4%  

City of Chicago IL, GO, Refunding, Project, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/32

   $ 2,290     $ 2,259,864  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Project, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     915       877,943  

City of Chicago Illinois, Special Assessment Bonds, Lake Shore East, 6.75%, 12/01/32

     596       596,000  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB, 3rd Lien:

    

Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     2,500       2,817,250  

Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/21 (c)

     2,935       3,485,547  

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/40

     530       565,303  

City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien Project, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     1,845       1,955,977  

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago, 5.50%, 12/01/38

     410       435,785  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Central Dupage Health, Series B,
5.50%, 11/01/39

     800       876,616  

Presence Health Network, Series C,
4.00%, 2/15/41

     745       654,214  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB:

    

Senior, Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/36

     1,355       1,505,148  

Senior, Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/37

     1,450       1,606,527  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     915       1,009,803  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project:

    

CAB, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 6/15/47 (b)

     9,555       2,183,222  

Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/50

     2,230       2,323,571  

Series B-2, 5.00%, 6/15/50

     1,260       1,260,643  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     230       261,335  

6.00%, 6/01/28

     500       568,795  

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.00%, 2/01/39

     810       808,874  

Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/38

     1,920       1,917,446  

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/19 (c)

     315       342,638  

University of Illinois, RB, Auxiliary Facilities System, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/44

     520       561,278  
    

 

 

 
               28,873,779  
Indiana — 4.8%  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT:

    

6.75%, 1/01/34

     415       490,982  

7.00%, 1/01/44

     1,000       1,194,510  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A:

    

CWA Authority Project, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     1,660       1,874,771  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     225       238,898  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/48

     740       785,710  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/51

     210       225,771  

Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, 5.25%, 11/01/39

     420       451,521  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Parkview Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 5/01/31

     1,660       1,787,389  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series B, 6.00%, 1/01/19 (c)

     565       611,601  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/40

     640       712,768  
    

 

 

 
               8,373,921  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Iowa — 1.2%  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project:

    

5.00%, 12/01/19

   $ 240     $ 245,630  

5.25%, 12/01/25

     940       950,697  

5.88%, 12/01/26 (a)

     210       213,713  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Student Loan, Senior Series A-1, AMT,
5.15%, 12/01/22

     650       688,311  
    

 

 

 
               2,098,351  
Kansas — 0.7%  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Adventist Health, Series C, 5.75%, 11/15/38

     1,105       1,209,124  
Kentucky — 0.6%  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/45

     520       552,136  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible CAB, 1st Tier, Series C, 0.00%, 7/01/43 (d)

     635       526,040  
    

 

 

 
               1,078,176  
Louisiana — 3.3%  

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/19 (c)

     420       451,319  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, 6.75%, 11/01/32

     2,500       2,554,800  

New Orleans Aviation Board, RB, Passenger Facility Charge, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/41

     310       330,671  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A:

    

5.50%, 5/15/30

     510       545,460  

5.25%, 5/15/31

     435       467,225  

5.25%, 5/15/32

     555       602,780  

5.25%, 5/15/33

     600       648,762  

5.25%, 5/15/35

     255       277,346  
    

 

 

 
               5,878,363  
Maine — 0.1%  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     150       160,074  
Maryland — 1.2%  

Maryland EDC, RB, Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.75%, 6/01/35

     220       236,214  

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, CNX Marine Terminals, Inc., 5.75%, 9/01/25

     390       390,187  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     220       245,863  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Charlestown Community Project, 6.25%, 1/01/21 (c)

     1,095       1,286,713  
    

 

 

 
               2,158,977  
Massachusetts — 2.7%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series E, 3.00%, 4/01/44

     1,505       1,318,395  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Boston University, Series P, 5.45%, 5/15/59

     845       994,455  

Covanta Energy Project, Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42 (a)

     1,155       1,159,239  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare System, Series J1, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     360       385,056  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
44    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Massachusetts (continued)  

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, Series F, AMT, 5.70%, 6/01/40

   $ 940     $ 964,807  
    

 

 

 
               4,821,952  
Michigan — 3.5%  

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.25%, 7/01/39

     2,235       2,410,872  

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Bronson Methodist Hospital:

    

5.50%, 5/15/20 (c)

     380       427,500  

5.50%, 5/15/36

     310       338,836  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Detroit Water & Sewage Department Project, Senior Lien, Series C-1, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     455       483,265  

Henry Ford Health System, 4.00%, 11/15/46

     750       735,945  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Henry Ford Health System, 5.75%, 11/15/19 (c)

     1,520       1,693,690  
    

 

 

 
               6,090,108  
Minnesota — 1.0%  

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series A, 6.75%, 11/15/18 (c)

     1,540       1,675,351  
Missouri — 0.2%  

Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Refunding RB, Combined Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

     125       137,823  

State of Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Project, 5.50%, 5/01/43

     130       140,683  
    

 

 

 
               278,506  
Nebraska — 1.0%  

County of Sarpy Nebraska Hospital Authority No. 1, Refunding RB, Nebraska Medicine, 4.00%, 5/15/51

     1,835       1,839,110  
New Hampshire — 1.0%  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Dartmouth-Hitchcock,
6.00%, 8/01/38

     1,530       1,681,914  
New Jersey — 5.6%  

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB:

    

5.25%, 11/01/39

     530       534,245  

5.25%, 11/01/44

     790       792,425  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/45 (a)

     560       560,443  

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT:

    

5.13%, 9/15/23

     1,040       1,108,120  

5.25%, 9/15/29

     990       1,071,121  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, 5.75%, 4/01/31

     1,125       1,239,694  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB, Series E, 5.00%, 1/01/45

     1,355       1,497,424  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.00%, 6/15/44

     420       420,193  

Transportation Program, Series AA,
5.00%, 6/15/44

     225       225,119  

Transportation System, Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

     1,025       1,055,012  

Transportation System, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

     1,235       1,263,417  
    

 

 

 
               9,767,213  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York — 7.5%  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 2/01/42

   $ 740     $ 826,706  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A, 6.25%, 6/01/41 (a)

     1,000       1,039,930  

County of Dutchess New York IDA, Refunding RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/46

     1,355       1,123,932  

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

     267       281,524  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/45

     1,020       991,756  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.75%, 4/01/39

     1,050       1,127,543  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38

     1,255       1,441,744  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     1,270       1,386,307  

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

     555       601,592  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     615       668,425  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 (a)

     1,495       1,586,539  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 (a)

     175       188,055  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 (a)

     440       475,200  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8:

    

6.00%, 12/01/36

     650       731,549  

6.00%, 12/01/42

     630       707,351  
    

 

 

 
               13,178,153  
North Carolina — 0.2%  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, 1st Mortgage, Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project, Series A, 7.75%, 3/01/41

     305       334,905  
Ohio — 0.6%  

County of Franklin Ohio, RB:

    

Health Care Facilities Improvement, OPRS Communities Obligation Group, Series A, 6.13%, 7/01/40

     350       384,261  

Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     210       233,934  

State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 6/30/53

     420       443,016  
    

 

 

 
               1,061,211  
Pennsylvania — 2.5%  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Temple University Health System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/42

     335       358,035  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB:

    

American Water Co. Project, 6.20%, 4/01/39

     1,830       1,985,751  

Pennsylvania Bridge Finco LP, 5.00%, 6/30/42

     440       476,291  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypsum Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

     800       850,232  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

     585       637,340  
    

 

 

 
               4,307,649  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Puerto Rico — 1.1%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed Bonds:

    

5.50%, 5/15/39

   $ 975     $ 976,463  

5.63%, 5/15/43

     925       925,527  
    

 

 

 
               1,901,990  
Rhode Island — 2.1%  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     420       448,178  

Series B, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     1,375       1,342,784  

Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series B, 5.00%, 6/01/50

     1,895       1,936,652  
    

 

 

 
               3,727,614  
South Carolina — 3.7%  

State of South Carolina Ports Authority, RB:

    

5.25%, 7/01/40

     1,650       1,799,754  

AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/55

     670       730,059  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Santee Cooper, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

     2,040       2,221,519  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55

     1,635       1,766,928  
    

 

 

 
               6,518,260  
Tennessee — 0.9%  

City of Chattanooga Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/45

     720       754,077  

County of Hardeman Tennessee Correctional Facilities Corp., RB, Series B, 7.38%, 8/01/17

     435       435,470  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Health & Educational Facilities Board, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     360       400,554  
    

 

 

 
               1,590,101  
Texas — 5.3%  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Senior Lien, 6.25%, 1/01/21 (c)

     1,070       1,256,073  

Sub-Lien, 5.00%, 1/01/33

     180       193,586  

City of Austin Texas Airport System, ARB, Revenue, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/39

     320       350,701  

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/39

     535       561,268  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 7.00%, 1/01/23 (c)

     240       306,437  

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B, 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)

     1,380       1,516,565  

County of Midland Texas Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, RB, CAB, City of Midland Project, Series A (b):

    

0.00%, 9/15/40

     2,525       900,794  

0.00%, 9/15/41

     1,395       472,375  

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Kipp, Inc., Series A, 6.38%, 8/15/19 (c)

     320       357,347  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Project, 5.00%, 4/01/35

     145       153,448  

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, CAB, Special Project System, Series B, 0.00%, 9/01/37 (b)

     1,015       384,350  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien:

    

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/40

     1,165       1,320,213  

NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39

     1,300       1,463,735  
    

 

 

 
               9,236,892  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Utah — 0.3%  

City of Salt Lake Corp. Airport Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/47

   $ 485     $ 545,038  
Virginia — 1.1%  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT:

    

5.25%, 1/01/32

     400       431,968  

6.00%, 1/01/37

     1,345       1,509,924  
    

 

 

 
               1,941,892  
Washington — 2.5%  

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/17 (c)

     1,355       1,383,509  

Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     1,125       1,258,301  

Port of Seattle Washington, RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 4/01/40

     390       427,682  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/45

     1,195       1,297,005  
    

 

 

 
               4,366,497  
Wisconsin — 3.6%  

State of Wisconsin, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 5/01/19 (c)

     3,620       3,974,941  

State of Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/33

     1,235       1,335,566  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., 4.00%, 12/01/46

     945       953,194  
    

 

 

 
               6,263,701  
Total Municipal Bonds— 109.1%       191,601,157  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
              
Alabama — 0.5%  

Auburn University, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 6/01/41

     880       908,442  
California — 8.7%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco Bay Area, Series F-1, 5.63%, 4/01/19 (c)

     1,640       1,784,562  

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/18 (c)(f)

     1,335       1,419,292  

City & County of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission, RB, Water Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/19 (c)

     4,770       5,233,930  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Senior Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     2,967       3,273,761  

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/17 (c)

     1,170       1,182,800  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding, Consolidated Capital Assessment District No.2, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/47

     1,635       1,855,177  

San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/19 (c)

     553       605,365  
    

 

 

 
               15,354,887  
Colorado — 3.6%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health (AGM) (c):

    

Series C-3, 5.10%, 4/29/18

     1,870       1,948,615  

Series C-7, 5.00%, 5/01/18

     1,200       1,249,524  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A,
5.50%, 7/01/34 (f)

   $ 1,080     $ 1,121,251  

County of Adams Colorado, COP, Refunding, 4.00%, 12/01/45

     1,950       1,985,470  
    

 

 

 
               6,304,860  
Florida — 1.8%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Water & Sewer System, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     2,840       3,141,531  
Georgia — 1.0%  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Refunding RB, Emory University, Series C,
5.00%, 9/01/18 (c)

     1,649       1,739,257  
Massachusetts — 2.1%  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Senior, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     3,211       3,615,973  
New Hampshire — 0.6%  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, RB, Dartmouth College, 5.25%, 6/01/19 (c)(f)

     1,020       1,108,816  
New York — 11.0%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     810       882,179  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

     3,299       3,512,115  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (f)

     810       920,392  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56

     2,340       2,655,175  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     5,400       6,093,065  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (f)

     3,250       3,699,993  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

     1,350       1,543,955  
    

 

 

 
               19,306,874  
North Carolina — 1.3%  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Duke University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/55

     1,320       1,485,911  

Wake Forest University, 5.00%, 1/01/19 (c)

     800       853,152  
    

 

 

 
               2,339,063  
Ohio — 4.2%  

State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/39

     6,974       7,443,111  
Pennsylvania — 0.8%  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42

     1,229       1,414,014  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas — 6.3%  

City of San Antonio Texas Public Service Board, RB, Electric & Gas Systems, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 2/01/43

   $ 1,260     $ 1,409,260  

County of Harris Texas, RB, Toll Road, Senior Lien, Series A (f):

    

5.00%, 8/15/19 (c)

     1,905       2,045,773  

5.00%, 8/15/38

     1,457       1,564,839  

County of Harris Texas Metropolitan Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/41

     1,710       1,912,464  

University of Texas, Refunding RB, Financing System, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/43

     1,801       2,035,253  

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 7/01/41

     1,980       2,080,861  
    

 

 

 
               11,048,450  
Utah — 0.8%  

City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

     1,395       1,483,530  
Virginia — 2.6%  

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, GO, 5.00%, 6/01/18 (c)

     2,729       2,851,379  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

     1,553       1,672,930  
    

 

 

 
               4,524,309  
Wisconsin — 1.8%  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health, Inc., Obligated Group, Series C, 5.25%, 4/01/19 (c)(f)

     2,859       3,085,033  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts – 47.1%
      82,818,150  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $255,432,256) — 156.2%
      274,419,307  
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (g)(h)

     712,360       712,503  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $712,432) — 0.4%
      712,503  

Total Investments (Cost — $256,144,688) — 156.6%

 

    275,131,810  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%

       3,121,475  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (27.1)%

 

    (47,616,240

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (31.3)%

 

    (55,000,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 175,637,045  
    

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

(d)   Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

(e)   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.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

 

(f)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements which expire between June 1, 2017 to February 15, 2031, is $8,452,555. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(g)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30,
2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain1
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     866,768        (154,408      712,360      $ 712,503      $ 5,741      $ 1,706      $ 71  

 

1   

Includes net capital gain distributions.

 

(h)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Short
       Issue   Expiration     Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        
  (26      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note     June 2017     $ 3,078,563     $ (12,370  
  (37      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note     June 2017     $ 4,651,594       (33,197  
  (32      Long U.S. Treasury Bond     June 2017     $ 4,895,000       (58,855  
  (13      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond     June 2017     $ 2,118,187       (22,393        
  Total              $ (126,815  
          

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 126,815       $ 126,815          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 
                  
For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 805,046       $ 805,046          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (185,103     $ (185,103        

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 11,150,551  

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:  

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 274,419,307                 $ 274,419,307  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 712,503                            712,503  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 712,503        $ 274,419,307                 $ 275,131,810  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments2                                         

Liabilities:

 

Interest rate contracts

  $ (126,815                        $ (126,815

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

2    Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which 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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (47,506,965               $ (47,506,965

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

             (55,000,000                 (55,000,000
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (102,506,965               $ (102,506,965
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    49


Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 1.8%  

City of Birmingham Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC), 6.00%, 6/01/19 (a)

   $ 2,330     $ 2,565,074  

City of Selma Alabama IDB, RB, Gulf Opportunity Zone, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

     565       627,986  
    

 

 

 
               3,193,060  
California — 23.5%  

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A,
5.25%, 10/01/18 (a)

     2,895       3,077,790  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42

     1,730       1,966,301  

Central Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 8/01/19 (a)

     1,325       1,461,157  

City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, AMT, Series A:

    

5.00%, 5/01/44

     1,090       1,190,127  

2nd, 5.50%, 5/01/28

     1,085       1,260,737  

2nd, 5.25%, 5/01/33

     850       948,490  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38

     1,575       1,654,223  

City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT:

    

5.50%, 3/01/30

     2,400       2,690,664  

5.75%, 3/01/34

     2,180       2,470,877  

City of Sunnyvale California, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 4/01/40

     1,605       1,765,211  

County of Sacramento California, ARB, Senior Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/18 (a)

     2,100       2,214,912  

County of Ventura California Community College District, GO, Election of 2002, Series C, 5.50%, 8/01/18 (a)

     1,850       1,959,057  

Kern Community College District, GO, Safety, Repair & Improvement, Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/33

     1,420       1,681,905  

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/20 (a)

     1,000       1,130,840  

Oceanside Unified School District, GO, Series A (AGC), 5.25%, 8/01/33

     1,825       1,911,998  

Redondo Beach Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/21 (a)

     1,335       1,565,087  

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, RB, Capital Facilities Project, 5.25%, 11/01/40

     2,500       2,883,125  

State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects, Series I:

    

5.50%, 11/01/30

     1,500       1,801,650  

5.50%, 11/01/31

     2,465       2,952,454  

State of California Public Works Board, RB, Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Series F, 5.25%, 9/01/33

     725       850,512  

Township of Washington California Health Care District, GO, Election of 2004, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/40

     540       633,976  

University of California, Refunding RB, The Regents of Medical Center, Series J, 5.25%, 5/15/38

     4,070       4,696,943  
    

 

 

 
               42,768,036  
Colorado — 2.2%  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System, ARB, Series A, AMT:

    

5.50%, 11/15/28

     1,000       1,147,440  

5.50%, 11/15/30

     340       386,771  

5.50%, 11/15/31

     405       459,367  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Hospital, NCMC, Inc. Project, Series B (AGM), 6.00%, 5/15/19 (a)

     1,900       2,088,784  
    

 

 

 
               4,082,362  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
District of Columbia — 1.2%  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/18 (a)

   $ 2,000     $ 2,128,920  
Florida — 15.9%  

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/33

     400       461,060  

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/45

     2,845       3,114,848  

County of Hillsborough Florida Aviation Authority, Refunding ARB, Tampa International Airport, Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 10/01/29

     1,735       1,976,668  

County of Lee Florida, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.38%, 10/01/32

     1,500       1,668,420  

County of Lee Florida HFA, RB, S/F Housing, Multi-County Program, Series A-2, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 6.00%, 9/01/40

     160       160,898  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport Department:

    

Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/33

     1,015       1,150,452  

Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/38

     1,000       1,192,780  

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38

     460       545,873  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     615       711,567  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/31

     2,900       3,191,363  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University Miami, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/40

     3,465       3,781,805  

County of Orange Florida School Board, COP, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 8/01/19 (a)

     4,645       5,101,557  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/32

     1,040       1,207,024  

Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/21 (a)

     3,995       4,646,105  
    

 

 

 
               28,910,420  
Hawaii — 1.9%  

State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, COP, AMT:

    

5.25%, 8/01/25

     425       482,333  

5.25%, 8/01/26

     460       517,730  

State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/45

     2,310       2,537,165  
    

 

 

 
               3,537,228  
Illinois — 14.7%  

City of Chicago Illinois Midway International Airport, Refunding GARB, 2nd Lien, Series A,
5.00%, 1/01/41

     1,000       1,079,290  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB, 3rd Lien:

    

Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     1,145       1,290,301  

Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/21 (a)

     5,225       6,205,105  

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB:

    

Federal Transit Administration, Section 5309, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 12/01/18 (a)

     2,000       2,157,880  

Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     1,000       1,070,540  

Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/40

     1,790       1,909,232  

City of Chicago Illinois Wastewater Transmission, RB, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     2,050       2,156,149  

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago:

    

5.50%, 12/01/38

     1,250       1,328,613  

5.25%, 12/01/43

     1,505       1,570,452  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Presence Health Network, Series C:

    

4.00%, 2/15/41

     665       583,963  

5.00%, 2/15/41

     555       581,684  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

   $ 1,405     $ 1,596,417  

6.00%, 6/01/28

     400       455,036  

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.25%, 2/01/31

     875       897,934  

5.25%, 2/01/32

     1,355       1,385,027  

5.50%, 7/01/33

     2,000       2,081,500  

5.50%, 7/01/38

     425       440,474  
    

 

 

 
               26,789,597  
Indiana — 3.8%  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     565       599,900  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series F, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     3,055       3,388,331  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A (AGC):

    

5.50%, 1/01/19 (a)

     545       585,723  

5.50%, 1/01/38

     2,235       2,378,062  
    

 

 

 
               6,952,016  
Louisiana — 1.7%  

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, RB, Series B, AMT (AGM), 5.50%, 1/01/29

     1,500       1,734,090  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.50%, 5/15/29

     1,215       1,280,306  
    

 

 

 
               3,014,396  
Maryland — 0.9%  

County of Howard Maryland Housing Commission, RB, M/F Housing, Woodfield Oxford Square Apartments, 5.00%, 12/01/42

     1,430       1,587,658  
Massachusetts — 1.2%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Emerson College Issue, Series A:

    

5.00%, 1/01/47

     245       264,483  

5.25%, 1/01/42

     545       607,980  

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.35%, 12/01/42

     1,160       1,233,486  
    

 

 

 
               2,105,949  
Michigan — 1.2%  

Royal Oak Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, Series V, 8.25%, 9/01/18 (a)

     1,910       2,094,124  
Minnesota — 0.8%  

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series B (AGC):

    

6.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     205       222,267  

6.50%, 11/15/38

     1,120       1,202,119  
    

 

 

 
               1,424,386  
Mississippi — 2.5%  

Mississippi Development Bank, RB, Jackson Water & Sewer System Project (AGM), 6.88%, 12/01/40

     2,595       3,311,583  

Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, Mississippi State University Improvement Project, 5.25%, 8/01/38

     1,000       1,147,750  
    

 

 

 
               4,459,333  
Nevada — 3.8%  

County of Clark Nevada, ARB, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series A (AGM),
5.25%, 7/01/39

     1,410       1,526,057  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Nevada (continued)  

County of Clark Nevada, GO, Limited Tax,
5.00%, 6/01/18 (a)

   $ 3,500     $ 3,655,330  

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/19 (a)

     1,500       1,634,415  
    

 

 

 
               6,815,802  
New Jersey — 7.1%  

New Jersey EDA, RB, Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, Private Activity Bond:

    

5.38%, 1/01/43

     3,000       3,326,640  

(AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/31

     790       861,187  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Virtua Health, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/38

     2,100       2,261,196  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

    

Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 12/15/28

     3,170       3,400,332  

Series AA, 5.50%, 6/15/39

     1,890       1,976,789  

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

     1,000       1,023,010  
    

 

 

 
               12,849,154  
New York — 6.6%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series EE:

    

Fiscal 2009, 5.25%, 6/15/40

     3,410       3,696,747  

Water & Sewer System, 5.38%, 6/15/43

     1,305       1,470,565  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47

     2,510       2,852,339  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/50

     1,100       1,192,026  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 166th Series, 5.25%, 7/15/36

     2,000       2,235,780  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/41

     535       579,785  
    

 

 

 
               12,027,242  
Ohio — 1.3%  

State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, Junior Lien, Infrastructure Projects, Series A-1, 5.25%, 2/15/31

     2,000       2,293,860  
Oklahoma — 0.6%  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB, Provident Oklahoma Education Resources, Inc., Cross Village Student Housing Project, Series A, 5.25%, 8/01/57

     955       1,030,703  
Pennsylvania — 0.6%  

Township of Bristol Pennsylvania School District, GO, 5.25%, 6/01/37

     1,000       1,107,370  
South Carolina — 5.8%  

County of Charleston South Carolina, RB, Special Source, 5.25%, 12/01/38

     2,180       2,517,834  

County of Charleston South Carolina Airport District, ARB, Series A, AMT:

    

5.50%, 7/01/38

     1,000       1,113,090  

6.00%, 7/01/38

     1,695       1,937,504  

5.50%, 7/01/41

     1,000       1,112,500  

South Carolina Ports Authority, RB, AMT,
5.25%, 7/01/50

     1,095       1,193,561  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55

     2,500       2,701,725  
    

 

 

 
               10,576,214  
Tennessee — 1.5%  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     2,500       2,740,275  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas — 22.5%  

Austin Community College District Public Facility Corp., RB, Educational Facilities Project, Round Rock Campus, 5.25%, 8/01/18 (a)

   $ 2,500     $ 2,635,675  

City of Beaumont Texas, GO, Certificates of Obligation, 5.25%, 3/01/37

     1,360       1,549,366  

City of Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, Combined 1st Lien, Series A (AGC):

    

6.00%, 5/15/19 (a)

     3,790       4,168,204  

6.00%, 11/15/35

     210       230,750  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Refunding RB, Senior Lien (a):

    

5.25%, 12/01/18

     1,490       1,590,262  

5.25%, 12/01/18

     1,110       1,184,692  

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Joint Improvement, AMT:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     2,965       3,157,014  

Series H, 5.00%, 11/01/37

     2,200       2,366,936  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 5/15/33

     1,240       1,443,025  

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

     3,150       3,623,193  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 1st Tier System:

    

(NPFGC), 5.75%, 1/01/18 (a)

     1,835       1,894,729  

(NPFGC), 5.75%, 1/01/40

     590       606,644  

Series A, 5.63%, 1/01/18 (a)

     2,940       3,033,227  

Series A, 5.63%, 1/01/33

     3,645       3,744,764  

Series S, 5.75%, 1/01/18 (a)

     5,360       5,534,468  

Series S, 5.75%, 1/01/18 (a)

     2,460       2,540,073  

Series SE, 5.75%, 1/01/40

     915       941,755  

Red River Education Financing Corp., RB, Texas Christian University Project, 5.25%, 3/15/38

     620       699,664  
    

 

 

 
               40,944,441  
Utah — 2.4%  

City of Salt Lake Corp. Airport Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/47

     3,865       4,343,448  
Virginia — 1.1%  

City of Lexington Virginia IDA, RB, Washington & Lee University, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     570       631,691  

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, Fluvanna County School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/18 (a)

     1,300       1,413,789  
    

 

 

 
               2,045,480  
Washington — 1.5%  

City of Seattle Washington Municipal Light & Power, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     1,375       1,536,095  

State of Washington, GO, Various Purposes, Series B, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     1,075       1,208,429  
    

 

 

 
               2,744,524  
Wyoming — 0.2%  

Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A (BAM), 5.00%, 1/01/42

     330       368,590  
Total Municipal Bonds — 128.3%       232,934,588  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (b)
        
California — 2.8%  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding, Consolidated Capital Assessment District No.2,
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/47

     4,500       5,105,992  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (b)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado — 3.2%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health, Series C-3 (AGM), 5.10%, 4/29/18 (a)

   $ 5,610     $ 5,845,844  
Connecticut — 1.1%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/45

     1,771       1,974,534  
District of Columbia — 0.6%  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/18 (a)(c)

     1,039       1,113,511  
Florida — 4.4%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Building Better Communities Program, Series B-1,
6.00%, 7/01/18 (a)

     7,500       7,944,150  
Illinois — 1.4%  

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Waterworks, 2nd Lien (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

     2,508       2,606,868  
Maryland — 0.9%  

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB, Wastewater Project, Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/46

     1,499       1,696,879  
Michigan — 1.8%  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/45

     3,020       3,333,023  
Nevada — 5.2%  

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO (a):

    

Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/18

     5,000       5,297,900  

Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/19

     3,749       4,104,841  
    

 

 

 
               9,402,741  
New Jersey — 1.3%  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.25%, 10/01/29

     2,211       2,290,170  
New York — 5.3%  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

     1,400       1,489,988  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     4,530       5,111,405  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (c)

     2,660       3,028,302  
    

 

 

 
               9,629,695  
Pennsylvania — 0.7%  

County of Westmoreland Pennsylvania Municipal Authority, Refunding RB (BAM), 5.00%, 8/15/38

     1,184       1,324,352  
Utah — 0.6%  

City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

     1,005       1,068,780  
Virginia — 1.5%  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Metrorail Parking System, 5.00%, 4/01/47 (c)

     2,320       2,659,370  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 30.8%
      55,995,909  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $269,488,946) — 159.1%
      288,930,497  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
52    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

 

Short-Term Securities   

Shares

    Value  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (d)(e)

     5,580,695     $ 5,581,811  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $5,581,811) — 3.1%
      5,581,811  

Total Investments (Cost — $275,070,757) — 162.2%

 

    294,512,308  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%

 

    3,309,535  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (16.1)%

 

    (29,208,112

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (47.9)%

 

    (87,000,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 181,613,731  
    

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(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)   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.

 

(c)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between May 7, 2018 to October 1, 2024, is $3,450,256. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(d)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30,
2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

    1,352,893        4,227,802        5,580,695      $ 5,581,811      $ 7,478      $ 702         

 

(e)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Short
       Issue   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        
  (29      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 3,433,781     $ (14,889  
  (56      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 7,040,250       (50,656  
  (29      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 4,436,094       (52,274  
  (7      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 1,140,563       (14,282        
 

Total

    $ (132,101  
          

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 132,101       $ 132,101          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

 

For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 507,087       $ 507,087          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (181,638     $ (181,638        

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 12,430,914  

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:  

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 288,930,497                 $ 288,930,497  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 5,581,811                            5,581,811  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5,581,811        $ 288,930,497                 $ 294,512,308  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments2                                         

Liabilities:

                

Credit contracts

  $ (132,101                        $ (132,101

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

2    Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which 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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (29,149,593               $ (29,149,593

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

             (87,000,000                 (87,000,000
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (116,149,593               $ (116,149,593
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 2.9%  

City of Birmingham Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC), 6.00%, 6/01/19 (a)

   $ 4,615     $ 5,080,607  

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Limited Obligation School, Series A:

    

5.50%, 1/01/21

     5,500       5,518,535  

5.25%, 1/01/23

     6,500       6,521,905  
    

 

 

 
               17,121,047  
Arizona — 3.6%  

Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona, RB, 5.00%, 8/01/28

     2,000       2,243,240  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 2/01/30

     2,685       2,911,211  

Arizona State University, RB, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,350       1,560,290  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB, Facility, Legacy Traditional Schools Project, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/24 (b)

     750       828,653  

City of Tucson Arizona, COP, Refunding (AGC), 4.00%, 7/01/20

     2,325       2,510,535  

County of Pinal Arizona Electric District No. 3, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/21 (a)

     1,600       1,836,976  

Glendale Union School District No. 205, GO, Series C:

    

5.00%, 7/01/24

     1,945       2,270,651  

5.00%, 7/01/27

     500       570,180  

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, RB, Mesa Project, AMT:

    

5.00%, 7/01/27

     700       776,006  

5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,925       2,093,745  

Scottsdale IDA, Refunding RB, Scottsdale Healthcare, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/35

     2,050       2,200,306  

State of Arizona, COP, Department of Administration, Series A (AGM), 4.25%, 10/01/23

     1,000       1,053,540  
    

 

 

 
               20,855,333  
Arkansas — 0.9%  

City of Benton Arkansas, RB, 5.00%, 6/01/29

     1,055       1,210,697  

University of Arkansas, Refunding RB:

    

5.00%, 3/01/31

     2,315       2,676,556  

5.00%, 3/01/34

     1,270       1,447,216  
    

 

 

 
               5,334,469  
California — 5.2%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/22

     2,135       2,391,264  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/29

     1,930       2,266,592  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/01/31

     1,335       1,420,707  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Mandatory Put Bonds, Republic Services, Inc. Project, Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/23 (c)

     605       616,822  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Pacific Gas, Series C, AMT (NPFGC), 4.75%, 12/01/23

     5,000       5,015,600  

City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT, 5.00%, 3/01/25

     2,000       2,208,820  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 6/01/26

     5,000       5,889,200  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB, AMT, Series A:

    

5.00%, 3/01/29

     1,250       1,464,963  

5.00%, 3/01/30

     500       580,800  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
California (continued)  

State of California, GO:

    

5.50%, 4/01/28

   $ 15     $ 15,056  

Various Purposes, 5.00%, 11/01/17 (a)

     105       107,224  

Various Purposes, 5.75%, 4/01/31

     7,000       7,627,410  

Various Purposes, 5.00%, 11/01/32

     660       672,441  
    

 

 

 
               30,276,899  
Colorado — 1.0%  

Denver Urban Renewal Authority, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bond, Stapleton, Senior-Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/23

     2,500       2,880,675  

Park Creek Metropolitan District, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/01/34

     500       543,615  

University of Northern Colorado, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/31

     2,000       2,281,180  
    

 

 

 
               5,705,470  
Connecticut — 2.6%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Series F, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     4,530       4,882,842  

University of Connecticut, RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 3/15/28

     5,000       5,827,700  

5.00%, 3/15/32

     4,000       4,539,400  
    

 

 

 
               15,249,942  
Florida — 7.3%  

County of Broward Florida School Board, COP, Refunding, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/24

     10,000       11,298,400  

County of Lee Florida, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT:

    

5.50%, 10/01/23

     1,000       1,142,860  

(AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/27

     1,635       1,821,537  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, AMT, Series B:

    

6.00%, 10/01/28

     3,470       4,119,827  

6.00%, 10/01/29

     3,480       4,112,072  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     5,020       5,592,230  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Transit System Sales Surtax Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,500       1,680,945  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C (BHAC), 5.00%, 10/01/18 (a)

     8,000       8,455,040  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Special Assessment Bonds:

    

Del Webb Project, 3.65%, 5/01/22 (b)(d)

     640       639,994  

Del Webb Project, 4.30%, 5/01/27 (b)(d)

     520       518,326  

Lakewood National and Polo Run Projects, 4.00%, 5/01/22

     1,500       1,510,155  

Midtown Miami Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A, 4.25%, 5/01/24

     1,485       1,568,694  

Sterling Hill Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/10 (e)(f)

     150       104,976  
    

 

 

 
               42,565,056  
Georgia — 2.1%  

City of Atlanta Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/32

     10,315       12,037,502  
Hawaii — 1.0%  

State of Hawaii Airports System, Refunding ARB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/29

     5,000       5,575,850  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Idaho — 0.5%  

Boise State University, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 4/01/32

   $ 1,300     $ 1,511,068  

5.00%, 4/01/33

     1,000       1,156,410  
    

 

 

 
               2,667,478  
Illinois — 16.0%  

City of Chicago Illinois Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB, 2nd Lien, Series A:

    

5.00%, 1/01/32

     5,000       5,499,000  

AMT, 5.50%, 1/01/32

     1,500       1,685,955  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding GARB:

    

Senior Lien, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/23

     13,000       14,894,230  

Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     3,745       4,233,011  

Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/28

     1,350       1,527,674  

Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/29

     3,020       3,402,241  

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/31

     3,700       4,004,954  

Du Page & Will Counties Community School District No. 204, GO, School Building, Series A, 5.25%, 6/30/17 (a)

     8,650       8,716,345  

Madison-Macoupin Etc. Counties Community College District No. 536, GO, Refunding, Lewis & Clark Community College:

    

5.00%, 5/01/30

     475       516,700  

5.00%, 5/01/31

     500       543,895  

5.00%, 5/01/32

     500       542,365  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     3,500       3,976,840  

6.25%, 6/01/24

     11,750       11,793,005  

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.25%, 2/01/30

     5,000       5,156,800  

5.00%, 5/01/30

     10,000       10,173,400  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     9,140       10,142,384  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/31

     5,220       5,994,805  
    

 

 

 
               92,803,604  
Indiana — 5.2%  

City of Whiting Indiana, RB, BP Products North America, Inc. Project, 5.25%, 1/01/21

     4,800       5,360,784  

County of Jasper Indiana, Refunding RB, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Series C (NPFGC), 5.85%, 4/01/19

     2,000       2,148,100  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Wastewater, 1st Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/31

     10,000       11,425,500  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, US Steel Corp. Project, 6.00%, 12/01/19

     5,000       5,268,350  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/33

     5,000       5,744,750  
    

 

 

 
               29,947,484  
Iowa — 1.2%  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, RB, Private College Facility:

    

5.25%, 4/01/23

     695       789,284  

5.25%, 4/01/24

     730       827,250  

5.25%, 4/01/25

     520       588,427  

5.25%, 4/01/26

     360       406,642  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Drake University Project, 4.00%, 4/01/27

     620       678,776  

Private College Facility, 5.00%, 9/01/20 (a)

     2,315       2,597,661  

Private College Facility, Upper Iowa University Project, 5.00%, 9/01/20 (g)

     1,000       1,096,630  
    

 

 

 
               6,984,670  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Kansas — 1.4%  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/23

   $ 1,500     $ 1,630,965  

Seward County Unified School District No 480 Liberal, GO, Refunding:

    

5.00%, 9/01/33

     1,005       1,159,941  

5.00%, 9/01/33

     4,995       5,549,595  
    

 

 

 
               8,340,501  
Louisiana — 3.6%  

City of Bossier City Louisiana Utilities, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/32

     2,000       2,287,320  

City of New Orleans Louisiana Aviation Board, Refunding GARB, Restructuring, Series A-2 (AGC), 6.00%, 1/01/23

     850       913,605  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Refunding RB, BRCC Facilities Corp. Project:

    

5.00%, 12/01/27

     3,445       3,853,577  

5.00%, 12/01/28

     3,715       4,155,599  

New Orleans Aviation Board, RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,000       1,117,980  

5.00%, 1/01/33

     1,000       1,113,670  

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 5/01/34

     3,000       3,157,080  

Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District, RB, Sales Tax, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     3,660       4,058,794  
    

 

 

 
               20,657,625  
Maine — 0.3%  

Portland Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Living, Retirement Facilities, Series A, 6.00%, 2/01/34

     1,965       1,967,437  
Maryland — 0.8%  

Maryland EDC, RB, Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.13%, 6/01/20

     1,615       1,707,976  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Johns Hopkins Health System, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,140       1,259,426  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,500       1,663,695  
    

 

 

 
               4,631,097  
Massachusetts — 1.7%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Emerson College, 5.00%, 1/01/31

     1,730       1,909,384  

Suffolk University, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     2,700       3,081,348  

Suffolk University, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     3,125       3,543,281  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Winchester Hospital, 5.00%, 7/01/25

     1,060       1,152,559  
    

 

 

 
               9,686,572  
Michigan — 3.1%  

Manistee Area Public Schools, GO, Refunding (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 5/01/25

     1,000       1,113,520  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Detroit Water and Sewer, Series C-3 (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/31

     4,000       4,526,600  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series II-A, 5.00%, 10/15/24

     2,500       2,817,350  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Henry Ford Health System, 5.25%, 11/15/19 (a)

     4,900       5,398,624  

State of Michigan, Refunding RB, Grant Anticipation, 5.00%, 3/15/25

     3,750       4,469,888  
    

 

 

 
               18,325,982  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
56    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Minnesota — 1.1%  

City of Minneapolis, RB, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Project:

    

4.00%, 6/01/30

   $ 150     $ 157,674  

4.00%, 6/01/31

     50       52,169  

University of Minnesota, RB, Biomedical Science Research Facilities Funding Program:

    

Series B, 5.00%, 8/01/36

     1,000       1,116,970  

Series C, 5.00%, 8/01/27

     1,390       1,623,729  

Series C, 5.00%, 8/01/28

     740       861,397  

Series C, 5.00%, 8/01/29

     1,555       1,802,214  

Series C, 5.00%, 8/01/30

     835       963,573  
    

 

 

 
               6,577,726  
Montana — 0.1%  

County of Yellowstone Montana School District No. 2 Billings, GO, 5.00%, 6/15/30

     500       575,870  
Nebraska — 1.1%  

County of Douglas Nebraska Hospital Authority No. 3, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     800       910,560  

County of Lancaster Nebraska Hospital Authority No. 1, Refunding RB, Immanuel Obligation Group, 5.50%, 1/01/30

     1,000       1,087,420  

Nebraska Public Power District, Refunding RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/30

     1,000       1,134,190  

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     2,000       2,258,820  

Series A-1, 3.00%, 1/01/33

     900       850,833  
    

 

 

 
               6,241,823  
Nevada — 1.7%  

County of Clark Nevada Department of Aviation, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     5,000       5,620,400  

County of Humboldt Nevada, Refunding RB, Idaho Power Co. Project, 5.15%, 12/01/24

     3,800       4,086,482  
    

 

 

 
               9,706,882  
New Jersey — 23.3%  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, LRB, Newark Project, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/20

     2,000       2,165,280  

New Jersey EDA, RB, AMT:

    

Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, 5.13%, 9/15/23

     6,040       6,435,620  

Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Private Activity Bond, 5.50%, 1/01/26

     1,500       1,696,665  

Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, Private Activity Bond, 5.50%, 1/01/27

     1,000       1,129,830  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

New Jersey American Water Co., Series E, AMT, 4.70%, 12/01/25

     3,000       3,205,950  

School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 4.25%, 12/15/24

     3,850       3,869,019  

School Facilities Construction, Series EE, 5.00%, 9/01/23

     3,465       3,610,045  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Higher Education Facilities Trust Fund, 5.00%, 6/15/28

     10,000       10,302,100  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     5,000       5,658,050  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series 1, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/26

     1,195       1,304,223  

Student Loan, Series 1A, 4.75%, 12/01/21

     1,470       1,559,861  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB, Series E, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     12,000       13,581,240  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/29

     10,000       11,326,000  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/30

   $ 2,000     $ 2,112,580  

Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A-2, 5.00%, 6/15/30

     10,000       10,220,300  

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/26

     3,500       3,692,150  

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 6/15/31

     12,000       12,509,520  

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 6/15/32

     2,250       2,343,488  

Transportation System, Series A, 5.25%, 6/15/24

     3,185       3,383,648  

Transportation System, Series B, 5.50%, 6/15/31

     13,970       14,646,008  

Transportation System, Series C, 5.25%, 6/15/32

     10,000       10,433,400  

Newark Housing Authority, RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 12/01/23

     1,230       1,415,767  

5.00%, 12/01/25

     1,345       1,526,992  

South Jersey Port Corp., RB, Marine Terminal, Series O-1 (AGC), 4.63%, 1/01/19 (a)

     1,375       1,458,999  

State of New Jersey, GO, Various Purposes, 5.00%, 6/01/28

     5,000       5,610,150  
    

 

 

 
               135,196,885  
New Mexico — 1.2%  

Albuquerque Municipal School District No. 12, GO, Series 2017, 5.00%, 8/01/30

     1,250       1,485,200  

County of Albuquerque Bernalillo New Mexico Water Utility Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 7/01/33

     2,510       2,658,918  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     2,500       2,859,300  
    

 

 

 
               7,003,418  
New York — 19.4%  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     3,085       3,377,736  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/29

     6,125       7,235,524  

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Sub-Series B-1, 5.25%, 9/01/22

     4,250       4,500,240  

Sub-Series I-1, 5.50%, 4/01/21

     5,000       5,435,400  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.13%, 12/01/17 (a)

     10       10,253  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.13%, 12/01/26

     1,875       1,921,275  

City of New York New York Municipal Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.75%, 6/15/30

     6,495       6,526,046  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.75%, 6/15/17 (a)

     1,505       1,512,691  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.00%, 1/15/23

     3,560       3,794,782  

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     5,695       6,616,280  

County of Nassau New York, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/33

     3,110       3,543,627  

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Remarketing, Series A:

    

5.00%, 11/01/24

     5,470       6,116,773  

5.00%, 11/01/30

     655       710,282  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.50%, 4/01/19 (a)

     1,000       1,085,180  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/24

     2,300       2,644,103  

Sub-Series B-4, 5.00%, 11/15/24

     1,500       1,724,415  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    57


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Carnegie Hall, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/29

   $ 2,750     $ 2,993,842  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/19 (a)

     1,495       1,627,502  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

4.25%, 9/01/19 (a)

     480       514,080  

5.00%, 7/01/30

     1,555       1,818,230  

Orange Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/27 (b)

     900       1,020,942  

Orange Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/28 (b)

     1,800       2,027,016  

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/33

     4,500       5,149,485  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, 5.00%, 12/01/20

     2,475       2,712,575  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/23

     1,000       1,039,550  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/28

     6,185       7,341,100  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Fordham University, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/25

     900       1,015,416  

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     9,000       10,149,930  

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (a)

     10       10,529  

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (a)

     30       31,588  

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/22

     325       341,910  

Mental Health Services, 2nd Series (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (a)

     10       10,529  

Municipal Health Facilities Lease, Sub-Series 2-4, 5.00%, 1/15/27

     6,900       7,094,028  

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/20 (a)

     1,725       1,923,996  

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/20 (a)

     1,670       1,869,131  

Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     2,995       3,602,566  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     3,060       3,471,845  
    

 

 

 
               112,520,397  
North Carolina — 0.3%  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, WakeMed, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/31

     1,500       1,666,590  
Ohio — 1.2%  

State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, Junior Lien, Infrastructure Projects, Series A-1, 5.25%, 2/15/31

     6,000       6,881,580  
Oklahoma — 0.8%  

Oklahoma City Public Property Authority, Refunding RB:

    

5.00%, 10/01/27

     1,190       1,384,030  

5.00%, 10/01/28

     1,265       1,460,480  

5.00%, 10/01/29

     1,400       1,603,406  
    

 

 

 
               4,447,916  
Oregon — 2.3%  

County of Klamath Oregon School District, GO:

    

5.00%, 6/15/30

     1,000       1,152,300  

5.00%, 6/15/31

     1,000       1,146,760  

County of Umatilla Oregon School District No. 16R Pendleton, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     2,000       2,286,720  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oregon (continued)  

County of Yamhill Oregon School District No. 40 McMinnville, GO, 4.00%, 6/15/33

   $ 1,380     $ 1,479,208  

Klamath Falls Intercommunity Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Sky Lakes Medical Center Project:

    

5.00%, 9/01/30

     400       461,448  

5.00%, 9/01/31

     300       344,076  

5.00%, 9/01/32

     540       616,059  

Oregon Health & Science University, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,500       1,729,890  

Oregon State Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Reed College Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     1,835       2,023,748  

State of Oregon, GO, Series H, 5.00%, 5/01/36

     2,000       2,260,140  
    

 

 

 
               13,500,349  
Pennsylvania — 4.3%  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 6/15/20

     2,895       2,909,880  

County of Allegheny Pennsylvania, GO, Refunding, Series C-68, 5.00%, 11/01/25

     2,515       2,844,465  

County of Allegheny Pennsylvania, GO, Series C-67:

    

5.00%, 11/01/25

     2,700       3,059,937  

5.00%, 11/01/26

     2,375       2,667,553  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB:

    

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     1,500       1,706,205  

Sub-Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/31

     4,000       4,412,160  

South Fork Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 7/01/20 (a)

     6,225       7,140,386  
    

 

 

 
               24,740,586  
Puerto Rico — 1.6%  

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     9,000       9,481,860  
Rhode Island — 1.8%  

Narragansett Bay Commission, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 9/01/32

     4,150       4,743,076  

Providence Redevelopment Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/29

     1,000       1,098,120  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., RB, City of Newport Issue Financing Program, Series C, 5.00%, 5/15/30

     2,305       2,567,678  

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 9/01/32

     2,000       2,307,960  
    

 

 

 
               10,716,834  
South Carolina — 2.1%  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 12/01/30

     5,500       6,111,490  

5.00%, 12/01/31

     5,660       6,251,130  
    

 

 

 
               12,362,620  
South Dakota — 0.2%  

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Regional Health, 5.00%, 9/01/25

     1,000       1,093,310  
Tennessee — 2.0%  

County of Memphis-Shelby Tennessee Sports Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, Memphis Arena Project:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/23

     2,695       2,921,703  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/22

     1,000       1,085,400  

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Tennessee, Refunding RB, Eastowne Village Project, 4.00%, 6/01/31 (c)

     3,200       3,337,824  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
58    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Tennessee (continued)  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/35

   $ 4,000     $ 4,497,280  
    

 

 

 
               11,842,207  
Texas — 9.6%  

City of Austin Texas Water & Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     6,000       7,165,620  

City of Grapevine Texas, GO, 5.00%, 2/15/33

     5,685       6,467,085  

City of Houston Texas, Refunding ARB, Subordinate Lien, Series A, AMT:

    

5.00%, 7/01/25

     1,500       1,657,770  

5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,010       1,093,517  

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, RB, Joint Improvement, Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     8,290       8,911,833  

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

Series E, 5.00%, 11/01/26

     2,185       2,426,377  

Series E, 5.00%, 11/01/27

     4,960       5,500,789  

Series F, 5.00%, 11/01/31

     6,345       6,964,082  

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., RB, Southwest Airlines Co. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/28

     1,000       1,101,700  

Red River Education Financing Corp., RB, 5.00%, 3/15/33

     1,340       1,502,636  

San Jacinto River Authority, RB, Special Project (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/25

     2,910       3,152,548  

Socorro ISD, GO, Refunding, School Building (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 8/15/32

     2,500       2,763,225  

Via Metropolitan Transit Authority, Refunding RB:

    

5.25%, 8/01/28

     1,585       1,812,226  

5.25%, 8/01/29

     1,720       1,957,583  

5.25%, 8/01/33

     3,000       3,371,490  
    

 

 

 
               55,848,481  
U.S. Virgin Islands — 1.0%  

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/24

     5,000       5,623,900  
Vermont — 1.0%  

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/30

     5,565       5,930,954  
West Virginia — 1.0%  

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/23

     4,000       4,261,080  

West Virginia University, RB, West Virginia University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/30

     1,500       1,693,200  
    

 

 

 
               5,954,280  
Wisconsin — 1.3%  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

National Gypsum Co., 5.25%, 4/01/30

     2,410       2,551,612  

Wisconsin Airport Facilities, Senior Obligated Group, Series B, 5.25%, 7/01/28

     4,765       5,116,657  
    

 

 

 
               7,668,269  
Total Municipal Bonds — 138.8%              806,316,755  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
              
Connecticut — 2.0%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/33

     10,000       11,452,380  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Louisiana — 2.4%  

State of Louisiana, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/24

   $ 12,000     $ 13,735,440  
Massachusetts — 1.9%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare, Series L, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     10,175       11,331,055  
Minnesota — 2.0%  

State of Minnesota, GO, State Various Purposes, Series A, 4.00%, 8/01/29

     10,525       11,337,493  
New York — 9.6%  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E, 5.00%, 8/01/27

     3,507       3,806,491  

City of New York New York, GO, Series I, 5.00%, 3/01/32

     7,009       8,000,705  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/19 (a)

     4,001       4,416,707  

Pflugerville Independent School District, GO (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 2/15/39

     7,500       8,484,750  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/26

     5,530       6,194,098  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, 178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     4,009       4,467,434  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31

     5,010       5,895,267  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.25%, 3/15/33

     7,000       8,278,690  

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, Personal Income Tax, Series A-1, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     5,501       6,333,095  
    

 

 

 
               55,877,237  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 17.9%
      103,733,605  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $870,905,469) — 156.7%
      910,050,360  
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (i)(j)

     4,693,275       4,694,213  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $4,694,033) — 0.8%
      4,694,213  

Total Investments (Cost — $875,599,502) — 157.5%

 

    914,744,573  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.0%

 

    11,744,087  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (10.1)%

 

    (58,443,670

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (49.4)%

 

    (287,100,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 580,944,990  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(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)   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)   Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

(d)   When-issued security.

 

(e)   Non-income producing security.

 

(f)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

 

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

 

(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)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30,
2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain1
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

    12,303,103        (7,609,828      4,693,275      $ 4,694,213      $ 45,983      $ 11,577      $ 180  

1    Includes net capital gain distributions.

     

        

 

(j)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Issue   Expiration        Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
        
  (125      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017     $ 14,800,781     $ (68,175  
  (355      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017     $ 44,630,156       (365,985  
  5        10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Bond   June 2017     $ 814,688       32,024    
  (125      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017       $ 19,121,094       (237,346        
 

Total

    $ (639,482  
            

 

 

 

 

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:

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized appreciation1           $ 32,024       $ 32,024          
                  
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments                                              

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 671,506       $ 671,506          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 
                  
For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 1,838,300       $ 1,838,300          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (894,119     $ (894,119        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 404,532  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 61,903,715  

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:  

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 910,050,360                 $ 910,050,360  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 4,694,213                            4,694,213  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,694,213        $ 910,050,360                 $ 914,744,573  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments2                                         

Assets:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ 32,024                          $ 32,024  

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

    (671,506                          (671,506
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ (639,482                        $ (639,482
 

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

2    Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which 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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (58,336,850               $ (58,336,850

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

             (287,100,000                 (287,100,000
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (345,436,850               $ (345,436,850
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2017

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Alabama — 2.0%  

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Limited Obligation School, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/19

   $ 1,490     $ 1,495,021  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer, Refunding RB:

    

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

     805       894,742  

Sub-Lien, Series D, 6.00%, 10/01/42

     3,575       4,089,764  
    

 

 

 
               6,479,527  
Alaska — 0.3%  

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A, 4.63%, 6/01/23

     1,045       1,049,368  
Arizona — 0.5%  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB, Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/46 (a)

     1,685       1,690,106  
California — 13.4%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39

     2,200       2,378,090  

Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 8/15/42

     3,170       3,602,990  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     890       1,006,216  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Senior, Caritas Affordable Housing, Inc. Projects, S/F Housing, Series A:

    

5.25%, 8/15/39

     145       158,571  

5.25%, 8/15/49

     370       402,168  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Community Medical Centers, Series A, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     225       247,795  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Poseidon Resources (Channel Side) LP Desalination Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45 (a)

     1,495       1,586,643  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series A (a):

    

5.00%, 12/01/41

     290       307,823  

5.00%, 12/01/46

     635       672,446  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A:

    

Senior, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     5,930       6,542,806  

5.25%, 5/15/39

     800       864,048  

City of Stockton California Public Financing Authority, RB, Delta Water Supply Project, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/40

     360       435,798  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-1, 5.13%, 6/01/47

     2,165       2,159,609  

San Marcos Unified School District, GO, CAB, Election of 2010, Series B, 0.00%, 8/01/42 (b)

     2,000       684,560  

State of California, GO, Various Purposes:

    

6.00%, 3/01/33

     2,525       2,847,442  

6.50%, 4/01/33

     14,925       16,474,812  

State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects:

    

Series I, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     775       868,946  

Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/19 (c)

     1,185       1,340,484  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1, 4.75%, 6/01/25

     665       671,105  
    

 

 

 
               43,252,352  
Colorado — 0.3%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.25%, 10/01/33

     1,060       1,120,653  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Connecticut — 3.5%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB:

    

Ascension Health Senior Credit, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/40

   $ 1,375     $ 1,471,621  

Yale University, Series Z3, 5.05%, 7/01/42

     6,000       6,043,020  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, Wesleyan University, Series G, 5.00%, 7/01/20 (c)

     3,385       3,782,230  
    

 

 

 
               11,296,871  
Delaware — 2.1%  

County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40

     1,125       1,210,129  

Delaware Transportation Authority, RB, 5.00%, 6/01/55

     1,165       1,259,877  

State of Delaware EDA, RB, Exempt Facilities, Indian River Power LLC Project, 5.38%, 10/01/45

     4,065       4,219,714  
    

 

 

 
               6,689,720  
District of Columbia — 3.8%  

District of Columbia, Refunding RB:

    

Georgetown University, 5.00%, 4/01/35

     435       497,936  

Georgetown University Issue, 5.00%, 4/01/36

     435       496,353  

Georgetown University Issue, 5.00%, 4/01/42

     500       563,755  

Kipp Charter School, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/43

     240       276,065  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding ARB, Dulles Toll Road, CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/35 (b)

     6,515       3,003,024  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Dulles Toll Road:

    

1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44

     1,500       1,616,670  

CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/33 (b)

     6,590       3,362,152  

CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/34 (b)

     4,830       2,341,632  
    

 

 

 
               12,157,587  
Florida — 2.8%  

County of Collier Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/45

     1,340       1,457,840  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Miami International Airport, Series A-1, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     1,165       1,283,725  

Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21 (c)

     3,015       3,752,258  

Village Community Development District No.10, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 5/01/43

     2,285       2,438,003  
    

 

 

 
               8,931,826  
Georgia — 1.6%  

City of Atlanta Georgia Water & Wastewater, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/40

     600       684,408  

County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.50%, 8/15/54

     515       599,197  

DeKalb Georgia Private Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Healthcare, 5.25%, 11/15/39

     130       141,252  

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax, 3rd Indenture, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     3,465       3,725,464  
    

 

 

 
               5,150,321  
Hawaii — 0.5%  

State of Hawaii Harbor System, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     1,355       1,484,524  
Idaho — 0.3%  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     745       829,245  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois — 19.7%  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Project, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/34

   $ 1,815     $ 1,741,492  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Project, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/32

     4,555       4,495,056  

City of Chicago Illinois, Special Assessment Bonds, Lake Shore East, 6.75%, 12/01/32

     794       794,000  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB, 3rd Lien, Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/21 (c)

     5,865       6,965,157  

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/40

     1,050       1,119,941  

City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien:

    

Project, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     915       970,037  

(AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

     1,325       1,377,205  

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago, 5.50%, 12/01/38

     805       855,626  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Advocate Health Care Network, Series D, 6.50%, 11/01/18 (c)

     5,000       5,413,250  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Central Dupage Health, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/39

     1,610       1,764,190  

Presence Health Network, Series C, 4.00%, 2/15/41

     1,425       1,251,350  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Senior:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     1,980       2,185,148  

Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/36

     2,615       2,904,768  

Series C, 5.00%, 1/01/37

     2,800       3,102,260  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project:

    

Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/50

     4,315       4,496,057  

Series B-2, 5.00%, 6/15/50

     2,500       2,501,275  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     440       499,946  

6.00%, 6/01/28

     1,140       1,296,853  

Regional Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A (AMBAC), 7.20%, 11/01/20

     660       735,497  

Series A (NPFGC), 6.70%, 11/01/21

     4,030       4,548,258  

Series C (NPFGC), 7.75%, 6/01/20

     1,400       1,543,318  

State of Illinois, GO:

    

5.00%, 2/01/39

     1,540       1,537,859  

Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/35

     3,000       2,999,880  

Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/38

     3,640       3,635,159  

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/19 (c)

     630       685,276  

University of Illinois, RB, Auxiliary Facilities System, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/44

     985       1,063,189  

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, Metropolitan Biosolids Management LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23

     2,800       2,804,200  
    

 

 

 
               63,286,247  
Indiana — 4.6%  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT:

    

6.75%, 1/01/34

     790       934,641  

7.00%, 1/01/44

     1,905       2,275,542  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A:

    

CWA Authority Project, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     3,280       3,704,366  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     450       477,796  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/48

     1,430       1,518,331  

Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/51

     405       435,416  

Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, 5.25%, 11/01/39

     840       903,042  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Indiana (continued)  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Parkview Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 5/01/31

   $ 2,795     $ 3,009,488  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/40

     1,270       1,414,399  
    

 

 

 
               14,673,021  
Iowa — 1.5%  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project:

    

5.00%, 12/01/19

     480       491,261  

5.50%, 12/01/22

     2,340       2,379,476  

5.25%, 12/01/25

     460       465,235  

5.88%, 12/01/26 (a)

     410       417,249  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Student Loan, Senior Series A-1, AMT, 5.15%, 12/01/22

     1,095       1,159,539  
    

 

 

 
               4,912,760  
Kentucky — 0.6%  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/45

     995       1,056,491  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, Downtown Crossing Project, Convertible CAB, 1st Tier, Series C, 6.75%, 7/01/43 (d)

     1,200       994,092  
    

 

 

 
               2,050,583  
Louisiana — 2.8%  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35

     3,320       3,781,978  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A:

    

5.50%, 5/15/30

     1,020       1,090,921  

5.25%, 5/15/31

     870       934,450  

5.25%, 5/15/32

     1,110       1,205,560  

5.25%, 5/15/33

     1,205       1,302,930  

5.25%, 5/15/35

     505       549,253  
    

 

 

 
               8,865,092  
Maryland — 1.3%  

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding, HRB, Residential, Series D, AMT, 4.90%, 9/01/42

     1,500       1,501,665  

Maryland EDC, RB, Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.75%, 6/01/35

     435       467,060  

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, CNX Marine Terminals, Inc., 5.75%, 9/01/25

     750       750,360  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     420       469,375  

University of Maryland Medical System, Series B (NPFGC), 7.00%, 7/01/22 (e)

     725       860,038  
    

 

 

 
               4,048,498  
Massachusetts — 2.9%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series E, 3.00%, 4/01/44

     1,370       1,200,134  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Covanta Energy Project, Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42 (a)

     2,205       2,213,092  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare System, Series J1, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     990       1,058,904  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Massachusetts (continued)  

Massachusetts HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 5.20%, 12/01/37

   $ 2,830     $ 2,838,829  

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, Series F, AMT, 5.70%, 6/01/40

     1,935       1,986,065  
    

 

 

 
               9,297,024  
Michigan — 5.1%  

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/39

     4,425       4,773,203  

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Bronson Methodist Hospital:

    

5.50%, 5/15/20 (c)

     760       855,000  

5.50%, 5/15/36

     620       677,672  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Detroit Water & Sewage Department Project, Senior Lien, Series C-1, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     880       934,666  

Henry Ford Health System, 4.00%, 11/15/46

     1,420       1,393,389  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, McLaren Health Care, Series A, 5.75%, 5/15/18 (c)

     7,560       7,933,767  
    

 

 

 
               16,567,697  
Mississippi — 1.4%  

County of Lowndes Mississippi, Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal & Pollution Control, Weyerhaeuser Co. Project, Series A, 6.80%, 4/01/22

     3,000       3,488,400  

University of Southern Mississippi, RB, Campus Facilities Improvements Project, 5.38%, 9/01/19 (c)

     1,065       1,168,816  
    

 

 

 
               4,657,216  
Missouri — 0.2%  

Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, Refunding RB, Combined Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

     255       281,158  

State of Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Project, 5.50%, 5/01/43

     245       265,134  
    

 

 

 
               546,292  
Nebraska — 0.8%  

Central Plains Nebraska Energy Project, RB, Gas Project No. 3:

    

5.25%, 9/01/37

     825       898,103  

5.00%, 9/01/42

     1,445       1,533,073  
    

 

 

 
               2,431,176  
New Jersey — 6.1%  

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB:

    

5.25%, 11/01/39

     1,675       1,688,417  

5.25%, 11/01/44

     1,525       1,529,682  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/45 (a)

     1,085       1,085,857  

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.25%, 9/15/29

     1,955       2,115,193  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, 5.75%, 4/01/31

     2,240       2,468,368  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

     50       51,525  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     1,985       2,181,892  

Series E, 5.00%, 1/01/45

     2,615       2,889,863  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     825       825,379  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB (continued):

    

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/44

   $ 445     $ 445,236  

Transportation System, Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

     1,635       1,682,873  

Transportation System, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

     2,460       2,516,604  
    

 

 

 
               19,480,889  
New York — 14.8%  

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Barclays Center Project, Series A (AGM), 3.00%, 7/15/43

     2,560       2,205,773  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series C-1, 6.50%, 7/01/17

     255       255,071  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

     6,700       7,132,150  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     1,960       2,189,653  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A, 6.25%, 6/01/41 (a)

     1,800       1,871,874  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/45

     1,960       1,905,728  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series C:

    

6.50%, 11/15/18 (c)

     580       629,578  

6.50%, 11/15/18 (c)

     7,015       7,614,642  

6.50%, 11/15/28

     1,810       1,964,176  

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

     1,045       1,132,728  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     10,735       12,113,159  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     1,220       1,325,982  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 (a)

     2,860       3,035,118  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 (a)

     340       365,364  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 (a)

     850       918,000  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8:

    

6.00%, 12/01/36

     1,165       1,311,161  

6.00%, 12/01/42

     1,250       1,403,475  

Westchester County Industrial Development Agency, RB, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series E-1, 6.50%, 7/01/17

     400       400,268  
    

 

 

 
               47,773,900  
North Carolina — 0.8%  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB:

    

1st Mortgage, Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project, Series A, 7.75%, 3/01/41

     595       653,340  

Carolina Village Project, 6.00%, 4/01/38

     2,000       2,034,820  
    

 

 

 
               2,688,160  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Ohio — 1.4%  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Senior Turbo Term, Series A-2, 5.88%, 6/01/47

   $ 3,230     $ 3,104,838  

County of Franklin Ohio, RB:

    

Health Care Facilities Improvement, OPRS Communities Obligation Group, Series A, 6.13%, 7/01/40

     660       724,607  

Trinity Health Credit Group, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

     400       445,588  

State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 6/30/53

     275       290,070  
    

 

 

 
               4,565,103  
Pennsylvania — 1.8%  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Temple University Health System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/42

     635       678,663  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB:

    

Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/40

     1,890       2,042,315  

Pennsylvania Bridge Finco LP, 5.00%, 6/30/42

     850       920,108  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypsum Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

     1,035       1,099,988  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

     1,105       1,203,864  
    

 

 

 
               5,944,938  
Puerto Rico — 1.1%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed Bonds:

    

5.50%, 5/15/39

     1,855       1,857,782  

5.63%, 5/15/43

     1,770       1,771,009  
    

 

 

 
               3,628,791  
Rhode Island — 2.0%  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     820       875,014  

Series B, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     2,645       2,583,028  

Series B, 5.00%, 6/01/50

     2,945       3,009,731  
    

 

 

 
               6,467,773  
South Carolina — 4.7%  

State of South Carolina Ports Authority, RB:

    

5.25%, 7/01/40

     3,280       3,577,693  

AMT, 5.25%, 7/01/55

     1,295       1,411,084  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Santee Cooper, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

     6,180       6,729,896  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55

     3,135       3,387,963  
    

 

 

 
               15,106,636  
Tennessee — 0.6%  

City of Chattanooga Tennessee Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/45

     995       1,042,093  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Health & Educational Facilities Board, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     690       767,729  
    

 

 

 
               1,809,822  
Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas — 7.3%  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 6.25%, 1/01/21 (c)

   $ 2,140     $ 2,512,146  

City of Dallas Texas Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, Refunding RB:

    

5.00%, 10/01/20 (c)

     235       264,157  

5.00%, 10/01/35

     275       304,532  

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     965       1,026,789  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Idea Public Schools, 6.00%, 8/15/43

     745       847,147  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 7.00%, 1/01/23 (c)

     455       580,953  

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B, 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)

     2,000       2,197,920  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Trinity Terrace Project, 5.00%, 10/01/49

     1,000       1,042,200  

Fort Bend County Industrial Development Corp., RB, NRG Energy Inc. Project, Series B, 4.75%, 11/01/42

     670       684,050  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 1/01/38

     925       1,029,488  

1st Tier System, 6.25%, 1/01/19 (c)

     5,690       6,180,876  

1st Tier System, 6.25%, 1/01/39

     1,310       1,407,752  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien:

    

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/40

     2,000       2,266,460  

NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39

     2,775       3,124,511  
    

 

 

 
               23,468,981  
Utah — 1.2%  

City of Riverton Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

     2,780       2,957,225  

City of Salt Lake Corp. Airport Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/47

     915       1,028,268  
    

 

 

 
               3,985,493  
Virginia — 2.5%  

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Goodwin House, Inc. (c):

    

5.13%, 10/01/17

     500       509,075  

5.13%, 10/01/17

     3,440       3,501,266  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT:

    

5.25%, 1/01/32

     1,615       1,744,071  

6.00%, 1/01/37

     1,940       2,177,883  
    

 

 

 
               7,932,295  
Washington — 6.0%  

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (c):

    

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/17

     7,700       7,862,008  

5.00%, 11/01/17

     4,000       4,084,160  

Port of Seattle Washington, RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 4/01/40

     755       827,948  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/45

     2,290       2,485,474  
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    65


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par

(000)

    Value  
Washington (continued)  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.38%, 10/01/36

   $ 3,700     $ 3,924,072  
    

 

 

 
               19,183,662  
Wisconsin — 3.8%  

State of Wisconsin, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 5/01/19 (c)

     7,100       7,796,155  

State of Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit Group, Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/33

     2,465       2,665,725  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., 4.00%, 12/01/46

     1,810       1,825,693  
    

 

 

 
               12,287,573  
Total Municipal Bonds — 126.1%              405,791,722  
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
              
Alabama — 0.5%  

Auburn University, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 6/01/41

     1,680       1,734,298  
California — 7.4%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco Bay Area, Series F-1, 5.63%, 4/01/19 (c)

     3,271       3,558,242  

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/18 (c)(g)

     2,610       2,774,795  

City & County of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission, RB, Water Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/19 (c)

     9,480       10,402,025  

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/17 (c)

     2,290       2,315,053  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding, Consolidated Capital Assessment District No.2, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/47

     3,075       3,489,095  

San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/19 (c)

     1,077       1,178,007  
    

 

 

 
               23,717,217  
Colorado — 0.7%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34 (g)

     2,129       2,211,355  
Florida — 1.9%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Water & Sewer System, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     5,679       6,283,063  
Illinois — 1.0%  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Senior Priority, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/18 (c)

     2,999       3,092,895  
Maryland — 0.7%  

State of Maryland Transportation Authority, RB, Transportation Facilities Project (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/41

     2,290       2,392,707  
Massachusetts — 0.8%  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Senior, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     2,266       2,551,458  
New Hampshire — 0.7%  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, RB, Dartmouth College, 5.25%, 6/01/19 (c)(g)

     2,009       2,185,020  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York — 8.0%  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution:

    

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/18 (c)

   $ 927     $ 967,919  

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/37

     5,372       5,607,615  

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     1,575       1,715,348  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (g)

     1,610       1,829,422  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56

     4,720       5,355,738  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 (g)

     6,440       7,331,679  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

     2,595       2,967,824  
    

 

 

 
               25,775,545  
North Carolina — 0.9%  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Duke University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/55

     2,550       2,870,509  
Ohio — 5.4%  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, RB, Cleveland Clinic Health, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/33

     2,400       2,461,968  

State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/39

     13,843       14,774,175  
    

 

 

 
               17,236,143  
Pennsylvania — 0.8%  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42

     2,340       2,691,679  
South Carolina — 1.7%  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series A (c):

    

5.50%, 1/01/19 (g)

     398       427,915  

5.50%, 1/01/19

     4,603       4,947,897  
    

 

 

 
               5,375,812  
Texas — 2.8%  

City of San Antonio Texas Public Service Board, RB, Electric & Gas Systems, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 2/01/43

     2,520       2,818,519  

County of Harris Texas Metropolitan Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/41

     3,400       3,802,560  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Mortgage, Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 9/01/32

     312       312,459  

University of Texas, Refunding RB, Financing System, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/43

     1,831       2,069,174  
    

 

 

 
               9,002,712  
Wisconsin — 0.8%  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health, Inc., Obligated Group, Series C, 5.25%, 4/01/19 (c)(g)

     2,499       2,696,707  
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 34.1%
      109,817,120  
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $481,077,785) — 160.2%
      515,608,842  
    
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
66    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

    
Short-Term Securities
   Shares     Value  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.70% (h)(i)

     16,387     $ 16,390  
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $16,390) — 0.0%
      16,390  

Total Investments (Cost — $481,094,175) — 160.2%

 

    515,625,232  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.2%

 

    7,035,636  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (18.9)%

 

    (60,721,916

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (43.5)%

 

    (140,000,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 321,938,952  
 

 

 

 
 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

(d)   Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

 

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

 

(f)   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.

 

(g)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between June 1, 2017 to November 15, 2019, is $13,391,469. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(h)   During the year ended April 30, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   Shares Held
at April 30,
2016
     Net
Activity
     Shares Held
at April 30,
2017
     Value at
April 30,
2017
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain1
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

    1,981,652        (1,965,265      16,387      $ 16,390      $ 13,528      $ 1,516         

1    Includes net capital gain distributions.

     

        

 

(i)   Current yield as of period end.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts              
Contracts
Short
       Issue   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        
  (46      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 5,446,687     $ (23,173  
  (66      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   June 2017   $ 8,297,438       (58,111  
  (56      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 8,566,250       (103,497  
  (18      Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond   June 2017   $ 2,932,875       (24,282        
 

Total

    $ (209,063  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    67


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

 

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:

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
  Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1           $ 209,063       $ 209,063          

1    Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

     

 
                  
For the year ended April 30, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:  
                  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
  Credit
Contracts
  Equity
Contracts
  Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 

Interest

Rate
Contracts

    Other
Contracts
  Total         

Futures contracts

          $ 1,144,062       $ 1,144,062          

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

 

Futures contracts

          $ (309,096     $ (309,096        

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 18,637,025  

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

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:  

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 515,608,842                 $ 515,608,842  

Short-Term Securities

  $ 16,390                            16,390  
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 16,390        $ 515,608,842                 $ 515,625,232  
 

 

 

 
                
Derivative Financial Instruments2                                         

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (209,063                        $ (209,063

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

     

2    Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which 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 disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

           $ (60,574,880               $ (60,574,880

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

             (140,000,000                 (140,000,000
 

 

 

 

Total

           $ (200,574,880               $ (200,574,880
 

 

 

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
68    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

April 30, 2017  

BlackRock
MuniAssets

Fund, Inc.
(MUA)

    BlackRock
MuniEnhanced
Fund, Inc.
(MEN)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Fund, Inc.
(MHD)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Fund II, Inc.
(MUH)
 
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 564,400,559     $ 555,558,760     $ 379,655,261     $ 274,419,307  

Investments at value — affiliated2

    1,057,276       1,791,140       575,687       712,503  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    489,950       861,900       516,550       286,200  
Receivables:        

Interest — unaffiliated

    9,786,880       7,314,997       5,629,763       4,018,336  

Investments sold

    615,000             10,000       10,000  

Dividends — affiliated

    835       2,187       961       858  

Prepaid expenses

    16,548       66,728       15,546       14,138  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    576,367,048       565,595,712       386,403,768       279,461,342  
 

 

 

 
       
Accrued Liabilities                                

Bank overdraft

          196,611       130,664       85,860  
Payables:        

Income dividends — Common Shares

    2,065,461       1,674,888       1,147,540       843,172  

Investments purchased

    570,905       909,084       948       851  

Investment advisory fees

    259,068       231,985       174,363       126,074  

Interest expense and fees

    174,041       168,562       143,067       109,275  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    27,406       48,358       29,953       16,578  

Officer’s and Directors’ fees

    4,444       3,546       2,364       1,728  

Other accrued expenses

    203,507       194,884       157,608       133,794  
 

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    3,304,832       3,427,918       1,786,507       1,317,332  
 

 

 

 
       
Other Liabilities                                

TOB Trust Certificates

    67,507,377       70,823,352       62,233,298       47,506,965  

Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

    249,146                    

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share, net of deferred offering costs3,4

          142,307,178              

VMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

                83,700,000       55,000,000  
 

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    67,756,523       213,130,530       145,933,298       102,506,965  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    71,061,355       216,558,448       147,719,805       103,824,297  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 505,305,693     $ 349,037,264     $ 238,683,963     $ 175,637,045  
 

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                

Paid-in capital5,6,7

  $ 479,122,260     $ 311,229,344     $ 211,248,780     $ 155,684,813  

Undistributed net investment income

    784,805       4,294,820       1,705,148       2,125,474  

Accumulated net realized loss

    (8,936,967     (3,307,301     (798,759     (1,033,549

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    34,335,595       36,820,401       26,528,794       18,860,307  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 505,305,693     $ 349,037,264     $ 238,683,963     $ 175,637,045  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 14.07     $ 11.77     $ 16.85     $ 15.52  
 

 

 

 

1    Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 529,825,566     $ 518,267,448     $ 352,888,158     $ 255,432,256  

2    Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,057,180     $ 1,790,923     $ 575,630     $ 712,432  

3    Preferred Shares outstanding, par value $0.10 per share

          1,425       837       550  

4    Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPS”)

          8,905       5,837       4,030  

5    Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

6    Common Shares outstanding

    35,921,055       29,644,041       14,167,159       11,317,749  

7    Common Shares authorized

    200,000,000       199,991,095       199,994,163       199,995,970  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    69


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

April 30, 2017   BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Quality Fund, Inc.
(MUS)
   

BlackRock Muni
Intermediate
Duration

Fund, Inc.
(MUI)

   

BlackRock
MuniVest

Fund II, Inc.
(MVT)

       
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 288,930,497     $ 910,050,360     $ 515,608,842    

Investments at value — affiliated2

    5,581,811       4,694,213       16,390    

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    272,150       1,161,900       478,050    
Receivables:        

Interest — unaffiliated

    4,266,090       12,814,243       8,331,037    

Investments sold

          2,521,759       415,000    

Dividends — affiliated

    1,364       3,914       1,672    

Variation margin on futures contracts

          2,031          

Prepaid expenses

    14,253       25,980       17,532    
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    299,066,165       931,274,400       524,868,523    
 

 

 

 
       
Accrued Liabilities                                

Bank overdraft

    135,815       448,191       218,553    
Payables:        

Income dividends — Common Shares

    826,476       2,125,443       1,547,105    

Investments purchased

    1,320       1,161,880       1,672    

Investment advisory fees

    126,262       418,025       217,841    

Interest expense and fees

    58,519       106,820       147,036    

Variation margin on futures contracts

    14,921       60,935       27,187    

Officer’s and Directors’ fees

    1,825       304,065       3,224    

Other accrued expenses

    137,703       267,201       192,073    
 

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    1,302,841       4,892,560       2,354,691    
 

 

 

 
       
Other Liabilities                                

TOB Trust Certificates

    29,149,593       58,336,850       60,574,880    

VMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

    87,000,000       287,100,000       140,000,000    
 

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    116,149,593       345,436,850       200,574,880    
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    117,452,434       350,329,410       202,929,571    
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 181,613,731     $ 580,944,990     $ 321,938,952    
 

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                

Paid-in capital5,6,7

  $ 174,708,771     $ 543,452,920     $ 287,743,407    

Undistributed net investment income

    1,936,649       2,528,749       2,059,292    

Accumulated net realized loss

    (14,341,139     (3,542,268     (2,185,741  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    19,309,450       38,505,589       34,321,994    
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 181,613,731     $ 580,944,990     $ 321,938,952    
 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 13.95     $ 15.17     $ 15.19    
 

 

 

 

1    Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 269,488,946     $ 870,905,469     $ 481,077,785    

2    Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 5,581,811     $ 4,694,033     $ 16,390    

3    Preferred Shares outstanding, par value $0.10 per share

    870       2,871       1,400    

4    Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPS”)

    6,230       15,671       8,400    

5    Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.10    

6    Common Shares outstanding

    13,015,375       38,296,266       21,193,423    

7    Common Shares authorized

    199,993,770       199,984,329       199,991,600    

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
70    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Statements of Operations     

 

Year Ended April 30, 2017  

BlackRock
MuniAssets

Fund, Inc.
(MUA)

    BlackRock
MuniEnhanced
Fund, Inc.
(MEN)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Fund, Inc.
(MHD)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Fund II, Inc.
(MUH)
 
       
Investment Income  

Interest — unaffiliated

  $ 29,738,770     $ 25,397,326     $ 18,046,199     $ 13,099,404  

Dividends — affiliated

    13,218       10,747       6,468       5,741  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    29,751,988       25,408,073       18,052,667       13,105,145  
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses  

Investment advisory

    3,189,298       2,864,461       2,173,338       1,572,718  

Accounting services

    82,363       81,171       58,180       45,333  

Transfer agent

    67,386       43,831       27,762       24,108  

Professional

    63,798       93,795       75,528       63,913  

Officer and Directors

    54,602       38,929       26,570       19,509  

Custodian

    27,000       26,784       18,762       14,003  

Printing

    15,491       12,160       10,363       9,444  

Registration

    14,829       12,295       10,118       10,108  

Rating agency

          38,084       37,995       37,951  

Miscellaneous

    30,186       19,496       23,207       19,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    3,544,953       3,231,006       2,461,823       1,816,973  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1

    911,519       3,044,181       2,168,747       1,517,903  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,456,472       6,275,187       4,630,570       3,334,876  
Less:  

Fees waived by the Manager

    (2,490     (2,208     (1,484     (1,297

Fees paid indirectly

    (61     (2     (30      
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    4,453,921       6,272,977       4,629,056       3,333,579  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    25,298,067       19,135,096       13,423,611       9,771,566  
 

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)  
Net realized gain (loss) from:  

Investments — unaffiliated

    (7,039,669     621,795       869,361       731,043  

Investments — affiliated

    1,246       75       579       220  

Futures contracts

    933,579       1,593,918       1,059,338       805,046  

Capital gain distributions from investment companies—affiliated

    1,167       685       589       1,486  
 

 

 

 
    (6,103,677     2,216,473       1,929,867       1,537,795  
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  

Investments — unaffiliated

    (7,425,377     (22,498,666     (16,799,698     (12,183,611

Investments — affiliated

    96       217       57       71  

Futures contracts

    (406,704     (582,478     (365,594     (185,103
 

 

 

 
    (7,831,985     (23,080,927     (17,165,235     (12,368,643
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (13,935,662     (20,864,454     (15,235,368     (10,830,848
 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ 11,362,405     $ (1,729,358   $ (1,811,757   $ (1,059,282
 

 

 

 

1    Related to TOB Trusts, VRDP Shares and/or VMTP Shares.

     

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    71


Statements of Operations     

 

Year Ended April 30, 2017   BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Quality Fund, Inc.
(MUS)
    BlackRock Muni
Intermediate
Duration Fund, Inc.
(MUI)
   

BlackRock
MuniVest

Fund II, Inc.
(MVT)

       
       
Investment Income          

Interest — unaffiliated

  $ 13,387,045     $ 36,140,865     $ 25,424,009    

Dividends — affiliated

    7,478       45,983       13,528    
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    13,394,523       36,186,848       25,437,537    
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses          

Investment advisory

    1,655,259       5,229,977       2,715,290    

Accounting services

    47,565       120,142       78,625    

Transfer agent

    23,481       50,791       34,639    

Professional

    65,762       118,464       82,827    

Officer and Directors

    20,147       102,928       35,645    

Custodian

    15,646       41,883       25,620    

Printing

    9,253       15,769       11,555    

Registration

    10,102       15,855       10,346    

Rating agency

    37,999       38,309       38,080    

Miscellaneous

    20,035       33,515       24,710    
 

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    1,905,249       5,767,633       3,057,337    

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1

    1,751,488       5,637,124       3,176,849    
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    3,656,737       11,404,757       6,234,186    
Less:    

Fees waived by the Manager

    (67,671     (8,779     (2,799  

Fees paid indirectly

    (26     (17     (166  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    3,589,040       11,395,961       6,231,221    
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    9,805,483       24,790,887       19,206,316    
 

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)          
Net realized gain (loss) from:    

Investments — unaffiliated

    36,977       (624,947     (324,623  

Investments — affiliated

    702       1,123       510    

Futures contracts

    507,087       1,838,300       1,144,062    

Capital gain distributions from investment companies — affiliated

          10,454       1,006    
 

 

 

 
    544,766       1,224,930       820,955    
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments — unaffiliated

    (11,312,999     (31,908,184     (20,451,168  

Investments — affiliated

          180          

Futures contracts

    (181,638     (894,119     (309,096  
 

 

 

 
    (11,494,637     (32,802,123     (20,760,264  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (10,949,871     (31,577,193     (19,939,309  
 

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ (1,144,388   $ (6,786,306   $ (732,993  
 

 

 

 

1    Related to TOB Trusts and VMTP Shares.

       

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
72    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock MuniAssets
Fund, Inc. (MUA)
 
    Year Ended April 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   2017     2016  
   
Operations  

Net investment income

  $ 25,298,067     $ 25,706,748  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (6,103,677     1,159,369  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (7,831,985     11,331,196  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    11,362,405       38,197,313  
 

 

 

 
   
Distributions to Shareholders1  

From net investment income

    (24,955,313     (26,444,665
 

 

 

 
   
Capital Share Transactions  

Reinvestment of distributions

    1,201,178       603,849  
 

 

 

 
   
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (12,391,730     12,356,497  

Beginning of year

    517,697,423       505,340,926  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 505,305,693     $ 517,697,423  
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of year

  $ 784,805     $ 461,571  
 

 

 

 

 

    BlackRock MuniEnhanced
Fund, Inc. (MEN)
          BlackRock MuniHoldings
Fund, Inc. (MHD)
 
    Year Ended April 30,           Year Ended April 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   2017     2016           2017     2016  
         
Operations                          

Net investment income

  $ 19,135,096     $ 20,603,138       $ 13,423,611     $ 14,211,504  

Net realized gain (loss)

    2,216,473       267,604         1,929,867       (788,818

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (23,080,927     7,915,622         (17,165,235     6,631,201  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    (1,729,358     28,786,364         (1,811,757     20,053,887  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders1                          

From net investment income

    (20,244,836     (21,467,683       (13,833,972     (14,977,381
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                          

Reinvestment of common distributions

    669,394       320,819         465,879       141,585  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (21,304,800     7,639,500         (15,179,850     5,218,091  

Beginning of year

    370,342,064       362,702,564         253,863,813       248,645,722  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 349,037,264     $ 370,342,064       $ 238,683,963     $ 253,863,813  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of year

  $ 4,294,820     $ 5,704,770       $ 1,705,148     $ 2,021,938  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017    73


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock MuniHoldings
Fund II, Inc. (MUH)
          BlackRock MuniHoldings
Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)
 
    Year Ended April 30,           Year Ended April 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   2017     2016           2017     2016  
         
Operations                          

Net investment income

  $ 9,771,566     $ 10,317,643       $ 9,805,483     $ 10,353,759  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,537,795       (190,418       544,766       (169,645

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (12,368,643     3,796,031         (11,494,637     3,870,246  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    (1,059,282     13,923,256         (1,144,388     14,054,360  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders1                          

From net investment income

    (10,145,858     (10,584,214       (10,437,391     (10,537,871
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                          

Reinvestment of common distributions

    288,874               85,253        
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (10,916,266     3,339,042         (11,496,526     3,516,489  

Beginning of year

    186,553,311       183,214,269         193,110,257       189,593,768  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 175,637,045     $ 186,553,311       $ 181,613,731     $ 193,110,257  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of year

  $ 2,125,474     $ 2,403,212       $ 1,936,649     $ 2,569,798  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

    BlackRock Muni Intermediate
Duration Fund, Inc. (MUI)
          BlackRock MuniVest
Fund II, Inc. (MVT)
 
    Year Ended April 30,           Year Ended April 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   2017     2016           2017     2016  
         
Operations                          

Net investment income

  $ 24,790,887     $ 27,875,664       $ 19,206,316     $ 20,552,412  

Net realized gain

    1,224,930       6,632,300         820,955       519,481  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (32,802,123     13,784,860         (20,760,264     3,314,874  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    (6,786,306     48,292,824         (732,993     24,386,767  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders1                          

From net investment income

    (25,757,762     (29,717,903       (19,904,361     (21,039,048

From net realized gain

    (5,481,919     (7,044,253              
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

    (31,239,681     (36,762,156       (19,904,361     (21,039,048
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                          

Reinvestment of common distributions

                  1,823,631       1,084,558  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (38,025,987     11,530,668         (18,813,723     4,432,277  

Beginning of year

    618,970,977       607,440,309         340,752,675       336,320,398  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 580,944,990     $ 618,970,977       $ 321,938,952     $ 340,752,675  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of year

  $ 2,528,749     $ 3,400,756       $ 2,059,292     $ 2,759,073  
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
74    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Statements of Cash Flows     

 

Year Ended April 30, 2017   BlackRock
MuniAssets
Fund, Inc.
(MUA)
    BlackRock
MuniEnhanced
Fund, Inc.
(MEN)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Fund, Inc.
(MHD)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Fund II, Inc.
(MUH)
 
       
Cash Provided by Operating Activities  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 11,362,405     $ (1,729,358   $ (1,811,757   $ (1,059,282

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

    62,780,013       67,128,569       36,377,275       29,375,766  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (69,884,430     (70,555,427     (40,033,398     (31,366,094

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    3,240,121       342,310       1,000,841       154,485  

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    30,373       (616,015     200,954       (23,121

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    7,283,029       (621,870     (869,940     (731,263

Net unrealized loss on investments

    7,425,281       22,498,449       16,799,641       12,183,540  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets:

 

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    (246,000     (661,000     (324,000     (196,000

Receivables:

 

Interest — unaffiliated

    103,384       31,108       (26,854     8,842  

Dividends — affiliated

    (600     (1,950     (769     (777

Prepaid expenses

    563       15,105       17,862       17,249  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities:

 

Payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

    (3,285     (5,489     (4,713     (3,425

Interest expense and fees

    135,849       130,892       114,395       86,902  

Officer’s and Directors’ fees

    (324     (713     (508     (371

Variation margin on futures contracts

    (4,469     20,405       2,703       3,984  

Other accrued expenses

    15,755       20,956       15,983       12,581  
 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    22,237,665       15,995,972       11,457,715       8,463,016  
 

 

 

 
       
Cash Used for Financing Activities  

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

    5,260,000       14,913,146       10,107,930       7,987,614  

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (3,839,146     (11,249,454     (8,163,495     (6,583,752

Proceeds from Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

    3,839,146       2,834,483       21,045       15,235  

Repayments of Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

    (3,590,000     (2,834,483     (21,045     (15,235

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (23,838,949     (19,690,815     (13,436,696     (9,889,579

Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft

    (68,716     21,179       34,546       22,701  

Amortization of deferred offering costs

          9,972              
 

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (22,237,665     (15,995,972     (11,457,715     (8,463,016
 

 

 

 
       
Cash  

Net increase (decrease) in cash

                       

Cash at beginning of year

                       
 

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

                       
 

 

 

 
       
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information  

Cash paid during the year for interest expense

  $ 775,670     $ 2,903,317     $ 2,054,352     $ 1,431,001  
 

 

 

 
       
Non-Cash Financing Activities  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions paid to Common Shareholders

  $ 1,201,178     $ 669,394     $ 465,879     $ 288,874  
 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows     

 

Year Ended April 30, 2017   BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Quality
Fund, Inc.
(MUS)
   

BlackRock
Muni Intermediate
Duration

Fund, Inc.
(MUI)

   

BlackRock
MuniVest

Fund II, Inc.
(MVT)

 
     
Cash Provided by Operating Activities  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (1,144,388   $ (6,786,306   $ (732,993

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

    55,060,212       109,821,077       55,192,817  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (57,333,947     (112,419,190     (51,077,394

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    (4,228,216     7,610,013       1,965,772  

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    892,281       6,002,517       738,722  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (37,679     623,824       324,113  

Net unrealized loss on investments

    11,312,999       31,908,004       20,451,168  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets:

 

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    (153,000     (670,000     (328,000

Receivables:

 

Interest — unaffiliated

    67,759       (177,685     159,614  

Dividends — affiliated

    (1,058     (1,343     (1,464

Variation margin on futures contracts

          (2,031      

Prepaid expenses

    15,349       15,260       19,035  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities:

 

Payables:

 

Investment advisory fees

    (7,461     (17,957     (7,241

Interest expense and fees

    44,411       77,371       111,056  

Officer’s and Directors’ fees

    (402     46,388       (797

Variation margin on futures contracts

    6,476       5,280       7,187  

Other accrued expenses

    15,984       42,440       23,971  
 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    4,509,320       36,077,662       26,845,566  
 

 

 

 
     
Cash Used for Financing Activities  

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

    7,085,383       5,000,000       9,916,154  

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (2,364,354     (9,764,998     (18,536,313

Proceeds from Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

    502,679             1,499,475  

Repayments of Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

    (502,679           (1,499,475

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (10,403,818     (31,431,162     (18,283,190

Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft

    135,815       118,498       57,783  
 

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (5,546,974     (36,077,662     (26,845,566
 

 

 

 
     
Cash  

Net decrease in cash

    (1,037,654            

Cash at beginning of year

    1,037,654              
 

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

                 
 

 

 

 
     
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information  

Cash paid during the year for interest expense

  $ 1,707,077     $ 5,559,753     $ 3,065,793  
 

 

 

 
     
Non-Cash Financing Activities  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions paid to Common Shareholders

  $ 85,253           $ 1,823,631  
 

 

 

 

 

 

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76    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance  

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.45     $ 14.12     $ 13.56     $ 14.36     $ 13.47  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.70       0.72       0.73       0.77       0.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.38     0.35       0.59       (0.82     0.90  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.32       1.07       1.32       (0.05     1.67  
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.70     (0.74     (0.76     (0.75     (0.78
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 14.07     $ 14.45     $ 14.12     $ 13.56     $ 14.36  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 14.82     $ 14.74     $ 14.22     $ 12.85     $ 13.96  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return3  

Based on net asset value

    2.23%       7.90%       10.11%       0.47%       12.70%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    5.56%       9.30%       17.02%       (2.06)%       12.22%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets  

Total expenses

    0.87%       0.81%       0.82%       0.82%       0.83%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    0.87%       0.81%       0.82%       0.82%       0.83%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4

    0.69%       0.70%       0.71%       0.70%       0.71%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.93%       5.09%       5.24%       5.84%       5.52%  
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data  

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  505,306     $  517,697     $  505,341     $  485,319     $  513,923  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 67,507     $ 66,087     $ 61,066     $ 71,145     $ 76,451  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    11%       18%       22%       19%       19%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (MEN)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 12.52     $ 12.27     $ 11.94     $ 12.63     $ 12.12  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.65       0.70       0.71       0.73       0.71  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.72     0.28       0.35       (0.70     0.50  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.07     0.98       1.06       0.03       1.21  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2

    (0.68     (0.73     (0.73     (0.72     (0.70
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 11.77     $ 12.52     $ 12.27     $ 11.94     $ 12.63  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 11.69     $ 12.55     $ 11.67     $ 11.27     $ 12.65  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (0.51)%       8.50%       9.49%       1.06%       10.16%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (1.42)%       14.35%       10.33%       (4.76)%       14.69%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total expenses

    1.73%       1.44%       1.44%       1.50%       1.49% 4 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    1.73%       1.44%       1.43%       1.50%       1.49% 4 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs5

    0.89%       0.90%       0.91%       0.92%       0.96% 4,6 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.29%       5.71%       5.76%       6.37%       5.65% 4 
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $  349,037     $  370,342     $  362,703     $  352,878     $  373,259  
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 142,500     $ 142,500     $ 142,500     $ 142,500     $ 142,500  
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 344,938     $ 359,889     $ 354,528     $ 347,633     $ 361,936  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 70,823     $ 67,160     $ 76,094     $ 73,379     $ 81,244  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12%       10%       12%       16%       12%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  5  

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.

 

  6  

For the year ended April 30, 2013, the total expense ratio after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.91%.

 

 

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78    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. (MHD)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance  

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 17.95     $ 17.59     $ 16.85     $ 18.12     $ 17.36  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.95       1.00       1.03       1.04       1.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.07     0.42       0.77       (1.22     1.01  

Distributions to VMTP Shareholders from net realized gain

                            (0.01
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.12     1.42       1.80       (0.18     2.07  
 

 

 

 
Distributions to Common Shareholders:2  

From net investment income

    (0.98     (1.06     (1.06     (1.08     (1.12

From net realized gain

                      (0.01     (0.19
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.98     (1.06     (1.06     (1.09     (1.31
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.85     $ 17.95     $ 17.59     $ 16.85     $ 18.12  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 16.65     $ 18.14     $ 17.25     $ 16.01     $ 18.20  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3  

Based on net asset value

    (0.67)%       8.65%       11.22%       (0.15)%       12.20%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (2.87)%       11.91%       14.80%       (5.55)%       8.21%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders  

Total expenses

    1.87%       1.53%       1.50%       1.64%       1.60%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    1.87%       1.53%       1.50%       1.64%       1.60%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4

    0.99%       0.99%       0.99%       1.04%       1.02%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.42%       5.75%       5.86%       6.48%       5.92%  
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data  

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 238,684     $ 253,864     $ 248,646     $ 238,113     $ 255,911  
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 83,700     $ 83,700     $ 83,700     $ 83,700     $ 83,700  
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $  385,166     $  403,302     $  397,068     $  384,484     $  405,748  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 62,233     $ 60,289     $ 56,784     $ 60,238     $ 69,753  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    9%       7%       11%       20%       16%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (MUH)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance  

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.51     $ 16.21     $ 15.61     $ 16.93     $ 16.23  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.86       0.91       0.93       0.95       0.98  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.95     0.33       0.64       (1.17     0.93  

Distributions to VMTP Shareholders from net realized gain

                            (0.01
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.09     1.24       1.57       (0.22     1.90  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:2

 

From net investment income

    (0.90     (0.94     (0.97     (1.00     (1.04

From net realized gain

                      (0.10     (0.16
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.90     (0.94     (0.97     (1.10     (1.20
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.52     $ 16.51     $ 16.21     $ 15.61     $ 16.93  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 15.59     $ 16.23     $ 15.28     $ 14.84     $ 16.75  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3  

Based on net asset value

    (0.52)%       8.25%       10.64%       (0.40)%       11.99%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    1.65%       12.90%       9.71%       (4.30)%       9.25%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders  

Total expenses

    1.83%       1.50%       1.48%       1.61%       1.59%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    1.83%       1.50%       1.48%       1.61%       1.59%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4

    1.00%       1.00%       1.00%       1.04%       1.03%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.37%       5.66%       5.76%       6.36%       5.81%  
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data  

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 175,637     $ 186,553     $ 183,214     $ 176,395     $ 191,366  
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 55,000     $ 55,000     $ 55,000     $ 55,000     $ 55,000  
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $  419,340     $  439,188     $  433,117     $  420,718     $  447,938  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 47,507     $ 46,103     $ 43,568     $ 48,497     $ 56,354  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    10%       7%       11%       18%       16%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOBs and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
80    ANNUAL REPORT    APRIL 30, 2017   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.84     $ 14.57     $ 14.18     $ 15.31     $ 14.61  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.75       0.80       0.80       0.82       0.83  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.84     0.28       0.40       (1.13     0.76  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.09     1.08       1.20       (0.31     1.59  
 

 

 

 

Distributions from Common Shareholders net investment income2

    (0.80     (0.81     (0.81     (0.82     (0.89
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 13.95     $ 14.84     $ 14.57     $ 14.18     $ 15.31  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 13.38     $ 14.31     $ 13.32     $ 12.88     $ 14.92  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (0.47)%       8.24%       9.20%       (1.07)%       11.06%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (1.00)%       14.09%       9.91%       (7.78)%       8.90%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total expenses

    1.95%       1.60%       1.59%       1.75%       1.80%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    1.91%       1.58%       1.57%       1.67%       1.72%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4

    0.98%       0.99%       0.99%       0.99%       1.00%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.22%       5.49%       5.49%       6.00%       5.48%  
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 181,614     $ 193,110     $ 189,594     $ 184,479     $ 199,236  
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 87,000     $ 87,000     $ 87,000     $ 87,000     $ 87,000  
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $  308,751     $  321,966     $  317,924     $  312,045     $  329,007  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 29,150     $ 24,429     $ 21,937     $ 25,187     $ 48,934  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    18%       25%       11%       46%       34%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.  (MUI)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.16     $ 15.86     $ 15.64     $ 16.60     $ 16.21  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.65       0.73       0.77       0.80       0.82  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.83     0.53       0.27       (0.85     0.58  

Distributions to VMTP Shareholders from net realized gain

                            (0.01
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.18     1.26       1.04       (0.05     1.39  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:2

         

From net investment income

    (0.67     (0.78     (0.82     (0.86     (0.87

From net realized gain

    (0.14     (0.18           (0.05     (0.13
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.81     (0.96     (0.82     (0.91     (1.00
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.17     $ 16.16     $ 15.86     $ 15.64     $ 16.60  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 13.96     $ 15.19     $ 14.47     $ 14.55     $ 16.12  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (0.69)%       9.04%       7.27%       0.50%       8.78%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (2.77)%       12.27%       5.20%       (3.73)%       4.09%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total expenses

    1.90%       1.57%       1.52%       1.65%       1.91%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    1.89%       1.57%       1.52%       1.65%       1.91%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4

    0.96%       0.94%       0.96%       1.00%       1.35% 5 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    4.12%       4.61%       4.82%       5.28%       4.93%  
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 580,945     $ 618,971     $ 607,440     $ 599,066     $ 635,652  
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $  287,100     $  287,100     $  287,100     $  287,100     $  287,100  
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 302,349     $ 315,594     $ 311,578     $ 308,661     $ 321,405  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 58,337     $ 63,102     $ 52,932     $ 69,070     $ 105,939  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    12%       20%       18%       22%       16%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

  5  

For the year ended April 30, 2013, the total expense ratio after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.98%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (MVT)

 

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 16.17     $ 16.01     $ 15.45     $ 16.69     $ 15.91  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.91       0.98       0.99       1.03       1.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.95     0.18       0.61       (1.19     0.82  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.04     1.16       1.60       (0.16     1.88  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2

    (0.94     (1.00     (1.04     (1.08     (1.10
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.19     $ 16.17     $ 16.01     $ 15.45     $ 16.69  
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 15.45     $ 17.38     $ 16.26     $ 15.16     $ 17.31  
 

 

 

 
         
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                        

Based on net asset value

    (0.34)%       7.61%       10.65%       (0.37)%       11.95%  
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (5.68)%       13.88%       14.52%       (5.74)%       10.28%  
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total expenses

    1.88%       1.52%       1.50%       1.63%       1.66%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly

    1.87%       1.52%       1.50%       1.63%       1.66%  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4

    0.92%       0.92%       0.92%       0.96%       0.96%  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.78%       6.15%       6.17%       6.93%       6.43%  
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 321,939     $ 340,753     $ 336,320     $ 324,146     $ 348,998  
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 140,000     $ 140,000     $ 140,000     $ 140,000     $ 140,000  
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $  329,956     $  343,395     $  340,229     $  331,533     $  349,284  
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 60,575     $ 69,195     $ 66,439     $ 66,715     $ 99,386  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    9%       6%       10%       17%       15%  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2  

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

  3  

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.

 

  4  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Notes to Financial Statements     

 

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, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name  

Herein

Referred To As

     Organized      Diversification
Classification
 

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.

    MUA        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.

    MEN        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.

    MHD        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc.

    MUH        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.

    MUS        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

    MUI        Maryland        Diversified  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.

    MVT        Maryland        Diversified  

The Boards of Directors of the Funds are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board,” and the directors 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.

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 closed-end funds referred to as the Closed-End 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 Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) or certain borrowings (e.g., TOB Trust transactions) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowing to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, 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 or obligations.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

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 Fund’s Board, the independent Directors (“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 other BlackRock Closed-End Funds 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 other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, if applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities are included in officer’s and directors’ 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.

Recent Accounting Standards: In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update “Restricted Cash” which will require entities to include the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents in the beginning and ending cash balances in the Statements of Cash Flows. The guidance will be applied retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those years. Management is evaluating the impact, if any, of this guidance on the Funds’ presentation in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update “Premium Amortization of Purchased Callable Debt Securities”, which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities. Under the new guidance, premium amortization of purchased callable debt securities that have explicit, non-contingent call features and are callable at fixed prices will be amortized to the earliest call date. The guidance will be applied on a modified retrospective basis and is effective for fiscal years, and their interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance to the Funds.

SEC Reporting Modernization: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted new rules and forms and amended other rules to enhance the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. As part of these changes, the SEC amended Regulation S-X to standardize and enhance disclosures in investment company financial statements. The compliance date for implementing the new or amended rules is August 1, 2017.

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.

Through May 31, 2016, the Funds had an arrangement with their custodian whereby credits were earned on uninvested cash balances, which could be used to reduce custody fees and/or overdraft charges. Credits previously earned have been utilized until December 31, 2016. Under current arrangements effective June 1, 2016, the Funds no longer earn credits on uninvested cash, and may incur charges on uninvested cash balances and overdrafts, subject to certain conditions.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the period end). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of each Fund. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

 

 

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at NAV each business day.

 

 

Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, or in the event that the 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will 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 typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, 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 Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement 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

 

                
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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 each Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds, are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities: Certain 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. A Fund 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, a Fund 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, a Fund assumes 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, a Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

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 generally 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 generally issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that generally 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 generally provide the Funds 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 generally 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 may be purchased by the Liquidity Provider and are usually remarketed by a Remarketing Agent, which is typically an affiliated entity of the Liquidity Provider. The Remarketing Agent may also purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates for its own account in the event of a failed remarketing.

The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a Fund, upon the occurrence of tender option termination events (“TOTEs”) or mandatory termination events (“MTEs”), as defined in the TOB Trust agreements. TOTEs include the bankruptcy or default of the issuer of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust, a substantial downgrade in the credit quality of the issuer of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust, failure of any scheduled payment of principal or interest on the municipal bonds, and/or a judgment or ruling that interest on the municipal bond is subject to U.S. federal income taxation. MTEs may include, among other things, a failed remarketing of the TOB Trust Certificates, the inability of the TOB Trust to obtain renewal of the liquidity support agreement and a substantial decline in the market value of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust. Upon the occurrence of a TOTE or an MTE,

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

the 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. In the case of an MTE, after the payment of fees, the TOB Trust Certificates holders would be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds). In contrast, in the case of a TOTE, after payment of fees, the TOB Trust Certificates holders and the TOB Residuals holders would be paid pro rata in proportion to the respective face values of their certificates. During the year ended April 30, 2017, no TOB Trusts in which a Fund participated were terminated without the consent of a Fund.

While a Fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they generally restrict the ability of a Fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. MUA, MEN and MVT’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. 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 would be shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates.

Volcker Rule Impact: On December 10, 2013, regulators published final rules implementing section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”), which precludes banking entities and their affiliates from sponsoring and investing in TOB Trusts. Banking entities subject to the Volcker Rule were required to fully comply by July 21, 2015, with respect to investments in and relationships with TOB Trusts established after December 31, 2013 (“Non-Legacy TOB Trusts”), and by July 21, 2017, with respect to investments in and relationships with TOB Trusts established prior to December 31, 2013 (“Legacy TOB Trusts”).

As a result, a new structure for TOB Trusts has been designed in which no banking entity would sponsor the TOB Trust. Specifically, a Fund establishes, structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals. In such a structure, certain responsibilities that previously belonged to a third party bank are performed by, or on behalf of, the Funds. The Funds have restructured any Non-Legacy TOB Trusts and are in the process of restructuring Legacy TOB Trusts in conformity with regulatory guidelines. Until all restructurings are completed, a Fund may, for a period of time, hold TOB Residuals in both Legacy TOB Trusts and new or restructured non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts.

Under the new TOB Trust structure, the Liquidity Provider or Remarketing Agent will no longer purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates even in the event of failed remarketing. This may increase the likelihood that a TOB Trust will need to be collapsed and liquidated in order to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. 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 the number of days the loan is outstanding.

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 or the Liquidity Provider, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates or Loan for 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 deferred offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

 

                
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For the year ended April 30, 2017, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s TOB Trusts:

 

    

Underlying
Municipal

Bonds

Transferred to

TOB Trusts1

    

Liability for

TOB Trust

Certificates2

    

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

 

MUA

  $ 121,193,961      $ 67,756,523        0.93% - 1.15%      $ 66,142,188        1.34%  

MEN

  $ 125,408,007      $ 70,823,352        0.92% - 1.50%      $ 68,276,563        1.27%  

MHD

  $ 109,540,473      $ 62,233,298        0.91% - 1.50%      $ 64,033,565        1.27%  

MUH

  $ 82,818,150      $ 47,506,965        0.91% - 1.50%      $ 49,072,597        1.27%  

MUS

  $ 55,995,909      $ 29,149,593        0.91% - 1.10%      $ 26,247,278        1.32%  

MUI

  $ 103,733,605      $ 58,336,850        0.92% - 0.98%      $ 62,332,930        1.23%  

MVT

  $ 109,817,120      $ 60,574,880        0.91% - 1.50%      $ 70,529,420        1.29%  

 

  1  

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.

 

  2  

The Funds may invest in TOB Trusts that are 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. In such an event, the Liquidity Provider will typically either (i) fund the full amount owed under the liquidity facility and be subsequently reimbursed from only the proceeds of the liquidation of all or a portion of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust or the remarketing of the TOB Trust Certificates, or (ii) liquidate all or a portion of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust and then fund the balance, if any, of the amount owed under the liquidity facility over the liquidation proceeds (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). If a Fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a Fund will usually enter into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a Fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider the amount of any 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 April 30, 2017, 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 April 30, 2017.

For the year ended April 30, 2017, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s Loan for TOB Trust Certificates:

 

     Loan
Outstanding at
Period End
    

Interest Rate

on Loan at

Period End

     Average Loans
Outstanding
     Daily
Weighted
Average
Rate of Interest
and  Other
Expenses on
Loans
 

MUA

  $ 249,146        0.25    $ 356,115        0.81%  

MEN

                $ 66,363        0.78%  

MHD

                $ 3,113        0.78%  

MUH

                $ 2,254        0.78%  

MUS

                $ 1,377        0.78%  

MVT

                $ 28,757        0.78%  

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: Certain Funds invest in long and/or short positions in futures and options on futures contracts to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are 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.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is 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

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

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 value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value 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, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration 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 MUI 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:

 

     MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MVT  

Investment advisory fees

    0.55%        0.50%        0.55%        0.55%        0.55%        0.50%  

For such services, MUI pays the Manager a monthly fee of 0.55% of (i) the average daily value of MUI’s net assets and (ii) the proceeds of any outstanding debt securities and borrowings used for leverage.

For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of a Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of 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.

Expense Waivers: The Manager, for MUS, 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 preferred shares). This amount is included in fees waived by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended April 30, 2017 the waiver was $66,432.

The Manager voluntarily 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”). These amounts are included in fees waived by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation caps, as applicable, will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. For the year ended April 30, 2017, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MUI      MVT  

Amounts waived

  $ 2,490      $ 2,208      $ 1,484      $ 1,297      $ 1,239      $ 8,779      $ 2,799  

Effective September 1, 2016, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of the Funds’ assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee. Prior to September 1, 2016, the Manager did not waive such fees. Effective December 2, 2016, the waiver became contractual through June 30, 2018. 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.

Officers and Directors: Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors 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 Officer and Directors in the Statements of Operations.

7. Purchases and Sales:

For the year ended April 30, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MUI      MVT  

Purchases

  $ 61,878,967      $ 69,102,336      $ 37,792,025      $ 29,741,409      $ 54,659,495      $ 113,581,070      $ 47,974,432  

Sales

  $ 62,313,431      $ 67,128,569      $ 36,241,576      $ 29,164,601      $ 55,060,212      $ 112,172,836      $ 54,947,225  

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

8. Income Tax Information

It is the Funds’ 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 their taxable income to their 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 each of the four years ended April 30, 2017. 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 April 30, 2017, 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.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. As of period end, the following permanent differences attributable to amortization methods on fixed-income securities, non-deductible expenses, the reclassification of distributions, the expiration of capital loss carryforwards and the sale of bonds received from tender option bond trusts were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MUI      MVT  

Paid-in capital

  $ (2,846,397    $ (3,386,873                  $ (494,294              

Undistributed net investment income

  $ (19,520    $ (300,210    $ 93,571      $ 96,554      $ (1,241    $ 94,868      $ (1,736

Accumulated net realized loss

  $ 2,865,917      $ 3,687,083      $ (93,571    $ (96,554    $ 495,535      $ (94,868    $ 1,736  

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

        MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MUI      MVT  

Tax-exempt income1

    4/30/2017      $ 24,851,475      $ 22,352,150      $ 15,176,378      $ 11,027,908      $ 11,833,288      $ 29,890,674      $ 22,113,439  
    4/30/2016      $ 26,226,794      $ 22,859,540      $ 15,654,116      $ 11,096,405      $ 11,470,423      $ 32,354,972      $ 22,451,090  

Ordinary income2

    4/30/2017        103,838        38,123        565        428        23        1,802,874        38,601  
    4/30/2016        217,871        3,578        226,494        79,078               81,393        91,205  

Long-term capital gains3

    4/30/2017                                           4,399,618         
    4/30/2016                                           7,641,316         
 

 

 

 

Total

    4/30/2017      $ 24,955,313      $ 22,390,273      $ 15,176,943      $ 11,028,336      $ 11,833,311      $ 36,093,166      $ 22,152,040  
 

 

 

 
    4/30/2016      $ 26,444,665      $ 22,863,118      $ 15,880,610      $ 11,175,483      $ 11,470,423      $ 40,077,681      $ 22,542,295  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

The Funds designate these amounts paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017, as exempt-interest dividends.

 

  2  

Ordinary income consists primarily of taxable income recognized from market discount and net short-term capital gains. Additionally, all ordinary income distributions are comprised of interest-related dividends for non-U.S. residents and are eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

 

  3  

The Funds designate these amounts paid during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2017 as capital gain dividends.

As of period end, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

     MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MUI      MVT  

Undistributed tax-exempt income

  $ 91,293      $ 3,103,634      $ 937,727      $ 812,466      $ 1,675,056      $ 928,477      $ 1,090,481  

Undistributed ordinary income

    87,622               20,201        22,168               64,374        261  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

                  43,781        1,933                       

Capital loss carryforwards

    (9,081,344      (1,957,953                    (14,047,238             (1,124,434

Net unrealized gains1

    35,085,862        36,662,239        26,433,474        19,115,665        19,277,142        37,839,197        34,229,237  

Qualified late-year losses2

                                       (1,339,978       
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 26,183,433      $ 37,807,920      $ 27,435,183      $ 19,952,232      $ 6,904,960      $ 37,492,070      $ 34,195,545  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, amortization and accretion methods of premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual of income on securities in default, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures contracts, the treatment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts and the deferral of compensation to Directors.

 

  2  

The Fund has elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

As of April 30, 2017, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

Expires April 30,  

MUA

    

MEN

    

MUS

    

MVT

 

No expiration date1

  $ 6,490,824             $ 7,432,440      $ 1,124,434  

2018

    396,366      $ 1,225,298        6,614,798         

2019

    2,194,154        732,655                
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,081,344      $ 1,957,953      $ 14,047,238      $ 1,124,434  
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

During the year ended April 30, 2017, the Funds listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforward:

 

     MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MVT  

Amount utilized

  $ 1,630,287      $ 1,509,608      $ 1,290,302      $ 201,127      $ 263,163  

As of April 30, 2017, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     MUA     MEN     MHD     MUH     MUS     MUI     MVT  

Tax cost

  $ 462,556,076     $ 449,787,284     $ 291,564,176     $ 208,509,180     $ 246,085,575     $ 818,268,151     $ 420,524,565  
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 42,714,806     $ 38,761,855     $ 28,588,627     $ 20,328,658     $ 19,829,348     $ 41,919,462     $ 36,517,328  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (7,569,570     (2,022,591     (2,155,153     (1,212,993     (552,208     (3,779,890     (1,991,541
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 35,145,236     $ 36,739,264     $ 26,433,474     $ 19,115,665     $ 19,277,140     $ 38,139,572     $ 34,525,787  
 

 

 

 

9. Principal Risks:

Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which may reduce the potential for loss due to credit risk. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligation.

Inventories of municipal bonds held by brokers and dealers may decrease, which would lessen their ability to make a market in these securities. Such a reduction in market making capacity could potentially decrease a Fund’s ability to buy or sell bonds. As a result, a Fund may sell a security at a lower price, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative impact on performance. If a Fund needed to sell large blocks of bonds, those sales could further reduce the bonds’ prices and impact performance.

In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer to meet all its obligations, including the ability to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers of securities owned by the Funds. Changes arising from the general economy, the overall market and local, regional or global political and/or social instability, as well as currency, interest rate and price fluctuations, may also affect the securities’ value.

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.

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.

It is possible that regulators could take positions that could limit the market for non-bank sponsored TOB Trust transactions or the Funds’ ability to hold TOB Residuals. Under the new TOB Trust structure, the Funds will have certain additional duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.

There can be no assurance that the Funds can successfully enter into restructured TOB Trust transactions in order to refinance their existing TOB Residuals holdings prior to the compliance date for the Volcker Rule, which may require that the Funds unwind existing TOB Trusts. There can be no assurance that alternative forms of leverage will be available to the Funds and any alternative forms of leverage may be more or less advantageous to the Funds than existing TOB leverage.

Should short-term interest rates rise, the Funds’ investments in TOB Trust transactions 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 SEC and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”), which took effect in December 2016. 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 Trust transactions constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Accordingly, implementation of the Volcker Rule and Risk Retention Rules may adversely impact the municipal market, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. Any such developments could adversely affect the Funds. The ultimate impact of these rules on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

 

                
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Counterparty Credit Risk: Similar to issuer 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. 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 Fund’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: As of period end, MUS invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the transportation and the country, city, special district, school district sectors. MUI and MVT invested a significant portion of their assets in securities in the transportation sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting such sectors would have a greater impact on the Funds and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

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 increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

10. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Fund is 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. The par value for each Fund’s Preferred Shares outstanding is $0.10. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

Common Shares

For the years shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

Year Ended April 30,   MUA      MEN      MHD      MUH      MUS      MVT  

2017

    83,132        52,845        25,957        17,531        5,658        114,327  

2016

    42,352        25,792        7,978                      67,729  

For the years ended April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, MUI’s shares issued and outstanding remained constant.

Preferred Shares

Each Fund’s Preferred Shares rank prior to the Fund’s Common Shares as to the payment of dividends by the Funds and distribution of assets upon dissolution or liquidation of a Fund. The 1940 Act prohibits the declaration of any dividend on a Fund’s Common Shares or the repurchase of a Fund’s Common Shares if a Fund fails to maintain asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the Funds’ 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 the Funds’ Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if a 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.

The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the voting rights of the holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class on certain matters. However, the holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Directors to the Board of each Fund. The holders of Preferred Shares are also entitled to elect the full Board of Directors if dividends on the Preferred Shares are not paid for a period of two years. The holders of Preferred Shares are also generally entitled to 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

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

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

MEN has issued Series W-7 VRDP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in a privately negotiated offering. The VRDP Shares were offered 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 are currently in a special rate period, each as described below.

As of period end, the VRDP Shares outstanding of MEN were as follows:

 

     Issue Date      Shares Issued      Aggregate Principal      Maturity Date  

MEN

    5/19/11        1,425      $ 142,500,000        6/01/41  

Redemption Terms: MEN is required to redeem its VRDP Shares on the maturity date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Six months prior to the maturity date, MEN is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, MEN 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 MEN. The redemption price per VRDP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends.

Liquidity Feature: MEN entered into a fee agreement with the liquidity provider that requires an initial commitment to the liquidity provider. These fees, if applicable, are shown as liquidity fees in the Statements of Operations.

The fee agreement between MEN and the liquidity provider is for a 364 day term which was scheduled to expire on July 7, 2016. MEN renewed the fee agreement for an additional 364 day term which is scheduled to expire on July 6, 2017 unless renewed or terminated in advance.

In the event the fee agreement is not renewed or is terminated in advance, and MEN does not enter into a fee 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 fee agreement. In the event of such mandatory purchase, MEN is required to redeem the VRDP Shares six months after the purchase date. Immediately after such mandatory purchase, MEN is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with its custodian to fund the redemption. There is no assurance MEN will replace such redeemed VRDP Shares with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage.

Remarketing: MEN may incur remarketing fees of 0.10% on the aggregate principal amount of all the Fund’s 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), MEN may incur no remarketing fees.

Dividends: 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. 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. At the date of issuance, the VRDP Shares were assigned long-term ratings of Aa1 from Moody’s and AAA from Fitch. Subsequent to the issuance of the VRDP Shares, Moody’s completed a review of its methodology for rating securities issued by registered closed-end funds. As of period end, the VRDP Shares were assigned a long-term rating of Aa1 from Moody’s under its new ratings methodology. The VRDP Shares continue to be assigned a long-term rating of AAA from Fitch.

For the year ended April 30, 2017, the annualized dividend rate for MEN’s VRDP Shares was 1.51%.

Special Rate Period: On June 20, 2012, MEN commenced an approximate three-year term ending June 24, 2015 (the “special rate period”) with respect to its VRDP Shares. MEN has continuously extended the special rate period for an approximate one-year term with the current extension scheduled to expire on June 21, 2017. During the special rate period, the VRDP Shares will not be subject to any remarketing and the dividend rate will be based on a predetermined methodology. Prior to June 21, 2017, the holder of the VRDP Shares and MEN may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If the 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, the liquidity and fee agreements will remain in effect and the VRDP Shares will remain subject to mandatory redemption by MEN on the maturity date. The VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events during the special rate period. During the special rate period, MEN will be 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. MEN will not pay any fees to the liquidity provider and remarketing agent during the special rate period. MEN will also pay dividends monthly based on the sum of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index rate and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to the VRDP Shares.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

If MEN redeems the VRDP Shares prior to the end of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares have long-term ratings above A1/A+ and its equivalent by all ratings agencies then rating the VRDP Shares, then such redemption may be subject to a redemption premium payable to the holder of the VRDP Shares based on the time remaining in the special rate period, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to comply with minimum asset coverage requirements.

For the year ended April 30, 2017, VRDP Shares issued and outstanding of MEN remained constant.

VMTP Shares

MHD, MUH, MUS, MUI and MVT (collectively, the “VMTP Funds”) have issued Series W-7 VMTP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in privately negotiated offerings and sale of VMTP Shares exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The VMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and VMTP Funds may also be required to register the VMTP Shares for sale under the Securities Act under certain circumstances. In addition, amendments to the VMTP governing documents generally require the consent of the holders of VMTP Shares.

As of period end, the VMTP Shares outstanding of each Fund were as follows:

 

     Issue Date      Shares Issued      Aggregate Principal      Term Redemption
Date
 

MHD

    12/16/11        837      $ 83,700,000        1/02/19  

MUH

    12/16/11        550      $ 55,000,000        1/02/19  

MUS

    12/16/11        870      $ 87,000,000        1/02/19  

MUI

    12/07/12        2,871      $ 287,100,000        1/02/19  

MVT

    12/16/11        1,400      $ 140,000,000        1/02/19  

Redemption Terms: Each VMTP Fund is required to redeem its VMTP Shares on the term redemption date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased or unless extended. In June 2015, the term redemption dates for MHD, MUH, MUS, MUI and MVT were extended until January 2, 2019. There is no assurance that the term of a Fund’s VMTP Shares will be extended further or that a Fund’s VMTP Shares will be replaced with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage upon the redemption or repurchase of the VMTP Shares. Six months prior to the term redemption date, each VMTP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with each Fund’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, each VMTP Fund is required to redeem certain of its outstanding VMTP Shares if it fails to comply with certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, a Fund’s VMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the Fund. The redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends and applicable redemption premium. If a Fund redeems the VMTP Shares prior to the term redemption date and the VMTP Shares have long-term ratings above A1/A+ or its equivalent by the ratings agencies then rating the VMTP Shares, then such redemption may be subject to a prescribed redemption premium (up to 3% of the liquidation preference) payable to the holder of the VMTP Shares based on the time remaining until the term redemption date, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to comply with minimum asset coverage requirements.

Dividends: Dividends on the VMTP Shares are declared daily and payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly at a fixed rate spread to the SIFMA Municipal Swap Index. The fixed spread is determined based on the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VMTP Shares by the ratings agencies then rating the VMTP Shares. At the date of issuance, the VMTP Shares were assigned long-term ratings of Aa1 from Moody’s and AAA from Fitch. Subsequent to the issuance of the VMTP Shares, Moody’s completed a review of its methodology for rating securities issued by registered closed-end funds. As of period end, the VMTP Shares were assigned a long-term rating of Aa1 from Moody’s under its new rating methodology. The VMTP Shares continue to be assigned a long-term rating of AAA from Fitch. The dividend rate on the VMTP Shares is subject to a step-up spread if the Funds fail to comply with certain provisions, including, among other things, the timely payment of dividends, redemptions or gross-up payments, and complying with certain asset coverage and leverage requirements.

For the year ended April 30, 2017, the average annualized dividend rates for the VMTP Shares were as follows:

 

     MHD      MUH      MUS      MUI      MVT  

Rate

    1.60%        1.60%        1.60%        1.69%        1.61%  

For the year ended April 30, 2017, VMTP Shares issued and outstanding of each Fund remained constant.

Offering Costs: The Funds incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VRDP and VMTP 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 and VMTP Shares with the exception of upfront fees paid to the liquidity provider which 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.

MUI’s offering costs that were recorded as a deferred charge and amortized over the 30-year life of MUI’s VRDP Shares were accelerated and charged to expense immediately upon redemption of MUI’s VRDP Shares. Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of MUI’s VMTP Shares were recorded as a deferred charge and will be amortized over the life of the VMTP Shares.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

Financial Reporting: The VRDP and VMTP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the VRDP and VMTP 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 and VMTP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VRDP and VMTP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VRDP and VMTP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes.

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:

 

      Common Dividend Per Share      Preferred Shares3  
      Paid1      Declared2      Shares      Series      Declared  

MUA

   $ 0.0575      $ 0.0575                       

MEN

   $ 0.0565      $ 0.0565        VRDP        W-7      $ 206,918  

MHD

   $ 0.0810      $ 0.0810        VMTP        W-7      $ 128,646  

MUH

   $ 0.0745      $ 0.0745        VMTP        W-7      $ 84,534  

MUS

   $ 0.0635      $ 0.0635        VMTP        W-7      $ 133,718  

MUI

   $ 0.0555      $ 0.0555        VMTP        W-7      $ 441,269  

MVT

   $ 0.0730      $ 0.0730        VMTP        W-7      $ 215,178  

 

  1  

Net investment income dividend paid on June 1, 2017 to Common Shareholders of record on May 15, 2017.

 

  2  

Net investment income dividend declared on June 1, 2017, payable to Common Shareholders of record on June 15, 2017.

 

  3  

Dividends declared for period May 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017.

 

                
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (collectively, the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of April 30, 2017, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc., BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc., BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc., and BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc., as of April 30, 2017, the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 22, 2017

 

                
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan     

 

Pursuant to each Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains and other distributions reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) in the respective Fund’s Common Shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Reinvestment Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street name or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan.

After MUA, MEN, MHD, MUH, MUS, MUI and MVT declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain or other distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Funds (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Fund’s primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.

You may elect not to participate in the Reinvestment Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by contacting the Reinvestment Plan Agent, at the address set forth below.

Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

The Reinvestment Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of distributions will be paid by each Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of all distributions. The automatic reinvestment of all distributions will not relieve participants of any U.S. federal, state or local income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Each Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan; however, each Fund reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants in MEN and MUI that request a sale of shares are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay. Participants in MUA, MHD, MUH, MUS and MVT that request a sale of shares are subject to a $0.02 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. through the internet at http://www.computershare.com/blackrock, or in writing to Computershare, P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233, Telephone: (800) 699-1236. Overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at Computershare, 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202.

 

                
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Officers and Directors     

 

Name, Address1
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Funds
 

Length

of Time

Served³

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen4
  Public Company and
Other Investment
Company Directorships Held
During Past Five Years
Independent Directors2                    

Richard E. Cavanagh

 

1946

  Chair of the Board and Director  

Since

2007

  Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Director, Arch Chemical (chemical and allied products) from 1999 to 2011; Trustee, Educational Testing Service from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman thereof from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor, The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Faculty Member/Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University since 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  None

Karen P. Robards

 

1950

  Vice Chair of the Board and Director  

Since

2007

  Principal of Robards & Company, LLC (consulting and private investing) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices); Greenhill & Co., Inc.

Michael J. Castellano

 

1946

  Director  

Since

2011

  Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001 to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd from 2004 to 2011; Director, Support Our Aging Religious (non-profit) from 2009 to June 2015 and since 2017; Director, National Advisory Board of Church Management at Villanova University since 2010; Trustee, Domestic Church Media Foundation since 2012; Director, CircleBlack Inc. (financial technology company) since 2015.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  None

Cynthia L. Egan

 

1955

  Director  

Since

2016

  Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2015; President, Retirement Plan Services for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  Unum (insurance); The Hanover Insurance Group (insurance); Envestnet (investment platform) from 2013 until 2016

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

1948

  Director  

Since

2007

  Editor of and Consultant for The Journal of Portfolio Management since 2006; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School since 2011; Visiting Professor, Princeton University from 2013 to 2014 and since 2016; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University School of Management from 2006 to 2011.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  None

Jerrold B. Harris

 

1942

  Director  

Since

2007

  Trustee, Ursinus College from 2000 to 2012; Director, Ducks Unlimited — Canada (conservation) since 2015; Director, Waterfowl Chesapeake (conservation) since 2014; Director, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. since 2013; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) from 2000 to 2016; Director of Delta Waterfowl Foundation from 2010 to 2012; President and Chief Executive Officer, VWR Scientific Products Corporation from 1990 to 1999.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  BlackRock Capital Investment Corp. (business development company)

R. Glenn Hubbard

 

1958

  Director  

Since

2007

  Dean, Columbia Business School since 2004; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  ADP (data and information services); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance)

W. Carl Kester

 

1951

  Director  

Since

2007

  George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School since 2008, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010, Chairman of the Finance Unit, from 2005 to 2006, Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  None

Catherine A. Lynch

 

1961

  Director  

Since

2016

  Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and various other positions, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust from 2003 to 2016; Associate Vice President for Treasury Management, The George Washington University from 1999 to 2003; Assistant Treasurer, Episcopal Church of America from 1995 to 1999.  

75 RICs consisting of

75 Portfolios

  None

 

                
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Officers and Directors (continued)     

 

Name, Address1
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Funds
 

Length

of Time

Served³

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen4
  Public Company and
Other Investment
Company Directorships Held
During Past Five Years
Interested Directors5                    

Barbara G. Novick

 

1960

  Director  

Since

2014

  Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Chair of BlackRock’s Government Relations Steering Committee since 2009; Head of the Global Client Group of BlackRock, Inc. from 1988 to 2008.  

101 RICs consisting of

220 Portfolios

  None

John M. Perlowski

 

1964

  Director, President and Chief Executive Officer   Since 2014 (Director); Since 2011 (President and Chief Executive Officer)   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Fund & Accounting Services since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.  

129 RICs consisting of

318 Portfolios

  None
 

1    The address of each Director is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2    Each Independent Director will serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. The maximum age limitation may be waived as to any Director by action of a majority of the Directors upon finding of good cause therefor.

 

3    Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Independent Directors as joining the Board in 2007, each Director first became a member of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; Jerrold B. Harris, 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995 and Karen P. Robards, 1998.

 

4    For purposes of this chart, “RICs” refers to investment companies registered under the 1940 Act and “Portfolios” refers to the investment programs of the BlackRock-advised funds. The Closed-End Complex is comprised of 75 RICs. Mr. Perlowski and Ms. Novick are also board members of certain complexes of BlackRock registered open-end funds. Mr. Perlowski is also a board member of the BlackRock Equity-Bond Complex and the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex, and Ms. Novick is also a board member of the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex.

 

5    Mr. Perlowski and Ms. Novick are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Funds based on their positions with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Perlowski and Ms. Novick are also board members of certain complexes of BlackRock registered open-end funds. Mr. Perlowski is also a board member of the BlackRock Equity-Bond Complex and the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex, and Ms. Novick is also a board member of the BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Complex. Interested Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The maximum age limitation may be waived as to any Director by action of a majority of the Directors upon a finding of good cause therefor.

 

                
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Officers and Directors (concluded)     

 

Name, Address1
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Funds
 

Length

of Time

Served as
an Officer

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Officers Who Are Not Directors2          

Jonathan Diorio

 

1980

  Vice President  

Since

2015

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2015; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015; Director of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management from 2009 to 2011.

Neal J. Andrews

 

1966

  Chief
Financial
Officer
 

Since

2007

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.

Jay M. Fife

 

1970

  Treasurer  

Since

2007

  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Director of BlackRock, Inc. in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

Charles Park

 

1967

  Chief Compliance Officer  

Since

2014

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the Equity-Bond Complex, the Equity-Liquidity Complex and the Closed-End Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares® exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Janey Ahn

 

1975

  Secretary  

Since

2012

  Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Assistant Secretary of the funds in the Closed-End Complex from 2008 to 2012.
 

1    The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

 

2    Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

As of the date of this report:

 

 

The portfolio managers of MEN are Michael Kalinoski and Christian Romaglino.

 

 

The portfolio managers of MUI are Michael Perilli and Michael Kalinoski.

 

      

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust

Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

 

VRDP Remarketing Agent

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.1

New York, NY 10179

 

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and

Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

 

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate,

Meagher & Flom LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

VRDP Tender and Paying

Agent and VMTP Redemption
and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10289

 

VRDP Liquidity Provider

Citibank, N.A.1

New York, NY 10179

 

Independent Registered
Public
 Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

 

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

  1   

For MEN.

 

                
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Additional Information     

 

Fund Certification      

Certain 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.

 

Dividend Policy

Each Fund’s dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the distributions paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month. The Funds’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed 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.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds’ investment objectives or policies or 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 or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Funds. Other than as noted on page 100, there have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios.

Effective September 26, 2016, BlackRock implemented a new methodology for calculating “effective duration” for BlackRock’s municipal bond portfolios. The new methodology replaces the model previously used by BlackRock to evaluate municipal bond duration and is a common indicator of an investment’s sensitivity to interest rate movements. The new methodology is applied to each Fund’s duration reported for periods after September 26, 2016.

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 http://www.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 advisor. 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 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.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room or how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 882-0052.

 

                
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Additional Information (concluded)     

 

 

General Information (concluded)

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

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 upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 882-0052; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.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 http://www.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.

 

Section 19(a) Notices

MUA’s amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Fund will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

April 30, 2017

 

 

  Total Fiscal Year-to-Date Cumulative Distributions by Character     Percentage of Fiscal Year-to-Date Cumulative Distributions by Character  
     Net Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
Short Term
  Net Realized
Capital Gains
Long Term
  Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Common Share
    Net Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
Short Term
  Net Realized
Capital Gains
Long Term
  Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Common Share
 

MUA

  $ 0.692239         $ 0.003154     $ 0.695393       100   0%   0%     0     100

Section 19(a) notices for the Funds, as applicable, are available on the BlackRock website http://www.blackrock.com.

 

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.

 

                
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Funds have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-882-0052, option 4.

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Michael Castellano

Frank J. Fabozzi

W. Carl Kester

Catherine A. Lynch

Karen P. Robards

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements.

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been a principal of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 

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Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

      (a) Audit Fees    (b) Audit-Related Fees1    (c) Tax Fees2    (d) All Other Fees
Entity Name   

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
  

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
  

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
  

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
Fiscal Year
End
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.    $31,072    $31,072    $0    $0    $12,444    $12,444    $0    $0

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”):

 

      Current Fiscal Year End    Previous Fiscal Year End

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

   $0    $0

(c) Tax Fees2

   $0    $0

(d) All Other Fees3

   $2,129,000    $2,154,000

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations.

3 Non-audit fees of $2,129,000 and $2,154,000 for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal year, respectively, were paid to the Fund’s principal accountant in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of certain other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

  The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

 

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Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:

 

    Entity Name   

Current Fiscal

Year End

  

Previous Fiscal

Year End

 

BlackRock MuniAssets

Fund, Inc.

   $12,444    $12,444

Additionally, the amounts billed by D&T in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of other funds sponsored or advised by BlackRock or its affiliates during the current and previous fiscal years for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription were:

 

Current Fiscal

Year End

  

Previous Fiscal

Year End

$2,129,000    $2,154,000

These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

  (a)

The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78c(a)(58)(A)):

 

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Michael Castellano

Frank J. Fabozzi

W. Carl Kester

Catherine A. Lynch

Karen P. Robards

 

  (b) Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 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 – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Adviser’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

  (a)(1) As of the date of filing this Report:

The registrant is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA, Managing Director at BlackRock, and Walter O’Connor, Managing Director at BlackRock. Each is a member of BlackRock’s municipal tax-exempt management group. Each is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrant’s portfolio, which includes setting the registrant’s overall investment strategy,

 

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overseeing the management of the registrant and the selection of its investments. Messrs. Jaeckel and O’Connor have both been members of the registrant’s portfolio management team since 2006.

 

Portfolio Manager    Biography
Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr.    Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM from 1997 to 2005.
Walter O’Connor    Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Managing Director of MLIM from 2003 to 2006; Director of MLIM from 1998 to 2003.

(a)(2) As of April 30, 2017:

 

     

(ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

  

(iii) Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(i) Name of

Portfolio Manager

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr.

   35    0    0    0    0    0
     $25.33 Billion    $0    $0    $0    $0    $0

Walter O’Connor

   41    0    0    0    0    0
     $21.98 Billion    $0    $0    $0    $0    $0

 

  (iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, Inc., its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, Inc., or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock, Inc.’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors

 

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and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should also be noted that a portfolio manager may be managing certain hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing certain hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Such portfolio managers may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts. Currently, the portfolio managers of this fund are not entitled to receive a portion of incentive fees of other accounts.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock, Inc. has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

(a)(3) As of April 30, 2017:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

The discussion below describes the portfolio managers’ compensation as of April 30, 2017.

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the Fund and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods

 

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including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund and other accounts are: a combination of market-based indices (e.g., Standard & Poor’s Municipal Bond Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash, deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards, and/or deferred cash awards that notionally track the return of certain BlackRock investment products.

Typically, the cash portion of the discretionary incentive compensation, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers.

Portfolio managers generally receive deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards as part of their discretionary incentive compensation. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in the form of deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. Deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. In some cases, additional deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock may be granted to certain key employees as part of a long-term incentive award to aid in retention, align their interests with long-term shareholder interests and motivate performance. Such equity awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The portfolio managers of this Fund have deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards.

For some portfolio managers, discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in the form of deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage. Providing a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in deferred cash awards that notionally track the BlackRock investment products they manage provides direct alignment with investment product results. Deferred cash awards vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in the form of cash. Any portfolio manager who is either a managing director or director at BlackRock with compensation above a specified threshold is eligible to participate in the deferred compensation program.

Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limit ($270,000 for 2017). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc.

 

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contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of April 30, 2017:

 

Portfolio Manager   

Dollar Range of Equity Securities

of the Fund Beneficially Owned

Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr.

   $50,001-$100,000

Walter O’Connor

   None

(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

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 second fiscal quarter of 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 – Exhibits attached hereto

 

  (a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

 

  (a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

  (a)(3) – Not Applicable

 

  (b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

 

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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 MuniAssets Fund, Inc.   
By:    /s/ John M. Perlowski                            
   John M. Perlowski      
   Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of   
   BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.   
Date: July 5, 2017      
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 MuniAssets Fund, Inc.   
Date: July 5, 2017      
By:    /s/ Neal J. Andrews                            
   Neal J. Andrews      
   Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of   
   BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.   
Date: July 5, 2017      

 

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