N-CSRS 1 d462262dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND II, INC. BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND II, 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: 811-09191

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 07/31/2023

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2023


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

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  JANUARY 31, 2023

 

 

   

  

2023 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

 

 

 
Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2023, as investors navigated changing economic conditions and volatile markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to modest growth in the second half of the year, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high before beginning to moderate. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly during the first half of the reporting period. Both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, although equities began to recover in the second half of the period as inflation eased and economic growth resumed. Emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets declined overall, pressured by rising interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose notably during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to fluctuating inflation data and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and higher interest rates led to rising borrowing costs for corporate issuers.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and is accelerating the reduction of its balance sheet. While the Fed suggested that additional rate hikes were likely, it also gave indications that the pace of increases would slow if inflation continued to subside.

Restricted labor supply kept inflation elevated even as other inflation drivers, such as goods prices and energy costs, moderated. While economic growth slowed in the last year, we believe that taming inflation requires a more substantial decline that lowers demand to a level more in line with the economy’s productive capacity. Although the Fed has decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes, it still seems determined to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near-term is high, but the dimming economic outlook has not yet been fully reflected in current market prices. Investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions.

While we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, several factors lead us to take an underweight stance on equities overall in the near term. We believe that higher input costs and a deteriorating economic backdrop are likely to challenge corporate earnings, while the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes could remain until the Fed indicates that its tightening cycle has ended. Nevertheless, we see opportunities in credit, where valuations are attractive and higher yields provide income opportunities. We believe that global investment-grade corporates, global inflation-linked bonds, and U.S. mortgage-backed securities offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2023
     
    6-Month    12-Month 
     

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

  (0.44)%      (8.22)%
     

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

 

3.25

  (3.38)
     

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

 

9.52

  (2.83)
     

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

 

4.92

  (12.12)  
     

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

 

1.58

  1.79
     

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

 

(5.60)

  (11.62)  
     

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

 

(2.37)

  (8.36)
     

Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

 

0.73

  (3.25)
     

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

 

1.46

  (5.22)
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

      Page

The Markets in Review

   2

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Municipal Market Overview

   4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

   5

Derivative Financial Instruments

   5

Trust Summary

   6

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

   14

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   47

Statements of Operations

   48

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   49

Statements of Cash Flows

   51

Financial Highlights

   52

Notes to Financial Statements

   56

Additional Information

   67

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   70

 

 

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Municipal Market Overview  For the Reporting Period Ended January 31, 2023

 

Municipal Market Conditions

Municipal bonds posted negative total returns during the period alongside rising interest rates spurred by surging inflation and aggressive Fed policy tightening. The market experienced a drawdown on par with some of the worst on record as the U.S. central bank delivered 425bps of rate hikes at the fastest pace in history. However, growing expectations for a pause in policy tightening later in the period offered a reprieve. Strong credit fundamentals, bolstered by robust revenue growth and elevated fund balances, drove positive excess returns versus comparable U.S. Treasuries. Shorter-duration (i.e., less sensitive to interest rates) and higher-rated bonds outperformed.

 

During the 12 months ended January 31, 2023, municipal bond funds experienced net outflows totaling $141 billion (based on data from the Investment Company Institute), marking the largest outflow cycle on record. As a result, elevated bid-wanted activity weighed on the market as investors raised cash to meet redemptions. At the same time, the market absorbed $347 billion in issuance, below the $453 billion issued during the prior 12-months. New issue oversubscriptions waned as sentiment turned less constructive.

 

 

 

 

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index

Total Returns as of January 31, 2023

    6 months: 0.73%

  12 months: (3.25)%

A Closer Look at Yields

AAA Municipal Yield Curves

 

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From January 31, 2022, to January 31, 2023, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds increased by 125 basis points (“bps”) from 1.95% to 3.20%, while ten-year rates increased by 64 bps from 1.55% to 2.19% and five-year rates increased by 83 bps from 1.22% to 2.05% (as measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data). As a result, the municipal yield curve flattened over the 12-month period with the spread between two- and 30-year maturities flattening by 2 bps. However, the curve remained relatively steep compared to the deeply inverted U.S. Treasury curve, which flattened by 150 bps.

 

The selloff experienced in early 2022 helped restore value to the asset class before outperformance in the latter half of the year stretched valuations across the curve. Municipal-to-Treasury ratios now sit below their 5-year averages, most notably in the front end of the curve.

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers

Buoyed by successive federal aid injections, vaccine distribution, and the re-opening of the economy, states and many local governments experienced revenue growth above forecasts in 2021 and 2022. While revenue collections, particularly sales and personal income tax receipts, continue to be robust in an environment of higher inflation, growth may subside as inflation declines or the economy slows. In the meantime, prevailing higher wages, energy costs, and interest rates in the post-Covid recovery will pressure state and local government costs. However, overall credit fundamentals are expected to remain sturdy. At this point, tax receipts could come under pressure although states with significant oil and gas production would benefit should prices remain elevated or rise. While municipal utilities typically benefit from autonomous rate-setting that allows them to adjust for rising fuel costs, rising commodity prices over a prolonged period could test affordability and the political will to raise rates to balance operations. State housing authority bonds, flagship universities, and strong national and regional health systems may also be pressured but are better poised to absorb the impact of the economic shock. Critical providers (safety net hospitals, mass transit systems, airports) with limited resources may still experience fiscal strain from the economic fallout from rising inflation, but aid and the re-opening of the economy will continue to support operating results through 2023. Work-from-home policies remain headwinds for mass transit farebox revenue and commercial real estate values. BlackRock anticipates that a small subset of the market, mainly non-rated stand-alone projects, will remain susceptible to credit deterioration.

The opinions expressed are those of BlackRock as of January 31, 2023 and are subject to change at any time due to changes in market or economic conditions. The comments should not be construed as a recommendation of any individual holdings or market sectors. Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Bond values fluctuate in price so the value of your investment can go down depending on market conditions. Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. There may be less information on the financial condition of municipal issuers than for public corporations. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds. Some investors may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). Capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable.

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

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

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

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

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Trust’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 Trust’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 Trust with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Trust’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Trust’s longer-term investments acquired from such leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

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

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Trust’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 Trust’s Common Shares than if the Trust were not leveraged. In addition, each Trust 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 Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Trust incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of each Trust’s investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Trusts’ investment adviser will be higher than if the Trusts did not use leverage.

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

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Trusts may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. Pursuant to Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, among other things, the Trusts must either use derivative financial instruments with embedded leverage in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on value-at-risk. The Trusts’ 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 Trust can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023    BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

 

Investment Objective

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

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

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BFZ

Initial Offering Date

  July 27, 2001

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2023 ($11.47)(a)

  3.56%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  7.76%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0340

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.4080

Leverage as of January 31, 2023(d)

  34%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 54.1%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on February 1, 2023, was increased to $0.0390 per share. The yield on closing market price, tax equivalent yield, current monthly distribution per Common Share, and current annualized distribution per Common Share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change in the future.

 
  (d) 

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

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     01/31/23          07/31/22          Change             High                  Low  

Closing Market Price

    $  11.47        $  11.65        (1.55 )%      $  11.80        $  10.07  

Net Asset Value

    13.25        13.41        (1.19     13.54        11.54  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

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

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    0.87      (8.03 )%       1.86      2.76

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    0.51        (10.83      1.27        1.05  

California Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

    0.80        (3.19      2.07        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

    0.73        (3.25      2.07        2.38  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

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

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns during the six-month period, with the benefit of income offsetting the effect of falling prices. Bond market returns, in general, were dampened by the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed. California municipals performed in line with the national market.

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023 (continued)    BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

 

The Trust’s holdings in higher-quality investment-grade securities with longer duration characteristics contributed to performance. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) The investment adviser purchased these securities later in the period after yields had risen and the market had reached more attractive valuation levels. The investment adviser also swapped out of lower-yielding holdings into bonds trading near or below par. These issues, which had a higher potential for appreciation, performed well in the rally that occurred in the latter half of the period.

The Trust continued to use U.S. Treasury futures in an effort to mitigate interest rate risk. This aspect of its strategy had a marginally positive effect on its performance.

On the negative side, positions in deeply discounted high yield bonds—which remained out of favor and did not participate in the late rally—detracted. This trend was especially notable among the Trust’s holdings in workforce housing bonds. The Trust’s use of leverage also detracted from performance due in part to the effect of rising borrowing costs.

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

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/23     

 

 

County/City/Special District/School District

    30.1%  

Transportation

    18.5     

Utilities

    14.5     

Health

    14.1     

State

    8.3     

Corporate

    5.4     

Education

    4.2     

Housing

    2.5     

Tobacco

    2.4     

 

 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

 

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

 

 

2023

    —% (d) 

2024

    1.9     

2025

    0.7     

2026

    9.1     

2027

    15.0     

 

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Credit Rating(a)(e)   01/31/23     

 

 

AAA/Aaa

    6.1%  

AA/Aa

    66.1     

A

    17.6     

BBB/Baa

    2.2     

BB/Ba

    0.1     

N/R(f)

    7.9     

 

 
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Rounds to less than 0.1%.

(e) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(f) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2023, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments.

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023    BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust’s (BTT) (the “Trust”) investment objectives are to provide current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax (but which may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax in certain circumstances) and to return $25.00 per common share (the initial offering price per share) to holders of common shares on or about December 31, 2030. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives 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 federal alternative minimum tax). The Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Trust actively manages the maturity of its bonds to seek to have a dollar weighted average effective maturity approximately equal to the Trust’s maturity date. The Trust may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

There is no assurance that the Trust will achieve its investment objectives, including its investment objective of returning $25.00 per share.

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BTT

Initial Offering Date

  August 30, 2012

Termination Date (on or about)

  December 31, 2030

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2023 ($22.22)(a)

  3.05%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  5.15%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0564

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.6768

Leverage as of January 31, 2023(d)

  33%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     01/31/23          07/31/22          Change           High              Low  

Closing Market Price

    $  22.22        $  23.65        (6.05 )%      $ 23.65        $ 20.30  

Net Asset Value

    24.00        24.27        (1.11     24.38        22.15  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

           Average Annual Total Returns  
    

 

 

 
     6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    0.58      (3.74 )%       3.52      4.14

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (4.44      (8.32      4.09        3.30  

Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

    0.95        (1.34      2.64        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

    0.73        (3.25      2.07        2.38  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond 2030 Index (90%) and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) 2030 Total Return Index (10%). The Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (d) 

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

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

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

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns during the six-month period, with the benefit of income offsetting the effect of falling prices. Bond market returns, in general, were dampened by the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed.

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023 (continued)    BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

 

Holdings in higher-quality A and AA rated bonds in the transportation, school districts and healthcare sectors with maturities in the 5- to 10-year maturity range generated the highest absolute returns. Conversely, positions in bonds rated BBB or below in the 12- to 15-year part of the yield curve were a modest drag on performance. Holdings in Puerto Rico Sales Tax zero-coupon bonds slightly underperformed the market and detracted from results.

At the close of the period, the Fund was underweight duration, had a cash weighting of 3.75%, and held a position in floating rate notes to help buffer the impact of rising interest rates. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.)

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

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/23   

Transportation

  23.5%

Health

  17.0   

Corporate

  16.3   

County/City/Special District/School District

  13.7   

State

  11.3   

Utilities

  7.6   

Education

  6.8   

Tobacco

  1.9   

Housing

  1.7   

Other*

  0.2   

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Credit Rating(a)(d)   01/31/23   

AAA/Aaa

  3.3%

AA/Aa

  36.9   

A

  38.6   

BBB/Baa

  9.3   

BB/Ba

  2.3   

B

  0.2   

CCC/Caa

  (e)

N/R(f)

  9.4  
 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2023

  11.7%

2024

  6.1   

2025

  5.7   

2026

  16.2   

2027

  13.6   

    

 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c) 

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

(d) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(e) 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of total investments.

(f) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2023, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments.

*

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

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023     BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

Investment Objective

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

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

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MUC

Initial Offering Date

  February 27, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2023 ($11.52)(a)

  4.01%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  8.74%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0385

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.4620

Leverage as of January 31, 2023(d)

  37%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal and state tax rate of 54.1%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on March 1, 2023, was decreased to $0.0335 per share. The yield on closing market price, tax equivalent yield, current monthly distribution per Common Share, and current annualized distribution per Common Share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change in the future.

 
  (d) 

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

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     01/31/23     07/31/22     Change     High     Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 11.52         $ 12.58           (8.43 )%        $ 12.94         $ 9.95  

Net Asset Value

    12.97       13.42       (3.35     13.52       11.39  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

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

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    (0.92 )%       (9.08 )%       1.25      2.57

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (6.12      (15.47      1.17        1.30  

California Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

    0.80        (3.19      2.07        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

    0.73        (3.25      2.07        2.38  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023 (continued)    BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

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

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns during the six-month period, with the benefit of income offsetting the effect of falling prices. Bond market returns, in general, were dampened by the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed. California municipals performed in line with the national market.

The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk added value in the rising-rate environment. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Holdings in high-quality bonds, especially those in the state tax-backed, local tax-backed and utilities sectors, also helped results.

Positions in longer-dated securities detracted due to their longer duration (interest rate sensitivity). Holdings in high yield and non-rated securities, particularly in the workforce housing sector, detracted at a time in which investors preferred higher-quality bonds. Positions in short-dated issues, including pre-refunded debt, underperformed due to weakness in bonds with maturities of ten years and below. This segment, which was richly priced relative to the overall market at the beginning of the period, underperformed despite a late rally. Positions in the education and healthcare sectors, particularly A rated and longer-duration issues, also detracted.

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

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/23     

County/City/Special District/School District

    34.4%  

Transportation

    17.3     

Health

    14.0     

Utilities

    10.0     

Education

    9.9     

State

    7.0     

Housing

    5.2     

Tobacco

    1.1     

Corporate

    1.1     

 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

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

2023

    5.3%  

2024

    2.0     

2025

    8.8     

2026

    9.8     

2027

    16.5     
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

   
Credit Rating(a)(d)   01/31/23     

AAA/Aaa

    9.6%  

AA/Aa

    56.3     

A

    18.7     

BBB/Baa

    3.4     

BB/Ba

    0.1     

N/R(e)

    11.9     
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c) 

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

(d) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(e) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2023, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Trust’s total investments.

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023    BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.’s (MUE) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The Trust 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). The municipal obligations in which the Trust primarily invests are either rated investment grade quality, or are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of investment. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Trust may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MUE

Initial Offering Date

  February 26, 1999

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2023 ($10.43)(a)

  3.85%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  6.50%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0335

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.4020

Leverage as of January 31, 2023(d)

  37%

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c) 

The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on March 1, 2023, was decreased to $0.0290 per share. The yield on closing market price, tax equivalent yield, current monthly distribution per Common Share, and current annualized distribution per Common Share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change in the future.

 
  (d) 

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

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     01/31/23      07/31/22      Change     High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 10.43      $ 11.45        (8.91 )%    $  11.90      $ 9.37  

Net Asset Value

    11.64        12.10        (3.80     12.18        10.56  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

          Average Annual Total Returns          
   

 

 

 
     6-month     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    (1.39 )%      (9.39 )%      1.36     2.65

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (6.62     (13.37     0.52       1.49  

National Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

    0.57       (3.59     2.24       N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

    0.73       (3.25     2.07       2.38  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of January 31, 2023 (continued)    BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

 

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

Municipal bonds posted slightly positive returns during the six-month period, with the benefit of income offsetting the effect of falling prices. Bond-market returns, in general, were dampened by the combination of high inflation and continued interest rate increases by the Fed.

The Fund’s use of U.S. Treasury futures to manage interest rate risk added value in the rising-rate environment. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Allocations to the transportation and state tax-backed sectors contributed to performance, as did holdings in pre-refunded bonds. Positions in AAA and AA rated issues generated positive returns, as well. On the other hand, holdings in the healthcare sector and securities rated A and below detracted from results. Long-duration and low-coupon bonds (those with coupons below 5%) detracted from performance due to their higher interest rate sensitivity.

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

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION  
   
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/23     

Transportation

    31.9%  

State

    14.4     

County/City/Special District/School District

    12.6     

Health

    12.1     

Education

    11.3     

Utilities

    5.8     

Corporate

    5.8     

Housing

    4.2     

Tobacco

    1.8     

Other*

    0.1     

 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE  
   
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage     

2023

    24.7%  

2024

    5.7     

2025

    4.8     

2026

    6.2     

2027

    13.0     
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION  
   
Credit Rating(a)(d)   01/31/23     

AAA/Aaa

    3.6%  

AA/Aa

    40.4     

A

    32.6     

BBB/Baa

    8.1     

BB/Ba

    2.4     

B

    0.4     

N/R(e)

    12.5     

 

 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

(c) 

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

(d) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(e) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of January 31, 2023, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2.1% of the Trust’s total investments.

*

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

California — 126.1%

   
Corporate(a) — 8.1%            

California Community Choice Financing Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/53

  $     18,500     $     19,807,284  

5.00%, 12/01/53

    9,690       10,346,633  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 02/01/52

    2,500       2,536,245  
   

 

 

 
      32,690,162  
County/City/Special District/School District — 36.5%  

Butte-Glenn Community College District, GO

   

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    5,000       5,035,085  

Series A, Election 2016, 5.25%, 08/01/46

    1,420       1,536,633  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB, S/F Housing

   

5.00%, 09/02/40

    300       317,213  

4.00%, 09/02/50

    240       215,457  

5.00%, 09/02/50

    240       249,186  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/02/44

    595       621,738  

Chino Valley Unified School District, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    9,210       9,316,854  

City & County of San Francisco California, GO

   

Series 2020, Class D-1, 4.00%, 06/15/46

    2,500       2,552,270  

Series 2020 D-1, 4.00%, 06/15/44

    7,895       8,066,187  

Series D-1, 4.00%, 06/15/41

    1,215       1,243,509  

Series D-1, 4.00%, 06/15/42

    2,470       2,563,667  

City & County of San Francisco California, Refunding COP, Class A, 4.00%, 04/01/40

    9,635       9,774,823  

Coast Community College District, GO, Series F, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/40(b)

    4,500       2,254,995  

Corona-Norco Unified School District, GO

   

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    6,315       6,332,802  

Series B, Election 2014, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    5,000       5,371,615  

Escondido Union School District, GO, Series B, Election 2014, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    2,500       2,493,158  

Etiwanda School District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    3,225       3,228,167  

Folsom Cordova Unified School District, GO, Series D, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/44

    3,040       3,052,230  

Garden Grove Unified School District, GO, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    1,320       1,333,127  

Grossmont Union High School District, GO, Series I-2, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    5,115       5,144,058  

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, GO, Series B, Election 2012, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    2,035       2,043,598  

Hartnell Community College District, GO

   

Series B, 3.00%, 08/01/45

    1,215       1,016,569  

Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    4,560       4,586,977  

Long Beach Community College District, GO, Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    4,175       4,193,683  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/37

    3,075       3,267,892  

Marin Healthcare District, GO, Series A, Election 2013, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    2,030       2,057,371  

Mount San Antonio Community College District, Refunding GO, Series 2018-A, Election 2018, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    3,000       3,019,689  

Mount San Jacinto Community College District, GO, Series B, Election 2014, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    2,000       2,011,362  
Security  

Par

(000)

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

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 11/01/34

  $     3,530     $ 3,673,477  

Napa Valley Unified School District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/38

    2,925       2,996,475  

Ohlone Community College District, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 08/01/35

    3,790       3,942,468  

Peralta Community College District, GO, 5.25%, 08/01/37

    1,000       1,176,807  

Pomona Unified School District, GO

   

Series F, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/48

    1,550       1,554,748  

Series H, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/40

    3,750       3,797,760  

San Bernardino City Unified School District, GO, Series D, Election 2012, (AGM), 4.00%, 08/01/42

    1,210       1,228,871  

San Diego Unified School District, GO

   

Series D2, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    7,720       7,737,347  

Series L, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    4,035       4,078,965  

San Lorenzo Unified School District, GO, 4.00%, 08/01/41

    345       352,893  

San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, GO, Series B, Election 2020, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    1,000       982,275  

San Mateo Foster City Public Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 05/01/48

    3,250       3,222,859  

Santa Clara Unified School District, GO, Election 2014, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    5,000       5,081,870  

Santa Monica Community College District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    5,000       5,034,770  

Vacaville Unified School District, GO, Series D, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    5,405       5,418,631  

West Valley-Mission Community College District, GO, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    4,000       4,108,176  
   

 

 

 
      147,288,307  
Education — 6.3%            

California Enterprise Development Authority, Refunding RB(c)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/36

    500       450,033  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    375       293,761  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

    220       212,786  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/49

    370       338,595  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/57

    725       646,568  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB(c)

   

5.00%, 08/01/39

    425       417,792  

5.00%, 08/01/48

    510       469,660  

California School Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

5.00%, 06/01/40

    270       271,718  

5.00%, 06/01/50

    430       420,730  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/41

    600       520,262  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/49

    1,000       905,621  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/58

    2,120       1,984,988  

Fremont Unified School District Alameda County California, GO, Series E, Election 2014, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    7,790       7,927,244  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    355       310,190  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/61

    3,000       2,460,276  

University of California, Refunding RB

   

Series BE, 4.00%, 05/15/47

    4,500       4,578,858  

Series BH, 4.00%, 05/15/46

    3,215       3,266,466  
   

 

 

 
          25,475,548  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health — 16.7%

   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/42

  $ 1,000     $ 1,059,864  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    6,190       6,446,774  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/38

    3,000       3,012,948  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/39

    2,405       2,408,307  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/40

    1,350       1,425,118  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/40

    2,425       2,465,531  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/44

    4,810       4,602,655  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    7,110       6,803,659  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/48

    13,935       13,881,016  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    5,000       5,207,545  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/49

    940       890,716  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 11/01/44

    1,250       1,257,364  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/39(c)

    195       199,074  

California Public Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/42

    1,785       1,812,271  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/51

    7,500       7,501,890  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,860       1,907,123  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, RB

   

Series P, 4.00%, 05/15/43

    4,445       4,561,610  

Series P, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    2,000       2,225,388  
   

 

 

 
      67,668,853  
Housing — 3.7%            

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing(c)
4.00%, 08/01/46

    805       680,619  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    2,770       2,486,873  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 02/01/50

    375       303,200  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 4.25%, 01/15/35

    1       684  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A1, 3.00%, 08/01/56(c)

    340       244,808  

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

    1,400       986,011  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.25%, 02/01/57(c)

    975       717,098  

CMFA Special Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.00%, 12/01/56(c)

    750       520,432  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(c)

   

2.80%, 03/01/47

    825       634,874  

4.00%, 07/01/56

    1,260       983,424  

4.00%, 08/01/56

    2,895       2,406,825  

4.00%, 10/01/56

    345       296,577  

4.00%, 12/01/56

    265       196,476  

4.00%, 05/01/57

    1,840       1,346,562  

Series A, 3.00%, 09/01/56

    480       331,110  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/58

    2,085       1,748,028  

Series A-2, 3.00%, 02/01/57

    525       371,256  

Series B, Sub Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/59

    1,095       768,265  
   

 

 

 
          15,023,122  
State — 7.9%            

California State Public Works Board, RB 4.00%, 11/01/46

    2,000       2,024,590  

Series B, 4.00%, 05/01/39

    1,560       1,644,391  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
State (continued)            

California State Public Works Board, RB (continued)

   

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/40

  $ 5,725     $ 5,864,678  

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/42

    5,000       5,072,435  

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    3,740       3,735,460  

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/46

    1,450       1,438,696  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 09/02/39

    275       290,931  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/02/44

    160       167,190  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/02/48

    160       165,996  

Series B, 5.00%, 09/02/52

    565       543,532  

State of California, Refunding GO

   

4.00%, 11/01/40

    1,945       2,007,851  

5.00%, 04/01/42

    3,185       3,690,479  

4.00%, 10/01/44

    5,050       5,181,355  
   

 

 

 
      31,827,584  
Tobacco — 3.5%            

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/50

    265       267,654  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    1,745       1,598,959  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB, CAB(b) 0.00%, 06/01/55

    2,425       443,327  

Series B-2, Subordinate, 0.00%, 06/01/55

    1,755       317,130  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/51

    7,000       7,420,490  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    4,000       4,173,516  
   

 

 

 
          14,221,076  
Transportation — 27.7%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 04/01/37

    7,600       7,837,774  

4.00%, 04/01/49

    4,835       4,852,764  

City of Long Beach California Harbor Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    2,500       2,727,722  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, RB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 05/15/44

    940       921,621  

AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/47

    3,000       3,262,236  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/48

    1,990       2,096,714  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    6,000       6,216,618  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    7,860       8,078,131  

Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    2,875       3,000,258  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB

   

AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/47

    2,250       2,446,677  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    4,450       4,840,198  

Series A, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/15/37

    4,800       5,177,102  

County of Sacramento California Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,000       1,049,820  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/37

    1,280       1,342,371  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/47

    2,500       2,570,213  

Port of Los Angeles, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    11,190       11,334,228  

Port of Los Angeles, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/35

    2,685       2,777,318  

Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/39

    3,295       3,343,667  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Transportation (continued)            

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 07/01/51

  $ 1,500     $ 1,584,204  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, RB, Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,090       1,107,075  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Refunding ARB, Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 07/01/38

    3,400       3,443,095  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    2,000       2,173,466  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San

   

Francisco International Airport, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/47

    16,735       17,267,608  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/41

    12,085       12,437,918  
   

 

 

 
      111,888,798  
Utilities — 15.7%            

City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 06/01/52

    5,400       5,441,904  

City of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, RB

   

Series C, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    1,085       1,092,523  

Series C, 4.00%, 11/01/50

    2,000       2,013,594  

Contra Costa Water District, Refunding RB, Series V, 5.00%, 10/01/44

    2,310       2,574,292  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    8,380       9,103,395  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    985       1,144,664  

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    845       972,738  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    215       240,003  

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    4,750       5,426,676  

Orange County Water District, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/41

    1,100       1,119,363  

Poway Public Financing Authority, RB, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 06/01/46

    2,000       2,018,094  

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Refunding RB, Series H, 4.00%, 08/15/45

    26,935       27,238,611  

San Mateo Foster City Public Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    4,800       4,867,646  
   

 

 

 
      63,253,503  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

      509,336,953  
Puerto Rico — 4.5%            
State — 4.5%            

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

   

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

    2,845       2,709,862  

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

    8,279       8,156,885  

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

    2,530       2,408,267  

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

    2,588       2,474,858  

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

    8,577       2,381,730  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      18,131,602  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 130.6%
(Cost: $517,207,543)

      527,468,555  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(d)

 

California — 19.0%

   
County/City/Special District/School District — 8.6%  

Clovis Unified School District, GO, Election 2020, Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/47

  $     10,000     $ 10,999,990  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    11,200       12,292,554  

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO, 5.25%, 07/01/47

    10,000       11,527,990  
   

 

 

 
      34,820,534  
Health — 4.3%            

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, RB, Series P, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    15,620       17,380,280  
   

 

 

 

Utilities — 6.1%

   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    10,670       11,466,644  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    12,790       12,923,700  
   

 

 

 
      24,390,344  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

      76,591,158  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 19.0%
(Cost: $74,770,483)

      76,591,158  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 149.6%
(Cost: $591,978,026)

          604,059,713  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 1.0%

   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds California Money Fund, Institutional Class, 1.00%(e)(f)

    4,188,121       4,186,027  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.0%
(Cost: $4,185,288)

      4,186,027  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 150.6%
(Cost: $596,163,314)

      608,245,740  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

      2,183,096  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (8.7)%

      (35,261,458

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (42.4)%

      (171,300,000
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shares — 100.0%

    $ 403,867,378  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/23
     Shares
Held at
01/31/23
     Income      Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds California Money Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 2,559,236      $ 1,628,431 (a)    $      $ (2,377   $ 737      $ 4,186,027        4,188,121      $ 61,270      $  
      

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

          

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    186        03/22/23      $ 21,355      $ (144,873

U.S. Long Bond

    332        03/22/23        43,357        (775,810

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    164        03/31/23        17,950        (116,446
          

 

 

 
             $ (1,037,129
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $   1,037,129      $      $   1,037,129  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

For the period ended January 31, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $   5,704,843      $      $ 5,704,843  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on:

 

              

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ 1,533,732      $      $  1,533,732  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ)

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 96,908,797  

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

                                                                                       
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets

       

Investments

       

Long-Term Investments

       

Municipal Bonds

  $     $ 527,468,555     $     $ 527,468,555  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

          76,591,158             76,591,158  

Short-Term Securities

       

Money Market Funds

    4,186,027                   4,186,027  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  4,186,027         $  604,059,713         $         $  608,245,740  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

       

Liabilities

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ (1,037,129   $     $              —     $ (1,037,129
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

                                                                                               
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Liabilities

       

TOB Trust Certificates

  $     $ (35,140,000   $     $ (35,140,000

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

          (171,300,000           (171,300,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $             —         $  (206,440,000 )        $             —         $  (206,440,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

Alabama — 6.9%

   

Alabama Economic Settlement Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/15/33

  $ 5,000     $ 5,165,930  

Alabama Public School and College Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    11,900       14,276,037  

Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority- Birmingham Alabama, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    10,000       10,534,850  

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, ST

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,100       1,225,764  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    1,150       1,277,913  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,600       1,773,087  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB(a)

   

4.00%, 10/01/52

    12,025       12,010,678  

Series B-2, 4.36%, 12/01/48

    5,000       4,995,545  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/01/51(a)

    8,930       9,082,944  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(b)

   

Series B, Senior Lien, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/01/31

    7,375       4,601,071  

Series B, Senior Lien, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/01/32

    6,295       3,648,733  

Series B, Senior Lien, (AGM), 0.00%, 10/01/33

    1,275       692,518  

Homewood Educational Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    1,010       1,095,274  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    1,380       1,491,151  

Orange Beach Water Sewer & Fire Protection Authority, RB, 4.00%, 05/15/30

    510       553,156  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, RB(a)

   

Series A-2, 5.47%, 01/01/53

        30,265       30,948,323  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 05/01/53

    9,375       9,878,822  

University of South Alabama, Refunding RB

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/29

    1,105       1,189,296  

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/30

    2,000       2,151,832  
   

 

 

 
          116,592,924  
Arizona — 2.4%            

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 02/01/33

    1,810       1,812,369  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB(c)

   

4.00%, 07/01/29

    650       642,912  

4.50%, 07/01/29

    765       754,216  

4.00%, 07/01/30

    620       596,617  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/29

    4,135       3,963,583  

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, (BAM), 5.00%, 07/01/30

    12,000       13,791,444  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona, RB
6.00%, 07/01/23(d)

    100       101,400  

Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/24(c)

    325       327,915  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,000       1,000,243  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/29

    6,000       6,002,208  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Arizona (continued)

   

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/29(c)

  $ 855     $ 837,837  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/31

        10,000           10,959,610  
   

 

 

 
      40,790,354  
California — 10.5%            

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Sub Lien, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 10/01/30(b)

    10,530       8,263,281  

Bay Area Toll Authority, RB, Class A, 4.99%, 04/01/36(a)

    3,000       3,162,714  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB(a)

   

Series C, 4.19%, 04/01/56

    4,500       4,435,308  

Series E, 4.15%, 04/01/56

    3,250       3,261,391  

California Community Choice Financing Authority, RB(a)

   

5.00%, 12/01/53

    6,500       6,109,343  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/52

    8,650       8,755,980  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/32

    1,600       1,770,990  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/33

    1,855       2,040,517  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35

    3,654       3,515,400  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 10/01/23(e)

    2,500       2,523,662  

AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/31/33

    4,000       4,304,336  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/30

    1,000       1,020,265  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    1,200       1,291,955  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,050       1,127,435  

California School Finance Authority, RB(c) 5.00%, 06/01/30

    565       581,890  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    280       281,775  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/31

    265       257,478  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/32

    1,100       1,117,718  

City of Long Beach California Harbor Revenue, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/31

    1,200       1,301,027  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/32

    1,800       1,950,626  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/33

    675       729,884  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/34

    1,650       1,778,327  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/30

    18,250       20,820,750  

Compton Unified School District, GO, CAB(b)

   

Series B, (BAM), 0.00%, 06/01/33

    1,000       702,114  

Series B, (BAM), 0.00%, 06/01/34

    1,125       774,512  

Series B, (BAM), 0.00%, 06/01/35

    1,000       634,782  

Series B, (BAM), 0.00%, 06/01/36

    1,000       599,414  

El Camino Community College District Foundation, GO, CAB(b)

   

Series C, Election 2002, 0.00%, 08/01/30

    9,090       7,481,834  

Series C, Election 2002, 0.00%, 08/01/31

    12,465       9,941,000  

Series C, Election 2002, 0.00%, 08/01/32

    17,435       13,425,909  

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO, Series A, Election 2008, 4.00%, 07/01/33

    3,000       3,136,173  

Monterey Peninsula Community College District, Refunding GO, CAB(b) 0.00%, 08/01/30

    3,500       2,755,693  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

California (continued)

   

Monterey Peninsula Community College District, Refunding GO, CAB(b) (continued) 0.00%, 08/01/31

  $ 5,940     $ 4,512,737  

M-S-R Energy Authority, RB, Series C, 6.13%, 11/01/29

    2,210       2,446,443  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/30

    500       540,648  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/31

    1,500       1,617,739  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/32

    1,000       1,077,582  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/33

    975       1,046,670  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/34

    1,250       1,334,790  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/35

    2,000       2,126,000  

Poway Unified School District, GO(b)

   

Series A, Election 2008, 0.00%, 08/01/30

    10,000       8,333,240  

Series A, Election 2008, 0.00%, 08/01/32

        12,500       9,747,512  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, RB, Sub-Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,000       1,070,762  

San Rafael City Elementary School District, GO, Series C, Election 2002, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 08/01/30(b)

    6,350       5,232,470  

State of California, Refunding GO, 5.00%, 08/01/30

    10,000       11,251,750  

Washington Township Health Care District, Refunding RB, Series B, 3.00%, 07/01/28

    750       735,397  

Wiseburn School District, GO, Series A, Election 2007, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 08/01/30(b)

    7,505       6,160,622  
   

 

 

 
          177,087,845  
Colorado — 5.6%            

Aspen Valley Hospital District, Refunding GO, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    620       730,353  

Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District, GO(e)

   

Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/23

    700       713,193  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/23

    750       766,427  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    12,780       14,448,122  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    25,000       27,232,100  

Series D, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/30

    14,000       16,415,602  

City & County of Denver Colorado Pledged Excise Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-2, 0.00%, 08/01/30(b).

    1,000       767,592  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/30(c)

    1,185       1,155,366  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 11/01/30

    1,000       1,124,254  

Series B, 2.63%, 05/15/29

    2,100       1,901,218  

Series D, 4.29%, 05/15/61(a)

    7,695       7,816,797  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/37

    3,000       2,953,794  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 3.40%, 09/01/39(a)

    1,475       1,467,722  

Park Creek Metropolitan District, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/01/27

    1,500       1,588,950  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    1,500       1,588,956  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    1,350       1,430,075  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    1,500       1,588,931  

Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1, Refunding TA(c) 4.00%, 12/01/23

    1,000       993,590  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Colorado (continued)

   

Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1, Refunding TA(c) (continued)

   

4.10%, 12/01/24

  $ 5,080         $ 5,029,149  

4.20%, 12/01/25

    5,280       5,223,451  

Tallyn’s Reach Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, 5.00%, 12/01/23(c)(e)

    467       475,326  
   

 

 

 
          95,410,968  
Connecticut — 1.0%            

Capital Region Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

(SAP), 5.00%, 06/15/30

    1,095       1,235,476  

(SAP), 5.00%, 06/15/31

    1,125       1,267,970  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/30(c)

    370       376,665  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/27(c)

    225       228,633  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/28(c)

    300       304,658  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/29(c)

    300       304,226  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/30(c)

    300       303,348  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/32(c)

    425       428,357  

Series G-1, 5.00%, 07/01/34(c)

    355       356,739  

Series I-1, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    400       430,271  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    3,500       4,154,416  

State of Connecticut, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/33

    7,000       7,875,567  
   

 

 

 
      17,266,326  
Delaware — 0.8%            

County of Kent Delaware, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/24

    705       709,842  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/25

    805       812,902  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/26

    850       859,360  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/27

    890       899,317  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/28

    935       942,509  

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB(a)

   

Series A, 1.25%, 10/01/45

    6,035       5,700,257  

Series B, 1.25%, 10/01/40

    500       472,288  

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 06/01/35

    1,250       1,229,272  

Delaware Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/30

    2,000       2,385,594  
   

 

 

 
      14,011,341  
District of Columbia — 0.9%            

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/23(e)

    1,700       1,722,772  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    12,325       14,015,435  
   

 

 

 
      15,738,207  
Florida — 6.1%            

Capital Projects Finance Authority, RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    1,000       1,059,360  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB(c)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/29

    1,595       1,488,243  

Series A-1, 3.38%, 07/01/31

    1,810       1,666,167  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)            

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB

   

Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/32

  $ 1,610     $ 1,827,268  

Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    2,750       3,114,028  

City of Lakeland Florida, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    3,750         4,030,714  

County of Broward Florida, RB, Series A, AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/23(e)

    600       601,706  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 10/01/27

    5,000       5,606,660  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 04/01/32

    6,690       7,020,412  

County of Palm Beach Florida, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/29(c)

    1,000       1,022,109  

County of St. Johns Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(b)

   

Series B, 0.00%, 06/01/30

    2,000       1,650,998  

Series B, 0.00%, 06/01/31

    1,295       1,035,255  

Series B, 0.00%, 06/01/32

    2,495       1,925,120  

Double Branch Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Series A-1, Senior Lien, 4.13%, 05/01/31

    1,200       1,204,516  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29(c)

    7,430       6,989,089  

AMT, 3.00%, 06/01/32

    3,000       2,306,451  

Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 06/01/24

    105       103,565  

4.00%, 06/01/25

    100       97,408  

4.00%, 06/01/26

    110       105,534  

4.00%, 09/15/30(c)

    470       432,837  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    250       250,366  

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    2,325       2,636,999  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Refunding SAB, 3.20%, 05/01/30(c)

    540       504,036  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB, S/F Housing, 3.40%, 05/01/30

    375       353,317  

LT Ranch Community Development District, SAB, 3.40%, 05/01/30

    985       933,188  

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    1,000       1,033,433  

Orange County Convention Center/Orlando, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    11,470       13,316,085  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    200       217,380  

Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/31

    410       400,424  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/32

    16,805       17,330,223  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/23(e)

    3,825       3,856,090  

Sarasota National Community Development District, Refunding SAB, 3.50%, 05/01/31

    1,000       934,795  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, Refunding COP, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/32

    9,000       9,714,303  

St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/15/25

    180       176,990  

4.00%, 12/15/28

    200       191,346  

4.00%, 12/15/29

    215       203,538  

4.00%, 12/15/30

    195       182,960  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)            

St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB (continued) 4.00%, 12/15/31

  $ 205     $ 190,398  

Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding SAB, Sub-Series A-2, 3.85%, 05/01/29

    520       511,118  

Village Community Development District No. 5, Refunding SAB

   

3.50%, 05/01/28

    4,790       4,799,939  

4.00%, 05/01/33

    925       927,513  

4.00%, 05/01/34

    2,030         2,034,622  
   

 

 

 
      103,986,503  
Georgia — 5.2%            

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, Refunding ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/29

    4,150       4,636,019  

Georgia Ports Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    1,175       1,403,961  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/29

    1,250       1,323,188  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/30

    8,000       8,460,392  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/52(a)

    3,500       3,564,361  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/52(a)

    15,000       14,998,785  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/53(a)(f)

    11,185       11,878,750  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/52(a)

    20,190       21,371,236  

Series C, 4.00%, 05/01/52(a)

    5,360       5,373,625  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    8,000       8,730,256  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/29

    2,000       2,233,434  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    1,905       2,159,449  

Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 01/01/29

    1,200       1,340,060  

Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    1,250       1,416,961  
   

 

 

 
      88,890,477  
Guam — 0.2%            

Territory of Guam, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    500       548,182  

Series F, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    1,160       1,266,472  

Series F, 5.00%, 01/01/31

    1,250       1,370,297  
   

 

 

 
      3,184,951  
Idaho — 0.0%            

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB, Series A, 4.63%, 07/01/29(c)

    175       177,140  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 13.4%            

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO, Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    7,025       7,331,585  

Chicago Housing Authority, RB, M/F Housing
Series A, (HUD SEC 8), 5.00%, 01/01/33

    3,000       3,323,205  

Series A, (HUD SEC 8), 5.00%, 01/01/35

    1,500       1,655,022  

Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    5,000       5,081,060  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB

   

Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/27

    5,000       5,003,865  

Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    6,000       6,582,630  

Chicago Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/26

    3,000       3,204,940  

City of Chicago Illinois Wastewater Transmission Revenue, RB

   

2nd Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/31

    10,375       10,380,561  

2nd Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/32

    10,790       10,796,032  

2nd Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/33

    11,220       11,223,265  

2nd Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/35

    9,135       9,135,493  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)            

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding GO, Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/30

  $ 1,053     $ 1,077,253  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    1,500       1,787,470  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/15/30

    4,515       5,312,823  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/24

    425       416,936  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/26

    460       455,824  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/28

    1,745       1,710,842  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/29

    1,840       1,793,347  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    1,000       1,087,744  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    1,935       1,877,912  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    8,415       8,827,579  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/32

    1,000       1,041,828  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/32

    2,075       2,176,528  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/01/33

    11,000       11,023,936  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/33

    2,125       2,228,757  

Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/30

    3,205       3,493,822  

Series B, 4.44%, 05/01/42(a)

    1,750       1,721,503  

Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/30

    12,000       13,101,852  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/31

    20,000       20,689,020  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No. 300, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    6,350       6,954,812  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/15/28

    1,200       1,280,840  

5.00%, 12/15/30

    1,385       1,475,229  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    11,000       12,499,117  

State of Illinois, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/26

    10,805       11,529,129  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    9,950       10,727,344  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/32

    1,500       1,658,700  

State of Illinois, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    7,000       7,574,133  

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 01/01/31(c)

    265       248,922  

Winnebago & Boone Counties School District No.205 Rockford, Refunding GO

   

4.00%, 02/01/29

    9,080       9,080,000  

4.00%, 02/01/30

    9,835       9,835,000  
   

 

 

 
        226,405,860  
Indiana — 2.8%            

City of Indianapolis Department of Public Utilities Water System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 1st Lien, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    10,000       11,189,360  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, AMT, 5.88%, 01/01/24

    335       339,221  

City of Whiting Indiana, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/46(a)

    5,500       5,502,739  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Class B, 1.96%, 03/01/39(a)

    1,010       1,025,128  

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/23(e)

    22,565       22,635,877  

Series A, 4.13%, 12/01/26

    3,665       3,636,959  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Indiana (continued)            

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/32

  $ 1,000     $ 1,080,323  

5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,400       1,511,784  
   

 

 

 
        46,921,391  
Iowa(a) — 1.5%            

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, AMT, 1.50%, 01/01/42

    2,750       2,708,615  

PEFA, Inc., RB, 5.00%, 09/01/49

    21,415       22,243,525  
   

 

 

 
      24,952,140  
Kansas — 0.3%            

City of Lenexa Kansas, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/24

    1,550       1,565,050  

City of Manhattan Kansas, RB

   

Class B-1, 2.88%, 06/01/28

    375       335,124  

Class B2, 2.38%, 06/01/27

    425       380,471  

City of Manhattan Kansas, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/26

    315       305,164  

City of Shawnee Kansas, RB, 4.00%, 08/01/31(c)

    500       488,209  

Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government Utility System Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/33

    1,370       1,463,913  
   

 

 

 
      4,537,931  
Kentucky — 0.9%            

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, RB, Series A-1, 4.00%, 08/01/52(a)

    4,225       4,220,416  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, CAB

   

Series B, 0.00%, 07/01/30(b)

    1,230       874,298  

Series C, Convertible, 6.40%, 07/01/33(g)

    1,500       1,789,675  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    7,300       7,760,681  
   

 

 

 
      14,645,070  
Louisiana — 1.8%            

City of Ruston Lauisiana Sales Tax Revenue, RB

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/29

    1,060       1,137,785  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/30

    1,000       1,073,338  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/31

    1,020       1,094,710  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/32

    1,225       1,313,547  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 08/15/30

    4,700       5,153,705  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 2.00%, 06/01/30

    1,250       1,152,227  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    710       728,848  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/30

    525       533,653  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/31

    500       506,440  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/15/29

    1,235       1,316,997  

5.00%, 05/15/30

    990       1,055,667  

3.00%, 05/15/31

    2,225       2,174,283  

5.00%, 05/15/32

    1,485       1,582,640  

5.00%, 05/15/33

    2,175       2,315,779  

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, RB, 4.00%, 07/03/23

    1,000       1,001,185  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Louisiana (continued)            

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30

  $ 3,000     $     3,028,212  

Port New Orleans Board of Commissioners, Refunding RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/23(e)

    2,875       2,882,585  

Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District Sales Tax Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/23(e)

    1,925       1,941,919  
   

 

 

 
      29,993,520  
Maine — 0.2%            

City of Portland Maine General Airport Revenue, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/33

    695       777,151  

5.00%, 01/01/34

    305       338,555  

4.00%, 01/01/35

    1,000       1,018,855  

Maine Turnpike Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/29

    300       348,283  

5.00%, 07/01/30

    275       325,150  
   

 

 

 
      2,807,994  
Maryland — 1.7%            

Anne Arundel County Consolidated Special Taxing District, ST

   

4.20%, 07/01/24

    310       312,832  

4.90%, 07/01/30

    1,315       1,335,774  

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/31

    1,250       1,234,078  

County of Prince George’s Maryland, TA, 5.00%, 07/01/30(c)

    585       590,887  

Howard County Housing Commission, RB, M/F Housing, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    1,765       1,921,165  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/29

    2,200       2,307,686  

5.00%, 07/01/31

    2,400       2,565,432  

5.00%, 07/01/32

    500       548,713  

5.00%, 07/01/33

    2,585       2,765,185  

5.00%, 07/01/34

    775       847,447  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/31

    2,865       2,978,692  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/32

    3,010       3,128,579  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    3,165       3,287,846  

State of Maryland, GO, 1st Series, 3.00%, 03/15/34

    5,000       5,073,855  
   

 

 

 
      28,898,171  
Massachusetts — 2.3%            

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series I, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    5,000       5,535,005  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Refunding GO, Series A, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 08/01/30

    18,070       22,059,314  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 07/01/32(b)

    4,000       2,915,012  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    1,070       1,142,278  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/32

    2,020       2,186,521  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    1,500       1,617,528  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    2,085       2,233,429  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    2,000       2,122,560  
   

 

 

 
      39,811,647  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Michigan — 2.5%            

City of Detroit Michigan, GO

   

5.00%, 04/01/26

  $ 735     $ 760,816  

5.00%, 04/01/27

    580       604,213  

5.00%, 04/01/28

    665       695,877  

5.00%, 04/01/29

    665       693,315  

5.00%, 04/01/30

    510       529,883  

5.00%, 04/01/31

    735       762,047  

5.00%, 04/01/32

    625       646,526  

5.00%, 04/01/33

    830       857,449  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/15/23(e)

    2,105       2,131,647  

5.00%, 04/15/30

    4,000       4,633,828  

4.49%, 04/15/47(a)

    16,595         17,306,527  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 0.55%, 04/01/25

    985       932,578  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/32

    2,000       2,096,172  

AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/61(a)

    1,730       1,712,724  

Michigan Strategic Fund, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/29

    1,260       1,287,447  

5.00%, 11/15/34

    1,410       1,424,278  

Saginaw Valley State University, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/31

    2,070       2,242,224  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    1,430       1,548,850  

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    800       964,159  
   

 

 

 
      41,830,560  
Minnesota — 0.5%            

City of Spring Lake Park Minnesota, RB, 4.00%, 06/15/29

    1,185       1,146,700  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series L, AMT, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.90%, 01/01/30

    465       499,399  

Series L, AMT, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.95%, 07/01/30

    490       528,112  

Sartell-St. Stephen Independent School District No. 748, GO, CAB(b)

   

Series B, (SD CRED PROG), 0.00%, 02/01/30

    3,915       3,160,885  

Series B, (SD CRED PROG), 0.00%, 02/01/31

    2,190       1,711,770  

Series B, (SD CRED PROG), 0.00%, 02/01/32

    1,450       1,094,242  
   

 

 

 
      8,141,108  
Mississippi — 1.2%            

Mississippi Development Bank, Refunding RB

   

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 03/01/30

    2,280       2,435,195  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 03/01/31

    1,595       1,703,593  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 03/01/32

    2,000       2,136,090  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 03/01/33

    1,275       1,361,808  

State of Mississippi Gaming Tax Revenue, RB, Series E, 5.00%, 10/15/33

    12,225       12,942,999  
   

 

 

 
      20,579,685  
Missouri — 0.6%            

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/30

    3,000       3,016,311  

5.00%, 05/15/31

    1,175       1,270,727  

4.00%, 05/15/32

    1,680       1,740,079  

4.00%, 05/15/33

    2,000       2,064,674  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Missouri (continued)            

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Refunding RB (continued) Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/33

  $ 2,010     $ 2,027,955  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of St. Louis Missouri, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.88%, 11/15/29

    970       836,698  
   

 

 

 
        10,956,444  
Montana — 0.6%            

City of Forsyth Montana, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.90%, 03/01/31(a)

    10,050       10,050,955  
   

 

 

 
Nebraska — 0.0%            

Elkhorn School District, GO

   

4.00%, 12/15/32

    325       350,024  

4.00%, 12/15/33

    375       400,292  
   

 

 

 
      750,316  
Nevada — 0.3%            

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding GO, Series B, 4.00%, 11/01/34

    5,000       5,148,805  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/27

    335       337,960  

Series A, 4.50%, 12/15/29

    485       489,607  
   

 

 

 
      5,976,372  
New Hampshire — 0.6%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 01/01/28

    285       282,837  

4.00%, 01/01/29

    300       295,802  

4.00%, 01/01/30

    280       272,500  

Class A, AMT, 2.04%, 10/01/33(a)

    7,180       6,963,423  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/27(c)

    2,205       2,129,801  
   

 

 

 
      9,944,363  
New Jersey — 13.8%            

Atlantic City Board of Education, Refunding GO

   

(AGM), 4.00%, 04/01/30

    170       180,010  

(AGM), 4.00%, 04/01/31

    175       184,207  

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

    620       631,690  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/29(c)

    595       574,148  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/29

    350       352,872  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    4,500       4,943,200  

Series C, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    3,600       3,954,560  

Series DDD, 5.00%, 06/15/35

    2,000       2,144,536  

Series QQQ, 5.00%, 06/15/30

    600       688,628  

AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/28

    4,705       4,744,000  

AMT, 5.25%, 09/15/29

    6,500       6,538,623  

Series A, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

    1,740       1,771,892  

Series B, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

    1,315       1,331,558  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/28

    1,000       1,066,589  

5.00%, 01/01/29

    2,280       2,306,152  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/30

    1,500       1,600,009  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/31

    1,750       1,865,887  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey (continued)            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB (continued)
(AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/32

  $ 2,125     $ 2,154,064  

Series MMM, 4.00%, 06/15/35

    5,000       5,146,935  

Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/32

    9,855         10,035,958  

Series A, AMT, 2.20%, 10/01/39(a)

    4,000       3,573,764  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding SAB, 5.75%, 04/01/31

    5,000       4,733,320  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/30

    5,860       5,972,975  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,500       1,553,747  

5.00%, 07/01/29

    4,150       4,444,911  

5.00%, 07/01/30

    3,500       3,741,984  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    11,245       12,213,779  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB

   

Series 1A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    5,500       5,772,844  

Series 1A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/26

    2,250       2,360,668  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/32

    1,190       1,236,611  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/33

    960       990,372  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/34

    475       488,449  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/35

    475       487,382  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    50       50,814  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    215       218,498  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 3.80%, 10/01/32

    10,165       10,082,531  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/27

    4,225       4,472,902  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/28

    4,500       4,764,150  

Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/30

    1,500       1,682,259  

Series C, 5.25%, 06/15/32

    10,000       10,443,100  

Series D, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    5,000       5,203,335  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/30

    6,600       7,092,584  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/30

    21,325       23,915,625  

Newark Housing Authority, Refunding RB, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 01/01/27

    5,000       5,423,235  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/33

    500       519,565  

State of New Jersey, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/30

    26,000       28,869,152  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    16,740       17,957,550  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/32

    8,270       8,846,775  

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

    3,450       3,578,361  
   

 

 

 
      232,906,760  
New Mexico — 0.1%            

City of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/34

    480       471,483  

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation, RB
Series A-1, AMT, (GTD STD LNS), 3.75%, 09/01/31

    255       258,630  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Mexico (continued)            

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation, RB (continued)

   

Series A-1, AMT, (GTD STD LNS), 3.88%, 04/01/34

  $ 80     $ 81,006  

Series A-2, AMT, (GTD STD LNS), 3.80%, 11/01/32

    240       243,293  

Series A-2, AMT, (GTD STD LNS), 3.80%, 09/01/33

    405       409,779  
   

 

 

 
        1,464,191  
New York — 4.4%            

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

    375       382,289  

County of Nassau New York, GO

   

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/34

    4,165       4,647,819  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/35

    4,385       4,867,175  

Genesee County Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Class A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    500       554,579  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/30

    200       229,427  

5.00%, 06/01/31

    300       348,657  

5.00%, 06/01/32

    100       115,649  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB
2nd Sub Series, (AGM), 3.85%, 11/01/32(a)

    2,875       2,837,884  

Sub-Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    10,000       10,541,600  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 11/15/30(b)

    13,000       9,918,259  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 08/01/30

    4,980       5,560,294  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 3.50%, 10/01/29

    9,000       9,006,039  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/30

    8,140       8,089,451  

AMT, 4.00%, 10/31/34

    350       323,639  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/32

    5,500       5,452,100  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/33

    6,000       5,912,676  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    350       374,143  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/29

    235       252,759  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    250       270,214  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Series 223, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/30

    3,730       4,238,682  
   

 

 

 
      73,923,335  
North Carolina — 1.7%            

City of Charlotte North Carolina, Refunding GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    330       376,648  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    350       408,147  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    485       577,116  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/33

    175       164,310  

4.00%, 09/01/34

    185       171,464  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/27

    600       603,453  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
North Carolina (continued)            

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/30

  $ 1,500     $ 1,506,985  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Refunding RB(a)

   

Series A, 3.70%, 12/01/34

    7,000       6,778,716  

Series A, 3.70%, 12/01/41

    17,845       17,830,456  
   

 

 

 
        28,417,295  
Ohio — 1.4%            

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, Refunding RB, Class A, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    1,010       1,171,890  

Allen County Port Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/31

    460       466,137  

American Municipal Power, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A-2, 1.00%, 02/15/48(a)

    6,000       5,860,254  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

3.25%, 09/01/29

    4,450       4,139,395  

4.00%, 09/01/30(a)

    1,650       1,687,442  

Series A, AMT, 4.25%, 11/01/39(a)

    1,525       1,560,738  

Ohio State University, RB, Class A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    3,320       3,978,432  

State of Ohio, RB

   

AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/31/29

    1,625       1,706,435  

AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/31/30

    2,400       2,519,535  
   

 

 

 
      23,090,258  
Oklahoma — 0.9%            

Norman Regional Hospital Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/27

    2,100       2,231,924  

5.00%, 09/01/28

    2,000       2,122,714  

5.00%, 09/01/29

    2,150       2,278,488  

5.00%, 09/01/30

    5,130       5,424,514  

Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    2,150       2,522,638  
   

 

 

 
      14,580,278  
Oregon — 0.9%            

Oregon Health & Science University, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    7,390       7,980,217  

Oregon State Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Class B, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    4,750       5,384,757  

Port of Morrow Oregon, Refunding GO

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/30

    1,205       1,287,307  

Series D, 4.00%, 12/01/30

    880       942,730  
   

 

 

 
      15,595,011  
Pennsylvania — 16.2%            

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB, Series D2, 4.44%, 11/15/47(a)

    5,205       5,377,291  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/31

    3,075       3,370,498  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/34

    3,345       3,625,947  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    1,000       1,075,246  

Allentown City School District, Refunding GO, Series B, (BAM, SAW), 5.00%, 02/01/31

    4,000       4,515,952  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB(c)

   

5.00%, 05/01/23

    160       160,473  

5.00%, 05/01/28

    835       861,566  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/29

  $ 450     $ 478,789  

5.00%, 05/01/30

    450       481,950  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/29

    555       557,995  

5.00%, 07/01/30

    700       701,899  

Chester County Health and Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    2,180       2,133,198  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    1,450       1,585,517  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority, SAB, 4.38%, 03/01/28(c)

    197       196,852  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    5,000         5,849,840  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Refunding GO

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 08/01/30

    9,235       10,104,919  

(AGM), 4.00%, 08/01/32

    6,000       6,234,210  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/30

    4,500       5,000,314  

Clarion County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 2.45%, 12/01/39(a)

    4,200       4,045,784  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/32

    6,000       6,609,762  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, 1st Series, 4.00%, 01/01/30

    7,000       7,424,235  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/29

    570       583,667  

5.00%, 01/01/30

    1,285       1,313,081  

5.00%, 01/01/32

    1,510       1,543,575  

Dauphin County General Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/31

    2,275       2,364,403  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, RB(e)

   

5.00%, 07/01/23

    1,280       1,291,681  

5.00%, 07/01/25

    825       874,516  

Geisinger Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A-2, 5.00%, 02/15/32

    4,000       4,309,340  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 02/15/34

    1,750       1,875,039  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 08/15/30

    2,535       2,564,300  

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 03/01/30

    150       163,143  

Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 09/01/29

    15,000       14,784,285  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/35

    1,735       1,761,955  

4.00%, 09/01/36

    1,500       1,509,807  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/31

    1,750       1,919,531  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/32

    1,315       1,437,891  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/30

    2,000       1,980,440  

Series A, 5.25%, 01/15/25(e)

    3,250       3,421,077  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/23(e)

    10,000       10,119,260  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/34

    5,400       5,953,100  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 04/15/30

  $ 2,500     $ 2,872,008  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/29

    8,750       9,299,530  

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/30

    3,500       3,847,686  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/30

    13,100       13,606,184  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/34

    16,500       16,875,441  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 03/15/31

    4,500       4,870,777  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series AT-1, 5.00%, 06/15/30

    7,910         8,569,947  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/30

    425       455,000  

5.00%, 05/01/31

    1,275       1,364,747  

4.00%, 05/01/32

    3,000       2,677,332  

5.00%, 05/01/32

    1,750       1,873,065  

5.00%, 05/01/33

    3,320       3,546,520  

5.00%, 05/01/35

    1,000       1,065,571  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 137, 1.90%, 04/01/30

    1,625       1,484,000  

Series 137, 1.95%, 10/01/30

    875       794,567  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series 125A, AMT, 3.40%, 10/01/32

    9,000       8,714,475  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB
Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/29

    800       930,896  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    620       733,862  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/31

    3,000       3,301,590  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/32

    4,075       4,480,373  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    4,000       4,389,504  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB

   

2nd Series, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    1,000       1,106,538  

2nd Series, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    2,005       2,170,330  

2nd Sub Series, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    1,815       1,998,865  

2nd Sub Series, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    1,500       1,639,560  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    330       390,604  

Sub-Series B-2, (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/34

    4,000       4,373,128  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, 4.00%, 06/15/29

    350       342,304  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 08/01/30

    800       931,258  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., Refunding RB, Series 14-T, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    425       458,673  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, RB, Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 09/01/30

    205       241,686  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    5,000       5,860,260  

Wayne County Hospital & Health Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, (GTD), 5.00%, 07/01/31

    460       501,846  

Series A, (GTD), 4.00%, 07/01/33

    440       452,379  

West Cornwall Township Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/27

    130       128,535  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/28

    105       103,342  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/29

    140       137,188  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/30

    190       184,274  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/31

    200       191,293  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

(BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/27

  $ 1,500     $ 1,602,026  

(BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/31

    5,000       5,565,335  

(BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/32

    17,945       19,962,951  
   

 

 

 
        274,257,778  
Puerto Rico — 4.3%            

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Series A1, Restructured, 5.63%, 07/01/29

    1,534       1,633,368  

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

   

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

    14,055       10,532,395  

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/31

    38,523       26,236,128  

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

    43,149       26,557,778  

Series B-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/31

    5,755       3,911,863  

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

    6,477       3,982,507  
   

 

 

 
      72,854,039  
Rhode Island — 1.0%            

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/15/30

    1,500       1,558,848  

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/29

    1,950       2,172,637  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    1,300       1,463,987  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    2,750       2,828,372  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    4,500       4,625,942  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    4,215       4,326,913  
   

 

 

 
      16,976,699  
South Carolina — 0.8%            

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/35

    10,000       10,600,610  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    2,800       3,200,890  
   

 

 

 
      13,801,500  
Tennessee — 1.2%            

Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/36

    2,000       1,991,140  

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/31

    6,210       6,396,611  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,300       1,384,106  

Tennergy Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/51(a)

    6,000       6,015,972  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/52(a)

    5,000       5,368,250  
   

 

 

 
      21,156,079  
Texas — 13.1%            

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, 4.00%, 06/15/31

    3,260       2,960,888  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/25(e)

    4,275       4,533,928  

Central Texas Turnpike System, RB

   

Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/32

    12,500       12,931,250  

Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/33

    14,000       14,484,260  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas (continued)            

City of Austin Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/30

  $ 2,000     $     2,260,072  

City of Austin Texas Water & Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    900       1,075,095  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series B-1, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/30

    1,900       1,928,420  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Sub-Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    7,000       7,913,591  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    1,200       1,356,588  

City of Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 1st Lien, Subordinate, 5.00%, 11/15/34

    7,315       7,978,646  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, 6.00%, 08/15/33

    1,650       1,675,072  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, (PSF), 4.00%, 08/15/31

    1,250       1,304,002  

Series A, 3.95%, 12/01/32

    1,800       1,747,946  

County of Nueces Texas, Refunding GO

   

4.00%, 02/15/33

    1,165       1,234,477  

4.00%, 02/15/35

    725       756,719  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/32

    5,000       5,904,595  

DeSoto Independent School District, Refunding GO, (PSF), 5.00%, 08/15/30

    3,980       4,585,947  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB

   

Series B, 5.75%, 01/01/28

    500       500,089  

Series B, 6.38%, 01/01/33

    460       460,237  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    1,150       1,142,770  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    1,090       1,038,648  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    3,000       2,919,300  

Leander Independent School District, Refunding GO, CAB(b)

   

Series D, (PSF), 0.00%, 08/15/24(e)

    4,610       2,947,956  

Series D, (PSF), 0.00%, 08/15/31

    1,200       842,530  

Series D, (PSF), 0.00%, 08/15/32

    1,875       1,263,956  

Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1, Refunding RB

   

Series A, (AMBAC), 4.40%, 05/01/30

    26,120       27,588,545  

Series B-2, 4.00%, 06/01/30

    12,995       13,008,918  

Series B, AMT, (AMBAC), 4.55%, 05/01/30

    10,000       10,207,490  

Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 09/15/27(b)(e)

    21,370       15,261,176  

Mission Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.63%, 10/01/31(c)

    3,805       3,773,951  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/29(c)

    335       330,649  

Socorro Independent School District, Refunding GO, Series B, (PSF), 4.00%, 08/15/34

    3,000       3,138,243  

Spring Branch Independent School District, GO, (PSF), 3.00%, 02/01/33

    5,000       5,085,635  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB
Class F, 5.00%, 11/15/52(a)

    3,585       4,090,998  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas (continued)            

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB (continued)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/23(e)

  $     15,920     $ 15,977,837  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    6,000       6,473,388  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/29

    1,000       1,019,486  

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

   

5.00%, 12/15/30

    16,435       17,547,502  

5.00%, 12/15/32

    5,000       5,364,810  

Texas Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/31

    1,650       1,730,500  

Texas Water Development Board, RB, 5.00%, 10/15/30

    3,850       4,605,043  
   

 

 

 
        220,951,153  
Utah — 0.3%            

Utah Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/15/31

    5,000       5,221,470  
   

 

 

 
Virginia — 0.3%            

Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority, Refunding SAB, 4.25%, 03/01/26

    500       498,653  

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/23(e)

    2,000       2,038,450  

Hanover County Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/30(c)

    1,000       951,929  

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/25

    1,650       1,613,791  
   

 

 

 
      5,102,823  
Washington — 2.2%            

County of King Washington Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 3.97%, 01/01/40(a)

    5,750       5,783,350  

Port of Seattle Washington, RB

   

Series C, AMT, Intermediate Lien, 5.00%, 05/01/33

    6,695       7,176,645  

Series C, AMT, Intermediate Lien, 5.00%, 05/01/34

    6,000       6,403,866  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/35

    9,485       10,161,916  

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/31

    4,240       3,985,252  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,000       1,004,537  

5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,320       1,326,000  

WBRP 3.2, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/31

    1,000       1,066,708  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/32

    1,140       1,216,078  
   

 

 

 
      38,124,352  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
West Virginia — 0.2%            

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/31

  $ 1,950     $ 2,091,274  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    1,100       1,175,023  
   

 

 

 
      3,266,297  
Wisconsin — 2.8%            

Public Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

4.00%, 06/15/30

    1,520       1,384,994  

5.00%, 01/01/31

    650       662,160  

Class A, 5.00%, 06/15/31

    720       722,336  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/29

    645       629,016  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/30

    1,305       1,233,739  

Series A, 3.75%, 06/01/30

    345       325,986  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/29(c)

    375       342,364  

Class A, 3.00%, 12/01/26

    250       239,101  

Class C, 4.00%, 10/01/41(a)

    7,000       7,283,689  

AMT, 2.63%, 11/01/25

    3,000       2,900,559  

Class B, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/46(a)

    1,750       1,877,433  

Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/28

    2,250       2,252,011  

State of Wisconsin, GO, Series A, 4.16%, 05/01/25(a)

    8,960       8,957,276  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 04/01/35

    2,500       2,773,830  

Series C-4, 4.39%, 08/15/54(a)

    8,200       8,304,411  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority Home Ownership Revenue, RB, S/F Housing, Series D, (FNMA), 3.00%, 09/01/32

    7,265       6,842,577  
   

 

 

 
      46,731,482  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 136.4%
(Cost: $2,317,168,879)

 

     2,308,761,363  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(h)(i)

 

Colorado — 0.6%            

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 4.25%, 11/15/31

    8,085       8,094,236  

Series A, AMT, 4.25%, 11/15/32

    2,230       2,232,679  
   

 

 

 
      10,326,915  
Florida — 5.6%            

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB

   

Series Q-1, 4.00%, 10/01/29

    17,200       17,221,580  

Series Q-1, 4.00%, 10/01/30

    18,095       18,117,730  

Series Q-1, 4.00%, 10/01/31

    18,820       18,843,633  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Florida (continued)            

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB (continued)

   

Series Q-1, 4.00%, 10/01/32

  $ 19,575     $ 19,599,573  

Series Q-1, 4.00%, 10/01/33

    20,355       20,380,563  
   

 

 

 
      94,163,079  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 6.2%
(Cost: $104,359,983)

 

    104,489,994  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 142.6%
(Cost: $2,421,528,862)

 

    2,413,251,357  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 5.6%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.39%(j)(k)

    93,840,444       93,859,212  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.6%
(Cost: $93,842,274)

 

    93,859,212  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 148.2%
(Cost: $2,515,371,136)

 

    2,507,110,569  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    4,706,562  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (4.1)%

 

    (70,145,702

RVMTP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (44.3)%

 

    (749,752,309
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,691,919,120  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

 

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

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.

(f) 

When-issued security.

(g) 

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step- down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(h) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. 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 the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between October 1, 2029 to November 15, 2032, is $71,728,412. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(j) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(k) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/23
    Shares
Held at
01/31/23
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $ 53,019,664     $ 40,853,106 (a)    $     $ (29,387   $ 15,829     $ 93,859,212       93,840,444     $ 588,220     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 2,308,761,363        $                 —        $ 2,308,761,363  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              104,489,994                   104,489,994  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     93,859,212                            93,859,212  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 93,859,212        $ 2,413,251,357        $        $ 2,507,110,569  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $                 —        $ (69,569,982      $                 —        $ (69,569,982

RVMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (750,000,000                 (750,000,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (819,569,982      $        $ (819,569,982
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   

California — 117.9%

   

Corporate — 1.7%

   

California Community Choice Financing Authority, RB(a)

   

5.00%, 12/01/53

  $ 6,670     $ 7,121,986  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 02/01/52

    9,665       9,805,123  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/46

    4,000       4,053,068  
   

 

 

 
          20,980,177  
County/City/Special District/School District — 43.6%  

Beverly Hills Unified School District California, GO, Series A, 3.00%, 08/01/41

    2,000       1,851,042  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/43

    2,000       2,165,276  

5.00%, 06/01/48

    15,000       16,068,255  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 09/02/40

    570       532,683  

Series B, 4.00%, 09/02/50

    690       608,848  

Series C, 4.00%, 09/02/40

    4,015       3,752,146  

Series C, 4.00%, 09/02/50

    2,885       2,528,342  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB, S/F Housing

   

5.00%, 09/02/39

    1,000       1,057,932  

5.00%, 09/02/40

    950       1,004,506  

5.00%, 09/02/44

    1,150       1,201,678  

5.00%, 09/02/49

    1,675       1,757,248  

4.00%, 09/02/50

    760       682,281  

5.00%, 09/02/50

    760       789,090  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/02/39

    850       899,242  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/02/44

    130       135,842  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/02/49

    865       894,449  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, ST

   

4.00%, 09/01/41

    700       662,109  

4.00%, 09/01/51

    1,350       1,196,398  

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    1,500       1,507,749  

Chaffey Joint Union High School District, GO, CAB(b)

   

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/32

    500       359,797  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/33

    1,000       684,998  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/34

    1,015       662,252  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/35

    1,090       676,524  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/36

    1,000       590,292  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/37

    1,300       730,012  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/38

    1,255       671,977  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/39

    1,500       767,435  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/40

    3,705       1,812,964  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 08/01/41

    610       285,346  

Series C, Election 2012, 0.00%, 02/01/42

    700       318,707  

Chino Valley Unified School District, GO

   

Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    640       647,425  

Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/55

    1,285       1,392,400  

City of Dixon California, ST, 4.00%, 09/01/45

    1,000       904,409  

City of Los Angeles California, COP, (AMBAC), 6.20%, 11/01/31

    1,600       1,605,464  

City of Roseville California, ST, 4.00%, 09/01/50

    1,000       878,049  
Security  

Par

(000)

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

City of Sacramento California Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

  $ 1,230     $ 1,314,098  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    3,750       3,965,824  

Clovis Unified School District, GO, Series B, Election 2020, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    8,050       8,854,992  

El Dorado Irrigation District, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 03/01/24(c)

    15,000       15,444,915  

El Monte City School District, GO, Series B, Election 2014, 5.50%, 08/01/46

    4,265       4,566,945  

Elk Grove Unified School District, GO, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    10,000           10,014,310  

Escondido Union School District, GO, Series B, Election 2014, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    4,320       4,308,176  

Folsom Cordova Unified School District, GO, Series D, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/44

    21,300       21,385,690  

Fowler Unified School District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, (BAM), 5.25%, 08/01/46

    3,700       4,006,926  

Fremont Union High School District, Refunding GO 4.00%, 08/01/40

    2,500       2,520,833  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    4,635       4,665,345  

Garden Grove Unified School District, GO, Series C, Election 2010, 5.25%, 08/01/23(c)

    2,725       2,760,586  

Gilroy Unified School District, GO, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/48

    9,500       9,504,940  

Glendale Community College District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    8,000       8,059,224  

Glendale Community College District, GO, CAB(b)

   

Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/41

    2,465       1,134,876  

Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/42

    2,650       1,160,149  

Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/43

    3,580       1,487,751  

Hayward Unified School District, GO, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/48

    4,000       3,982,344  

Indio Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, (BAM), 5.25%, 11/01/47

    2,225       2,480,399  

Series A, (BAM), 5.25%, 11/01/52

    7,000       7,728,854  

Kern Community College District, GO(c)

   

Series C, 5.25%, 11/01/23

    11,430       11,661,435  

Series C, 5.75%, 11/01/23

    12,085       12,374,109  

Los Alamitos Unified School District, Refunding GO, 5.25%, 08/01/23(c)

    3,700       3,748,318  

Los Angeles County Facilities, Inc., RB

   

Class A, 5.00%, 12/01/28(c)

    4,455       5,166,410  

Class A, 5.00%, 12/01/51

    4,760       5,064,516  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    13,345       14,496,313  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/48

    11,000       11,009,933  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    6,585       7,433,365  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    2,135       2,343,297  

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    1,430       1,510,613  

Series F, 4.00%, 12/01/46

    4,190       4,279,046  

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO

   

Series C, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    5,875       6,063,024  

Series RYQ, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    23,975       24,320,767  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

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

Menifee Union School District, GO, Series B, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/43

  $ 5,370     $ 5,434,392  

Mount San Antonio Community College District, Refunding GO, Series A, Election 2008, 5.00%, 08/01/23(c)

    4,500       4,553,244  

Mount San Jacinto Community College District, GO, Series A, Election 2014, 5.00%, 08/01/35

    3,565       3,777,609  

Napa Valley Unified School District, GO, Series C, (AGM), 4.00%, 08/01/44

    5,250       5,295,528  

Natomas Unified School District, GO, Election 2014, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/42

    5,000       5,065,485  

Newport Mesa Unified School District, Refunding GO, CAB, 0.00%, 08/01/45(b)

    8,485       3,196,172  

Oceanside Unified School District, GO, Series E, Election 2008, 4.00%, 08/01/48

    3,275       3,284,832  

Orange County Local Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    8,000       8,848,824  

Oxnard Union High School District, GO, Series C, Election 2018, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    6,750       6,738,943  

Peralta Community College District, GO, Series B, 5.50%, 08/01/52

    2,500       2,864,575  

Perris Union High School District, GO, Series B, Election 2012, (BAM), 5.25%, 09/01/39

    2,715           2,906,861  

Redwood City School District, GO, Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    3,000       3,017,043  

Rio Elementary School District, GO, Series A, Election 2014, (AGM), 5.25%, 08/01/25(c)

    5,865       6,298,511  

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, Refunding TA, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 10/01/40

    9,500       9,635,071  

Riverside County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Refunding TA, Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/37

    6,000       6,044,460  

RNR School Financing Authority, ST

   

Series A, (BAM), 5.00%, 09/01/37

    1,500       1,608,804  

Series A, (BAM), 5.00%, 09/01/41

    3,000       3,150,495  

San Benito High School District, GO, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/48

    5,000       5,015,135  

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/48

    1,085       1,096,393  

San Diego Unified School District, GO

   

Series B, 3.25%, 07/01/48

    6,000       5,049,618  

Series I, Election 2012, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    5,000       5,008,935  

San Diego Unified School District, GO, CAB(b)

   

Series K-2, 0.00%, 07/01/38

    2,755       1,504,891  

Series K-2, 0.00%, 07/01/39

    3,340       1,732,692  

Series K-2, 0.00%, 07/01/40

    4,285       2,120,008  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, GO

   

Series C-1, 3.00%, 08/01/50

    2,500       2,042,060  

Class D1, Election 2016, 4.25%, 08/01/52

    16,500       17,045,919  

Series A, Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/42

    6,000       6,133,518  

San Jacinto Unified School District, GO

   

Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/42

    3,960       4,047,880  

Election 2016, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    1,095       1,116,417  

San Jose Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/23(c)

    14,175       14,287,531  

San Leandro Unified School District, GO, Series B, 5.25%, 08/01/48

    3,000       3,343,773  

San Marcos Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Refunding TA Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    1,700       1,822,179  
Security  

Par

(000)

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

San Marcos Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Refunding TA (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/33

  $ 1,125     $ 1,205,883  

San Mateo Joint Powers Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/52

    14,270       13,913,279  

Santa Clara County Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/43

    6,355       6,411,915  

Santa Clara Unified School District, GO, Election 2018, 4.00%, 07/01/48

    15,000       15,022,800  

Santa Clarita Community College District, GO, Election 2016, 5.25%, 08/01/45

    4,000       4,621,908  

Santa Monica Community College District, GO, Series A, Election 2016, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    10,000       10,959,680  

South San Francisco Public Facilities Financing Authority, RB

   

Class A, 4.00%, 06/01/42

    500       506,145  

Class A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    750       830,027  

Southwestern Community College District, GO, Series D, 3.00%, 08/01/41

    7,370       6,614,280  

Transbay Joint Powers Authority, TA, Series B, Subordinate, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    600       660,248  

Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, Election 2004, 5.50%, 08/01/38

    3,250       3,384,631  

West Contra Costa Unified School District, GO(c)

   

Series B, Election 2010, 5.50%, 08/01/23

    6,195       6,283,502  

Series A, Election 2012, 5.50%, 08/01/23

    7,500       7,607,145  

West Valley-Mission Community College District, GO, Series B, Election 2012, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    34,000       34,593,980  
   

 

 

 
          546,804,711  
Education — 11.9%            

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    10,000       10,515,387  

Series U-7, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    7,525       9,175,466  

California Enterprise Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/51(d)

    875       685,443  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 10/01/51

    1,150       989,007  

Series A, 5.50%, 08/01/34(d)

    465       468,648  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39(d)

    680       657,703  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/49(d)

    1,145       1,047,814  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/57(d)

    2,255       2,011,050  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB(d)

   

5.00%, 08/01/39

    2,040       2,088,156  

5.00%, 08/01/48

    1,245       1,220,074  

California School Finance Authority, RB

   

6.65%, 07/01/33

    595       602,192  

5.00%, 06/01/40(d)

    660       664,199  

6.90%, 07/01/43

    1,330       1,347,669  

5.00%, 06/01/50(d)

    1,030       1,007,795  

5.00%, 08/01/52(d)

    1,875       1,898,250  

5.00%, 08/01/61(d)

    5,315       5,359,364  

Class A, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 06/01/61(d)

    820       781,822  

Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/33

    1,500       1,514,168  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/39(d)

    740       710,105  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 06/01/41(d)

    440       440,990  

Series A, 6.30%, 07/01/43

    3,000       3,032,538  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49(d)

    1,850       1,888,108  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/51(d)

    800       640,672  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 06/01/51(d)

    600       581,411  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Education (continued)            

California School Finance Authority, RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/58(d)

  $ 9,215     $ 8,478,188  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/59(d)

    2,565       2,585,584  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/61(d)

    1,300       998,691  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/45(d)

    1,035       908,800  

California School Finance Authority, Refunding RB(d)

   

5.00%, 08/01/46

    1,145       1,155,347  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    755       771,159  

California State University, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/41

    9,775       10,444,001  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/47

    13,430       14,370,664  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37

    4,000       4,125,740  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    2,250       2,296,127  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, RB(d)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,115       974,258  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/61

    9,360       7,676,061  

University of California, RB, Series AM, 5.25%, 05/15/36

    2,970       3,089,112  

University of California, Refunding RB

   

Series AO, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    5,430       5,788,890  

Series AZ, 4.00%, 05/15/48

    6,000       6,071,508  

Series BH, 4.00%, 05/15/51

    15,000       15,188,535  

Series D, 5.50%, 05/15/58

    4,000       4,367,440  

Series Q, 3.00%, 05/15/51

    13,000       10,383,373  
   

 

 

 
          149,001,509  
Health — 8.9%            

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 11/15/47

    825       826,720  

5.00%, 11/15/56

    9,000       9,359,982  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    1,960       2,120,316  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    450       452,645  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/01/40

    700       749,861  

(AGM), 3.00%, 08/15/51

    13,975       11,351,026  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23(c)

    10,000       10,098,220  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/39

    895       896,231  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/43

    1,315       1,266,021  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    3,570       3,416,183  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/48

    7,280       7,582,186  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/26(c)

    3,385       3,742,483  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/52

    1,000       755,236  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/56

    1,100       816,281  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/37

    3,110       3,246,964  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/39(d)

    600       612,535  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/47

    9,250       9,534,715  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB

   

4.25%, 01/01/43

    3,450       3,433,685  

4.00%, 08/01/45

    5,000       4,369,425  

4.00%, 07/01/48

    4,000       3,985,496  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 04/01/42

    5,600       5,562,239  

4.00%, 04/01/47

    3,975       3,907,874  

5.00%, 04/01/47

    2,995       3,119,098  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Health (continued)

   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

5.00%, 03/01/48

  $ 5,000     $ 5,179,585  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/51

    1,635       1,685,651  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/53

    1,000       1,040,562  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/57

    6,500       6,439,134  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/57

    1,750       1,819,279  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    4,000       4,176,524  
   

 

 

 
      111,546,157  
Housing — 8.1%            

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing(d)

   

4.00%, 08/01/46

    2,495       2,109,498  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    9,400       8,439,207  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    2,100       1,739,373  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 02/01/50

    1,160       937,899  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/51

    6,380       4,651,090  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing

   

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

    17,847       17,187,792  

Series 2021-2, Class A, (FHLMC), 3.75%, 03/25/35

    18,201       18,052,833  

City & County of San Francisco California, RB, M/F Housing, Series J, (FNMA), 2.55%, 07/01/39

    5,000       4,236,970  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A1, 3.00%, 08/01/56(d)

    1,035       745,224  

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

    4,350       3,063,679  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.25%, 02/01/57(d)

    2,605       1,915,938  

CMFA Special Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing(d)

   

Series A-1, 3.00%, 12/01/56

    2,315       1,606,399  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    660       561,340  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(d)

   

4.00%, 10/01/46

    695       576,449  

2.80%, 03/01/47

    2,555       1,966,188  

4.00%, 07/01/56

    3,945       3,079,053  

4.00%, 08/01/56

    9,055       7,528,083  

4.00%, 10/01/56

    1,000       859,643  

4.00%, 12/01/56

    765       567,186  

3.25%, 04/01/57

    3,675       2,723,811  

4.00%, 05/01/57

    5,660       4,142,141  

Series A, 3.00%, 09/01/56

    1,475       1,017,473  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/58

    6,480       5,432,722  

Series A-2, 3.00%, 02/01/57

    1,625       1,149,125  

Senior Lien, 3.13%, 06/01/57

    2,705       1,897,909  

Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/58

    1,625       1,262,339  

Series B, Sub Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/59

    575       403,426  

Santa Clara County Housing Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 6.00%, 08/01/41

    3,500       3,504,883  
   

 

 

 
          101,357,673  
State — 5.7%            

California State Public Works Board, RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 05/01/46

    6,075       6,255,209  

Series D, 4.00%, 05/01/47

    9,000       8,874,360  

Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/33

    4,590       4,704,525  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
State (continued)            

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 09/02/39

  $ 190     $ 201,007  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/02/44

    110       114,943  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/02/48

    110       114,122  

Series B, 5.00%, 09/02/52

    1,785       1,717,177  

State of California, GO, 4.00%, 03/01/50

    5,000       5,067,115  

State of California, Refunding GO

   

5.00%, 03/01/35

    9,000       10,468,557  

4.00%, 10/01/37

    9,385       9,968,099  

4.00%, 10/01/39

    10,000       10,402,240  

5.25%, 10/01/39

    3,000       3,281,835  

5.00%, 09/01/41

    530       609,294  

3.00%, 04/01/52

    5,590       4,590,536  

5.00%, 09/01/52

    5,000       5,686,995  
   

 

 

 
      72,056,014  
Tobacco — 1.7%            

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB 5.00%, 06/01/50

    540       545,409  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    1,860       1,704,335  

Series B-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    185       184,564  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB, CAB(b)

   

0.00%, 06/01/55

    7,575       1,384,824  

Series B-2, Subordinate, 0.00%, 06/01/55

    8,895       1,607,335  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/28(c)

    5,390       6,188,652  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/51

    5,000       5,300,350  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, CAB, 0.00%, 06/01/54(b)

    25,600       4,631,347  
   

 

 

 
          21,546,816  
Transportation — 24.2%            

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    3,000       3,178,692  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 04/01/42

    11,250       11,418,919  

4.00%, 04/01/47

    5,000       5,022,375  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB

   

AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    6,500       6,628,342  

AMT, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/31/47

    21,415       18,505,451  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/38

    1,735       1,869,808  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    14,830       15,300,274  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/45

    10,045       10,242,826  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 05/15/49

    5,000       4,791,740  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/36

    2,865       3,024,068  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    8,500       8,806,875  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    11,280       11,593,043  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    4,000       4,198,664  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/36

    3,000       3,143,391  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    6,855       7,020,185  

Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    7,000       7,530,264  

Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/15/38

    3,215       3,403,023  

Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    6,725       7,017,995  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/43

    2,175       2,303,877  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB (continued)

   

AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/45

  $ 1,940     $ 2,081,831  

AMT, 5.25%, 05/15/47

    2,250       2,446,677  

AMT, 3.25%, 05/15/49

    1,500       1,150,100  

AMT, Subordinate, 4.00%, 11/15/31(c)

    115       125,010  

AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 11/15/31(c)

    20       23,284  

AMT, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/15/41

    4,190       4,069,977  

AMT, Subordinate, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    5,980       6,379,314  

County of Sacramento California Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    13,290       13,884,422  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    3,000       3,123,693  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    3,000       3,156,873  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Refunding RB, Series B-2, 3.50%, 01/15/53

    10,000       8,527,910  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    1,300       1,417,735  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/33

    2,000       2,236,996  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/41

    17,400       18,051,560  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/47

    7,290       7,494,740  

Port of Los Angeles, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    700       709,022  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, RB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    6,485       6,740,911  

Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 4.00%, 07/01/56

    5,000       4,618,315  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    4,275       4,523,442  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/40

    3,785       3,879,636  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/44

    2,660       2,690,215  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 05/01/52

    5,500       5,506,595  

2nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    30,660       31,770,781  

Series 2020, AMT, 4.00%, 05/01/39

    6,800       6,722,657  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/47

    14,220       14,672,566  

Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/45

    2,515       2,644,507  

Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/50

    10,305       10,689,294  
   

 

 

 
          304,337,875  
Utilities — 12.1%            

City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 06/01/52

    10,000       10,077,600  

City of Richmond California Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/42

    5,185       5,610,870  

City of Riverside California Electric Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    3,500       3,839,868  

City of Riverside California Water Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    1,500       1,704,945  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/52

    2,250       2,533,822  

City of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, RB, Series C, 4.00%, 11/01/50

    16,935       17,050,107  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Utilities (continued)            

City of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/36

  $ 2,335     $ 2,486,350  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45

    4,585       4,627,980  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/49

    11,190       12,134,951  

Series B, 4.00%, 06/01/45

    6,500       6,530,894  

Eastern Municipal Water District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    3,000       3,255,972  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    8,410       8,895,324  

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    2,380       2,705,641  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    12,265       13,180,729  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    2,350       2,684,776  

Mountain House Public Financing Authority, RB, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 12/01/55

    4,500       4,447,899  

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, RB, Series G, 5.00%, 08/15/39

    3,135       3,510,683  

Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Refunding RB, Series H, 4.00%, 08/15/45

    3,065       3,099,549  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    9,655       10,684,657  

Series A, Subordinate, 5.25%, 08/01/47

    5,000       5,541,445  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Power Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/39

    5,245       5,554,833  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Power Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 11/01/51

    3,500       3,516,219  

San Jose Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/52

    16,000       18,216,080  
   

 

 

 
      151,891,194  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

       1,479,522,126  
Puerto Rico — 5.0%            
State — 5.0%            

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

   

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

    10,719       10,209,848  

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

    19,006       18,725,661  

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

    2,416       2,299,752  

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

    5,766       5,513,922  

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

    1,583       1,509,202  

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

    8,899       8,773,480  

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

    7,022       6,710,666  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
State (continued)            

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

   

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

  $ 1,535     $ 1,459,169  

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

    26,291       7,300,695  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      62,502,395  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 122.9%
(Cost: $1,541,149,728)

       1,542,024,521  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(e)

 

California — 31.3%            
County/City/Special District/School District — 9.5%  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    9,500       10,176,557  

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, GO, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    15,000       15,084,845  

Marin Healthcare District, GO, Election 2013, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    10,000       10,059,035  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    19,995       21,247,447  

San Luis Obispo County Community College District, GO, Election 2014, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    13,170       13,336,222  

San Mateo County Community College District, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/25(c)

    35,230       37,703,328  

Southwestern Community College District, GO, Election 2008, Series D, 5.00%, 08/01/25(c)

    10,820       11,553,104  
   

 

 

 
      119,160,538  
Education — 3.3%            

California State University, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    7,980       8,093,074  

Oakland Unified School District, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    14,530       14,636,810  

University of California, Refunding RB

   

Series AZ, 5.00%, 05/15/48

    12,000       12,949,540  

Series Q, 4.00%, 05/15/51

    6,000       6,033,578  
   

 

 

 
      41,713,002  
Health — 12.8%            

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    7,500       7,544,080  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/43

    44,365       47,425,115  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/47

    11,015       10,895,744  

Sub-Series A-2, 4.00%, 11/01/44

    31,000       31,182,621  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, RB, Series P, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    56,410       62,767,085  
   

 

 

 
      159,814,645  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Transportation — 2.3%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/49(f)

  $ 16,560     $ 16,620,841  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, ARB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    7,290       7,552,931  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    5,000       5,138,760  
   

 

 

 
      29,312,532  
Utilities — 3.4%            

Beaumont Public Improvement Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/49

    6,000       6,350,198  

City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/44

    20,080       21,046,240  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/51

    14,595       14,731,093  
   

 

 

 
      42,127,531  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

 

    392,128,248  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 31.3%
(Cost: $386,288,376)

 

    392,128,248  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 154.2%
(Cost: $1,927,438,104)

 

    1,934,152,769  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.9%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds California Money Fund, Institutional Class,
1.00%(g)(h)

    36,543,921       36,525,649  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.9%
(Cost: $36,514,992)

      36,525,649  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 157.1%
(Cost: $1,963,953,096)

 

    1,970,678,418  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.9%

 

    23,044,515  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (17.0)%

 

    (213,287,831

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (42.0)%

 

    (526,400,000
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $  1,254,035,102  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Security 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.

(e) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. 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 the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on April 1, 2025, is $11,380,400. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(g) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/23

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds California Money Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 23,054,296      $ 13,461,130 (a)    $      $ 5,431      $ 4,792      $ 36,525,649        36,543,921      $ 467,385      $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Short Contracts

          

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    348        03/22/23      $ 39,955      $ (505,221

U.S. Long Bond

    685        03/22/23        89,457        (1,885,988

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    387        03/31/23        42,358        (436,136
          

 

 

 
           $ (2,827,345
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 2,827,345      $      $ 2,827,345  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

For the period ended January 31, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ 6,871,567     $      $ 6,871,567  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ (1,542,005   $      $ (1,542,005
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 200,580,039  

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Municipal Bonds

  $      $   1,542,024,521      $      $   1,542,024,521  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

           392,128,248               392,128,248  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                                   
         
     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

  $ 36,525,649     $      $      $ 36,525,649  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 36,525,649     $ 1,934,152,769      $      $ 1,970,678,418  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Liabilities

         

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ (2,827,345   $      $      $ (2,827,345
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

                                                                                               
         
     Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities

         

TOB Trust Certificates

  $      $ (211,599,963   $      $ (211,599,963

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

           (526,400,000            (526,400,000
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ (737,999,963   $      $ (737,999,963
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   
Alabama(a) — 3.3%            

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB

   

Series B-2, 4.36%, 12/01/48

  $   2,500     $ 2,497,773  

Series F, 5.50%, 11/01/53

    840       900,572  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, RB, Series A-2, 5.47%, 01/01/53

    5,090       5,204,922  
   

 

 

 
      8,603,267  
Arizona — 1.6%            

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.38%, 07/01/39(b)

    550       521,481  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39(b)

    465       448,204  

Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 06/01/44

    730       724,804  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    525       478,868  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/54(b)

    405       361,991  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/15/56

    535       491,400  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(b)

   

5.00%, 07/01/39

    195       193,069  

5.00%, 07/01/54

    450       417,807  

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

    450       477,717  
   

 

 

 
          4,115,341  
Arkansas — 0.4%            

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(b)

    1,270       1,144,346  
   

 

 

 
California — 14.1%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.19%, 04/01/56(a)

    1,000       985,624  

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing(b)

   

3.00%, 08/01/56

    120       85,339  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    200       179,558  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    1,300       1,076,755  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 08/15/51

    1,100       887,776  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing

   

Class A, 3.25%, 08/20/36

    585       541,703  

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

    652       627,248  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    1,400       1,427,643  

California State Public Works Board, RB

   

Series F, 5.25%, 09/01/33

    1,260       1,282,321  

Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/30

    5,000       5,122,795  

Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/31

    3,130       3,207,414  

Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/33

    3,000       3,074,853  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.25%, 02/01/57(b)

    130       95,613  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(b)

   

5.00%, 09/01/37

    105       102,840  

4.00%, 10/01/56

    160       137,543  

4.00%, 12/01/56

    200       148,284  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/58

    910       762,929  

Senior Lien, 3.13%, 06/01/57

    515       361,339  

Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/01/58

    845       656,416  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
California (continued)            

Kern Community College District, GO, Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/23(c)

  $   2,445     $ 2,498,998  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series J, 5.25%, 05/15/23(c)

    5,905       5,949,713  

Series J, 5.25%, 05/15/38

    1,675       1,688,661  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 05/01/28

    1,800       1,809,846  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 05/01/33

    1,410       1,418,639  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/44

    1,860       1,881,128  

Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, Election 2004, 5.50%, 08/01/40

    940       978,997  
   

 

 

 
      36,989,975  
Colorado — 3.7%            

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/28

    1,500       1,529,552  

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/30

    565       576,258  

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/31

    675       688,505  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    1,700       1,770,650  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 03/01/50(b)

    790       774,574  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Class A, 5.00%, 10/01/59(b)

    1,050       958,340  

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

    205       223,849  

Series D, 4.29%, 05/15/61(a)

    1,290       1,310,418  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    830       835,987  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 3.40%, 09/01/39(a)

    260       258,717  

STC Metropolitan District No. 2, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    715       710,385  
   

 

 

 
          9,637,235  
Connecticut — 1.9%            

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series I-1, 5.00%, 07/01/42.

    1,015       1,059,754  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/42

    1,725       1,996,372  

State of Connecticut, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/38

    1,690       1,836,792  
   

 

 

 
      4,892,918  
Delaware — 0.6%            

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    1,400       1,449,843  
   

 

 

 
Florida — 15.0%            

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45

    465       414,839  

Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/57

    165       150,732  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    3,000       3,154,434  

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.13%, 10/01/23(c)

    5,665       5,740,362  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,440       1,472,233  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)            

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/23

  $   1,765     $ 1,795,699  

Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/23

    3,000       3,054,630  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    1,060       1,078,951  

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/23

    800       817,304  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, Refunding RB

   

Series A-2, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/49

    4,020       3,910,330  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/39(d)

    1,025       1,095,685  

Series A-1, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/45

    3,230       3,118,504  

Cypress Bluff Community Development District, SAB, Series A, 3.80%, 05/01/50(b)

    730       544,692  

Finley Woods Community Development District, SAB

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    265       227,781  

4.20%, 05/01/50

    450       365,353  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB(b)

   

6.50%, 06/30/57

    335       337,402  

AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29

    470       442,109  

Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 09/15/50(b)

    260       221,971  

Highlands County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 1.58%, 11/15/56(a)

    2,700       2,700,000  

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 10/01/23(c)

    2,995       3,040,590  

Lee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A-2, AMT, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 6.00%, 09/01/40

    40       40,070  

Osceola Chain Lakes Community Development District, SAB

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    670       593,149  

4.00%, 05/01/50

    640       519,334  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/47

    200       203,888  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/52

    285       289,483  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/49

    2,065       1,961,876  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/23(c)

    1,805       1,819,630  

Southern Groves Community Development District No. 5, Refunding SAB, 4.00%, 05/01/43

    380       316,421  
   

 

 

 
          39,427,452  
Georgia — 2.1%            

Development Authority for Fulton County, RB, 4.00%, 06/15/49

    815       802,859  

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

    195       181,800  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

    950       974,282  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/52(a)

    2,015       2,132,889  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    1,420       1,433,141  
   

 

 

 
      5,524,971  
Hawaii — 1.8%            

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, COP AMT, 5.25%, 08/01/25

    740       747,005  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hawaii (continued)            

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, COP (continued)

   

AMT, 5.25%, 08/01/26

  $   1,205     $ 1,216,814  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    2,805       2,864,306  
   

 

 

 
      4,828,125  
Illinois — 12.9%            

Chicago Board of Education, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    1,225       1,279,731  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,165       1,182,195  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    795       797,787  

Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    1,140       1,146,364  

Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.50%, 01/01/28

    1,000       1,001,843  

Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.50%, 01/01/29

    1,500       1,502,808  

Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.38%, 01/01/33

    2,000       2,002,610  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, RB, Series D, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    735       759,507  

City of Chicago Illinois Wastewater Transmission Revenue, RB, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    2,985       2,986,809  

Cook County Community College District No. 508, GO

   

5.25%, 12/01/30

    1,270       1,293,200  

5.50%, 12/01/38

    1,205       1,229,499  

5.25%, 12/01/43

    2,960       3,014,201  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    1,305       1,162,750  

Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    975       1,016,595  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series G, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.85%, 10/01/42

    515       537,638  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    6,155       6,523,685  

State of Illinois, GO

   

5.25%, 02/01/31

    1,495       1,528,678  

5.25%, 02/01/32

    2,320       2,371,794  

5.50%, 07/01/33

    1,000       1,010,955  

5.50%, 07/01/38

    700       707,360  

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/45(b)

    715       654,946  
   

 

 

 
          33,710,955  
Indiana — 0.4%            

Indiana Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    300       282,520  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/51

    220       195,648  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/56

    190       166,195  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/23(c)

    460       463,456  
   

 

 

 
      1,107,819  
Iowa — 1.2%            

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

    3,350       2,865,014  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B2, Subordinate, 0.00%, 06/01/65(e)

    2,930       366,847  
   

 

 

 
      3,231,861  
Kentucky — 0.1%            

City of Henderson Kentucky, RB, Series SE, Class A, AMT, 4.70%, 01/01/52(b)

    150       143,295  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Louisiana — 3.1%            

City of Shreveport Louisiana Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, Series B, Junior Lien, (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/49

  $     6,100     $ 5,775,151  

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, RB, Series B, AMT, (AGM), 5.50%, 01/01/29

    2,225       2,275,879  
   

 

 

 
      8,051,030  
Maryland — 6.3%            

Howard County Housing Commission, RB, M/F Housing, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    2,450       2,568,617  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB, Class B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/40

    525       550,062  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 04/15/45

    1,360       1,322,598  

Maryland Stadium Authority, RB (NPFGC), 5.00%, 05/01/34

    4,780       5,313,797  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.00%, 05/01/47

    6,460       6,856,612  
   

 

 

 
        16,611,686  
Massachusetts — 1.2%            

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series B, 3.00%, 04/01/49

    1,300       1,056,079  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    940       971,562  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    420       426,096  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    745       770,199  
   

 

 

 
      3,223,936  
Michigan — 2.7%            

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 09/01/46

    550       523,154  

4.49%, 04/15/47(a)

    2,910       3,034,769  

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

   

Series A, 0.55%, 04/01/25

    175       165,687  

Series A, AMT, 2.55%, 10/01/51

    3,540       2,352,677  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    895       907,353  
   

 

 

 
      6,983,640  
Minnesota — 1.0%            

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/43

    985       941,374  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series N, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 5.10%, 07/01/42

    1,555       1,655,156  
   

 

 

 
      2,596,530  
Mississippi — 2.5%            

Mississippi Development Bank, RB, (AGM), 6.88%, 12/01/40

    2,225       2,289,383  

Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 08/01/23(c)

    1,000       1,012,706  

State of Mississippi Gaming Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/37

    565       602,989  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/38

    2,815       2,772,845  
   

 

 

 
      6,677,923  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Montana — 0.1%            

Montana Board of Housing, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series B-2, 3.50%, 12/01/42

  $ 110     $ 109,649  

Series B-2, 3.60%, 12/01/47

    165       165,317  
   

 

 

 
      274,966  
Nebraska — 1.0%            

Central Plains Energy Project, RB, Series 1, 5.00%, 05/01/53(a)

    2,380         2,512,842  
   

 

 

 
Nevada — 2.2%            

Carson City Nevada, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/42

    1,130       1,160,716  

City of Las Vegas Nevada Special Improvement District No. 814, SAB

   

4.00%, 06/01/39

    120       109,628  

4.00%, 06/01/44

    320       282,223  

City of Reno Nevada, Refunding RB, Series A-1, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/43

    2,690       2,682,847  

County of Clark Nevada, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/37

    500       546,049  

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/40

    580       592,370  

5.00%, 07/01/45

    400       402,726  
   

 

 

 
      5,776,559  
New Hampshire(a)(b) — 0.3%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 3.63%, 07/01/43

    315       262,646  

Series B, AMT, 3.75%, 07/01/45

    670       538,669  
   

 

 

 
      801,315  
New Jersey — 10.9%            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/36

    810       879,988  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    2,500       2,589,790  

Series LLL, 5.00%, 06/15/34

    635       702,302  

AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/31

    1,355       1,370,753  

AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    1,940       1,957,751  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 2.20%, 10/01/39(a)

    1,500       1,340,162  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB

   

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

    1,195       1,204,960  

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

    1,355       1,400,936  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 3.80%, 10/01/32

    1,880       1,864,748  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB Class BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    1,500       1,416,309  

Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39

    3,040       3,071,206  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    2,775       2,630,225  

Series S, 5.25%, 06/15/43

    2,980       3,165,955  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/32

    2,735       3,030,990  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    1,000       1,030,316  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    870       880,067  
   

 

 

 
      28,536,458  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Mexico — 0.1%            

City of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

  $ 170     $ 147,175  
   

 

 

 
New York — 4.3%            

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/39

    1,550       1,557,970  

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

   

Series C-4, 1.25%, 11/01/36(a)

    2,175       2,175,000  

Series F-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 02/01/47

    510       565,537  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB Series 1, 4.00%, 02/15/43

    1,750       1,724,436  

Series 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(b)

    960       957,592  

Series A, 3.00%, 11/15/51

    210       156,114  

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, Second Series, 4.13%, 03/15/56

    1,675       1,655,143  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    1,025       1,068,640  

AMT, 4.00%, 04/30/53

    605       518,372  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    895       919,582  
   

 

 

 
      11,298,386  
North Carolina — 2.2%            

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/50

    195       161,332  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/50

    515       515,575  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.70%, 12/01/41(a)

    4,970       4,965,949  
   

 

 

 
      5,642,856  
North Dakota — 0.2%            

University of North Dakota, COP, Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/46

    510       486,274  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 3.2%            

Allen County Port Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    490       451,611  

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

    3,320       3,167,014  

County of Franklin Ohio, RB, Series CC, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    270       301,299  

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB, Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/31

    2,500       2,502,433  

State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/15/50

    2,275         2,098,749  
   

 

 

 
      8,521,106  
Oklahoma — 1.4%            

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48

    3,600       3,629,434  
   

 

 

 
Oregon — 0.4%            

Oregon Health & Science University, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,100       1,157,607  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 8.2%            

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB, Series D2, 4.44%, 11/15/47(a)

    1,040       1,074,425  

Bristol Township School District, GO, (SAW), 5.25%, 06/01/23(c)

    2,500       2,520,275  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB 4.00%, 07/01/46

    100       80,975  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB (continued)
4.00%, 07/01/51

  $ 100     $ 78,340  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, Refunding RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/40

    1,215       1,199,936  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/48

    1,240       1,280,464  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, AMT, 5.50%, 06/30/43

    515       561,456  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 137, 2.45%, 10/01/41

    210       158,789  

Series 125B, AMT, 3.65%, 10/01/42

    3,000       2,781,447  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB

   

Sub-Series B-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    2,300       2,415,278  

Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    750       809,099  

Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    580       621,692  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, 2nd Series, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    2,490       2,635,426  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, 5.25%, 11/01/52

    1,285       1,383,764  

Pittsburgh School District, GO, (SAW), 3.00%, 09/01/41

    1,165       1,014,750  

Springfield School District/Delaware County, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/40

    1,485       1,607,902  

(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/43

    1,100       1,181,380  
   

 

 

 
        21,405,398  
Puerto Rico — 4.7%            

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

   

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

    3,882       3,697,605  

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

    5,266       5,188,326  

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

    264       251,297  

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

    1,279       1,223,085  

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

    407       388,026  

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

    394       374,536  

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

    4,757       1,320,962  
   

 

 

 
      12,443,837  
South Carolina — 4.5%            

Charleston County Airport District, RB(c)

   

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 07/01/23

    2,500       2,523,457  

Series A, AMT, 6.00%, 07/01/23

    2,940       2,972,452  

County of Charleston South Carolina, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/23(c)

    3,760       3,836,531  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 01/01/55

    825       725,833  

7.50%, 08/15/62

    390       388,216  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    1,360       1,403,180  
   

 

 

 
      11,849,669  
Tennessee — 1.2%            

Mercer County Improvement Authority, RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    3,000       3,067,569  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas — 8.5%            

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB

   

7.50%, 04/01/62

  $ 410     $ 438,434  

7.88%, 11/01/62(b)

    360       374,798  

City of Beaumont Texas, GO, 5.25%, 03/01/23(c)

    2,345         2,349,741  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38

    395       395,347  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27

    225       231,463  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Sub-Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    2,010       2,191,224  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/27

    220       224,855  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 05/15/33

    2,155       2,172,705  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/50(b)

    440       402,661  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    1,775       1,866,922  

Red River Education Finance Corp., RB, 5.25%, 03/15/23(c)

    1,070       1,073,183  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/51

    1,620       1,753,289  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    2,500       2,673,345  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/40

    2,500       2,468,220  

Texas City Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series 2012, 4.13%, 12/01/45

    255       242,726  

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

   

5.00%, 12/15/29

    1,165       1,239,685  

5.00%, 12/15/32

    1,770       1,899,143  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/58

    360       364,042  
   

 

 

 
      22,361,783  
Utah(b) — 0.2%            

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/49

    170       162,007  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    325       315,500  
   

 

 

 
      477,507  
Vermont — 1.0%            

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    2,535       2,698,982  
   

 

 

 
Virginia — 3.4%            

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/47

    3,715       3,896,452  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    955       928,193  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/52

    4,000       4,018,660  
   

 

 

 
      8,843,305  
Washington — 3.5%            

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series 2015, Class 2A, 1.86%, 11/01/45(a)

    3,000       3,003,024  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Washington (continued)            

County of King Washington Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 3.97%, 01/01/40(a)

  $ 915     $ 920,307  

Port of Seattle Washington, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    660       685,932  

State of Washington, COP, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    1,155       1,224,847  

State of Washington, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 02/01/36

    3,000       3,361,914  
   

 

 

 
      9,196,024  
Wisconsin — 3.0%            

Public Finance Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 10/15/51(b)

    210       190,628  

Class A, 5.00%, 06/15/51(b)

    550       469,447  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/37

    175       160,279  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/55(b)

    305       273,875  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/55(b)

    955       871,391  

Series A-1, 4.50%, 01/01/35(b)

    520       467,472  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/49(b)

    285       234,822  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/49

    570       549,295  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    990       991,292  

State of Wisconsin, GO, Series A, 4.16%, 05/01/25(a)

    1,560       1,559,526  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/44

    2,065       2,195,132  
   

 

 

 
      7,963,159  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 140.4%
(Cost: $371,912,828)

 

      368,044,359  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(f)

 

California — 3.0%            

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    7,499       7,890,886  
   

 

 

 
Colorado — 1.3%            

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/43(g)

    3,262       3,480,316  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 1.1%            

City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks Revenue, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

    760       761,347  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    1,980       2,055,355  
   

 

 

 
      2,816,702  
Maryland — 1.0%            

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    2,499       2,624,433  
   

 

 

 
New York — 1.9%            

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47

    5,000       4,906,925  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 4.5%            

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, 1st Series, 4.00%, 03/01/38(g)

    3,600       3,708,634  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/01/38(g)

  $ 5,929     $ 5,979,630  

Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/38

    1,963       2,053,099  
   

 

 

 
      11,741,363  
Texas — 1.6%            

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    4,295       4,330,524  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 14.4%
(Cost: $37,810,386)

 

    37,791,149  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 154.8%
(Cost: $409,723,214)

 

    405,835,508  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.5%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.39%(h)(i)

    6,583,308       6,584,625  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.5%
(Cost: $6,584,089)

 

    6,584,625  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 157.3%
(Cost: $416,307,303)

 

    412,420,133  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3%

 

    3,288,811  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (8.6)%

 

    (22,497,377

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (50.0)%

 

    (131,000,000
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 262,211,567  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

When-issued security.

(e) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(f) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. 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 the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between March 1, 2026 to November 1, 2026, is $7,669,205.

  

See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(h) 

Affiliate of the Trust.

(i) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the six months ended January 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Value at

01/31/23

   

Shares
Held at

01/31/23

    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $ 4,488,570     $ 2,098,897 (a)    $     $ (2,989   $ 147     $ 6,584,625       6,583,308     $ 70,649     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     63          03/22/23        $ 7,233        $ (72,633

U.S. Long Bond

     97          03/22/23          12,668          (247,692

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     73          03/31/23          7,990          (60,811
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (381,136
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
       Credit
Contracts
       Equity
Contracts
       Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
       Interest
Rate
Contracts
       Other
Contracts
       Total  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                                

Futures contracts

                                

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $        $        $        $        $ 381,136        $        $ 381,136  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

For the period ended January 31, 2023, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 2,173,694      $      $ 2,173,694  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 158,880      $      $ 158,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 28,296,492  

For more information about the Trust’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $                 —        $ 368,044,359        $                 —        $ 368,044,359  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              37,791,149                   37,791,149  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2023

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

   $ 6,584,625        $        $        $ 6,584,625  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 6,584,625        $ 405,835,508        $        $ 412,420,133  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ (381,136      $        $        $ (381,136
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (22,362,382      $        $ (22,362,382

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (131,000,000                 (131,000,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (153,362,382      $        $ (153,362,382
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

January 31, 2023

 

    BFZ     BTT      MUC     MUE  

 

 

ASSETS

        

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 604,059,713     $ 2,413,251,357      $ 1,934,152,769     $ 405,835,508  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    4,186,027       93,859,212        36,525,649       6,584,625  

Cash

                 6,378,221       76,820  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    1,991,000              4,100,000       632,000  

Receivables:

        

Investments sold

          62,000        45,529       709  

TOB Trust

                       2,499,675  

Dividends — affiliated

    9,192       127,567        67,683       7,611  

Interest — unaffiliated

    6,956,155       21,320,401        23,628,127       4,010,267  

Prepaid expenses

          15,306        37,529       6,924  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    617,202,087       2,528,635,843        2,004,935,507       419,654,139  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

        

Bank overdraft

    4,432,012                     

Payables:

        

Investments purchased

    238,884       11,779,371        4,313,741       2,765,578  

Accounting services fees

    22,179       112,154        100,881       33,302  

Capital shares redeemed

    156,831              596,064        

Custodian fees

          10,694              2,738  

Income dividend distributions — Common Shares

    1,039,401       3,976,514        3,739,250       754,772  

Interest expense and fees

    121,458       575,720        1,687,868       134,995  

Investment advisory fees

    280,138       837,721        854,259       185,628  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    81,179       11,660        608,019       2,111  

Other accrued expenses

    23,022       23,439        13,893       8,863  

Professional fees

    50,457       34,183        21,138       36,520  

Reorganization costs

                 44,833        

Transfer agent fees

    11,430       32,976        15,781       12,602  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    437,718              904,715       143,081  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    6,894,709       17,394,432        12,900,442       4,080,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

        

TOB Trust Certificates

    35,140,000       69,569,982        211,599,963       22,362,382  

RVMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $5,000,000 per share, net of deferred offering costs(c)(d)(e)

          749,752,309               

VMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share, net of deferred offering costs(c)(d)(e)

    171,300,000              526,400,000       131,000,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    206,440,000       819,322,291        737,999,963       153,362,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    213,334,709       836,716,723        750,900,405       157,442,572  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 403,867,378     $ 1,691,919,120      $ 1,254,035,102     $ 262,211,567  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS CONSIST OF

        

Paid-in capital(f)(g)(h)

  $ 430,110,516     $ 1,685,128,039      $ 1,367,172,071     $ 290,790,013  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (26,243,138     6,791,081        (113,136,969     (28,578,446
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 403,867,378     $ 1,691,919,120      $ 1,254,035,102     $ 262,211,567  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 13.25     $ 24.00      $ 12.97     $ 11.64  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 591,978,026     $ 2,421,528,862      $ 1,927,438,104     $ 409,723,214  

(b) Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 4,185,288     $ 93,842,274      $ 36,514,992     $ 6,584,089  

(c)  Preferred Shares outstanding

    1,713       150        5,264       1,310  

(d) Preferred Shares authorized

    1,713       150        20,864       9,490  

(e) Par value per Preferred Share

  $ 0.001     $ 0.001      $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

(f)  Common Shares outstanding

    30,471,902       70,505,571        96,679,518       22,525,806  

(g) Common Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited        199,979,136       199,990,510  

(h) Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.001     $ 0.001      $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2023

 

    BFZ     BTT     MUC     MUE  

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 61,270     $ 588,220     $ 467,385     $ 70,649  

Interest — unaffiliated

    11,537,428       40,889,282       37,925,297       8,680,097  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    11,598,698       41,477,502       38,392,682       8,750,746  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    1,816,696       5,080,062       5,563,816       1,159,625  

Professional

    38,473       40,811       76,268       36,665  

Accounting services

    26,054       127,921       103,400       35,766  

Transfer agent

    15,008       35,434       25,356       16,467  

Trustees and Officer

    14,016       43,209       85,227       7,327  

Custodian

    11,594       14,143       19,107       3,630  

Registration

    5,198       11,889       28,249       4,134  

Printing and postage

    4,454       5,088       6,191       6,477  

Miscellaneous

    34,306       46,474       180,425       35,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    1,965,799       5,405,031       6,088,039       1,305,373  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(a)

    3,424,930       14,000,940       11,568,214       2,766,004  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,390,729       19,405,971       17,656,253       4,071,377  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (2,490     (29,743     (422,080     (76,240
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    5,388,239       19,376,228       17,234,173       3,995,137  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6,210,459       22,101,274       21,158,509       4,755,609  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (34,715,206     36,622       (69,176,818     (7,373,663

Investments — affiliated

    (2,377     (29,387     5,431       (2,989

Futures contracts

    5,704,843             6,871,567       2,173,694  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (29,012,740     7,235       (62,299,820     (5,202,958
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    21,948,887       (15,504,448     23,724,513       (4,319,643

Investments — affiliated

    737       15,829       4,792       147  

Futures contracts

    1,533,732             (1,542,005     158,880  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    23,483,356       (15,488,619     22,187,300       (4,160,616
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (5,529,384     (15,481,384     (40,112,520     (9,363,574
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 681,075     $ 6,619,890     $ (18,954,011   $ (4,607,965
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Related to TOB Trusts, VMTP and/or RVMTP Shares.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BFZ      BTT  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/23
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
07/31/22
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/23
(unaudited)

     Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 6,210,459      $ 16,474,495      $ 22,101,274      $ 65,668,609  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (29,012,740      (5,711,331      7,235        10,127,147  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    23,483,356        (83,282,513      (15,488,619      (237,941,606
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    681,075        (72,519,349      6,619,890        (162,145,850
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

    (6,925,760      (18,455,413      (25,788,611      (52,794,571
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

    (7,138,313      (2,430,492              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

          

Total decrease in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (13,382,998      (93,405,254      (19,168,721      (214,940,421

Beginning of period

    417,250,376        510,655,630        1,711,087,841        1,926,028,262  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 403,867,378      $ 417,250,376      $ 1,691,919,120      $ 1,711,087,841  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

    MUC      MUE  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/23
(unaudited)

     Year Ended
07/31/22
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/23
(unaudited)

     Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 21,158,509      $ 33,920,046      $ 4,755,609      $ 12,705,457  

Net realized loss

    (62,299,820      (18,511,144      (5,202,958      (4,536,782

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    22,187,300        (110,334,687      (4,160,616      (47,875,963
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    (18,954,011      (94,925,785      (4,607,965      (39,707,288
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

    (26,874,730      (36,403,800      (5,744,080      (14,191,214
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares due to reorganization

           777,266,364                

Reinvestment of common distributions

           472,286               72,596  

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

    (9,436,475                     

Redemption of common shares due to reorgnization

           (460              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (9,436,475      777,738,190               72,596  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (55,265,216      646,408,605        (10,352,045      (53,825,906

Beginning of period

    1,309,300,318        662,891,713        272,563,612        326,389,518  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,254,035,102      $ 1,309,300,318      $ 262,211,567      $ 272,563,612  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2023

 

    BFZ     BTT     MUC     MUE  

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 681,075     $ 6,619,890     $ (18,954,011   $ (4,607,965

Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

    520,430,383       413,170,114       639,921,088       82,491,638  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (460,005,429     (219,937,002     (480,636,752     (55,394,732

Net purchases of short-term securities

    (1,628,431     (40,853,105     (13,461,130     (2,098,897

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    2,222,561       7,938,439       5,476,776       2,320,883  

Net realized (gain) loss on investments

    34,717,583       (7,235     69,171,387       7,376,652  

Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

    (21,949,624     15,488,619       (23,729,305     4,319,496  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

       

Receivables

       

Dividends — affiliated

    (8,426     (100,138     (51,878     (5,012

Interest — unaffiliated

    512,451       2,692,403       3,174,142       257,007  

Prepaid expenses

    7,736       6,380       155,241       21,375  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities
Payables

       

Accounting services fees

    (8,839     (70,199     (106,256     (23,038

Custodian fees

    (6,932     (9,081     (18,592     (1,115

Interest expense and fees

    (82,037     70,503       933,871       44,873  

Investment advisory fees

    (380,888     (930,578     (968,171     (190,403

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    2,723       (1,632     5,296       (305

Other accrued expenses

    (30,430     5,154       (78,116     1,530  

Professional fees

    (27,239     (40,946     (64,082     (26,018

Reorganization costs

                (5,149      

Transfer agent fees

    (4,710     (15,708     (14,111     (5,185

Variation margin on futures contracts

    378,759             820,121       121,563  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    74,820,286       184,025,878       181,570,369       34,602,347  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (7,227,253     (26,211,644     (28,499,539     (6,172,070

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (91,805,847     (157,829,997     (151,300,434     (28,309,767

Net payments on Common Shares redeemed including change in redemptions payable

    (7,122,198           (8,840,411      

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

    27,330,000             15,299,997       325  

Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft

    4,432,012             (90,761     (8,015

Amortization of deferred offering costs

          15,763              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (74,393,286     (184,025,878     (173,431,148     (34,489,527
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH

       

Net increase in restricted and unrestricted cash

    427,000             8,139,221       112,820  

Restricted and unrestricted cash at beginning of period

    1,564,000             2,339,000       596,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash at end of period

  $ 1,991,000     $     $ 10,478,221     $ 708,820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OFCASH FLOW INFORMATION

       

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

  $ 3,506,967     $ 13,914,674     $ 10,634,343     $ 2,721,131  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

       

Cash

  $     $     $ 6,378,221     $ 76,820  

Cash pledged

       

Futures contracts

    1,991,000             4,100,000       632,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,991,000     $     $ 10,478,221     $ 708,820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BFZ  
    Six Months Ended
01/31/23
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
    Year Ended
07/31/18
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

               $ 13.41     $ 16.29     $ 15.86     $ 15.25     $ 14.81     $ 15.34  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.20       0.53       0.54       0.48       0.52       0.65  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.14     (2.82     0.37       0.60       0.63       (0.51
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.06       (2.29     0.91       1.08       1.15       0.14  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

             

From net investment income

      (0.22     (0.51     (0.48     (0.47     (0.55     (0.67

From net realized gain

            (0.08                 (0.16      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

      (0.22     (0.59     (0.48     (0.47     (0.71     (0.67
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 13.25     $ 13.41     $ 16.29     $ 15.86     $ 15.25     $ 14.81  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 11.47     $ 11.65     $ 15.01     $ 13.79     $ 13.50     $ 12.75  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      0.87 %(d)       (13.93 )%      6.24     7.69     8.89     1.41
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      0.51 %(d)       (18.85 )%      12.59     5.77     11.96     (8.95 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

             

Total expenses

      2.74 %(f)       1.67     1.49     2.17     2.76     2.41
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      2.74 %(f)       1.67     1.49     2.17     2.76     2.41
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(g)

      1.00 %(f)       1.02     1.01     1.02     1.06     1.05
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      3.16 %(f)       3.56     3.37     3.14     3.56     4.33
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 403,867     $ 417,250     $ 510,656     $ 500,353     $ 486,586     $ 472,407  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 171,300     $ 171,300     $ 171,300     $ 171,300     $ 171,300     $ 171,300  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 295,634 (h)    $ 254,015 (h)    $ 398,106 (i)    $ 392,092 (i)    $ 384,055 (i)    $ 375,778 (i) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

    $ 35,140     $ 99,616     $ 143,276     $ 143,276     $ 156,312     $ 157,126  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(j)

    $ 17,368     $ 6,908       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      75     59     19     38     51     45
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

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.

(h) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(i) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(j) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BTT  
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/23
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
    Year Ended
07/31/18
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 24.27     $ 27.32     $ 26.31     $ 25.60     $ 23.62     $ 23.83  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.31       0.93       1.00       0.92       0.80       0.85  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

               (0.21     (3.23     0.76       0.54       1.93       (0.21
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.10       (2.30     1.76       1.46       2.73       0.64  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.37     (0.75     (0.75     (0.75     (0.75     (0.85
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 24.00     $ 24.27     $ 27.32     $ 26.31     $ 25.60     $ 23.62  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 22.22     $ 23.65     $ 26.27     $ 24.78     $ 23.49     $ 21.43  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      0.58 %(d)       (8.41 )%      6.92     6.04     12.17     3.04
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (4.44 )%(d)       (7.17 )%      9.16     8.84     13.45     (3.73 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)              

Total expenses

      2.35 %(f)       1.17     1.01     1.56     2.07     1.76
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      2.34 %(f)       1.17     1.01     1.56     2.07     1.76
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(g)

      0.65 %(f)       0.65     0.65     0.67     0.69     0.69
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      2.67 %(f)       3.64     3.74     3.60     3.31     3.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 1,691,919     $ 1,711,088     $ 1,926,028     $ 1,854,873     $ 1,804,738     $ 1,665,198  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RVMTP Shares outstanding at $5,000,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 750,000     $ 750,000     $ 750,000     $ 750,000     $ 750,000     $ 750,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per RVMTP Shares at $5,000,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 15,321,993 (h)    $ 13,753,263 (h)(i)    $ 17,840,188 (i)(j)    $ 17,365,817 (i)(j)    $ 17,031,589 (i)(j)    $ 16,101,317 (j) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

    $ 69,570     $ 227,400     $ 233,220     $ 261,820     $ 261,820     $ 261,820  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(k)

    $ 36,097     $ 11,822       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      7     17     9     5     21     23
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or RVMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(h) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including RVMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the RVMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 5,000,000.

(i) 

Amount presented in prior shareholder reports was based on Asset Coverage per RVMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value and has been updated to reflect Asset Coverage per RVMTP Shares at $5,000,000 liquidation value.

(j) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including RVMTP Shares) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the RVMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 5,000,000.

(k) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including RVMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MUC  
    Six Months Ended
01/31/23
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
    Year Ended
07/31/18
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

               $ 13.42     $ 16.16     $ 15.95     $ 15.56     $ 15.03     $ 15.53  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.22       0.58       0.65       0.58       0.57       0.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.39     (2.66     0.21       0.35       0.54       (0.47
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.17     (2.08     0.86       0.93       1.11       0.17  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

             

From net investment income

      (0.28     (0.66     (0.65     (0.54     (0.57     (0.67

From net realized gain

                              (0.01      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

      (0.28     (0.66     (0.65     (0.54     (0.58     (0.67
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.97     $ 13.42     $ 16.16     $ 15.95     $ 15.56     $ 15.03  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 11.52     $ 12.58     $ 16.09     $ 14.67     $ 14.00     $ 13.07  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      (0.92 )%(d)       (12.92 )%      5.78     6.55     8.17     1.54
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (6.12 )%(d)       (18.01 )%      14.52     8.92     11.92     (7.03 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

             

Total expenses

      2.89 %(f)       1.75 %(g)       1.46     2.11     2.58     2.38
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      2.82 %(f)       1.69 %(g)       1.41     2.05     2.50     2.29
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(h)

      0.93 %(f)       0.96 %(g)       0.92     0.92     0.92     0.93
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      3.46 %(f)       4.08     4.11     3.75     3.82     4.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 1,254,035     $ 1,309,300     $ 662,892     $ 653,836     $ 637,822     $ 616,387  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 526,400     $ 526,400     $ 254,000     $ 254,000     $ 254,000     $ 254,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 269,923 (i)     $ 249,806 (i)     $ 360,981 (j)    $ 357,416 (j)    $ 351,111 (j)    $ 342,672 (j) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

    $ 211,600     $ 347,600     $ 152,145     $ 158,512     $ 159,555     $ 185,905  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(k)

    $ 9,414     $ 6,281       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      24     41     4     16     24     24
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Includes non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs, would have been 1.71%, 1.65% and 0.92%, respectively.

(h) 

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.

(i) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(j) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(k) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MUE  
    Six Months Ended
01/31/23
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
    Year Ended
07/31/18
 
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

               $ 12.10     $ 14.49     $ 14.17     $ 13.92     $ 13.55     $ 14.19  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.21       0.56       0.65       0.59       0.57       0.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.41     (2.32     0.28       0.20       0.40       (0.61
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.20     (1.76     0.93       0.79       0.97       0.08  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.26     (0.63     (0.61     (0.54     (0.60     (0.72
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 11.64     $ 12.10     $ 14.49     $ 14.17     $ 13.92     $ 13.55  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 10.43     $ 11.45     $ 14.41     $ 13.12     $ 12.67     $ 12.36  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      (1.39 )%(d)      (12.21 )%      6.97     6.25     7.96     0.87
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (6.62 )%(d)      (16.47 )%      14.89     8.08     7.72     (7.85 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

             

Total expenses

      3.17 %(f)       1.75     1.51     2.07     2.48     2.24
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      3.11 %(f)       1.69     1.48     2.03     2.45     2.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

      0.96 %(f)       0.95     0.93     0.95     0.95     0.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      3.70 %(f)       4.25     4.55     4.29     4.23     4.96
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 262,212     $ 272,564     $ 326,390     $ 319,085     $ 313,406     $ 305,267  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 131,000     $ 131,000     $ 131,000     $ 131,000     $ 131,000     $ 131,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 270,976 (h)    $ 252,124 (h)    $ 349,152 (i)    $ 343,577 (i)    $ 339,241 (i)    $ 333,028 (i) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOB Trust Certificates, end of period (000)

    $ 22,362     $ 48,172     $ 59,850     $ 60,976     $ 58,458     $ 48,546  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per $1,000 of TOB Trust Certificates, end of period(j)

    $ 18,584     $ 9,378       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      13     28     7     18     26     21
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

Not annualized.

(e) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

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.

(h) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the sum of the amount of TOBs and liquidation value of the VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(i) 

Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the liquidation value of the VMTP Shares, and by multiplying the results by 100,000.

(j) 

Effective July 18, 2022, TOB Trust Certificates are treated as senior securities pursuant to Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. Calculated by subtracting the Trust’s total liabilities (not including VMTP Shares and TOBs) from the Trust’s total assets and dividing this by the amount of TOBs, and by multiplying the results by 1,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Trusts”, or individually as a “Trust”:

 

       
Trust Name   Herein Referred To As        Organized     

  Diversification

Classification

BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust

    BFZ        Delaware      Diversified

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust

    BTT        Delaware      Diversified

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.

    MUC        Maryland      Diversified

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.

    MUE        Maryland      Diversified

The Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Trustees”. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The Trusts, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

PriorYear Reorganization: The Board and shareholders of MUC (the “Acquiring Trust”) and the Board and shareholders of each of BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (“MYC”) and BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. (“MCA”) (individually, a “Target Fund” and collectively the “Target Funds”) approved the reorganizations of each Target Fund into the Acquiring Trust. As a result, the Acquiring Trust acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of each Target Fund in exchange for an equal aggregate value of newly-issued Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Trust.

Each Common Shareholder of a Target Fund received Common Shares of the Acquiring Trust in an amount equal to the aggregate NAV of such Common Shareholder’s Target Fund Common Shares, as determined at the close of business on April 8, 2022, less the costs of the Target Fund’s reorganizations. Cash was distributed for any fractional shares.

Each Preferred Shareholder of a Target Fund received Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Trust in an amount equal to the aggregate liquidation preference of the Target Fund’s Preferred Shares held by such Preferred Shareholder prior to the Target Fund’s reorganization.

The reorganizations were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Trust in the following amounts and at the following conversion ratios:

 

           
Target Funds   Target
Fund’s
Share
Class
     Shares Prior to
Reorganization
     Conversion
Ratio
     MUC’s
Share
Class
     Shares of
MUC
 

MYC

    Common        21,419,494        1.01385164        Common        21,716,172 (a) 

MCA

    Common        34,405,717        1.01061039        Common        34,770,757 (a) 

MYC

    VMTP        1,059        1        VMTP        1,059  

MCA

    VMTP        1,665        1        VMTP        1,665  

 

  (a) 

Net of fractional shares redeemed.

 

Each Target Fund’s net assets and composition of net assets on April 8, 2022, the valuation date of the reorganizations were as follows:

 

 

 
    MYC     MCA  

 

 

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 298,816,683     $ 478,449,681  

Paid-in-capital

    302,810,070       492,079,121  

Accumulated loss

    (3,993,387     (13,629,440

 

 

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Trust were recorded at fair value. However, the cost basis of the investments received from the Target Funds was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Trust’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

The net assets applicable to Common Shareholders of the Acquiring Trust before the reorganizations were $564,734,876. The aggregate net assets applicable to Common Shareholders of the Acquiring Trust immediately after the reorganizations amounted to $1,342,001,240. Each Target Fund’s fair value and cost of financial instruments prior to the reorganizations were as follows:

 

         
Target Funds   Fair Value of
Investments
     Cost of
Investments
     TOB Trust
Certificates
    

Preferred

Shares Value

MYC

  $ 503,360,614      $ 507,100,686      $ 104,690,676      $105,900,000

MCA

    819,871,446        823,913,061        191,958,461      166,500,000

The purpose of these transactions was to combine three funds managed by the Manager with similar or substantially similar (but not identical) investment objectives and similar investment strategies, policies and restrictions and portfolio compositions. Each reorganization was a tax-free event and was effective on April 11, 2022.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Assuming the reorganization had been completed on August 1, 2021, the beginning of the fiscal reporting period of the Acquiring Trust, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended July 31, 2022, are as follows:

• Net investment income/loss: $55,719,848

• Net realized and change in unrealized gain/loss on investments: $(268,549,785)

• Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations: $(212,829,937)

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Target Funds that have been included in the Acquiring Trust’s Statements of Operations since April 11, 2022.

Reorganization costs incurred by MUC in connection with the reorganization were expensed by MUC. The Manager reimbursed MUC $110,355.

 

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 Trust is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Trusts may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared monthly and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 10.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Board, the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trusts, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Trustees. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Trustees’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Trusts until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the value of participants’ deferral accounts is allocated among the participating funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and reflected as Trustees and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Trustees and Officer expense may be negative as a result of a decrease in value of the deferred accounts.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Trust, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Trust’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Trust is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board has approved the designation of each Trust’s Manager as the valuation designee for each Trust. Each Trust determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Trust’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Valuation Committee in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Valuation Committee seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Valuation Committee deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Trust has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Trusts may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Trusts may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Trusts may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Trusts assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Trusts’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain Trusts leverage their assets through the use of “TOB Trust” transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a “TOB Trust”). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third-party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (“TOB Residuals”), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock-advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.

TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third-party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.

The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Trusts) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.

While a fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. Each Trust’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 Trust. A Trust typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.

Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a Trust’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 Trust’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a Trust 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 Trust incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Amounts recorded within interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations are:

 

         
Trust Name   Interest Expense      Liquidity Fees      Other Expenses      Total

BFZ

  $ 673,347      $ 137,549      $ 41,797      $   852,693

BTT

    1,398,174        203,981        197,526      1,799,681

MUC

    2,920,651        565,490        184,025      3,670,166

MUE

    344,817        62,293        23,391      430,501

For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the following table is a summary of each Trust’s TOB Trusts:

 

           
Trust Name    

Underlying

Municipal Bonds

Transferred to

TOB Trusts

 

 

 

(a)  

   

Liability for

TOB Trust

Certificates

 

 

(b)  

 

Range of

Interest Rates on TOB Trust

Certificates at

Period End

    

Average

TOB Trust

Certificates

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

    


Daily Weighted

Average Rate

of Interest and

Other Expenses
on TOB Trusts

 

 

 

 
 

BFZ

  $ 76,591,158     $ 35,140,000     1.66% — 1.69%    $ 64,475,794        2.62

BTT

    104,489,994       69,569,982     1.70    — 1.73         128,822,448        2.77  

MUC

    392,128,248       211,599,963     1.68    — 1.78         265,569,866        2.74  

MUE

    37,791,149       22,362,382     1.69    — 1.96         31,920,446        2.67  

 

  (a) 

The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the Trusts, 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 Trusts, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts in the Schedules of Investments.

 
  (b) 

TOB Trusts may be structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Trust invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility to allow the TOB Trust to repurchase TOB Trust Certificates. The Liquidity Provider will be reimbursed from the liquidation of bonds held in the TOB Trust. If a Trust invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a Trust enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a Trust is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for any shortfall between the amount paid by the Liquidity Provider and proceeds received from liquidation of municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). As a result, if a Trust invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a Trust 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 Trust at January 31, 2023, 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 Trust at January 31, 2023.

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Trusts 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 Trusts are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Trusts agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Trusts’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Trust’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust.

For such services, MUC and MUE pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Trust’s net assets:

 

     
     MUC     MUE  

Investment advisory fees

    0.55     0.55

For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). It is understood that the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock (other than accumulated dividends) and TOB Trusts is not considered a liability in determining a Trust’s NAV.

Effective January 1, 2023, for such services, BFZ pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.55% of the average daily value of the Trust’s managed assets. Prior to January 1, 2023, for such services, BFZ paid the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.58% of the average daily value of the Trust’s managed assets.

For such services, BTT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.40% of the average daily value of the Trust’s managed assets.

For purposes of calculating these fees, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Trust, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2024. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Trust. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

   
Trust Name  

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed 

by the Manager

BFZ

  $                                            2,490

BTT

  29,743

MUC

  17,439

MUE

  4,072

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Trust’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2024. The 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 Trusts’ Independent Trustees. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

With respect to MUC, the Manager contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees equal to the annual rate of 0.04% of the average daily value of net assets through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the

 

 

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outstanding voting securities of the Trust. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the amount waived was $404,641.

The Manager, for MUC and MUE, voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fee on the proceeds of the Preferred Shares and TOB Trusts that exceed 35% of total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). The voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time without notice. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the waivers were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed  

by the Manager  

 

 

 

MUC

  $ —    

MUE

    72,168    

 

 

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trusts are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trustees and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Trusts may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

MUE

  $ 5,502,637      $      $  

 

 

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Purchases      Sales  

 

 

BFZ

  $ 460,244,313      $ 520,430,383  

BTT

    182,877,432        390,550,784  

MUC

    474,967,092        639,931,617  

MUE

    54,736,203        76,069,623  

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust 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 Trust’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Trust’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 Trusts as of January 31, 2023, 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 Trusts’ financial statements.

As of July 31, 2022, the Trusts had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Non-Expiring  

 

 

BTT

  $ 7,680,557  

MUC

    49,043,766  

MUE

    18,093,291  

 

 

As of January 31, 2023, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

BFZ

  $ 562,388,865      $ 16,591,695      $ (6,911,950   $ 9,679,745  

BTT

    2,446,402,210        37,647,488        (46,509,112     (8,861,624

MUC

    1,753,097,913        39,639,832        (36,486,635     3,153,197  

MUE

    394,466,533        5,047,074        (9,836,993     (4,789,919

 

 

 

 

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9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Trust to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Trusts and their investments.

The Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trust.

A Trust structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.

As short-term interest rates rise, the Trusts’ investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect the Trusts’ 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 Trusts’ NAVs per share.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trust’s municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect the Trusts’ ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.

TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and the Trusts, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

Each Trust may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Trust may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Trust could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Trust may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Trust’s NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.

Market Risk: Each Trust 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 Trust to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Trust may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Trust’s portfolio will decline if each Trust invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Trust portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

Investment Objective Risk: There is no assurance that BTT will achieve its investment objectives, including its investment objective of returning $25.00 per share. As BTT approaches its scheduled termination date, it is expected that the maturity of BTT’s portfolio securities will shorten, which is likely to reduce BTT’s income and distributions to shareholders.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Trusts 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 Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ 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 Trusts.

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.

 

 

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With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Trusts 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 Trust 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 Trusts.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Trust’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Trusts invest a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political or social conditions affecting that state or group of states could have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific states or U.S. territories are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Trust and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Trust’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

The Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will decrease as interest rates rise and increase as interest rates fall. The Trusts may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the recent period of historically low interest rates. The Federal Reserve has recently begun to raise the federal funds rate as part of its efforts to address inflation. There is a risk that interest rates will continue to rise, which will likely drive down the prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities, and could negatively impact the Trusts’ performance.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Trusts may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Trusts is uncertain.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

BFZ and BTT are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, MUC and MUE are authorized to issue 200 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value of Common Shares for BFZ and BTT is $0.001 and for MUC and MUE is $0.10. The par value of Preferred Shares outstanding for BFZ and BTT is $0.001 and for MUC and MUE is $0.10. Each Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

Common Shares

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Six Months Ended

01/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

MUC

           29,799  

MUE

           5,047  

 

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2023 and the year ended July 31, 2022, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for BTT.

The Trusts participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, each Trust may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2021 for each trust (other than BTT) or November 18, 2021 (for BTT) subject to certain conditions. From December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023, each Trust may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2022 for each Trust, subject to certain conditions. The Repurchase Program has an accretive effect as shares are purchased at a discount to the Trust’s NAV. There is no assurance that the Trusts will purchase shares in any particular amounts. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, BTT and MUE did not repurchase any shares.

 

 

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The total cost of the shares repurchased is reflected in BFZ’s and MUC’s Statements of Changes in Net Assets. For the periods shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs were as follows:

 

 

 
    BFZ     MUC  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Shares     Amounts     Shares     Amounts  

 

 

Six Months Ended January 31, 2023

    653,038         $ 7,138,313           848,846         $ 9,436,475  

Year Ended July 31, 2022

    216,743       2,430,492       35       460  

 

 

Preferred Shares

A Trust’s Preferred Shares rank prior to its Common Shares as to the payment of dividends by the Trust and distribution of assets upon dissolution or liquidation of the Trust. The 1940 Act prohibits the declaration of any dividend on Common Shares or the repurchase of Common Shares if the Trust fails to maintain asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the Trust’s outstanding Preferred Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments, a Trust is restricted from declaring and paying dividends on classes of shares ranking junior to or on parity with its Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if the Trust 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.

Holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the voting rights of holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class on certain matters. Holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to (i) elect two members of the Board, (ii) elect the full Board if dividends on the Preferred Shares are not paid for a period of two years and (iii) a separate class vote to amend the Preferred Share governing documents. In addition, the 1940 Act requires the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares, (b) change a Trust’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.

VMTP Shares

BFZ, MUC and MUE (for purposes of this section, each “VMTP Trust”) have issued Series W-7 VMTP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in one or more privately negotiated offerings to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The VMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and a VMTP Trust may also be required to register its VMTP Shares for sale under the Securities Act under certain circumstances. As of period end, the VMTP Shares outstanding and assigned long-term ratings were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Issue

Date

    

Shares

Issued

    

Aggregate

Principal

    

Term

Redemption

Date

    

Moody’s

Rating

    

Fitch

Rating

 

 

 

BFZ

    03/22/12        1,713      $ 171,300,000        03/30/24        Aa2        AA  

MUC

    03/22/12        2,540        254,000,000        03/30/24        Aa2        AA  
    04/11/22        2,724        272,400,000        03/30/24        Aa2        AA  

MUE

    12/16/11        1,310        131,000,000        07/02/24        Aa1        AA  

 

 

Redemption Terms: A VMTP Trust is required to redeem its VMTP Shares on the term redemption date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased or unless extended. There is no assurance that a term will be extended further or that any 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, a VMTP Trust is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with its custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, a VMTP Trust 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, VMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the VMTP Trust. With respect to BFZ and MUC, the redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends. With respect to MUE, the redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends and applicable redemption premium. If MUE 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 1% 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 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index or to a percentage of the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate, as set forth in the VMTP Shares governing instrument. 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.

The dividend rate on VMTP Shares is subject to a step-up spread if the VMTP Trust fails 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 six months ended January 31, 2023, the average annualized dividend rates for the VMTP Shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    BFZ        MUC        MUE    

 

 

Dividend rates

    3.00%        3.00%        3.57%  

 

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2023, VMTP Shares issued and outstanding of BFZ, MUC and MUE remained constant.

 

 

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RVMTP Shares

BTT has issued Series W-7 RVMTP Shares, $5,000,000 liquidation preference per share, in privately negotiated offerings to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The RVMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer outside of a remarketing. As of period end, the RVMTP Shares outstanding of BTT were as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Issue

Date

    

Shares

Issued

    

Shares

Outstanding

    

Aggregate

Principal

    

Term

Redemption

Date

 

 

 

BTT

    01/10/13        50        50      $ 250,000,000        12/31/30  
    01/30/13        50        50        250,000,000        12/31/30  
    02/20/13        50        50        250,000,000        12/31/30  

 

 

Redemption Terms: BTT is required to redeem its RVMTP Shares on the term redemption date or within six months of an unsuccessful remarketing, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. There is no assurance that RVMTP Shares will be replaced with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage upon the redemption or repurchase of the RVMTP Shares. In addition, BTT is required to redeem certain of its outstanding RVMTP Shares if it fails to comply with certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, RVMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of BTT. The redemption price per RVMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends. The RVMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer outside of a remarketing. The RVMTP Shares are subject to remarketing upon 90 days’ notice by holders of the RVMTP Shares and 30 days’ notice by BTT. Each remarketing must be at least six months apart from the last remarketing. A holder of RVMTP Shares may submit notice of remarketing only if such holder requests a remarketing of at least the lesser of (i) $100,000,000 of RVMTP Shares or (ii) all of the RVMTP Shares held by such holder.

Dividends: Dividends on the RVMTP Shares are declared daily and payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly at a fixed rate spread to a percentage of the one-month LIBOR rate. The fixed rate spread may be adjusted at each remarketing or upon the agreement of BTT and the then-holder(s) of the RVMTP Shares. In the event that all of the RVMTP Shares submitted for remarketing are not successfully remarketed, a failed remarketing would occur, and all holders would retain their RVMTP Shares. In the event of a failed remarketing, the fixed rate spread would be set at the fixed rate spread applicable to such failed remarketing. BTT has the right to reject any fixed spread determined at a remarketing, and such rejection would result in a failed remarketing and the fixed rate spread would be set at the fixed rate spread applicable to such failed remarketing. The fixed rate spread applicable due to a failed remarketing depends on whether the remarketing was pursuant to a mandatory or non-mandatory tender. In the case of a failed remarketing following a mandatory tender, the failed remarketing spread would be the sum of the last applicable spread in effect immediately prior to the failed remarketing date for such failed remarketing plus 0.75%. In the case of a failed remarketing not associated with a mandatory tender, the failed remarketing spread would be the sum of the last applicable spread in effect immediately prior to the failed remarketing date for such failed remarketing plus 0.25%.

For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the average annualized dividend rate for the RVMTP Shares was 3.25%.

Remarketing: In the event of a failed remarketing that is not subsequently cured, BTT will be required to redeem the RVMTP Shares subject to such failed remarketing on a date that is approximately six months from the remarketing date for such failed remarketing, provided that no redemption of any RVMTP Share may occur within one year of the date of issuance of such RVMTP Share. At the date of issuance and as of period end, the RVMTP Shares were assigned long-term ratings of Aa2 from Moody’s and AA from Fitch. The dividend rate on the RVMTP Shares is subject to a step-up spread if BTT fails 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.

During the six months ended January 31, 2023, no RVMTP Shares were tendered for remarketing.

For the six months ended January 31, 2023, RVMTP Shares issued and outstanding of BTT remained constant.

Offering Costs: The Trusts incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VMTP and RVMTP 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 VMTP and RVMTP Shares. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

Financial Reporting: The VMTP and RVMTP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the VMTP and RVMTP 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 VMTP and RVMTP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VMTP and RVMTP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VMTP and RVMTP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes. Dividends and amortization of deferred offering costs on VMTP and RVMTP Shares are included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations:

 

 

 
Trust Name   Dividends Accrued     

Deferred Offering

Costs Amortization

 

 

 

BFZ

  $ 2,572,237      $  

BTT

    12,185,496        15,763  

MUC

    7,898,048         

MUE

    2,335,503         

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Trusts declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:

 

 

 
Trust Name  

Declaration

Date

    

Record

Date

    

Payable/

Paid Date

    

Dividend Per

Common Share

 

 

 

BFZ

    02/01/23        02/15/23        03/01/23      $ 0.039000  
    03/01/23        03/15/23        04/03/23        0.039000  

BTT

    02/01/23        02/15/23        03/01/23        0.056400  
    03/01/23        03/15/23        04/03/23        0.056400  

MUC

    02/01/23        02/15/23        03/01/23        0.038500  
    03/01/23        03/15/23        04/03/23        0.033500  

MUE

    02/01/23        02/15/23        03/01/23        0.033500  
    03/01/23        03/15/23        04/03/23        0.029000  

 

 

The Trusts declared and paid or will pay distributions to Preferred Shareholders as follows:

 

 

 
    Preferred Shares(a)  
 

 

 

 
Trust Name   Shares      Series      Declared  

 

 

BFZ

    VMTP        W-7      $ 517,701  

BTT

        RVMTP        W-7        2,307,786  

MUC

    VMTP        W-7        1,590,882  

MUE

    VMTP        W-7        433,233  

 

 

 

  (a) 

Dividends declared for period February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023.

 

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Trust Certification

The Trusts 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 Trusts filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration

Although a Trust does not seek to implement a specific sustainability strategy unless otherwise disclosed, Trust management will consider ESG characteristics as part of the investment process for actively managed Trusts. These considerations will vary depending on a Trust’s particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. Trust management will consider such ESG characteristics it deems relevant or additive, if any, when making investment decisions for a Trust. The ESG characteristics utilized in a Trust’s investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. ESG characteristics are not the sole considerations when making investment decisions for a Trust. Further, investors can differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG characteristics. As a result, a Trust may invest in issuers that do not reflect the beliefs and values with respect to ESG of any particular investor. ESG considerations may affect a Trust’s exposure to certain companies or industries and a Trust may forego certain investment opportunities. While Trust management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to a Trust’s long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.

Dividend Policy

Each Trust’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 Trusts 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 Trusts for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Trusts during such month. The Trusts’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed as accumulated earnings (loss) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

General Information

The Trusts do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Trust has not been updated after completion of the respective Trust’s offerings and the information contained in each Trust’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

The following information is a summary of certain changes since July 31, 2022. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Trust.

Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Trusts’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by the shareholders.

Effective August 1, 2022, the State of Delaware enacted new control beneficial interest acquisition provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Delaware CBIA Statute”) that automatically applies to Delaware statutory trusts that are registered as closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, such as BFZ and BTT. In general, the Delaware CBIA Statute limits the right of holders who acquire “control beneficial interests” of a statutory trust to vote those beneficial interests on matters under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act or the governing instrument of BFZ and BTT unless approved by disinterested shareholders holding two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast. The Delaware CBIA Statute generally defines “control beneficial interests” to include beneficial interests that, in the absence of the Delaware CBIA Statute, if aggregated with all other beneficial interests of the statutory trust that are either (i) owned by the acquiring person (or an associate) or (ii) in respect of which the acquiring person (or an associate) is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, would entitle that person to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power of beneficial interests in the election of trustees, within any of certain specified ranges of voting power starting at 10%. The Delaware CBIA Statute requires acquiring persons to disclose to the statutory trust any control beneficial interest acquisition within 10 days of such acquisition. The Delaware CBIA Statute allows a statutory trust’s governing instrument or board of trustees to provide exemptions from the statute’s limitations to acquisitions of beneficial interests, including as to any series or classes of beneficial interests. After careful consideration of a number of factors including, among other factors, the potential impact to each of BFZ’s and BTT’s use of leverage through preferred shares, each Trust’s Board of Trustees approved the adoption of an amendment to each Trust’s Statement of Preferences governing the preferred shares which provides for acquisitions of each Trust’s outstanding preferred shares to be exempt from the limitations of the Delaware CBIA Statute. The foregoing is only a summary of certain aspects of the Delaware CBIA Statute. Shareholders should consult their own legal counsel to determine the application of the Delaware CBIA Statute with respect to their beneficial interests of BFZ and BTT and any subsequent acquisitions of beneficial interests.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Trust may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports are available on BlackRock’s website.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisers, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Trusts at (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trusts file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Trusts’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Trust makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Trust Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Trust and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

 

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

 

VMTP Redemption and Paying Agent and RVMTP Tender and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

 

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

AGM

  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC

  AMBAC Assurance Corp.

AMT

  Alternative Minimum Tax

ARB

  Airport Revenue Bonds

BAM

  Build America Mutual Assurance Co.

CAB

  Capital Appreciation Bonds

COP

  Certificates of Participation

FHLMC

  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA

  Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA

  Government National Mortgage Association

GO

  General Obligation Bonds

GTD

  GTD Guaranteed

M/F

  Multi-Family

NPFGC

  National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

PSF

  Permanent School Fund

RB

  Revenue Bond

S/F

  Single-Family

SAB

  Special Assessment Bonds

SAP

  Subject to Appropriations

SAW

  State Aid Withholding

ST

  Special Tax

TA

  Tax Allocation

 

 

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report.

(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – 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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

 

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(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.

 

  By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.

Date: March 23, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.

Date: March 23, 2023

 

  By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                            

       Trent Walker
       Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
       BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.

Date: March 23, 2023

 

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