BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
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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 811-21126

Name of Fund: BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2012

Date of reporting period: 08/31/2012


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Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


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LOGO    August 31, 2012

Annual Report

 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF)

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (MFL)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value


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      Page  

Dear Shareholder

     3   

Annual Report:

  

Municipal Market Overview

     4   

Trust Summaries

     5   

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     12   

Derivative Financial Instruments

     13   
Financial Statements:   

Schedules of Investments

     14   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     46   

Statements of Operations

     47   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     48   

Statements of Cash Flows

     50   

Financial Highlights

     51   

Notes to Financial Statements

     58   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     67   

Important Tax Information

     67   

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     68   

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans

     72   

Officers and Trustees

     73   

Additional Information

     77   

 

                
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Dear Shareholder

 

About this time one year ago, financial markets had been upended by sovereign debt turmoil in the United States and Europe as well as growing concerns about the future of the global economy. Since then, asset prices have waxed and waned in broad strokes as investors reacted to developments in Europe’s financial situation, mixed US economic news and global central bank policy action.

After confidence crumbled in the third quarter of 2011, October brought improving economic data and more concerted efforts among European leaders toward stemming the region’s debt crisis, gradually drawing investors back to the markets. Improving sentiment carried over into early 2012 as investors felt some relief from the world’s financial woes. Volatility abated and risk assets (including stocks, commodities and high yield bonds) moved boldly higher through the first two months of 2012 while climbing Treasury yields pressured higher-quality fixed income assets.

Markets reversed course in the spring when Europe’s debt problems boiled over once again. High levels of volatility returned as political instability in Greece threatened the country’s membership in the euro zone. Spain faced severe deficit issues while the nation’s banks clamored for liquidity. Yields on Spanish and Italian government debt rose to levels deemed unsustainable. European leaders conferred and debated vehemently over the need for fiscal integration among the 17 nations comprising the euro currency bloc as a means to resolve the crisis for the long term.

Alongside the drama in Europe, investors were discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, became particularly worrisome. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports dealt a crushing blow to sentiment. Risk assets sold off in the second quarter as investors again retreated to safe haven assets.

Despite the continuation of heightened market volatility, most asset classes enjoyed a robust summer rally. Global economic data continued to be mixed, but the spate of downside surprises seen in the second quarter began to recede and, outside of Europe, the risk of recession largely subsided. Central bank policy action has been a major driver of market sentiment in 2012. Investors’ anticipation for economic stimulus drove asset prices higher over the summer as the European Central Bank stepped up its efforts to support the region’s troubled nations and the US Federal Reserve reiterated its readiness to take action if economic conditions warrant.

On the whole, most asset classes advanced during the reporting period. US large cap stocks delivered strong returns for the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, while small cap stocks and high yield bonds also performed well. Despite the risk-asset rally in recent months, higher-quality investments including tax-exempt municipal bonds and US Treasury bonds posted exceptional gains by historical standards and outperformed investment-grade corporate bonds. International and emerging equities, however, lagged other asset classes amid ongoing global uncertainty. Near-zero short term interest rates kept yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.

We know that investors continue to face a world of uncertainty and volatile markets, but we also believe these challenging times present many opportunities. We remain committed to working with you and your financial professional to identify actionable ideas for your portfolio. We encourage you to visit www.blackrock.com/newworld for more information.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

LOGO

“We know that investors continue to face a world of uncertainty and volatile markets, but we also believe these challenging times present many opportunities.”

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of August 31, 2012  
    6-month     12-month  

US large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

    4.14     18.00

US small cap equities (Russell 2000® Index)

    0.89        13.40   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)

    (4.00     (0.04

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets
Index)

    (10.51     (5.80

3-month Treasury bill

(BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month
US Treasury Bill Index)

    0.06        0.06   

US Treasury securities

(BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index)

    5.25        9.14   

US investment grade bonds (Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index)

    2.97        5.78   

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

    3.24        9.37   

US high yield bonds

(Barclays US Corporate

High Yield 2% Issuer

Capped Index)

    4.80        13.84   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index
performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot
invest directly in an index.

    

 

 

                
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Municipal Market Overview     

 

For the 12-Month Period Ended August 31, 2012      

Municipal bonds delivered exceptional performance during the reporting period, with the S&P Municipal Bond Index gaining 9.37% for the 12 months ended August 31, 2012. In the later part of 2011, heightened volatility in equity markets led to increased demand for municipal bonds as investors flocked to more stable asset classes. The municipal market benefited from an exuberant Treasury market amid global uncertainty in addition to muted new issuance. Supply was constrained while demand from both traditional and non-traditional buyers was strong, pushing long-term municipal bond yields lower and sparking a curve-flattening trend that continued through year end. Ultimately, 2011 was one of the strongest performance years in municipal market history and municipal bonds outperformed most fixed income asset classes for the year.

 

LOGO

Market conditions remained favorable even though supply picked up considerably in 2012. As the fiscal situation for municipalities continued to improve, the rate of new issuance came back in line with historical averages. Total new issuance for the first eight months of 2012 was $253 billion as compared to $288 billion for the entire year of 2011. It is important to note that refunding activity has accounted for a large portion of supply in 2012 as issuers refinanced their debt at lower interest rates. Refunding issues are easily absorbed by the market because when seasoned bonds are refinanced, issuers re-enter the market via cheaper and predominantly shorter-maturity financing. Investors, in turn, support these new issues with the proceeds from bond maturities or coupon payments.

Increased supply was met with the continuation of strong demand in 2012 as investors remained starved for yield in a low-rate environment. Investors poured into municipal bond mutual funds, particularly those with long-duration and high-yield investment mandates as they tend to provide higher levels of income. Year-to-date through August 2012, flows into municipal funds have totaled $38.812 billion (according to the Investment Company Institute). Following an extensive period of significant outflows from late 2010 through mid-2011, these robust 2012 inflows are telling of the complete turnaround in confidence. Municipal market supply-and-demand technicals typically strengthen considerably upon the conclusion of tax season as net negative supply takes hold (i.e., more bonds are being called and maturing than being issued) and this theme remained intact for 2012. In the spring, a resurgence of concerns about Europe’s financial crisis and weakening US economic data drove municipal bond yields lower and prices higher. In addition to income and capital preservation, investors were drawn to the asset class for its relatively low volatility. As global sentiment improved over the summer, municipal bonds outperformed the more volatile US Treasury market. Given these positive market factors, the S&P Municipal Bond Index has gained 5.99% year-to-date through August 31, 2012.

Overall, the municipal yield curve flattened during the period from August 31, 2011 to August 31, 2012. As measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data, yields declined by 100 basis points (“bps”) to 2.89% on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds and by 51 bps to 1.74% on 10-year bonds, while yields on 5-year issues fell 20 bps to 0.69%. While the entire municipal curve flattened over the 12-month time period, the spread between 2- and 30-year maturities tightened by 99 bps, and in the 2- to 10-year range, the spread tightened by 50 bps.

The fundamental picture for municipalities continues to improve. Austerity has been the general theme across the country as states set their budgets, although a small number of states continue to rely on a “kick-the-can” approach to close their budget gaps, using aggressive revenue projections and accounting gimmicks. It has been more than a year and a half since the fiscal problems plaguing state and local governments first became highly publicized and the prophecy of widespread defaults across the municipal market has not materialized. Year-to-date through August 2012, total outstanding municipal bonds entering into debt service cash-payment default for the first time had an aggregate par value of $1.16 billion. This amount represents only 0.5% of total issuance for the same period and 0.031% of total municipal bonds outstanding. This compares favorably to data for the full year 2011 when first-time defaults totaled 0.84% of issuance and 0.065% of outstanding. (Data provided by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.) BlackRock maintains the view that municipal bond defaults will remain in the periphery and the overall market is fundamentally sound. We continue to recognize that careful credit research and security selection remain imperative amid uncertainty in this economic environment.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

 

 

Trust Overview      

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust’s (BIE) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and Florida intangible personal property tax. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax). Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance      

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 24.21% based on market price and 22.36% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. The Trust’s long duration posture (greater sensitivity to interest rates) contributed positively to performance as the municipal yield curve flattened (i.e., longer-term interest rates fell more than shorter rates) and bond prices moved higher on the long end of the curve. The Trust’s longer-dated holdings in the health, transportation and utilities sectors experienced the strongest price appreciation. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as a strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a slight detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information      

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)

   BIE

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($16.61)1

   5.85%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   9.00%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.081

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.972

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   39%

 

  1   

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

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3   

The Monthly Distribution per Common Share, declared on October 1, 2012, was decreased to $0.078 per share. The Yield on Closing Market Price, 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.

  4   

Represents Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) and tender option bond trusts (“TOBs”) as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

        8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

     $ 16.61         $ 14.22           16.81    $ 17.20         $ 14.18   

Net Asset Value

     $ 16.88         $ 14.67           15.06    $ 16.93         $ 14.67   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

County/City/Special District/School District

     19     17

Transportation

     18        21   

Health

     17        23   

Utilities

     16        19   

Education

     12        7   

State

     12        6   

Housing

     4        5   

Corporate

     1        1   

Tobacco

     1        1   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     15     10

AA/Aa

     60        62   

A

     20        21   

BBB/Baa

     5        6   

BB/Ba

            1   

 

  5   

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) ratings.

 

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

 

 

Trust Overview      

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

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

 

Performance      

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 23.45% based on market price and 23.96% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s premium to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. The Trust’s neutral-to-long average duration (greater sensitivity to interest rates) contributed positively to performance as interest rates generally declined over the one-year period. A preference for longer-dated maturities enhanced returns as the municipal yield curve flattened (long-term interest rates fell more than short and intermediate rates). The Trust benefited from a tightening of credit spreads during the period, with particularly strong performance from its allocations to the health sector. Narrowing spreads also bode well for the Trust’s holdings of lower-coupon bonds, which tend to offer higher yield and duration relative to their stated maturity. However, the Trust held limited exposure to tobacco, which was the strongest performing sector during the period. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as a strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a slight detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information      

 

Symbol on NYSE

   BBK

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($17.16)1

   5.84%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.98%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0835

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $1.0020

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   35%

 

  1   

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

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3   

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

  4   

Represents Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares”) and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

      8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

   $ 17.16         $ 14.86           15.48    $ 17.91         $ 14.80   

Net Asset Value.

   $ 16.79         $ 14.48           15.95    $ 16.79         $ 14.48   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

Health

     25     21

State

     14        14   

County/City/Special District/School District

     13        12   

Transportation

     13        10   

Education

     11        10   

Utilities

     8        7   

Housing

     8        14   

Corporate

     5        10   

Tobacco

     3        2   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     9     11

AA/Aa

     35        35   

A

     26        18   

BBB/Baa

     18        22   

BB/Ba

     4        1   

B

     2        6   

CCC/Caa

            1   

Not Rated6

     6        6   

 

  5   

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

  6   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the market value of these securities was $3,199,110, representing 1%, and $4,464,558, representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

 

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

 

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust’s (BAF) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax and Florida intangible property tax. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. The Trust also invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 23.59% based on market price and 20.76% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. The Trust’s long duration posture (greater sensitivity to interest rates) contributed positively to performance as the municipal yield curve flattened (i.e., longer-term interest rates fell more than shorter rates) and bond prices moved higher on the long end of the curve. The Trust’s longer-dated holdings in the health, transportation and utilities sectors experienced the strongest price appreciation. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as a strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a slight detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE

   BAF

Initial Offering Date

   October 31, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($16.24)1

   5.36%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.25%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0725

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.8700

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   35%

 

  1   

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

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3   

The Monthly Distribution per Common Share, declared on October 1, 2012, was decreased to $0.0685 per share. The Yield on Closing Market Price, 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.

  4   

Represents VMTP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

      8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

   $ 16.24         $ 13.92           16.67    $ 16.92         $ 13.76   

Net Asset Value

   $ 16.53         $ 14.50           14.00    $ 16.61         $ 14.50   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

County/City/Special District/School District

     29     34

Utilities

     20        22   

Transportation

     19        16   

Health

     12        9   

Education

     10        9   

State

     8        8   

Housing

     1        1   

Tobacco

     1        1   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     11     14

AA/Aa

     74        70   

A

     14        12   

BBB/Baa

     1        4   

 

  5   

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

 

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

 

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust’s (BYM) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. The Trust also invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 28.40% based on market price and 21.54% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. Over the one-year period, the Trust benefited from the declining interest rate environment (bond prices rise when interest rates fall), the flattening of the yield curve (long-term rates fell more than short and intermediate rates) and the tightening of credit spreads. The Trust’s exposure to zero-coupon bonds and the health sector had a positive impact on performance as these types of bonds derived the greatest benefit from the decline in interest rates and spread tightening. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as its strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a modest detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE

   BYM

Initial Offering Date

   October 31, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($16.73)1

   5.59%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.60%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.078

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.936

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   36%

 

  1  

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

  2  

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3  

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

  4  

Represents VMTP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

        8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

     $ 16.73         $ 13.85           20.79    $ 17.02         $ 13.76   

Net Asset Value

     $ 16.11         $ 14.09           14.34    $ 16.15         $ 14.09   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations

              
     

8/31/12

   

8/31/11

 

Transportation

     21     24

County/City/Special District/School District

     19        18   

Utilities

     19        21   

State

     17        14   

Health

     9        8   

Education

     6        6   

Tobacco

     5        6   

Corporate

     3        2   

Housing

     1        1   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     17     21

AA/Aa

     55        58   

A

     19        13   

B

     1          

BBB/Baa

     7        8   

Not Rated

     1 6        

 

  5   

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

  6   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of August 31, 2012, the market value of these securities was $8,360,761, representing 1% of the Trust’s long-term investments.

 

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

 

 

Trust Overview

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

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

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 26.61% based on market price and 23.25% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s premium to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. The Trust’s long duration (greater sensitivity to interest rates) contributed positively to performance as interest rates generally declined over the one-year period. A preference for longer-dated maturities enhanced returns as the municipal yield curve flattened (long-term interest rates fell more than short and intermediate rates). The Trust’s heavier concentrations in the strong-performing health and transportation sectors had a positive impact, as did exposure to lower-quality issues as credit spreads tightened during the period. However, the Trust held limited exposure to tobacco, which outperformed the broader market. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as a strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a slight detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE Amex

   BLE

Initial Offering Date

   July 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($16.74)1

   6.09%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   9.37%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.085

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $1.020

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   39%

 

  1  

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

  2  

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3  

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

  4  

Represents VMTP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

        8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

     $ 16.74         $ 14.13           18.47    $ 17.05         $ 13.85   

Net Asset Value

     $ 16.10         $ 13.96           15.33    $ 16.11         $ 13.96   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

Health

     18     21

Transportation

     17        13   

State

     16        16   

Utilities

     15        13   

County/City/Special District/School District

     11        10   

Education

     9        8   

Corporate

     7        10   

Tobacco

     4        4   

Housing

     3        5   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     13     10

AA/Aa

     36        32   

A

     25        26   

BBB/Baa

     17        16   

BB/Ba

     2        5   

B

     1        4   

Not Rated6

     6        7   

 

  5   

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

  6   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the market value of these securities was $12,361,560 and $11,677,703, each representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

 

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund

 

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund’s (MFL) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax and to provide shareholders with the opportunity to own shares the value of which is exempt from Florida intangible personal property tax. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in long-term, investment grade municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax). 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 directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 23.93% based on market price and 21.22% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. The Trust’s long duration posture (greater sensitivity to interest rates) contributed positively to performance as the municipal yield curve flattened (i.e., longer-term interest rates fell more than shorter rates) and bond prices moved higher on the long end of the curve. The Trust’s longer-dated holdings in the health, transportation and utilities sectors experienced the strongest price appreciation. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as a strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a slight detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE

   MFL

Initial Offering Date

   September 26, 1997

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($16.13)1

   5.69%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.75%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0765

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.9180

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   40%

 

  1  

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

  2  

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3  

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

  4  

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

        8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

     $ 16.13         $ 13.84           16.55    $ 16.35         $ 13.20   

Net Asset Value

     $ 15.96         $ 14.00           14.00    $ 16.03         $ 14.00   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

Transportation

     21     25

Utilities

     18        25   

County/City/Special District/School District

     16        18   

State

     16        10   

Health

     14        11   

Education

     11        6   

Housing

     3        4   

Tobacco

     1        1   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     14     12

AA/Aa

     66        72   

A

     18        12   

BBB/Baa

     1        2   

Not Rated6

     1        2   

 

  5   

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

  6   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the market value of these securities was $4,206,588 and $3,979,631, each representing less than 1%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

 

 

                
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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2012    BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.

 

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.’s (MVF) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax). The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in long term municipal obligations rated investment grade at the time of investment and invests primarily in long term municipal obligations with maturities of more than ten years at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2012, the Trust returned 24.24% based on market price and 19.85% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 22.25% based on market price and 18.93% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s premium to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV. During the period, municipal bond prices generally rose as the yield curve flattened (longer-term interest rates fell more than shorter-term rates) and credit spreads tightened. Given these market conditions, the Trust’s exposure to longer-maturity bonds and lower-quality investment grade bonds had a significant positive impact on performance. Exposure to the health sector and zero-coupon bonds also boosted returns as these bonds particularly benefited from the decline in interest rates and spread tightening during the period. The Trust’s income component was negatively impacted by the recent high level of refunding activity in the market as issuers were enticed to refinance their outstanding debt at significantly lower interest rates. The Trust’s small position in US Treasury futures as a strategy for hedging interest rate risk was a slight detractor from performance as rates generally declined during the period.

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.

 

Trust Information      

 

Symbol on NYSE Amex

   MVF

Initial Offering Date

   September 29, 1988

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2012 ($11.28)1

   6.28%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   9.66%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.059

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.708

Economic Leverage as of August 31, 20124

   39%

 

  1  

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

  2  

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum federal tax rate of 35%.

  3  

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

  4  

Represents VMTP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 12.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

        8/31/12        8/31/11        Change      High        Low  

Market Price

     $ 11.28         $ 9.73           15.93    $ 11.39         $ 9.63   

Net Asset Value

     $  10.68         $  9.55           11.83    $ 10.71         $ 9.55   

The following charts show the sector and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Sector Allocations               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

Health

     28     23

Transportation

     17        17   

Education

     10        9   

Corporate

     10        13   

Housing

     9        7   

County/City/Special District/School District

     8        9   

Utilities

     6        12   

State

     6        8   

Tobacco

     6        2   
Credit Quality Allocations5               
      8/31/12     8/31/11  

AAA/Aaa

     12     12

AA/Aa

     46        46   

A

     25        22   

BBB/Baa

     12        15   

BB/Ba

     2        1   

B

            1   

Not Rated6

     3        3   

 

  5   

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

  6   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the market value of these securities was $30,422,382, representing 3%, and $22,724,541, representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

 

 

                
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging     

 

The Trusts may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV of their common shares (“Common Shares”). However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.

To obtain leverage, the Trusts issue Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) or Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares”) and previously issued and had outstanding Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPS”) (VRDP Shares and VMTP Shares are collectively referred to as “Preferred Shares”). Preferred Shares pay dividends at prevailing short-term interest rates, and the Trusts invest the proceeds in long-term municipal bonds. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of assets to be obtained from leverage, which will be based on short-term interest rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by each Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments. 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 will benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short-term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the yield curve becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term interest rates, income to shareholders will be lower than if the Trusts had not used leverage.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Trust’s Common Shares capitalization is $100 million and it issues Preferred Shares for an additional $50 million, creating a total value of $150 million available for investment in long-term municipal bonds. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and long-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Trust pays dividends on the $50 million of Preferred Shares based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by the Trust with assets received from Preferred Shares issuance earn income based on long-term interest rates. In this case, the dividends paid to holders of Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shareholders”) are significantly lower than the income earned on the Trust’s long-term investments, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup will be reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Trust pays higher short-term interest rates whereas the Trust’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.

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 redemption value of the Trusts’ Preferred Shares and/or debt securities does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in

interest rates can influence the Trusts’ NAVs positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Trust performance from leverage from Preferred Shares and borrowings discussed above.

The Trusts may also leverage their assets through the use of TOBs, as described in Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements. TOB investments generally will provide the Trusts with economic benefits in periods of declining short-term interest rates, but expose the Trusts to risks during periods of rising short-term interest rates similar to those associated with Preferred Shares issued by the Trusts, as described above. Additionally, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB trust may adversely affect each Trust’s NAV per share.

The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income to the Trusts and Common Shareholders, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Trusts’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Trusts’ net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, each Trust’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to Common Shareholders will be reduced. 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 a Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit each Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies, such as in the case of certain restrictions imposed by rating agencies that rate the Preferred Shares issued by the Trusts. Each Trust will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the Trusts are permitted to issue senior securities in the form of equity securities (e.g., Preferred Shares) up to 50% of their total managed assets (each Trust’s total assets less the sum of its accrued liabilities). In addition, each Trust with VRDP or VMTP Shares limits its economic leverage to 45% of its total managed assets. As of August 31, 2012, the Trusts had economic leverage from Preferred Shares and/or TOBs as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:

 

      Percent of
Economic
Leverage
 

BIE

     39

BBK

     35

BAF

     35

BYM

     36

BLE

     39

MFL

     40

MVF

     39
 

 

                
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Derivative Financial Instruments     

 

The Trusts may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or interest rate risks. Derivative financial instruments 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 derivative financial instrument. The Trusts’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument

successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Trust to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Trust can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause a Trust to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 0.3%

    

Selma IDB, RB, International Paper Co. Project,
Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

   $ 145      $ 158,112   

Alaska — 0.2%

    

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Revenue, Asset-Backed,
Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/46

     180        145,013   

Arizona — 2.6%

    

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding COP, University of Arizona, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/29

     655        753,643   

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding RB,
University of Arizona, Series A:

    

5.00%, 6/01/42

     250        285,622   

Tax Exempt, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     365        433,248   
    

 

 

 
               1,472,513   

California — 11.3%

    

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     700        821,961   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, 5.00%, 8/15/42

     430        475,438   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A,
6.00%, 7/01/39

     120        141,438   

Grossmont Union High School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series B, 4.75%, 8/01/45

     825        888,063   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38

     1,660        1,937,187   

San Diego Regional Building Authority California, RB, County Operations Center & Annex, Series A,
5.38%, 2/01/36

     850        958,553   

State of California, GO, Various Purpose,
6.00%, 3/01/33

     685        842,249   

University of California, Refunding RB, Limited Project, Series G, 5.00%, 5/15/37

     250        288,633   
    

 

 

 
               6,353,522   

Colorado — 3.0%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34

     580        661,652   

University of Colorado, Refunding RB, Enterprise System, Series A-2:

    

5.00%, 6/01/32

     460        546,669   

5.00%, 6/01/33

     400        473,116   
    

 

 

 
               1,681,437   

Florida — 0.6%

    

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Better Jacksonville Sales Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/30

     295        339,899   

Municipal Bonds

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Georgia — 1.2%

    

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Project One, Sub-Series D, 6.00%, 1/01/23

   $ 555      $ 660,805   

Illinois — 12.9%

    

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Series A:

    

5.50%, 12/01/39

     500        583,140   

5.00%, 12/01/42

     740        806,230   

Chicago Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     165        188,762   

City of Chicago Illinois, GARB, O’Hare International Airport, Third Lien, Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/41

     1,590        1,968,436   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/38

     205        234,573   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Series C,
5.00%, 12/15/32

     150        171,717   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Refunding, Limited Tax Project, Series B, 5.00%, 12/15/32

     70        80,134   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Carle Foundation,
Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/41

     750        879,840   

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 6.00%, 8/15/39

     1,000        1,173,350   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Project, Series B, 5.00%, 12/15/28

     530        618,828   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     365        425,729   

6.00%, 6/01/28

     105        123,076   
    

 

 

 
               7,253,815   

Indiana — 2.4%

    

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB,
Series B, 6.00%, 1/01/39

     1,190        1,389,991   

Kansas — 3.9%

    

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Adventist Health, 5.50%, 11/15/29

     900        1,054,323   

Adventist Health System Sunbelt Obligated Group, 5.00%, 11/15/32

     1,000        1,148,210   
    

 

 

 
               2,202,533   

Kentucky — 2.5%

    

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Owensboro Medical Health System,
Series A, 6.38%, 6/01/40

     350        414,113   

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Government Parking Authority, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 12/01/34

     800        984,712   
    

 

 

 
               1,398,825   
 
Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

 

ACA   American Capital Access Corp.
AGC   Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM   Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC   American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB   Airport Revenue Bonds
BHAC   Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
CAB   Capital Appreciation Bonds
CIFG   CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty
COP   Certificates of Participation
EDA   Economic Development Authority
ERB   Education Revenue Bonds
FHA   Federal Housing Administration
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
GARB   General Airport Revenue Bonds
GO   General Obligation Bonds
HFA   Housing Finance Agency
HRB   Housing Revenue Bonds
IDA   Industrial Development Authority
IDB   Industrial Development Board
IDRB   Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
ISD   Independent School District
MRB   Mortgage Revenue Bonds
NPFGC   National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF-GTD   Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
Q-SBLF   Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
RB   Revenue Bonds
S/F   Single-Family
SBPA   Stand-by Purchase Agreement
VRDN   Variable Rate Demand Notes
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Louisiana — 0.8%

    

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp., Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35

   $ 380      $ 441,579   

Maine — 1.5%

    

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center,
7.50%, 7/01/32

     675        838,485   

Massachusetts — 0.8%

    

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Trustees of Deerfield Academy,
5.00%, 10/01/40

     375        433,714   

Michigan — 3.2%

    

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

     485        574,322   

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series I, 6.00%, 10/15/38

     500        577,560   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital,
8.25%, 9/01/39

     530        681,750   
    

 

 

 
               1,833,632   

Mississippi — 1.6%

    

Mississippi Development Bank, Refunding RB, Jackson Mississippi Water & Sewer (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/30

     785        912,406   

Multi-State — 5.9%

    

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, 7.20%, 11/15/52 (a)(b)

     3,000        3,320,520   

Nevada — 4.1%

    

City of Las Vegas Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, Performing Arts Center, 6.00%, 4/01/34

     1,000        1,177,980   

County of Clark Nevada, RB, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/42

     1,000        1,147,150   
    

 

 

 
               2,325,130   

New Jersey — 7.0%

    

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 5.50%, 12/15/29

     750        879,435   

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.25%, 10/01/29

     610        673,019   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

    

Series A, 5.88%, 12/15/38

     695        808,278   

Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

     500        584,135   

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

     850        980,424   
    

 

 

 
               3,925,291   

New York — 2.0%

    

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

     145        170,088   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB,
Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/42

     125        139,716   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Second Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     325        372,616   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB,
Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/42

     390        445,243   
    

 

 

 
               1,127,663   

North Carolina — 1.1%

    

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Duke University Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/32

     530        614,148   

Pennsylvania — 7.5%

    

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, American Water Co. Project,
6.20%, 4/01/39

     300        350,901   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A:

    

5.63%, 12/01/31

     750        882,113   

Municipal Bonds

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Pennsylvania (concluded)

    

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB,
Sub-Series A: (concluded)

    

6.00%, 12/01/41

   $ 1,500      $ 1,707,375   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, Sub-Series C (AGC), 6.25%, 6/01/38

     500        609,395   

Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     575        664,602   
    

 

 

 
               4,214,386   

South Carolina — 0.7%

    

City of North Charleston South Carolina, RB,
5.00%, 6/01/35

     355        401,154   

Texas — 11.6%

    

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 1/01/41

     890        1,034,901   

Conroe ISD Texas, GO, School Building,
Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/35

     470        573,428   

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B, 7.13%, 12/01/31

     250        310,452   

Katy ISD, GO, Refunding, Unlimited Tax School Building, Series A (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 2/15/42

     295        343,522   

Lamar Texas Consolidated ISD, GO, Refunding, School House Improvements, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/45

     500        578,670   

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

     500        593,615   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, System, First Tier, Series K-1 (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/38

     250        285,350   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare, 6.00%, 8/15/45

     1,020        1,204,263   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project,
6.88%, 12/31/39

     500        600,045   

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB, First Tier, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/42

     290        290,081   

University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Financing System Bonds, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/43

     615        718,443   
    

 

 

 
               6,532,770   

Virginia — 3.6%

    

Fairfax County IDA, RB, Health Care, Inova Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     275        306,048   

Norfolk Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Heatlhcare, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/36

     500        564,130   

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/35

     500        622,305   

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Series A-1,
5.00%, 11/01/42

     485        563,895   
    

 

 

 
               2,056,378   

Washington — 2.1%

    

Port of Seattle, Refunding RB, Intermediate Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/32

     1,000        1,169,500   

Wisconsin — 2.7%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Alliance,
Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/41

     485        537,778   

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health,
5.25%, 4/01/39

     890        985,808   
    

 

 

 
               1,523,586   
Total Municipal Bonds — 97.1%              54,726,807   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts (c)

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

California — 18.8%

    

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/39

   $ 1,005      $ 1,177,187   

Grossmont Union High School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series B, 5.00%, 8/01/40

     1,300        1,448,044   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39

     1,410        1,638,554   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Refunding, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/33

     2,079        2,528,274   

Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO,
Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     200        225,594   

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.50%, 8/01/39

     2,234        2,611,173   

University of California, RB, Series O, 5.75%, 5/15/34

     810        971,598   
    

 

 

 
               10,600,424   

District of Columbia — 3.5%

  

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

     735        920,668   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/39

     899        1,050,555   
    

 

 

 
               1,971,223   

Florida — 0.5%

    

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

     260        292,659   

Illinois — 8.0%

    

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Second Lien Water, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     400        455,150   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, University of Chicago, Series B, 6.25%, 7/01/38

     1,500        1,845,585   

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB,
Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/33

     2,000        2,218,273   
    

 

 

 
               4,519,008   

Massachusetts — 1.6%

    

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     790        911,162   

Nevada — 3.3%

    

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO, Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38

     1,500        1,845,465   

New Hampshire — 1.2%

    

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, RB, Dartmouth College, 5.25%, 6/01/39

     585        694,383   

New Jersey — 2.1%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 12/15/32

     1,000        1,145,250   

New York — 14.5%

    

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

     750        903,532   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority,
Refunding RB:

    

5.00%, 6/15/45

     1,000        1,142,612   

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     990        1,162,589   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB:

    

Building Aid, Fiscal 2009,
Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

     1,000        1,125,645   

Future Tax Secured, Fiscal 2012,
Series E, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     460        527,146   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Project, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     1,170        1,340,106   

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

     680        804,773   

New York State Dormitory Authority, ERB,
Series B, 5.25%, 3/15/38

     1,000        1,168,710   
    

 

 

 
               8,175,113   

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts (c)

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Ohio — 1.7%

    

County of Allen Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/38

   $ 840      $ 926,982   

Puerto Rico — 0.9%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Sales Tax Revenue, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/40

     460        511,513   

Texas — 7.3%

    

City of San Antonio Texas, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/31

     1,050        1,222,612   

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital Project,
5.50%, 10/01/39

     1,450        1,713,769   

Waco Educational Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Baylor University, 5.00%, 3/01/43

     1,005        1,148,645   
    

 

 

 
               4,085,026   

Virginia — 0.9%

    

Fairfax County IDA Virginia, Refunding RB, Health Care, Inova Health System,
Series A, 5.50%, 5/15/35

     460        524,509   

Washington — 1.5%

    

University of Washington, Refunding RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     735        853,737   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 65.8%
        37,056,454   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $81,671,960) — 162.9%
        91,783,261   

 

Short-Term Securities    Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01% (d)(e)

     159,677        159,677   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $159,677) — 0.3%
        159,677   
Total Investments (Cost — $81,831,637) — 163.2%        91,942,938   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.4%        779,902   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (33.0)%

   

    (18,592,156
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (31.6)%        (17,800,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 56,330,684   
    

 

 

 
                  

 

(a)   Security represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(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)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(d)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2012
     Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     2,198,525         (2,038,848     159,677       $ 403   

 

(e)   Represents the current yield as of report date.
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
   
Schedule of Investments (concluded)    BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 91,783,261               $ 91,783,261   

Short-Term
Securities

   $ 159,677                         159,677   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 159,677       $ 91,783,261               $ 91,942,938   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1  

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

Certain of the Trust’s assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Cash

   $ 569,822                      $ 569,822   

Liabilities:

          

TOB trust certificates

           $ (18,585,072             (18,585,072

VRDP Shares

             (17,800,000             (17,800,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 569,822       $ (36,385,072           $ (35,815,250
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 4.0%

    

Birmingham Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC):

    

6.00%, 6/01/34

   $ 1,150      $ 1,369,742   

6.00%, 6/01/39

     450        531,589   

Birmingham Water Works Board, RB, 4.75%, 1/01/36

     2,100        2,281,902   

Hoover City Board of Education, GO, Refunding, 4.25%, 2/15/40

     2,750        2,926,990   
    

 

 

 
               7,110,223   

Arizona — 9.4%

    

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 2/01/42 (a)

     2,200        2,309,450   

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority, RB, Multipurpose Stadium Facilities, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/13 (b)

     1,500        1,559,145   

Arizona State University, RB, Series D, 5.50%, 7/01/26

     200        243,152   

County of Pinal Arizona Election District No. 3, Refunding RB, 4.75%, 7/01/31

     3,750        4,088,475   

Pima County IDA, Refunding IDRB, Tucson Electric Power, 5.75%, 9/01/29

     900        960,606   

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior:

    

5.00%, 12/01/32

     1,500        1,598,880   

5.00%, 12/01/37

     2,065        2,203,499   

San Luis Facility Development Corp., RB, Senior Lien, Regional Detention Center Project:

    

6.25%, 5/01/15

     185        183,994   

7.00%, 5/01/20

     300        305,412   

7.25%, 5/01/27

     600        574,902   

State of Arizona, COP, Department of Administration, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/29

     750        835,440   

University Medical Center Corp. Arizona, RB:

    

6.00%, 7/01/39

     900        1,037,853   

6.50%, 7/01/39

     500        578,915   
    

 

 

 
               16,479,723   

Arkansas — 0.3%

    

City of Conway Arkansas, RB, Wastewater Revenue Improvement, Series A, 4.20%, 10/01/37

     500        517,715   

California — 17.8%

    

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, CAB, Stanislaus, Sub-Series C, 11.02%, 6/01/55 (c)

     4,500        45,945   

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Santa Clara University, 5.00%, 2/01/40

     1,000        1,112,400   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 5.88%, 8/15/31

     1,900        2,289,994   

California HFA, RB, Home Mortgage, Series G, AMT, 5.05%, 2/01/29

     2,285        2,269,531   

Carlsbad Unified School District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B, 0.00%, 5/01/34 (d)

     1,000        801,350   

City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, San Jose Airport, Series A1, AMT, 5.75%, 3/01/34

     2,000        2,302,980   

Dinuba Unified School District, GO, Election of 2006 (AGM):

    

5.63%, 8/01/31

     250        288,683   

5.75%, 8/01/33

     500        581,230   

Hartnell Community College District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2002, Series D, 0.00%, 8/01/34 (d)

     1,650        1,212,271   

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2002, Series E (AGC), 5.18%, 8/01/38 (c)

     8,000        2,125,600   

Palomar Community College District, GO, CAB, Election of 2006, Series B:

    

4.72%, 8/01/30 (c)

     1,500        650,265   

6.00%, 8/01/33 (c)

     4,000        1,160,600   

0.00%, 8/01/39 (d)

     2,000        1,188,720   

San Diego Community College District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2002, 0.00%, 8/01/19 (d)

     2,800        2,272,648   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

California (concluded)

    

San Jose Evergreen Community College District, GO, Election of 2010, Series B, 3.50%, 8/01/32

   $ 1,200      $ 1,224,216   

State of California, GO, Refunding:

    

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 8/01/28

     500        532,715   

Veterans, AMT, 5.05%, 12/01/36

     1,000        1,022,580   

State of California, GO, Various Purpose:

    

5.75%, 4/01/31

     2,000        2,359,000   

6.00%, 3/01/33

     1,000        1,229,560   

6.50%, 4/01/33

     1,950        2,430,090   

5.50%, 3/01/40

     2,350        2,692,700   

Val Verde Unified School District California, Special Tax Bonds, Refunding, Junior Lien, 6.25%, 10/01/28

     1,585        1,634,579   
    

 

 

 
               31,427,657   

Colorado — 1.2%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.25%, 10/01/33

     1,070        1,266,591   

Park Creek Metropolitan District, Refunding RB, Limited Property Tax (AGM), 6.00%, 12/01/38

     750        873,368   
    

 

 

 
               2,139,959   

Connecticut — 1.7%

    

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Hartford Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,390        1,536,061   

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Series F,
5.00%, 7/01/36

     550        603,433   

Pomfret School, Series B, 4.00%, 7/01/37

     490        498,085   

Sacred Heart University, Series G, 5.38%, 7/01/31

     400        443,708   
    

 

 

 
               3,081,287   

Delaware — 0.8%

    

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

     1,200        1,370,304   

District of Columbia — 1.4%

    

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 6.75%, 5/15/40

     2,500        2,550,225   

Florida — 5.7%

    

County of Lee Florida, Refunding RB, Lee Airport, Series A, AMT (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/28

     2,000        2,199,840   

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Mayflower Retirement Center, 5.00%, 6/01/36

     125        128,650   

Palm Beach County Housing Finance Authority, HRB, Indian Trace Apartments, Series A, AMT (AGM), 5.63%, 1/01/44

     7,050        7,057,261   

Stevens Plantation Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A, 7.10%, 5/01/35

     910        682,637   
    

 

 

 
               10,068,388   

Georgia — 1.1%

    

Chatham County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Inc., Series A, 4.00%, 1/01/34

     2,000        2,026,380   

Hawaii — 0.2%

    

Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance Senior Living, Refunding RB, Special Purpose, Kahala Nui, 5.25%, 11/15/37

     400        419,296   

Idaho — 1.2%

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Group, Series B, 6.25%, 12/01/33

     1,750        2,094,995   

Illinois — 10.9%

    

Chicago Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue, 5.25%, 12/01/40

     665        758,506   

City of Chicago, Refunding RB, O’Hare International Airport, Passenger Facility Charge, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 1/01/29 (a)

     4,000        3,961,000   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Illinois (concluded)

    

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

    

MJH Education Assistance IV LLC, Sub-Series B, 5.38%, 6/01/35 (e)(f)

   $ 425      $ 42,479   

Navistar International, Recovery Zone, 6.50%, 10/15/40

     560        581,353   

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

     1,000        1,123,340   

Rush University Medical Center, Series C, 6.63%, 11/01/39

     650        801,236   

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 5/15/39

     1,025        1,178,032   

Series A, Friendship Village Schaumburg, 5.63%, 2/15/37

     210        210,995   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Project, Series B, 4.25%, 6/15/42

     3,000        3,089,310   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

6.25%, 6/01/24

     1,000        1,125,100   

6.00%, 6/01/28

     1,150        1,347,972   

Village of Bolingbrook Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series B (NPFGC), 6.23%, 1/01/36 (c)

     21,065        5,022,739   
    

 

 

 
               19,242,062   

Indiana — 0.6%

    

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Improvement, U.S. Steel Corp., 6.00%, 12/01/26

     1,000        1,040,640   

Iowa — 1.5%

    

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, RB, Private College Facility, Buena Vista University Project, 5.00%, 4/01/31

     875        976,369   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Refunding RB, Private College Facility:

    

5.75%, 9/01/30

     500        554,710   

6.00%, 9/01/39

     1,000        1,106,420   
    

 

 

 
               2,637,499   

Louisiana — 1.0%

    

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp, Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35

     1,050        1,220,152   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, Belle Chasse Educational Foundation Project, 6.50%, 5/01/31

     400        455,628   
    

 

 

 
               1,675,780   

Maryland — 1.9%

    

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

     250        270,800   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Doctor’s Community Hospital, 5.63%, 7/01/30

     2,900        3,119,124   
    

 

 

 
               3,389,924   

Michigan — 4.1%

    

Board of Control of Michigan Technological University, Refunding RB, General, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/30

     1,290        1,345,509   

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series I, 6.25%, 10/15/38

     1,250        1,461,525   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, 8.25%, 9/01/39

     1,950        2,508,324   

Wayne County Airport Authority, Refunding RB, Airport Revenue, Series A (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/20

     1,750        1,867,880   
    

 

 

 
               7,183,238   

Minnesota — 3.8%

    

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series B (AGC), 6.50%, 11/15/38

     4,600        5,493,688   

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Saint Catherine University, Series 7-Q, 5.00%, 10/01/32 (a)

     275        310,035   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Minnesota (concluded)

    

Tobacco Securitization Authority Minnesota, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Series B, 5.25%, 3/01/31

   $ 800      $ 902,664   
    

 

 

 
               6,706,387   

Mississippi — 3.3%

    

Mississippi Development Bank, RB, Hinds Community College District, CAB (AGM), 5.00%, 4/01/36

     845        938,246   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation, RB, Jackson County Limited Tax Note (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/32

     1,750        1,997,520   

University of Southern Mississippi, RB, Campus Facilities Improvements Project, 5.38%, 9/01/36

     2,100        2,387,238   

Warren County Mississippi, RB, Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds, International Paper Company Project, Series A, AMT, 5.38%, 12/01/35

     400        435,372   
    

 

 

 
               5,758,376   

Missouri — 1.2%

    

Missouri State Development Finance Board, RB, Annual Appropriation Sewer System, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/41

     900        966,303   

Missouri State Development Finance Board, RB, St. Joseph Sewage System Improvements, 5.25%, 5/01/31

     580        623,071   

Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, A.T. Still University Health Sciences, 5.25%, 10/01/31

     500        566,320   
    

 

 

 
               2,155,694   

Montana — 0.8%

    

Montana Facility Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Sisters of Leavenworth, Series A, 4.75%, 1/01/40

     1,350        1,464,615   

Multi-State — 6.6%

    

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, 7.20%, 11/15/52 (g)(h)

     10,500        11,621,820   

Nebraska — 2.2%

    

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

    

5.25%, 9/01/37

     510        543,507   

5.00%, 9/01/42

     600        622,482   

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.05%, 9/01/41

     700        713,545   

Omaha Nebraska Sanitation Sewer Revenue, RB, System, 4.25%, 11/15/38

     1,890        2,014,456   
    

 

 

 
               3,893,990   

Nevada — 1.1%

    

City of Las Vegas Nevada, Special Assessment Bonds, Summerlin Area, 5.65%, 6/01/23

     1,285        1,257,565   

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding RB, Alexander Dawson School Nevada Project, 5.00%, 5/15/29

     575        603,273   
    

 

 

 
               1,860,838   

New Jersey — 11.5%

    

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB, Subordinate, Heldrich Center Hotel, Series B, 6.25%, 1/01/37 (e)(f)

     915        68,442   

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 7.20%, 11/15/30 (i)

     3,000        3,011,490   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, First Mortgage, Winchester, Series A, 5.80%, 11/01/31

     1,500        1,537,980   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding Special Assignment, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, 6.50%, 4/01/28

     7,500        8,965,500   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B:

    

7.13%, 12/01/23

     630        786,902   

7.50%, 12/01/32

     800        1,002,872   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

New Jersey (concluded)

    

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB Barnabas Health, Series A:

    

4.63%, 7/01/23

   $ 510      $ 531,185   

5.63%, 7/01/37

     1,700        1,881,101   

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, Series AA, 6.50%, 10/01/38

     565        601,855   

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

     1,400        1,614,816   

Union County Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, County Deficiency Agreement, Series A, 4.00%, 6/15/32

     250        269,340   
    

 

 

 
               20,271,483   

New York — 5.1%

    

Albany Industrial Development Agency, RB, New Covenant Charter School Project, Series A, 7.00%,
5/01/35 (e)(f)

     455        102,361   

Hudson New York Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A (NPFGC):

    

4.50%, 2/15/47

     750        773,490   

5.00%, 2/15/47

     1,000        1,058,410   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB, American Airlines Inc., JFK International Airport, 7.75%, 8/01/31 (e)(i)

     3,165        3,324,041   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Second Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     800        917,208   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Rochester Institute of Technology, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/33

     1,000        1,179,330   

Westchester County Healthcare Corp. New York, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, Remarketing, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,500        1,647,900   
    

 

 

 
               9,002,740   

North Carolina — 5.8%

    

City of Charlotte North Carolina, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34

     225        261,610   

Gaston County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority North Carolina, RB, Exempt Facilities, National Gypsum Co. Project, AMT, 5.75%, 8/01/35

     2,945        2,667,257   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, RB, Duke Energy Carolinas, Series B, 4.38%, 10/01/31

     1,000        1,078,650   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Duke Energy Carolinas, Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/40

     5,000        5,355,950   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, University Health System, Series D, 6.25%, 12/01/33

     800        937,672   
    

 

 

 
               10,301,139   

North Dakota — 1.4%

    

City of Fargo North Dakota, Refunding RB, University Facilities Development Foundation Project:

    

3.00%, 12/01/30

     400        389,536   

4.00%, 12/01/36

     600        628,878   

City of Grand Forks North Dakota, Refunding RB, Healthcare Systems, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     1,415        1,533,676   
    

 

 

 
               2,552,090   

Ohio — 0.8%

    

City of Marion, GO, Various Purpose Improvement, 4.00%, 12/01/33

     480        485,611   

Kent State University, RB, General Receipts, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/42

     800        901,856   
    

 

 

 
               1,387,467   

Oregon — 3.5%

    

City of Tigard Washington County Oregon, Refunding RB, Water System, 5.00%, 8/01/42

     930        1,076,401   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Oregon (concluded)

    

Oregon Health & Science University, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39

   $ 750      $ 865,523   

Oregon Health & Science University, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.00%, 7/01/24

     2,000        2,015,760   

Oregon State Facilities Authority, RB, Student Housing, CHF- Ashland LLC, Southern Oregon University Project (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/44

     600        644,814   

Oregon State Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Limited College Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 10/01/34

     850        934,668   

5.25%, 10/01/40

     500        553,705   
    

 

 

 
               6,090,871   

Pennsylvania — 3.6%

    

County of Allegheny Pennsylvania IDA, Refunding RB, U.S. Steel Corp. Project, 6.55%, 12/01/27

     1,695        1,848,177   

Delaware River Port Authority, RB, Series D (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,600        2,860,806   

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University Sciences Philadelphia (a):

    

4.00%, 11/01/39

     560        553,930   

5.00%, 11/01/42

     1,000        1,090,670   
    

 

 

 
               6,353,583   

Puerto Rico — 1.4%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB:

    

CAB, Series A, 5.64%, 8/01/35 (c)

     1,000        279,600   

First Sub-Series A, 5.75%, 8/01/37

     1,000        1,115,020   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.57%, 8/01/41 (c)

     5,000        1,020,150   
    

 

 

 
               2,414,770   

Rhode Island — 2.6%

    

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., RB, Hospital Financing, LifeSpan Obligation, Series A (AGC), 7.00%, 5/15/39

     1,000        1,209,900   

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, Rhode Island School of Design, 3.50%, 6/01/29

     2,405        2,400,671   

State of Rhode Island, COP, Series C, School for the Deaf (AGC), 5.38%, 4/01/28

     900        1,024,506   
    

 

 

 
               4,635,077   

Tennessee — 1.4%

    

Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Mountain States Health, 5.00%, 8/15/42 (a)

     800        839,656   

Memphis-Shelby County Sports Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, Memphis Arena Project, Series A, 5.38%, 11/01/28

     275        310,392   

Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, RB, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, 5.00%, 5/01/42

     1,200        1,300,368   
    

 

 

 
               2,450,416   

Texas — 13.1%

    

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B:

    

7.13%, 12/01/31

     500        620,905   

7.25%, 12/01/35

     1,750        2,185,592   

Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority Sales and Use Tax, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/36

     400        459,880   

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Senior Lien, Series G (NPFGC), 6.11%, 11/15/41 (c)

     11,690        2,014,304   

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

     1,500        1,741,005   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Texas (concluded)

    

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, LBJ Freeway Managed Lanes Project, 7.00%, 6/30/40

   $ 2,000      $ 2,440,580   

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB (AMBAC):

    

CAB, 6.03%, 8/15/35 (c)

     50,000        12,796,000   

First Tier, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/42

     750        750,210   
    

 

 

 
               23,008,476   

Vermont — 2.7%

    

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/38

     2,000        2,053,800   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, RB, Hospital, Fletcher Allen Health, Series A, 4.75%, 12/01/36

     1,600        1,636,960   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Refunding RB, St. Michaels College, 5.00%, 10/01/42

     900        992,907   
    

 

 

 
               4,683,667   

Virginia — 0.6%

    

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 5.50%, 1/01/42

     940        1,036,754   

Washington — 1.2%

    

City of Lynnwood, GO (AGM), 4.00%, 12/01/37

     400        415,336   

Washington Healthcare Facilities Authority, RB, MultiCare Health System, Series B (AGC), 6.00%, 8/15/39

     1,400        1,636,418   
    

 

 

 
               2,051,754   

West Virginia — 0.7%

    

West Virginia State University, RB, West Virginia University Projects, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/36

     1,100        1,275,659   

Wisconsin — 1.8%

    

Public Finance Authority Wisconsin, Refunding RB, Senior Obligated Group, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/42 (a)

     950        953,230   

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Gunderson Lutheran, 5.00%, 11/15/44 (a)

     800        867,144   

Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Ministry HealthCare, Series C, 5.00%, 8/15/32

     1,200        1,328,904   
    

 

 

 
               3,149,278   

Wyoming — 0.8%

    
County of Sweetwater Wyoming, Refunding RB, Idaho Power Co. Project, 5.25%, 7/15/26      1,200        1,367,507   

Total Municipal Bonds — 141.8%

             249,949,746   

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (j)
 

Colorado — 2.3%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health, Series C-7 (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/36

     3,750        4,008,825   

Massachusetts — 0.9%

    

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/41

     1,450        1,634,136   

Michigan — 2.4%

    

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series C, 4.00%, 12/01/32

     4,000        4,150,440   

New York — 8.2%

    

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

     2,500        2,932,301   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (j)
   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

New York (concluded)

    

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

   $ 450      $ 542,119   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series A, 4.75%, 6/15/30

     3,000        3,372,990   

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     405        475,605   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     2,505        2,869,202   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     2,199        2,422,013   

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/31

     1,560        1,835,106   
    

 

 

 
               14,449,336   

Ohio — 2.0%

    

County of Montgomery Ohio, RB, Catholic Health, Series C-1 (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/41

     1,260        1,338,901   

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/33

     2,000        2,208,760   
    

 

 

 
               3,547,661   

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts — 15.8%

  

  

    27,790,398   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $254,337,180) — 157.6%

  

  

    277,740,144   

 

Short-Term Securities    Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01%(k)(l)

     583,607        583,607   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $583,607) — 0.3%

             583,607   
Total Investments (Cost — $254,920,787) — 157.9%        278,323,751   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.4)%

  

    (7,713,969

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (8.2)%

   

    (14,494,197
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (45.3)%        (79,900,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 176,215,585   
    

 

 

 
                  

 

(a)   When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.    $ 953,230       $ 24,900   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.    $ 2,309,450       $ 24,954   
Merrill Lynch    $ 3,351,400       $ 28,190   
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.    $ 3,961,000       $ 8,440   
Wells Fargo & Co.    $ 310,035       $ 932   

 

(b)   US government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

(c)   Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

(d)   Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(e)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of principal and/or interest payments.

 

(f)   Non-income producing security.

 

(g)   Security represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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(h)   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.
(i)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(j)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(k)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2012
     Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     2,247,948         (1,664,341     583,607       $ 606   

 

(l)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           
Investments:            

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 277,740,144               $ 277,740,144   

Short-Term Securities

   $ 583,607                         583,607   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 583,607       $ 277,740,144               $ 278,323,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1   

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

Certain of the Trust’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities:

          

TOB trust certificates

           $ (14,488,936           $ (14,488,936

VMTP Shares

             (79,900,000             (79,900,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ (94,388,936           $ (94,388,936
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 1.9%

  

Birmingham Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC):

    

6.13%, 6/01/34

   $ 1,000      $ 1,191,190   

6.00%, 6/01/39

     1,000        1,181,310   

Selma IDB Alabama, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

     335        365,294   
    

 

 

 
               2,737,794   

Arizona — 2.5%

    

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding COP, University of Arizona, Series C:

    

5.00%, 6/01/28

     250        289,010   

5.00%, 6/01/29

     1,400        1,610,840   

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding RB, University of Arizona, Series A:

    

5.00%, 6/01/42

     500        571,245   

Tax Exempt, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     925        1,097,956   
    

 

 

 
               3,569,051   

California — 15.0%

    

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     2,155        2,530,466   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Series A,
5.00%, 8/15/42

     1,095        1,210,709   

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

     1,120        1,342,186   

County of Sacramento California, RB, Senior Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/41

     1,400        1,572,424   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO:

    

Election of 2001, Series A (NPFGC),
5.00%, 8/01/32

     1,000        1,128,980   

Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39

     500        581,035   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System, Sub-Series A-1,
5.25%, 7/01/38

     1,175        1,371,201   

Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Real Property, Series B (AGC),
5.50%, 4/01/39

     3,210        3,610,576   

Redondo Beach Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/34

     1,000        1,188,270   

San Bernardino Community College District, GO, Election of 2002, Series A, 6.25%, 8/01/33

     925        1,107,900   

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B (AGC),
5.38%, 8/01/34

     1,125        1,319,107   

State of California, GO, Refunding, Various Purpose, 5.00%, 9/01/41

     3,270        3,585,032   

University of California, Refunding RB, Limited Project, Series G, 5.00%, 5/15/37

     1,000        1,154,530   
    

 

 

 
               21,702,416   

Colorado — 3.0%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Hospital, NCMC Inc. Project, Series B (AGM),
6.00%, 5/15/26

     1,425        1,695,807   

University of Colorado, Refunding RB, Enterprise System, Series A-2:

    

5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,165        1,384,498   

5.00%, 6/01/33

     1,010        1,194,618   
    

 

 

 
               4,274,923   

Florida — 6.7%

    

City of Jacksonville Florida, RB, Series A,
5.25%, 10/01/31

     4,525        5,313,436   

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Better Jacksonville, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/30

     745        858,389   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Florida (concluded)

    

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, RB, The Nemours Foundation Project, Series A,
5.00%, 1/01/29

   $ 1,070      $ 1,216,718   

Palm Beach County Florida School Board, Refunding COP, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/28

     2,000        2,309,300   
    

 

 

 
               9,697,843   

Georgia — 2.1%

    

City of Atlanta Georgia, Refunding RB, General, Series C, 6.00%, 1/01/30

     2,500        3,090,825   

Illinois — 13.0%

    

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Series A:

    

5.50%, 12/01/39

     1,500        1,749,420   

5.00%, 12/01/42

     1,865        2,031,918   

Chicago Transit Authority, RB:

    

Federal Transit Administration Section 5309, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 6/01/26

     1,300        1,535,547   

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

     415        474,764   

Sales Tax Receipts Revenue,
5.25%, 12/01/40

     1,325        1,511,308   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/38

     515        589,294   

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, RB, General, Third Lien:

    

Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     825        971,174   

Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/41

     3,740        4,630,157   

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, General, Third Lien, Series C (AGC), 5.25%, 1/01/30

     1,000        1,133,710   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/32

     380        435,016   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Refunding, Limited Tax Project, Series B,
5.00%, 12/15/32

     180        206,060   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Carle Foundation, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/41

     1,885        2,211,331   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

     915        1,067,238   

6.00%, 6/01/28

     260        304,759   
    

 

 

 
               18,851,696   

Indiana — 3.1%

    

Indiana Finance Authority Waste Water Utility, RB,
First Lien CWA Authority Project, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/41

     1,500        1,678,695   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 1/01/38

     2,415        2,738,441   
    

 

 

 
               4,417,136   

Kansas — 2.4%

    

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Adventist Health Sunbelt Obligation, Series A,
5.00%, 11/15/32

     3,000        3,444,630   

Louisiana — 0.4%

    

New Orleans Aviation Board Louisiana, Refunding RB, GARB, Restructuring (AGC):

    

Series A-1, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     375        448,268   

Series A-2, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     150        179,307   
    

 

 

 
               627,575   

Michigan — 6.6%

    

City of Detroit Michigan, RB, Second Lien, Series B
(AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/36

     1,700        1,980,721   

City of Detroit Michigan, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series C-1 (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/27

     1,800        2,155,644   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Michigan (concluded)

    

City of Detroit Michigan, RB, Sewage Disposal System, Senior Lien, Series B (AGM),
7.50%, 7/01/33

   $ 580      $ 729,518   

Lansing Board of Water & Light Utilities, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,765        3,149,777   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital,
8.25%, 9/01/39

     1,205        1,550,016   
    

 

 

 
               9,565,676   

Minnesota — 3.0%

    

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series B (AGC),
6.50%, 11/15/38

     3,680        4,394,950   

Mississippi — 1.6%

    

Mississippi Development Bank, Refunding RB, Jackson Mississippi Water & Sewer (AGM),
5.00%, 9/01/30

     2,000        2,324,600   

Nevada — 1.7%

    

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/34

     2,000        2,424,200   

New Jersey — 4.5%

    

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Virtua Health (AGC),
5.50%, 7/01/38

     1,300        1,445,886   

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series CC,
5.25%, 10/01/29

     1,540        1,699,097   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

    

Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 12/15/38

     2,000        2,273,480   

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

     1,000        1,153,440   
    

 

 

 
               6,571,903   

New York — 6.7%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series E,
5.00%, 11/15/42

     320        357,674   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/28

     1,300        1,530,815   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB:

    

Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series E-1,
5.00%, 2/01/42

     2,000        2,292,400   

Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/29

     2,465        2,949,372   

Sub-Future Tax Secured, Series C,
5.00%, 11/01/39

     1,175        1,353,236   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series B,
5.00%, 3/15/42

     1,000        1,141,650   
    

 

 

 
               9,625,147   

North Carolina — 1.1%

    

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Duke University Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/32

     1,340        1,552,752   

Pennsylvania — 0.5%

    

Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Hospital Philadelphia, Series D,
5.00%, 7/01/32

     580        670,381   

Puerto Rico — 1.1%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.38%, 8/01/39

     1,350        1,592,906   

South Carolina — 0.7%

    

City of North Charleston South Carolina, RB,
5.00%, 6/01/35

     895        1,011,359   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Texas — 18.0%

    

Austin Community College District, RB, Educational Facilities Project, Round Rock Campus,
5.25%, 8/01/33

   $ 2,000      $ 2,230,760   

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Combined, First Lien, Series A (AGC):

    

6.00%, 11/15/35

     2,600        3,160,274   

6.00%, 11/15/36

     2,215        2,683,162   

5.38%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,155,730   

Frisco ISD Texas, GO, School Building (AGC),
5.50%, 8/15/41

     3,365        4,165,769   

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B, 7.13%, 12/01/31

     500        620,905   

Katy ISD, GO, Refunding, School Building, Series A
(PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 2/15/42

     745        867,538   

Lamar Texas Consolidated ISD, GO, Refunding, School House, Series A (PSF-GTD),
5.00%, 2/15/45

     1,000        1,157,340   

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

     1,000        1,187,230   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, System, First Tier:

    

(AGM), 6.00%, 1/01/43

     1,000        1,196,870   

Series K-1 (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/38

     1,500        1,712,100   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Christus Health, Series A (AGC),
6.50%, 7/01/37

     1,000        1,174,000   

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB, First Tier, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/42

     1,395        1,395,391   

Texas Tech University, Refunding RB, Refunding & Improvement, 14th Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/31

     1,000        1,175,780   

University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Financing System, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/43

     1,805        2,108,601   
    

 

 

 
               25,991,450   

Virginia — 2.4%

    

Fairfax County IDA, RB, Health Care, Inova Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     685        762,336   

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/35

     1,000        1,244,610   

Virginia Resources Authority, RB,
5.00%, 11/01/42

     1,225        1,424,271   
    

 

 

 
               3,431,217   

Washington — 3.9%

    

City of Seattle Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     1,025        1,194,566   

Port of Seattle, Refunding RB, Intermediate, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/32

     3,000        3,508,500   

State of Washington, GO, Various Purpose, Series B, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     795        931,024   
    

 

 

 
               5,634,090   

Wisconsin — 0.9%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health, Series D,
5.00%, 11/15/41

     1,230        1,363,849   

Total Municipal Bonds — 102.8%

  

    148,568,369   

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (a)
              

Alabama — 1.1%

    

Mobile Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners, RB (NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/01/31

     1,500        1,591,980   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (a)
   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

California — 8.7%

    

San Marcos Unified School District, GO, Election of 2010, Series A, 5.25%, 8/01/31

   $ 10,680      $ 12,498,377   

District of Columbia — 0.6%

    

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/35

     760        924,094   

Florida — 0.5%

    

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

     650        731,647   

Illinois — 5.4%

    

Chicago Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Federal Transit Administration Section 5309 (AGM),
5.00%, 6/01/28

     2,999        3,306,273   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB,
5.00%, 11/01/42

     1,020        1,160,631   

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/33

     2,999        3,327,410   
    

 

 

 
               7,794,314   

Kentucky — 0.7%

    

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, Refunding RB, Project No. 93 (AGC),
5.25%, 2/01/27

     898        1,039,523   

Massachusetts — 1.6%

    

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Senior Dedicated Sales Tax Bonds, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     2,000        2,306,740   

Nevada — 5.0%

    

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO, Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38

     2,000        2,460,620   

Las Vegas Valley Water District, GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/28

     4,100        4,754,114   
    

 

 

 
               7,214,734   

New Jersey — 0.8%

    

New Jersey EDA, RB, School Facilities Construction, Series Z (AGC),
6.00%, 12/15/34

     1,000        1,178,250   

New York — 16.5%

    

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

     1,000        1,172,921   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Second General Resolution, Fiscal 2012:

    

Series BB, 5.25%, 6/15/44

     4,993        5,835,842   

Series FF, 5.00%, 6/15/45

     3,019        3,450,688   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB:

    

Building Aid, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3,
5.25%, 1/15/39

     900        1,013,080   

Future Tax Secured Revenue, Series E,
5.00%, 2/01/42

     1,160        1,329,323   

New York Liberty Development Corp.,
5.25%, 12/15/43

     2,955        3,384,627   

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

     1,740        2,059,273   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, General Purpose, Series C,
5.00%, 3/15/41

     4,995        5,658,086   
    

 

 

 
               23,903,840   

Puerto Rico — 0.9%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/40

     1,180        1,312,142   

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (a)
   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Texas — 5.9%

    

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

   $ 2,310      $ 2,742,501   

Waco Educational Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Baylor University, 5.00%, 3/01/43

     4,995        5,708,936   
    

 

 

 
               8,451,437   

Utah — 0.8%

    

City of Riverton Utah Hospital, RB, IHC Health Services Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

     1,005        1,096,418   

Washington — 1.5%

    

University of Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     1,860        2,160,477   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 50.0%
        72,203,973   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $200,830,091) — 152.8%

  

  

    220,772,342   

 

Short-Term Securities               

Illinois — 0.1%

    

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, University of Chicago Medical Center, Series B,
0.18%, 9/04/12 (b)

     200        200,000   
      Shares         

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

    

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01% (c)(d)

     908,400        908,400   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $1,108,400) — 0.7%

             1,108,400   
Total Investments (Cost — $201,938,491)
— 153.5%
       221,880,742   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.0%        1,417,387   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (25.3)%

   

    (36,510,895
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (29.2)%        (42,200,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares
— 100.0%
     $ 144,587,234   
    

 

 

 
                  

 

(a)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(b)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date and maturity shown is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

(c)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2012
     Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     9,230,241         (8,321,841     908,400       $ 762   

 

(d)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (concluded)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF)

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Long-Term
Investments1

           $ 220,772,342               $ 220,772,342   

Short-Term
Securities

   $ 908,400         200,000                 1,108,400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 908,400       $ 220,972,342               $ 221,880,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1  

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

Certain of the Trust’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities:

          

TOB trust certificates

           $ (36,496,695           $ (36,496,695

VMTP Shares

             (42,200,000             (42,200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ (78,696,695           $ (78,696,695
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Alabama — 3.6%

   

Alabama State Docks Department, Refunding RB,
6.00%, 10/01/40

  $ 3,800      $ 4,405,682   

Birmingham Airport Authority, RB (AGM),
5.50%, 7/01/40

    5,800        6,588,452   

Birmingham Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC), 6.00%, 6/01/39

    1,495        1,766,058   

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Series A,
4.75%, 1/01/25

    2,800        2,671,424   
   

 

 

 
              15,431,616   

Alaska — 0.6%

   

Alaska Housing Finance Corp., RB, Series A,
4.13%, 12/01/37

    1,390        1,409,836   

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

    1,070        1,233,453   
   

 

 

 
              2,643,289   

Arizona — 0.5%

   

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

   

5.00%, 10/01/27

    1,500        1,704,990   

5.25%, 10/01/28

    250        287,023   
   

 

 

 
              1,992,013   

California — 23.7%

   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, St. Joseph Health System, Series A,
5.75%, 7/01/39

    625        720,437   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, RB, Bay Area Toll Bridges, First Lien, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/28 (a)

    10,100        13,810,942   

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

    1,620        1,765,363   

Coast Community College District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2002, Series C (AGM):

   

0.00%, 8/01/13 (c)

    7,450        7,527,033   

5.47%, 8/01/36 (b)

    4,200        1,155,210   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. California, RB,
Series 2003-A-1 (a):

   

6.63%, 6/01/13

    6,500        6,811,805   

6.75%, 6/01/13

    14,500        15,209,050   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB, Series B-1 (NPFGC), 5.00%, 10/01/13 (a)

    16,745        17,610,549   

Monterey Peninsula Community College District, GO, CAB, Series C (AGM) (b):

   

5.10%, 8/01/31

    13,575        5,237,642   

5.13%, 8/01/32

    14,150        5,156,826   

Orange County Sanitation District, COP, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 2/01/31

    2,500        2,816,175   

San Diego Unified School District California, GO, CAB, Election of 2008, Series C, 5.06%, 7/01/38 (b)

    2,000        550,040   

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

   

4.72%, 7/01/30

    5,995        2,609,024   

4.77%, 7/01/31

    1,400        576,184   

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency California, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC),
5.60%, 1/15/31 (b)

    20,000        7,243,800   

San Jose Unified School District Santa Clara County California, GO, Election of 2002, Series B (NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/29

    2,350        2,569,020   

State of California, GO, Various Purpose,
5.00%, 4/01/42

    5,000        5,499,100   

State of California, GO, Refunding, Various Purpose, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    1,100        1,206,766   
Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

California (concluded)

   

Yosemite Community College District, GO, CAB, Election of 2004, Series D, 5.22%, 8/01/37 (b)

  $ 10,000      $ 2,766,000   
   

 

 

 
              100,840,966   

Colorado — 0.3%

   

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

    960        1,095,898   

District of Columbia — 2.3%

   

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 6.75%, 5/15/40

    9,500        9,690,855   

Florida — 13.7%

   

Broward County School Board Florida, COP, Series A (AGM), 5.25%, 7/01/33

    1,400        1,579,662   

Broward County Water & Sewer Utility Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/34

    6,750        8,045,865   

City of Jacksonville, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/30

    320        367,514   

County of Duval Florida, COP, Master Lease Program (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/33

    3,475        3,775,622   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB:

   

CAB, Sub-Series A (NPFGC), 5.51%, 10/01/38 (b)

    22,270        5,395,130   

Water & Sewer System (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/39

    10,100        11,263,722   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB:

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35

    1,300        1,419,223   

Miami International Airport, Series A,
5.50%, 10/01/41

    5,000        5,732,700   

Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/36

    5,000        5,730,400   

Florida Housing Finance Corp., RB, Homeowner Mortgage, Series 3, 5.45%, 7/01/33

    3,800        4,118,022   

Florida State Department of Environmental Protection, RB, Series B (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/27

    6,150        6,849,624   

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

    300        329,631   

South Florida Water Management District, COP (AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/01/36

    1,000        1,062,060   

Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/36

    2,000        2,315,780   
   

 

 

 
              57,984,955   

Georgia — 2.5%

   

Burke County Development Authority, Refunding RB, Oglethorpe Power, Vogtle Project, Series C,
5.70%, 1/01/43

    1,250        1,359,338   

City of Atlanta Georgia, Refunding RB, General, Series C, 6.00%, 1/01/30

    7,500        9,272,475   
   

 

 

 
              10,631,813   

Hawaii — 1.4%

   

Hawaii State Harbor, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/35

    5,000        5,885,750   

Illinois — 1.5%

   

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Series A,
5.50%, 12/01/39

    2,590        3,020,665   

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Refunding, Chicago School Reform Board, Series A (NPFGC), 5.50%, 12/01/26

    350        435,281   

Chicago Transit Authority, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/36

    650        743,607   

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Harbor Facilities, Series C, 5.25%, 1/01/40

    600        678,078   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/37

    360        403,776   

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

    310        347,696   

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

    710        832,226   
   

 

 

 
              6,461,329   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Indiana — 1.9%

   

Indiana Finance Authority Wastewater Utility, RB, First Lien, CWA Authority, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

  $ 1,100      $ 1,272,744   

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series B,
5.75%, 1/01/34

    450        474,467   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 1/01/38

    5,750        6,520,097   
   

 

 

 
              8,267,308   

Iowa — 1.3%

   

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Series A (AGC),
5.63%, 8/15/37

    5,000        5,673,950   

Kentucky — 0.4%

   

Kentucky State Property & Buildings Commission, Refunding RB, Project No. 93 (AGC),
5.25%, 2/01/29

    1,500        1,722,975   

Louisiana — 2.9%

   

Parish of Saint John the Baptist Louisiana, RB, Marathon Oil Corp., Series A, 5.13%, 6/01/37

    1,750        1,853,478   

Parish of St. Charles Louisiana Gulf Opportunity Zone, RB, Valero Energy Corp. Project, 4.00%, 12/01/40 (d)

    1,720        1,845,594   

State of Louisiana, RB, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 5/01/31

    7,500        8,462,475   
   

 

 

 
              12,161,547   

Michigan — 2.4%

   

City of Detroit Michigan, Refunding RB, Second Lien, Series E (BHAC), 5.75%, 7/01/31

    3,000        3,433,170   

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority, RB, Bronson Methodist Hospital (AGM), 5.25%, 5/15/36

    465        514,225   

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

    1,100        1,302,587   

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program:

   

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

    2,000        2,307,500   

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

    800        919,616   

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

    1,500        1,730,625   
   

 

 

 
              10,207,723   

Mississippi — 0.2%

   

Medical Center Educational Building Corp., RB, University of Mississippi Medical Center Facilities Expansion & Renovation Project, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/41

    800        901,888   

Nebraska — 3.3%

   

Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.25%, 9/01/37

    9,345        9,958,966   

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.90%, 9/01/36

    2,450        2,823,600   

6.05%, 9/01/41

    1,110        1,131,479   
   

 

 

 
              13,914,045   

Nevada — 1.1%

   

County of Clark Nevada, RB, Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series A (AGC),
5.25%, 7/01/39

    4,100        4,599,790   

New Jersey — 1.4%

   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

   

Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

    3,000        3,504,810   

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

    1,990        2,295,346   
   

 

 

 
              5,800,156   

New York — 1.7%

   

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

    770        903,225   
Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

New York (concluded)

   

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

  $ 1,950      $ 2,281,286   

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

    1,300        1,581,684   

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, Series I,
5.00%, 1/01/37

    2,300        2,594,055   
   

 

 

 
              7,360,250   

North Carolina — 0.7%

   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Novant Health Obligation, Series A, 4.75%, 11/01/43

    2,875        3,056,786   

Ohio — 1.0%

   

County of Allen Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/42

    2,875        3,132,341   

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

    610        760,542   

Kent State University, RB, General Receipts, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/37

    470        531,909   
   

 

 

 
              4,424,792   

Pennsylvania — 0.2%

   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Subordinate, Special Motor, License Fund, 6.00%, 12/01/36

    625        768,800   

Puerto Rico — 3.6%

   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/42

    1,000        1,021,760   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A:

   

6.38%, 8/01/39

    5,300        6,253,629   

5.50%, 8/01/42

    3,450        3,724,034   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, CAB, Senior Series C, 5.46%, 8/01/39 (b)

    17,625        4,134,472   
   

 

 

 
              15,133,895   

Rhode Island — 0.7%

   

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Refunding RB, Public Schools Financing Program, Series E (AGC), 6.00%, 5/15/29

    2,625        3,036,128   

South Carolina — 1.4%

   

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

    260        317,730   

South Carolina State Ports Authority, RB,
5.25%, 7/01/40

    5,000        5,623,900   
   

 

 

 
              5,941,630   

Tennessee — 3.3%

   

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Tennessee, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (AGM) (b):

   

5.80%, 1/01/23

    8,910        4,933,289   

5.83%, 1/01/24

    8,500        4,429,945   

5.85%, 1/01/25

    6,850        3,363,144   

Memphis Center City Revenue Finance Corp., RB, Sub-Pyramid & Pinch District, Series B (AGM),
5.25%, 11/01/30

    1,240        1,473,033   
   

 

 

 
              14,199,411   

Texas — 23.2%

   

City of San Antonio Texas, Refunding RB (NPFGC):

   

5.13%, 5/15/29

    9,250        9,847,827   

5.13%, 5/15/34

    10,000        10,663,800   

Comal ISD, GO, School Building (PSF-GTD),
5.00%, 2/01/36

    2,500        2,788,200   

Coppell ISD Texas, GO, Refunding, CAB (PSF-GTD), 3.19%, 8/15/30 (b)

    10,030        5,582,598   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Texas (concluded)

   

County of Harris Texas, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Toll Road (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/30

  $ 1,910      $ 1,916,055   

County of Harris Texas, GO (NPFGC) (b):

   

2.74%, 8/15/25

    7,485        5,261,730   

3.05%, 8/15/28

    10,915        6,734,009   

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB (NPFGC) (b):

   

CAB, Junior Lien, Series H,
6.00%, 11/15/38

    5,785        1,228,040   

CAB, Junior Lien, Series H,
6.02%, 11/15/39

    6,160        1,228,427   

Third Lien, Series A-3, 5.95%, 11/15/38

    16,890        3,638,106   

Mansfield ISD Texas, GO, School Building (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 2/15/33

    2,980        3,411,802   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB:

   

First Tier, System (NPFGC), 5.75%, 1/01/40

    23,050        25,849,653   

First Tier, System, Series A, 6.00%, 1/01/28

    625        736,338   

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB, First Tier, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/42

    19,500        19,505,460   
   

 

 

 
              98,392,045   

Washington — 2.6%

   

County of King Washington, Refunding RB (AGM),
5.00%, 1/01/36

    2,200        2,441,054   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB:

   

MultiCare Health Care, Series C (AGC),
5.50%, 8/15/43

    4,000        4,366,000   

MultiCare Health System, Series A,
5.00%, 8/15/44

    1,560        1,693,723   

Providence Health & Services, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/39

    500        542,280   

Providence Health & Services, Series A,
5.25%, 10/01/39

    675        747,846   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Providence Health & Services, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/42

    940        1,048,739   
   

 

 

 
              10,839,642   

Wisconsin — 0.4%

   

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

    1,500        1,660,245   

Total Municipal Bonds — 103.8%

            440,721,490   
   

 

               
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
 

Arizona — 1.9%

   

Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34

    1,300        1,508,819   

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., RB, Sub-Civic Plaza Expansion Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

    4,490        4,872,054   

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

    1,500        1,660,815   
   

 

 

 
              8,041,688   

California — 10.1%

   

California State University, RB, Systemwide, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/33

    3,379        3,698,584   

California State University, Refunding RB, Systemwide, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

    8,000        9,128,080   

Foothill-De Anza Community College District, GO, Election of 1999, Series C (NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/36

    7,500        8,232,750   

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)

  Par
(000)
    Value  
   

California (concluded)

   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/32

  $ 5,000      $ 5,644,900   

San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/33

    449        536,192   

San Diego County Water Authority, COP, Refunding, Series 2008-A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/33

    4,870        5,398,005   

University of California, RB, Series C (NPFGC),
4.75%, 5/15/37

    10,000        10,361,500   
   

 

 

 
              43,000,011   

District of Columbia — 0.3%

   

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

    1,080        1,352,819   

Florida — 7.0%

   

City of Tallahassee Florida, RB (NPFGC):

   

5.00%, 10/01/32

    3,000        3,248,490   

5.00%, 10/01/37

    5,000        5,399,500   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, 5.00%, 7/01/42

    1,950        2,194,939   

Florida State Board of Education, GO, Series D,
5.00%, 6/01/37

    2,999        3,441,315   

Highlands County Health Facilities Authority, RB, Adventist, Series C, 5.25%, 11/15/36 (d)

    1,800        1,921,374   

Orange County School Board, COP, Series A:

   

(AGC), 5.50%, 8/01/34

    6,099        7,057,616   

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/30

    6,000        6,629,640   
   

 

 

 
              29,892,874   

Hawaii — 2.6%

   

Honolulu City & County Board of Water Supply, RB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/33

    10,000        10,858,600   

Illinois — 9.1%

   

City of Chicago Illinois, RB, Project, Series A (AGC), 5.00%, 1/01/38

    8,310        8,832,283   

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

    3,870        4,335,174   

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

    2,400        2,789,664   

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B,
5.50%, 1/01/33

    4,499        4,991,114   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/42

    14,294        15,925,769   

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B,
5.25%, 6/15/34

    1,400        1,590,714   
   

 

 

 
              38,464,718   

Massachusetts — 3.4%

   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/30

    12,987        14,344,576   

Michigan — 1.9%

   

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

    7,300        8,073,435   

Nevada — 1.7%

   

City of Las Vegas Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, Performing Arts Center, 6.00%, 4/01/39

    4,197        4,903,987   

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34

    2,024        2,537,849   
   

 

 

 
              7,441,836   

New York — 4.4%

   

Erie County Industrial Development Agency, RB, City School District of Buffalo Project, Series A (AGM), 5.75%, 5/01/28

    4,494        5,282,916   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/15/31

    7,002        7,885,773   

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

    4,500        5,321,700   
   

 

 

 
              18,490,389   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Ohio — 0.2%

    

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

   $ 620      $ 703,037   

Puerto Rico — 1.3%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/40

     5,080        5,648,821   

South Carolina — 0.2%

    

South Carolina State Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Santee Cooper, Series A,
5.50%, 1/01/38

     600        706,290   

Texas — 3.9%

    

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34

     4,167        4,710,614   

North East ISD Texas, GO, School Building, Series A (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 8/01/37

     1,500        1,699,290   

North East ISD Texas, GO, School Building (PSF-GTD), 5.13%, 6/15/29

     9,500        10,187,667   
    

 

 

 
               16,597,571   

Utah — 1.4%

    

Utah Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 6/15/36

     5,000        5,805,850   

Virginia — 0.1%

    

Fairfax County IDA Virginia, Refunding RB, Health Care, Inova Health System, Series A,
5.50%, 5/15/35

     400        456,094   

Washington — 0.9%

    

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

     3,494        3,994,990   

Wisconsin — 0.6%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/39

     2,500        2,769,125   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 51.0%
        216,642,724   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $595,664,698) — 154.8%

  

  

    657,364,214   
    
            

 

Short-Term Securities               

New York — 0.4%

    

City of New York New York, GO, VRDN, Sub-Series A-6 (AGM Insurance, Dexia Credit Local SBPA), 0.25%, 9/04/12 (f)

     1,700        1,700,000   
      Shares         
    

Money Market Funds — 1.0%

    

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01% (g)(h)

     4,404,456        4,404,456   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $6,104,456) — 1.4%

             6,104,456   
Total Investments (Cost — $601,769,154) — 156.2%        663,468,670   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%        4,014,988   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (24.8)%

   

    (105,499,090
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (32.3)%        (137,200,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 424,784,568   
    

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   US government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

(b)   Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

(c)   Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(d)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(e)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(f)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date and maturity shown is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

(g)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2012
     Income

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     5,821,237         (1,416,781     4,404,456       $1,519

 

(h)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           
Investments:            

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 657,364,214               $ 657,364,214   

Short-Term
Securities

   $ 4,404,456         1,700,000                 6,104,456   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,404,456       $ 659,064,214               $ 663,468,670   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
1  

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

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

 

Certain of the Trust’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities:

          

TOB trust certificates

           $ (105,454,247           $ (105,454,247

VMTP Shares

             (137,200,000             (137,200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ (242,654,247           $ (242,654,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Alabama — 0.4%

   

County of Jefferson Alabama, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/19

  $ 1,620      $ 1,621,523   

Arizona — 1.6%

   

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    5,635        6,006,459   

California — 8.8%

   

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco Bay Area, Series F-1, 5.63%, 4/01/44

    2,480        2,861,424   

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, CAB, Stanislaus, Sub-Series C, 11.02%, 6/01/55 (a)

    9,710        99,139   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

   

Stanford Hospital Clinics, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/51

    1,290        1,418,419   

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

    3,500        4,194,330   

California HFA, RB, Series K, AMT Home Mortgage, 5.50%, 2/01/42

    1,640        1,698,450   

California State Public Works Board, RB, Various Capital Project,
Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/34

    1,280        1,552,064   

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39

    860        968,360   

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency, Special Tax Bonds, District No. 6, Mission Bay South Public Improvements, 6.63%, 8/01/27

    3,120        3,150,950   

San Marcos Unified School District, CAB, SAN, Election of 2010, Series B (a):

   

4.98%, 8/01/33

    3,000        1,072,200   

5.13%, 8/01/43

    2,500        522,175   

State of California, GO, Various Purpose:

   

6.00%, 3/01/33

    1,760        2,164,026   

6.50%, 4/01/33

    10,670        13,296,954   
   

 

 

 
              32,998,491   

Colorado — 1.6%

   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34

    2,330        2,658,018   

Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Project, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    1,920        2,027,558   

Park Creek Metropolitan District Colorado, Refunding RB, Senior, Limited Tax, Property Tax, 5.50%, 12/01/37

    1,375        1,454,021   
   

 

 

 
              6,139,597   

Connecticut — 2.3%

   

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit,
5.00%, 11/15/40

    1,505        1,654,642   

State of Connecticut, GO, Refunding, Series C:

   

5.00%, 6/01/23

    3,430        4,309,280   

5.00%, 6/01/24

    2,185        2,712,241   
   

 

 

 
              8,676,163   

Delaware — 1.7%

   

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

    1,240        1,415,981   

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

    4,430        4,824,669   
   

 

 

 
              6,240,650   

District of Columbia — 6.1%

   

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed:

   

6.50%, 5/15/33

    7,500        8,493,750   

6.75%, 5/15/40

    11,500        11,731,035   

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, First Senior Lien, Series A:

   

5.00%, 10/01/39

    550        603,878   

5.25%, 10/01/44

    2,000        2,215,200   
   

 

 

 
              23,043,863   
Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Florida — 6.0%

   

City of Leesburg Florida, RB, Leesburg Regional Medical Center Project, 5.50%, 7/01/32

  $ 1,000      $ 1,000,570   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB:

   

Miami International Airport, Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.25%, 10/01/38

    2,855        3,060,246   

Water & Sewer System Revenue (AGM),
5.00%, 10/01/39

    5,000        5,576,100   

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

    1,255        1,426,006   

Live Oak Community Development District No. 1, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A, 6.30%, 5/01/34

    3,040        3,115,970   

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, RB, Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, 6.75%, 11/15/21

    3,640        3,959,628   

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, RB, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/40

    2,500        3,155,000   

Stevens Plantation Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A,
7.10%, 5/01/35

    1,895        1,421,534   
   

 

 

 
              22,715,054   

Georgia — 0.3%

   

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

    915        1,010,636   

Hawaii — 0.5%

   

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

    1,480        1,734,530   

Illinois — 14.2%

   

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Series A,
5.50%, 12/01/39

    2,300        2,682,444   

Chicago Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue, 5.25%, 12/01/40

    1,150        1,311,702   

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Project, Series A,
5.00%, 1/01/33

    4,940        5,588,474   

City of Chicago Illinois, RB, O’Hare International Airport, General, Third Lien:

   

Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

    5,000        5,885,900   

Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/41

    6,430        7,960,404   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 1/01/38

    895        1,024,113   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

   

MJH Education Assistance IV LLC,
Sub-Series B, 5.38%, 6/01/35 (b)(c)

    900        89,955   

Navistar International, Recovery Zone, 6.50%, 10/15/40

    990        1,027,749   

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Ascension Health, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,060        1,178,858   

Ascension Health, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    1,925        2,128,126   

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

    1,750        1,966,527   

Friendship Village Schaumburg, Series A,
5.63%, 2/15/37

    455        457,157   

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

    10,500        11,448,465   

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

   

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

    3,430        3,732,800   

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

    2,725        2,964,609   

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

   

5.50%, 6/01/23

    1,470        1,714,579   

6.00%, 6/01/28

    1,255        1,471,048   

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B,
5.25%, 6/15/34

    685        778,550   
   

 

 

 
              53,411,460   

Indiana — 2.6%

   

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Sisters of St. Francis Health, 5.25%, 11/01/39

    915        1,004,121   

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit, Series B-5, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    1,500        1,609,800   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Indiana (concluded)

   

Indiana Finance Authority Wastewater Utility, RB, First Lien, CWA Authority, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

  $ 1,720      $ 1,990,109   

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Methodist Hospital, Inc., 5.38%, 9/15/22

    3,675        3,678,638   

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series B,
6.00%, 1/01/39

    1,200        1,401,672   
   

 

 

 
              9,684,340   

Iowa — 0.6%

   

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Series A-1, AMT, 5.15%, 12/01/22

    2,140        2,401,936   

Kansas — 0.5%

   

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Sisters of Leavenworth, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/40

    1,755        1,912,037   

Kentucky — 0.3%

   

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Owensboro Medical Health System, Series A,
6.38%, 6/01/40

    1,105        1,307,414   

Louisiana — 3.2%

   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp., Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35

    3,650        4,241,482   

Parish of Saint John the Baptist Louisiana, RB, Marathon Oil Corp., Series A, 5.13%, 6/01/37

    7,290        7,721,058   
   

 

 

 
              11,962,540   

Maine — 0.5%

   

Maine State Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/42

    1,615        1,857,056   

Maryland — 1.1%

   

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

    475        518,154   

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

    1,000        1,083,200   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Charlestown Community,
6.25%, 1/01/41

    2,400        2,739,144   
   

 

 

 
              4,340,498   

Massachusetts — 0.3%

   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare, Series J1,
5.00%, 7/01/39

    955        1,039,537   

Michigan — 2.0%

   

City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System, RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/41

    3,355        3,529,024   

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Bronson Methodist Hospital, 5.50%, 5/15/36

    1,500        1,664,640   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Henry Ford Health System, Series A,
5.25%, 11/15/46

    2,305        2,443,576   
   

 

 

 
              7,637,240   

Minnesota — 0.6%

   

Tobacco Securitization Authority Minnesota, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Revenue, Series B,
5.25%, 3/01/31

    2,065        2,330,001   

Missouri — 1.9%

   

370/Missouri Bottom Road/Taussig Road Transportation Development District, RB, 7.20%, 5/01/33

    6,000        6,041,700   

Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Senior Living Facilities, Lutheran Senior Home, 5.50%, 2/01/42

    1,135        1,205,120   
   

 

 

 
              7,246,820   
Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Multi-State — 3.8%

   

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust (d)(e):

   

5.75%, 5/15/15

  $ 1,000      $ 1,094,140   

6.00%, 5/15/15

    5,000        5,499,600   

6.00%, 5/15/19

    3,500        4,143,160   

6.30%, 5/15/19

    3,000        3,599,550   
   

 

 

 
              14,336,450   

Nebraska — 1.5%

   

Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB:

   

Gas Project No. 3, 5.00%, 9/01/42

    1,570        1,628,828   

Project No. 3, 5.25%, 9/01/37

    895        953,801   

Lancaster County Hospital Authority No. 1, Refunding RB, Immanuel Obligation Group, 5.63%, 1/01/40

    1,245        1,385,797   

Sarpy County Hospital Authority No. 1, Refunding RB, Immanuel Obligation Group, 5.63%, 1/01/40

    1,635        1,789,279   
   

 

 

 
              5,757,705   

Nevada — 0.7%

   

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding RB, Alexander Dawson School Nevada Project, 5.00%, 5/15/29

    2,465        2,586,204   

New Jersey — 4.1%

   

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 6.25%, 9/15/29

    2,130        2,168,255   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

   

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/24

    455        516,948   

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/25

    610        686,439   

Special Assessment Bonds, Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, 6.50%, 4/01/28

    7,475        8,935,615   

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

    2,690        3,102,754   
   

 

 

 
              15,410,011   

New York — 4.2%

   

Albany Industrial Development Agency, RB, New Covenant Charter School Project, Series A, 7.00%, 5/01/35 (b)(c)

    985        221,595   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    585        653,872   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/40

    1,325        1,497,144   

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB, American Airlines, Inc., JFK International Airport, AMT, 7.75%, 8/01/31 (b)(f)

    6,700        7,036,675   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Second Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, 6.38%, 7/15/49

    1,335        1,530,591   

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

    1,500        1,684,110   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, JFK International Air Terminal:

   

6.00%, 12/01/36

    1,410        1,639,760   

6.00%, 12/01/42

    1,375        1,593,749   
   

 

 

 
              15,857,496   

North Carolina — 2.0%

   

Gaston County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority North Carolina, RB, Exempt Facilities National Gypsum Co. Project, AMT,
5.75%, 8/01/35

    6,500        5,886,985   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Duke University Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/42

    1,525        1,681,618   
   

 

 

 
              7,568,603   

Ohio — 2.3%

   

County of Allen Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/38

    3,405        3,757,588   

County of Hamilton Ohio, RB, Christ Hospital Project, 5.00%, 6/01/42

    1,640        1,738,580   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Ohio (concluded)

   

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/39

  $ 3,025      $ 3,251,603   
   

 

 

 
              8,747,771   

Oregon — 0.1%

   

City of Tigard Washington County Oregon, Refunding RB, Water System, 5.00%, 8/01/37

    275        319,052   

Pennsylvania — 0.9%

   

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Refunding RB, Health System, West Penn, Series A, 5.38%, 11/15/40

    1,495        1,250,194   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project,
5.00%, 11/15/40

    2,065        2,302,413   
   

 

 

 
              3,552,607   

Puerto Rico — 5.4%

   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.50%, 8/01/44

    6,100        7,273,152   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, CAB, Series A (a):

   

5.50%, 8/01/33

    13,600        4,370,088   

5.57%, 8/01/34

    5,500        1,649,835   

5.64%, 8/01/35

    14,055        3,929,778   

5.70%, 8/01/36

    11,875        3,097,831   
   

 

 

 
              20,320,684   

South Carolina — 1.8%

   

South Carolina Jobs-EDA, Refunding RB, Palmetto Health Alliance, Series A, 6.25%, 8/01/31

    2,640        2,803,390   

South Carolina State Ports Authority, RB, 5.25%, 7/01/40

    3,595        4,043,584   
   

 

 

 
              6,846,974   

Tennessee — 3.5%

   

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Tennessee, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (AGM), 5.67%, 1/01/13 (a)

    20,405        12,807,811   

Rutherford County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Ascension Health, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    230        258,674   
   

 

 

 
              13,066,485   

Texas — 15.6%

   

Brazos River Authority, RB, TXU Electric, Series A, AMT, 8.25%, 10/01/30

    2,400        384,000   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 6.25%, 1/01/46

    2,350        2,737,726   

City of Austin Texas, Refunding RB, Water & Wastewater System Revenue, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    685        796,785   

City of Dallas Texas, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    1,650        1,898,045   

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

Combined, First Lien (AGC), 6.00%, 11/15/35

    9,145        11,115,656   

Senior Lien, 5.50%, 7/01/39

    1,675        1,879,384   

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Idea Public Schools, 5.00%, 8/15/32

    640        685,062   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 6.10%, 8/01/24

    5,000        5,017,250   

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB, Third Lien, Series A-3 (NPFGC), 5.93%, 11/15/24 (a)

    25,375        6,163,841   

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 5/15/13 (g)

    5        5,169   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB,
Toll Second Tier, Series F, 6.13%, 1/01/31

    6,790        7,542,332   

San Antonio Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp., RB, Gas Supply, 5.50%, 8/01/24

    3,600        4,060,440   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare, 6.00%, 8/15/45

    4,410        5,206,666   
Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Texas (concluded)

   

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

   

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, LBJ Freeway Managed Lanes Project, 7.00%, 6/30/40

  $ 3,000      $ 3,660,870   

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

    3,000        3,600,270   

University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Financing System Bonds, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/43

    3,350        3,913,470   
   

 

 

 
              58,666,966   

Virginia — 1.8%

   

City of Norfolk Virginia, Refunding RB, Series B (AMBAC), 5.50%, 2/01/31

    1,240        1,241,401   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings Opco LLC Project, AMT:

   

5.25%, 1/01/32

    1,755        1,910,072   

6.00%, 1/01/37

    2,000        2,290,900   

5.50%, 1/01/42

    1,255        1,384,177   
   

 

 

 
              6,826,550   

Washington — 1.9%

   

Bellingham Washington, Water & Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 8/01/36

    5,050        5,783,917   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Providence Health & Services, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/42

    1,100        1,227,248   
   

 

 

 
              7,011,165   

Wisconsin — 1.9%

   

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

   

Ascension Health Senior Credit Group,
5.00%, 11/15/30

    1,790        1,999,448   

Ascension Health Senior Credit Group,
5.00%, 11/15/33

    910        1,007,215   

Aurora Health Care, 6.40%, 4/15/33

    3,930        4,000,819   
   

 

 

 
              7,007,482   

Wyoming — 1.5%

   

County of Sweetwater Wyoming, Refunding RB, Idaho Power Co. Project, 5.25%, 7/15/26

    3,355        3,823,324   

Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series A:

   

5.50%, 1/01/33

    800        894,096   

5.50%, 1/01/38

    750        827,738   
   

 

 

 
              5,545,158   
Total Municipal Bonds — 110.1%             414,745,208   

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
             

Alabama — 0.7%

   

Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority-Birmingham, Refunding RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit, Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    2,519        2,722,949   

Arizona — 0.8%

   

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

    2,630        2,911,743   

California — 8.7%

   

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/39

    2,850        3,338,291   

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding RB, Senior, Los Angeles International Airport, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

    6,499        7,292,337   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Election of 2001, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/32

    2,530        2,856,319   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)

  Par
(000)
    Value  
   

California (concluded)

   

San Diego Community College District California, GO, Election of 2002, 5.25%, 8/01/33

  $ 1,840      $ 2,198,387   

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

    10,335        11,587,809   

University of California, RB, Limited Project, Series B, 4.75%, 5/15/38

    5,099        5,312,894   
   

 

 

 
              32,586,037   

Colorado — 2.0%

   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health:

   

Series C-3 (FSA), 5.10%, 10/01/41

    4,230        4,516,413   

Series C-7 (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/36

    2,710        2,897,044   
   

 

 

 
              7,413,457   

Connecticut — 3.1%

   

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

   

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

    5,170        5,861,177   

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

    5,130        5,829,681   
   

 

 

 
              11,690,858   

Georgia — 1.4%

   

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Refunding RB, Emory University, Series C, 5.00%, 9/01/38

    4,638        5,206,523   

Illinois — 0.9%

   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    3,119        3,550,166   

Maryland — 1.3%

   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Ascension Health, Series B,
5.00%, 11/15/51

    4,559        5,059,226   

Massachusetts — 2.5%

   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Sales Tax Revenue, Senior, Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

    4,950        5,709,181   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/41

    3,150        3,550,019   
   

 

 

 
              9,259,200   

Michigan — 0.9%

   

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A:

   

5.00%, 7/01/32

    1,700        1,794,500   

5.25%, 7/01/39

    1,462        1,556,508   
   

 

 

 
              3,351,008   

New Hampshire — 0.7%

   

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, RB, Dartmouth College, 5.25%, 6/01/39

    2,219        2,635,096   

New York — 13.2%

   

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

    1,750        2,052,611   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Second General Resolution, Series HH,
5.00%, 6/15/31

    9,149        10,761,513   

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

    1,710        2,008,109   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB,
5.00%, 2/01/42

    2,679        3,071,195   

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

    11,670        13,366,701   

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

    7,040        8,331,770   

New York State Dormitory Authority, ERB, Series F, 5.00%, 3/15/35

    9,284        10,146,032   
   

 

 

 
              49,737,931   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
  Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Texas — 1.1%

   

Harris County Texas Metropolitan Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Sales & Use Tax Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/41

  $ 3,720      $ 4,245,004   

Utah — 1.1%

   

City of Riverton Utah Hospital, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

    3,959        4,320,215   

Virginia — 1.8%

   

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, General, 5.00%, 6/01/40

    5,909        6,784,767   

Washington — 3.4%

   

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

    3,029        3,463,468   

State of Washington, GO, Various Purpose, Series E, 5.00%, 2/01/34

    8,113        9,444,967   
   

 

 

 
              12,908,435   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 43.6%
        164,382,615   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $529,032,726) — 153.7%
        579,127,823   

 

Short-Term Securities   Shares         
   

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01% (i)(j)

    15,208,474        15,208,474   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $15,208,474) — 4.0%
        15,208,474   
Total Investments (Cost — $544,241,200) 
— 157.7%
       594,336,297   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 6.0%        22,655,544   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (23.6)%

   

    (88,917,478
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (40.1)%        (151,300,000
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares
— 100.0%
     $ 376,774,363   
   

 

 

 
                 

 

(a)   Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

(b)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(c)   Non-income producing security.

 

(d)   Security represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(e)   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.

 

(f)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(g)   US government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

(h)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(i)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
August 31,
2012
     Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     11,840,465         3,368,009         15,208,474       $ 1,943   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)   

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

 

(j)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investment and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           
Investments:            

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 579,127,823               $ 579,127,823   

Short-Term Securities

   $ 15,208,474                         15,208,474   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,208,474       $ 579,127,823               $ 594,336,297   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
1   

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

Certain of the Trust’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities:

          

TOB trust certificates

           $ (88,875,564           $ (88,875,564

VMTP Shares

             (151,300,000             (151,300,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ (240,175,564           $ (240,175,564
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (MFL)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 5.2%

    

Auburn University, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 6/01/29

   $ 5,665      $ 6,785,877   

5.00%, 6/01/31

     3,250        3,850,145   

Birmingham Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC):

    

6.13%, 6/01/34

     4,980        5,932,126   

6.00%, 6/01/39

     10,995        12,988,504   

Selma IDB Alabama, RB, International Paper Co., Project, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

     1,745        1,902,800   
    

 

 

 
               31,459,452   

Arizona — 3.6%

    

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding COP, University of Arizona, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/25

     7,755        9,073,815   

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding RB, Arizona State University System, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/30

     3,140        3,727,117   

5.00%, 6/01/42

     3,000        3,427,470   

5.00%, 7/01/42

     5,000        5,704,100   
    

 

 

 
               21,932,502   

California — 21.2%

    

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     8,920        10,474,132   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/42

     450        497,552   

Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/51

     4,690        5,156,889   

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

     5,370        6,435,301   

California State Public Works Board, RB, Various Capital Projects, Series G-1 (AGC), 5.25%, 10/01/24

     5,000        5,792,450   

California State University, RB, Systemwide, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/39

     1,450        1,580,297   

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

     4,000        4,358,920   

City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Series A-1, AMT, 5.75%, 3/01/34

     4,450        5,124,130   

County of Sacramento California, RB, Senior Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/41

     5,600        6,289,696   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO:

    

Election of 2001, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 8/01/32

     10,000        11,289,800   

Election of 2008, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/39

     3,675        4,270,607   

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, RB, Power System, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 7/01/38

     5,000        5,834,900   

Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Real Property, Series B (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/39

     2,980        3,351,874   

Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO, Series D, 5.25%, 7/01/25

     3,485        4,115,855   

Manteca Financing Authority California, RB, Manteca Sewer (AGC):

    

5.63%, 12/01/33

     2,450        2,824,727   

5.75%, 12/01/36

     3,285        3,783,991   

Redondo Beach Unified School District, GO, Election of 2008, Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/34

     4,110        4,883,790   

San Bernardino Community College District, GO, Election of 2002, Series A, 6.25%, 8/01/33

     3,820        4,575,329   

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B (AGC), 5.38%, 8/01/34

     4,690        5,499,213   

State of California, GO, Refunding, Various Purpose, 5.00%, 9/01/41

     10,345        11,341,637   

State of California, GO, Various Purpose (AGC), 5.50%, 11/01/39

     15,000        17,121,000   

University of California, Refunding RB, Limited Project, Series G, 5.00%, 5/15/37

     3,020        3,486,681   
    

 

 

 
               128,088,771   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Colorado — 1.2%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Hospital, NCMC, Inc. Project, Series B (AGM), 6.00%, 5/15/26

   $ 5,925      $ 7,050,987   

District of Columbia — 0.2%

    

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 10/01/38

     1,000        1,134,630   

Florida — 6.6%

    

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB:

    

Sales Tax Revenue, Better Jacksonville (AGM),
5.00%, 10/01/29

     3,500        4,072,005   

Sales Tax Revenue, Better Jacksonville, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/30

     3,500        4,032,700   

County of Lee Florida, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.38%, 10/01/32

     4,600        5,079,366   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Miami International Airport, Series A, AMT (NPFGC), 6.00%, 10/01/29

     8,000        8,017,760   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB, Miami International Airport, Series A, AMT (AGM), 5.50%, 10/01/41

     3,500        3,804,500   

Florida Housing Finance Corp., RB, Waverly Apartments, Series C-1, AMT, (AGM), 6.30%, 7/01/30

     2,055        2,058,802   

Florida Housing Finance Corp., Refunding RB, AMT (NPFGC) Homeowner Mortgage, Series 2:

    

5.75%, 7/01/14

     265        265,758   

5.90%, 7/01/29

     5,610        5,674,122   

Manatee County Housing Finance Authority, RB,
Series A, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 5.90%, 9/01/40

     775        840,953   

Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority Florida, RB, Marbrisa Apartments Project, Series 2A, AMT (AGM), 6.00%, 8/01/26

     2,185        2,189,064   

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, RB, The Nemours Foundation Project, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/29

     3,360        3,820,723   
    

 

 

 
               39,855,753   

Illinois — 18.0%

    

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Series A:

    

5.50%, 12/01/39

     6,370        7,429,203   

5.00%, 12/01/42

     8,750        9,533,125   

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Refunding, Chicago School Reform Board (NPFGC), 5.50%, 12/01/26

     1,620        2,014,729   

Chicago Transit Authority, RB:

    

Federal Transit Administration Section 5309, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 6/01/26

     6,315        7,459,215   

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

     1,960        2,242,260   

Sales Tax Receipts Revenue, 5.25%, 12/01/40

     5,515        6,290,464   

City of Chicago Illinois, RB:

    

O’Hare International Airport, General, Third Lien, Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/39

     7,395        8,705,246   

O’Hare International Airport, Third Lien, Series C, 6.50%, 1/01/41

     16,800        20,798,568   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding GARB, O’Hare International Airport, General, Third Lien, Series C, 5.25%, 1/01/35

     2,805        3,144,966   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/38

     2,445        2,797,716   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/32

     1,790        2,049,156   

Cook County Forest Preserve District, GO, Refunding, Limited Tax Project, Series B, 5.00%, 12/15/32

     840        961,615   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

    

Carle Foundation, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/41

     4,000        4,692,480   

University of Chicago, Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/37

     10,000        12,009,400   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B, 5.00%, 12/15/28

     4,645        5,423,502   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (MFL)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Illinois (concluded)

    

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

    

5.50%, 6/01/23

   $ 4,365      $ 5,091,249   

6.00%, 6/01/28

     1,245        1,459,327   

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/26

     5,625        6,537,881   
    

 

 

 
               108,640,102   

Indiana — 3.4%

    

Indiana Finance Authority Waste Water Utility, RB, First Lien, CWA Authority, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

     4,080        4,566,050   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 1/01/38

     14,105        15,994,083   
    

 

 

 
               20,560,133   

Kansas — 1.4%

    

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligation Group, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/32

     7,290        8,370,451   

Kentucky — 0.4%

    

The Turnpike Authority of Kentucky, RB, Revitalization Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     2,235        2,693,398   

Louisiana — 0.2%

    

New Orleans Aviation Board Louisiana, Refunding GARB, Restructuring (AGC):

    

Series A-1, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     500        597,690   

Series A-2, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     720        860,674   
    

 

 

 
               1,458,364   

Massachusetts — 0.4%

    

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Wellesley College, Series J, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     2,090        2,433,909   

Michigan — 6.0%

    

City of Detroit Michigan, RB (AGM), Senior Lien, Series B:

    

6.25%, 7/01/36

     6,320        7,363,622   

7.50%, 7/01/33

     2,780        3,496,656   

City of Detroit Michigan, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series C-1 (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/27

     9,055        10,844,087   

Hudsonville Public Schools, GO, School Building & Site (Q-SBLF), 5.25%, 5/01/41

     6,015        6,795,747   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, 8.25%, 9/01/39

     5,780        7,434,929   
    

 

 

 
               35,935,041   

Minnesota — 2.0%

    

City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services, Series B (AGC), 6.50%, 11/15/38

     9,900        11,823,372   

Mississippi — 2.7%

    

Medical Center Educational Building Corp., RB, University of Mississippi Medical Center Facilities Expansion & Renovation Project, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/41

     5,380        6,065,197   

Mississippi Development Bank, Refunding RB, City of Jacksonville Mississippi Water & Sewer System Project, Special Obligation, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 9/01/30

     9,030        10,495,569   
    

 

 

 
               16,560,766   

Nebraska — 0.8%

    

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

5.90%, 9/01/36

     3,650        4,206,588   

6.05%, 9/01/41

     770        784,900   
    

 

 

 
               4,991,488   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Nevada — 4.2%

    

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/34

   $ 5,850      $ 7,090,785   

County of Clark Nevada, RB:

    

Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series A (AGC), 5.25%, 7/01/39

     11,475        12,873,802   

Subordinate Lien, Series A-2 (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/36

     5,310        5,606,086   
    

 

 

 
               25,570,673   

New Jersey — 3.7%

    

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Virtua Health (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/38

     6,500        7,229,430   

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, Series 1, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/28

     4,475        5,195,386   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

    

Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

     5,410        6,320,341   

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36

     2,960        3,414,182   
    

 

 

 
               22,159,339   

New York — 11.9%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Transportation, Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/42

     1,500        1,676,595   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/28

     5,500        6,476,525   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Fiscal 2009, Series EE, 5.25%, 6/15/40

     7,500        8,628,600   

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     4,000        4,698,440   

Water & Sewer System, Second General Resolution, Fiscal 2011, Series EE, 5.38%, 6/15/43

     3,475        4,070,962   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB:

    

Fiscal 2009, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/29

     4,000        4,786,000   

Future Tax Secured, Subseries E-1, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     7,210        8,264,102   

Sub-Future Tax Secured, Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/39

     4,865        5,602,972   

Sub-Series S-2A, 5.00%, 7/15/30

     7,110        8,312,799   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, General Purpose, Series B:

    

5.00%, 3/15/37

     9,900        11,416,383   

5.00%, 3/15/42

     4,100        4,680,765   

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/37

     2,890        3,259,487   
    

 

 

 
               71,873,630   

North Carolina — 1.9%

    

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Health Care Facilities, Duke University Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/32

     6,305        7,306,045   

University of North Carolina, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 4/01/28

     3,275        3,867,840   
    

 

 

 
               11,173,885   

Pennsylvania — 1.7%

    

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 6.00%, 12/01/41

     4,945        5,628,646   

Philadelphia Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Children’s Hospital Philadelphia, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     3,785        4,374,817   
    

 

 

 
               10,003,463   

Puerto Rico — 1.3%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.38%, 8/01/39

     6,610        7,799,337   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (MFL)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

South Carolina — 0.8%

    

City of North Charleston South Carolina, RB, Public Facilities Corp. Installment Purchase, 5.00%, 6/01/35

   $ 4,205      $ 4,751,692   

Texas — 17.4%

    

City of Austin Texas, Refunding RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/28

     3,360        3,952,301   

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Combined First Lien, Series A (AGC):

    

6.00%, 11/15/35

     12,700        15,436,723   

6.00%, 11/15/36

     9,435        11,429,182   

5.38%, 11/15/38

     5,000        5,778,650   

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 12/01/38

     10,110        11,464,942   

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Texas Children’s Hospital Project, 5.25%, 10/01/29

     2,900        3,412,720   

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B, 7.25%, 12/01/35

     1,500        1,873,365   

Katy ISD, GO, Refunding, School Building, Series A (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 2/15/42

     3,505        4,081,502   

Lamar Texas Consolidated ISD, GO, Refunding, School House, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/45

     4,175        4,831,894   

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

     3,500        4,155,305   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, System, First Tier:

    

(AGM), 6.00%, 1/01/43

     5,555        6,648,613   

Series K-1 (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/38

     12,150        13,868,010   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Christus Health, Series A (AGC), 6.50%, 7/01/37

     1,770        2,077,980   

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB, Central Texas Turnpike System, First Tier, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 8/15/42

     4,165        4,166,166   

Texas Tech University, Refunding RB, Improvement Bonds, 14th Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/32

     1,500        1,759,770   

University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Financing System, Series B, 5.00%, 8/15/43

     8,495        9,923,859   
    

 

 

 
               104,860,982   

Virginia — 2.6%

    

Fairfax County IDA, RB, Health Care, Inova Health System Project, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     3,230        3,594,667   

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/35

     4,300        5,351,823   

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     5,770        6,708,606   
    

 

 

 
               15,655,096   

Washington — 1.5%

    

City of Seattle Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     4,200        4,894,806   

State of Washington, GO, Various Purpose, Series B, 5.25%, 2/01/36

     3,290        3,852,919   
    

 

 

 
               8,747,725   

West Virginia — 1.2%

    

West Virginia Economic Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/40

     6,490        7,251,472   

Wisconsin — 1.1%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health, Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/41

     5,800        6,431,156   

Total Municipal Bonds — 122.6%

             739,267,569   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (a)
   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 1.1%

    

Mobile Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners, RB (NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/01/31

   $ 6,500      $ 6,898,580   

California — 2.0%

    

California State University, Refunding RB, Systemwide, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

     7,960        9,082,440   

Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     2,400        2,707,128   
    

 

 

 
               11,789,568   

District of Columbia — 0.7%

    

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/35

     3,381        4,109,788   

Florida — 3.0%

    

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

     3,060        3,444,367   

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, RB, Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.50%, 10/01/38

     10,657        11,590,309   

Lee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, Multi-County Program, Series A-2, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 6.00%, 9/01/40

     3,120        3,323,798   
    

 

 

 
               18,358,474   

Illinois — 2.2%

    

Chicago Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Federal Transit Administration Section 5309 (AGM), 5.00%, 6/01/28

     7,737        8,530,184   

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Second Lien, Water Project, 5.00%, 11/01/42

     4,358        4,961,130   
    

 

 

 
               13,491,314   

Indiana — 1.7%

    

Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, St. Francis, Series E (AGM), 5.25%, 5/15/41

     9,850        10,566,292   

Kentucky — 0.1%

    

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, Refunding RB, Project No. 93 (AGC), 5.25%, 2/01/27

     404        467,786   

Massachusetts — 1.8%

    

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Senior-Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     9,440        10,887,813   

Nevada — 2.7%

    

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO:

    

Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38

     8,000        9,842,480   

Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/29

     5,008        6,195,137   
    

 

 

 
               16,037,617   

New Jersey — 3.7%

    

New Jersey EDA, RB, School Facilities Construction, Series Z (AGC), 6.00%, 12/15/34

     4,350        5,125,388   

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.25%, 10/01/29

     7,402        8,166,573   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 12/15/32

     8,000        9,162,000   
    

 

 

 
               22,453,961   

New York — 13.9%

    

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

     9,249        10,849,515   

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series FF, 5.00%, 6/15/45

     11,236        12,842,959   

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     4,994        5,865,792   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (concluded)   

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (MFL)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (a)

   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

New York (concluded)

    

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB:

    

Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

   $ 5,619      $ 6,326,123   

Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series E1, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     5,439        6,234,067   

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

     13,950        15,978,190   

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

     8,200        9,704,618   

New York State Dormitory Authority, ERB, Short Term Personal Income, Tax Revenue Education, Series B, 5.25%, 3/15/38

     13,500        15,777,585   
    

 

 

 
               83,578,849   

Puerto Rico — 1.0%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Sales Tax, Series C, 5.25%, 8/01/40

     5,590        6,215,996   

Texas — 6.4%

    

City of San Antonio Texas, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 2/01/31

     12,027        14,007,644   

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/41

     9,640        11,444,897   

Waco Educational Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Baylor University, 5.00%, 3/01/43

     11,250        12,857,962   
    

 

 

 
               38,310,503   

Utah — 1.2%

    

City of Riverton Utah Hospital, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/41

     6,373        6,954,891   

Washington — 1.7%

    

University of Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     8,698        10,105,456   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 43.2%
        260,226,888   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $907,633,203) — 165.8%

  

  

    999,494,457   

 

Short-Term Securities               

Alabama — 0.1%

    

Eutaw Industrial Development Board, Refunding RB, VRDN, Alabama Power Company Project, 0.18%, 9/04/12 (d)

     600        600,000   
      Shares         

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

    

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01% (b)(c)

     687,432        687,432   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $1,287,432) — 0.2%

             1,287,432   
Total Investments (Cost — $908,920,635)
— 166.0%
       1,000,781,889   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3%        7,984,663   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (21.8)%

   

    (131,386,571
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value
— (45.5)%
       (274,600,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares
— 100.0%
     $ 602,779,981   
    

 

 

 

 

(a)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust’s acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(b)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2012
     Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     22,122,505         (21,434,965     687,432       $ 3,054   

 

(c)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

(d)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date and maturity shown is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 999,494,457               $ 999,494,457   

Short-Term Securities

   $ 687,432         600,000                 1,287,432   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 687,432       $ 1,000,094,457               $ 1,000,781,889   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  1   

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

Certain of the Trust’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities:

          

Bank overdraft

           $ (2,386           $ (2,386

TOB trust certificates

             (131,323,057             (131,323,057

VRDP Shares

             (274,600,000             (274,600,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ (405,925,443           $ (405,925,443
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2012   

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Alabama — 2.9%

    

Alabama State Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/40

   $ 7,610      $ 8,822,958   

Camden IDB Alabama, RB, Weyerhaeuser Co. Project, Series A, 6.13%, 12/01/13 (a)

     2,550        2,737,425   

Selma IDB Alabama, RB:

    

Gulf Opportunity Zone, International Paper, 5.80%, 5/01/34

     1,850        2,061,436   

International Paper Co., Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

     1,000        1,090,430   

Selma IDB Alabama, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series B, 5.50%, 5/01/20

     5,000        5,174,050   
    

 

 

 
               19,886,299   

Alaska — 0.1%

    

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/46

     1,250        1,007,038   

Arizona — 3.9%

    

Maricopa County IDA, RB, Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/29

     4,100        2,879,143   

Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp., Refunding RB, Southern California Edison Co., Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     3,300        3,656,895   

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     2,000        2,206,780   

Pima County IDA, RB:

    

Arizona Charter School Project, Series E, 7.25%, 7/01/31

     1,995        2,002,322   

Charter Schools, Series I, 6.75%, 7/01/21

     630        632,211   

Pima County IDA, Refunding RB, Arizona Charter,
Series I (a)(b):

    

6.10%, 7/01/13

     110        114,983   

6.10%, 7/01/13

     370        389,965   

6.30%, 7/01/13

     230        240,801   

6.30%, 7/01/13

     740        782,520   

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power Distribution, Refunding RB, Electrical System, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/31

     7,000        8,431,710   

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

     5,000        5,335,350   
    

 

 

 
               26,672,680   

California — 10.5%

    

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

Scripps Health, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/40

     2,800        3,074,764   

Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Series A, 5.00%, 8/15/51

     3,750        4,123,313   

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

     5,600        6,710,928   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/34

     1,055        1,245,617   

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

     5,000        5,763,500   

California HFA, RB, Home Mortgage, Series K, AMT, 5.50%, 2/01/42

     2,165        2,242,161   

California State Public Works Board, RB, Department of Mental Health, Coalinga, Series A:

    

5.50%, 12/01/13 (a)

     6,000        6,390,300   

5.13%, 6/01/29

     10,435        10,817,025   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB:

    

Health Facility, Memorial Health Services, Series A, 6.00%, 4/01/13 (a)

     4,240        4,383,524   

Kaiser Permanente, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/42

     4,170        4,544,174   

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 5/15/39

     1,200        1,351,200   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

California (concluded)

    

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. California, RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-3, 7.88%, 6/01/13 (a)

   $ 5,725      $ 6,051,611   

Poway Unified School District, GO, CAB, School Facilities Improvement District No. 2007-1, Election of 2008, Series B, 5.23%, 8/01/46 (c)

     15,000        2,603,850   

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

     9,700        12,088,140   
    

 

 

 
               71,390,107   

Colorado — 0.9%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.25%, 10/01/33

     2,500        2,959,325   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Evangelical Lutheran, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/34

     3,000        3,067,170   

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

     385        439,501   
    

 

 

 
               6,465,996   

Connecticut — 1.7%

    

State of Connecticut, GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 6/01/23

     9,000        11,307,150   

Delaware — 0.2%

    

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

     1,500        1,712,880   

District of Columbia — 0.2%

    

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, First Senior Lien, Series A:

    

5.00%, 10/01/39

     415        455,653   

5.25%, 10/01/44

     650        719,940   
    

 

 

 
               1,175,593   

Florida — 4.9%

    

County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Building Better Communities Program:

    

Series B, 6.38%, 7/01/28

     4,630        5,584,058   

Series B-1, 5.63%, 7/01/38

     5,000        5,660,200   

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB, Miami International Airport:

    

AMT (AGC), 5.00%, 10/01/40

     10,000        10,497,800   

Series A-1, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     10,290        11,692,115   
    

 

 

 
               33,434,173   

Georgia — 2.1%

    

City of Atlanta Georgia, Refunding RB, General, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/29

     1,070        1,190,000   

DeKalb County Hospital Authority Georgia, Refunding RB, Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. Project, 6.13%, 9/01/40

     3,570        4,116,710   

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

     3,335        3,683,574   

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, Series W:

    

6.60%, 1/01/18 (d)

     250        262,563   

6.60%, 1/01/18

     4,530        5,046,601   
    

 

 

 
               14,299,448   

Hawaii — 0.9%

    

Hawaii State Harbor, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/35

     5,000        5,885,750   

Illinois — 11.6%

    

Chicago Board of Education Illinois, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/39

     6,670        7,779,087   

Chicago Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts Revenue, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     2,110        2,413,861   

City of Chicago Illinois, RB, O’Hare International Airport, Third Lien, Series B-2, AMT (NPFGC), 6.00%, 1/01/27

     17,080        18,043,653   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   Par
(000)
    Value  
   

Illinois (concluded)

   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

   

Advocate Health Care Network, Series D, 6.50%, 11/01/38

  $ 9,700      $ 11,406,812   

Community, 6.50%, 7/01/22

    1,060        973,250   

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Series A, 6.00%, 8/15/39

    9,000        10,560,150   

OSF Healthcare System, Series A, 6.00%, 5/15/39

    5,060        5,815,458   

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

    2,645        3,100,337   

Regional Transportation Authority, RB:

   

Series A (AMBAC), 7.20%, 11/01/20

    3,040        3,663,717   

Series C (NPFGC), 7.75%, 6/01/20

    4,000        4,973,280   

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, MBM Project, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23

    10,000        10,013,600   
   

 

 

 
              78,743,205   

Indiana — 2.5%

   

Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Clarian Health Obligation, Series A, 5.25%, 2/15/40

    8,980        9,520,147   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Series D, 6.75%, 2/01/14

    7,120        7,430,076   
   

 

 

 
              16,950,223   

Iowa — 0.1%

   

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Series C, 5.63%, 6/01/46

    1,000        917,520   

Kentucky — 1.2%

   

County of Owen Kentucky, RB, Kentucky American Water Co., Series B, 5.63%, 9/01/39

    1,000        1,078,740   

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Owensboro Medical Health System, Series A:

   

6.38%, 6/01/40

    2,000        2,366,360   

6.50%, 3/01/45

    4,000        4,757,280   
   

 

 

 
              8,202,380   

Louisiana — 0.8%

   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp., Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35

    2,615        3,038,761   

Parish of St. Charles Louisiana, RB, Valero Energy Corp. Project, 4.00%, 12/01/40 (e)

    2,210        2,371,374   
   

 

 

 
              5,410,135   

Maine — 1.0%

   

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

    5,000        5,429,950   

Portland New Public Housing Authority Maine, Refunding RB, Senior Living, Series A, 6.00%, 2/01/34

    1,190        1,226,521   
   

 

 

 
              6,656,471   

Maryland — 1.8%

   

Maryland Community Development Administration, RB, AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

    1,835        1,912,015   

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding RB, Residential, Series D, AMT, 4.90%, 9/01/42

    3,250        3,343,762   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Charlestown Community, 6.25%, 1/01/41

    2,000        2,282,620   

University of Maryland Medical System, 5.00%, 7/01/34

    2,100        2,273,943   

University of Maryland Medical System, 5.13%, 7/01/39

    2,100        2,293,704   
   

 

 

 
              12,106,044   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Massachusetts — 5.7%

    

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, General Transportation System, Series A, 7.00%, 3/01/19

   $ 3,010      $ 3,605,950   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Wellesley College, Series J, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     2,800        3,260,740   

Massachusetts HFA, RB, AMT:

    

S/F, Series 130, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,500        2,594,700   

Series A, 5.20%, 12/01/37

     2,865        2,968,283   

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

     6,550        7,019,701   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, RB, Series A, 6.50%, 7/15/19 (d)

     16,000        19,275,360   
    

 

 

 
               38,724,734   

Michigan — 3.9%

    

City of Detroit Michigan, RB, Second Lien, Series B (AGM):

    

6.25%, 7/01/36

     2,500        2,912,825   

7.00%, 7/01/36

     1,250        1,515,462   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Henry Ford Health System, Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/46

     7,950        8,427,954   

McLaren Health Care, 5.75%, 5/15/38

     7,285        8,133,630   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, 8.25%, 9/01/39

     4,100        5,273,912   
    

 

 

 
               26,263,783   

Minnesota — 0.5%

    

Tobacco Securitization Authority Minnesota, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Series B, 5.25%, 3/01/31

     3,000        3,384,990   

Mississippi — 4.9%

    

County of Lowndes Mississippi, Refunding RB, Weyerhaeuser Co. Project:

    

Series A, 6.80%, 4/01/22

     9,160        10,594,822   

Series B, 6.70%, 4/01/22

     4,500        5,154,480   

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Refunding RB, System Energy Resource, Inc. Project:

    

5.88%, 4/01/22

     15,000        15,042,750   

5.90%, 5/01/22

     2,250        2,256,413   
    

 

 

 
               33,048,465   

Nebraska — 1.6%

    

Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.00%, 9/01/42

     6,200        6,432,314   

Omaha Nebraska Public Power District, Series B, 5.00%, 2/01/36

     4,000        4,603,920   
    

 

 

 
               11,036,234   

Nevada — 0.8%

    

County of Clark Nevada, RB, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/42

     5,000        5,735,750   

New Hampshire — 0.4%

    

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Elliot Hospital, Series B, 5.60%, 10/01/22

     2,300        2,463,277   

New Jersey — 5.0%

    

New Jersey EDA, RB, Cigarette Tax, 5.75%, 6/15/14 (a)

     3,695        4,052,861   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/25

     990        1,114,057   

School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 5.25%, 12/15/33

     10,000        11,313,200   

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

     1,300        1,457,261   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System, 5.50%, 6/15/31

     8,000        9,507,520   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. New Jersey, RB, 7.00%, 6/01/41 (a)

     5,980        6,283,186   
    

 

 

 
               33,728,085   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

New York — 4.8%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series 2008C:

    

6.25%, 11/15/23

   $ 3,245      $ 4,120,826   

6.50%, 11/15/28

     14,925        19,126,835   

New York State Thruway Authority, RB, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     4,215        4,732,349   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, JFK International Air Terminal, 6.00%, 12/01/36

     3,165        3,680,737   

Rochester Housing Authority, RB, College Andrews Terrace Apartments, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 4.70%, 12/20/38

     1,000        1,030,160   
    

 

 

 
               32,690,907   

North Carolina — 1.0%

    

Gaston County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority North Carolina, RB, Exempt Facilities, National Gypsum Co. Project, AMT, 5.75%, 8/01/35

     4,105        3,717,857   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, Wakemed, Series A, 4.13%, 10/01/38

     2,730        2,802,509   
    

 

 

 
               6,520,366   

Ohio — 0.5%

    

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, Senior, Series A-2, 6.50%, 6/01/47

     1,125        996,311   

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

     1,915        2,387,603   
    

 

 

 
               3,383,914   

Oregon — 0.7%

    

City of Tigard Washington County Oregon, Refunding RB, Water System:

    

5.00%, 8/01/37

     2,000        2,320,380   

5.00%, 8/01/42

     2,335        2,702,576   
    

 

 

 
               5,022,956   

Pennsylvania — 0.9%

    

Chester County IDA, RB, Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. Project, Series A, AMT (NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/01/40

     540        568,571   

Delaware River Port Authority, RB, Series D, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     195        214,295   

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/34

     2,780        3,068,036   

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB:

    

Arbor House, Inc. Project, Series E, 6.10%, 7/01/33

     1,000        1,023,340   

Rieder House Project, Series A, 6.10%, 7/01/33

     1,355        1,386,626   
    

 

 

 
               6,260,868   

Puerto Rico — 2.6%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.38%, 8/01/39

     13,000        15,339,090   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.57%, 8/01/41 (c)

     10,000        2,040,300   
    

 

 

 
               17,379,390   

South Carolina — 0.9%

    

County of Georgetown South Carolina, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.55%, 12/01/29

     1,000        1,031,800   

County of Richland South Carolina, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, AMT, 6.10%, 4/01/23

     5,000        5,171,800   
    

 

 

 
               6,203,600   
Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Texas — 11.8%

    

Brazos River Authority, Refunding RB, Texas Utility Co., Series A, AMT, 7.70%, 4/01/33

   $ 3,055      $ 424,003   

Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, Refunding RB, Dow Chemical Co. Project, Series A-7, AMT, 6.63%, 5/15/33

     11,460        11,598,208   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

5.75%, 1/01/31

     1,000        1,164,510   

6.00%, 1/01/41

     4,300        5,000,083   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 6.10%, 8/01/24

     4,000        4,013,800   

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B:

    

7.13%, 12/01/31

     3,500        4,346,335   

7.25%, 12/01/35

     5,400        6,744,114   

Houston Industrial Development Corp., RB, Senior, Air Cargo, AMT, 6.38%, 1/01/23

     1,690        1,712,663   

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, KIPP, Inc., 6.25%, 8/15/39

     925        1,075,239   

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., RB, Southwest Airlines Co. Project, 5.25%, 11/01/40

     3,600        3,871,728   

Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1 Texas, Refunding RB, CenterPoint Energy Project, 5.60%, 3/01/27 (e)

     9,355        9,799,737   

North Texas Education Finance Corporation, ERB, Uplift Education, Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/42

     1,000        1,056,910   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, First Tier, Series A, 6.25%, 1/01/39

     3,500        4,025,175   

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare, 6.00%, 8/15/45

     5,000        5,903,250   

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     1,230        1,234,981   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39

     4,710        5,652,424   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, LBJ Freeway Managed Lanes Project, 7.00%, 6/30/40

     10,000        12,202,900   
    

 

 

 
               79,826,060   

Vermont — 0.1%

    

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, RB, Developmental & Mental Health, Series A, 6.38%, 6/15/22

     420        425,405   

Virginia — 2.9%

    

City of Norfolk Virginia, Refunding RB, Series B (AMBAC), 5.50%, 2/01/31

     3,550        3,554,012   

City of Portsmouth Virginia, GO, Refunding, Series D, 5.00%, 7/15/34

     3,105        3,567,956   

Fairfax County EDA, Refunding RB Goodwin House, Inc.:

    

5.13%, 10/01/37

     2,000        2,055,240   

5.13%, 10/01/42

     6,015        6,161,946   

Virginia HDA, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A3, AMT, 5.05%, 7/01/26

     1,325        1,414,318   

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

     2,620        3,001,079   
    

 

 

 
               19,754,551   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Table of Contents
Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Washington — 4.2%

    

Energy Northwest, Refunding RB, Series B, 7.13%, 7/01/16

   $ 14,320      $ 17,755,081   

Seattle Housing Authority Washington, RB, Replacement Housing Projects, 6.13%, 12/01/32

     2,175        2,178,328   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.38%, 10/01/36

     7,000        8,349,600   
    

 

 

 
               28,283,009   

West Virginia — 0.4%

    

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Charleston, Series A, 5.63%, 9/01/32

     2,500        2,744,300   

Wisconsin — 1.3%

    

City of Milwaukee Wisconsin, RB, Senior, Air Cargo, AMT, 6.50%, 1/01/25

     1,475        1,494,898   

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Hudson Memorial Hospital (FHA), 5.70%, 1/15/29

     4,500        4,516,560   

SynergyHealth, Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/32

     3,040        3,168,957   
    

 

 

 
               9,180,415   

Wyoming — 0.8%

    

County of Sweetwater Wyoming, Refunding RB, Idaho Power Co. Project, 5.25%, 7/15/26

     4,500        5,128,155   

Total Municipal Bonds – 103.0%

             699,412,306   

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
 

Arizona — 0.6%

    

Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     3,500        4,062,205   

California — 5.1%

    

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/33

     9,586        11,656,803   

University of California, RB, Series O, 5.25%, 5/15/39

     20,000        22,844,600   
    

 

 

 
               34,501,403   

Connecticut — 2.0%

    

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, Yale University, Series Z-3, 5.05%, 7/01/42

     12,000        13,812,360   

District of Columbia — 1.3%

    

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/39

     7,495        8,754,620   

Florida — 4.5%

    

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB:

    

Transit System Sales tax Revenue, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     3,750        4,221,038   

Water & Sewer System (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/39

     14,747        16,445,984   

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A (AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     8,900        9,884,607   
    

 

 

 
               30,551,629   

Illinois — 3.9%

    

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB:

    

Sales Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     4,640        5,197,728   

Second Lien (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

     1,330        1,529,965   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, University of Chicago, Series B, 6.25%, 7/01/38

     10,000        12,303,900   

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.50%, 1/01/33

     6,999        7,763,955   
    

 

 

 
               26,795,548   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Kentucky — 5.0%

    

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, St. Elizabeth, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/39

   $ 8,003      $ 8,976,682   

Kentucky Housing Corp., Refunding RB, Series L, AMT, 5.25%, 1/01/38

     5,950        6,209,182   

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     7,001        7,952,987   

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Government Parking Authority, RB, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/39

     9,195        10,921,269   
    

 

 

 
               34,060,120   

Maryland — 0.8%

    

Maryland State Transportation Authority, RB, Transportation Facility Project (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/41

     4,710        5,213,122   

Nevada — 2.9%

    

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34

     15,789        19,795,221   

New York — 8.0%

    

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     4,154        4,879,352   

Water & Sewer System, Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/37

     24,199        27,322,665   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB, 5.00%, 2/01/42

     8,898        10,199,118   

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

     10,000        11,834,900   
    

 

 

 
               54,236,035   

North Carolina — 2.9%

    

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Duke University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

     12,678        14,120,543   

Wake Forest University, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     5,000        5,584,950   
    

 

 

 
               19,705,493   

Ohio — 3.5%

    

County of Allen Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/38

     2,870        3,167,188   

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/34

     5,470        6,212,662   

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Health, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/33

     4,400        4,859,272   

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

     8,500        9,638,405   
    

 

 

 
               23,877,527   

Oregon — 2.0%

    

Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department, HRB, Series A, AMT, 4.95%, 7/01/30

     13,000        13,820,006   

South Carolina — 0.5%

    

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-1, 5.55%, 7/01/39

     3,019        3,241,496   

Texas — 9.1%

    

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Texas Airport System, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/34

     8,333        9,421,228   

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, School Health Care System, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/27 (d)

     20,970        27,927,846   

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Rice University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     10,000        11,499,981   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)   

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
   Par
(000)
    Value  
    

Texas (concluded)

    

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, MRB, Series B, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 5.25%, 9/01/32

   $ 6,072      $ 6,384,432   

Texas State University Systems, Refunding RB (AGM), 5.00%, 3/15/30

     5,667        6,389,895   
    

 

 

 
               61,623,382   

Virginia — 2.6%

    

Fairfax County IDA Virginia, Refunding RB, Health Care, Inova Health System, Series A, 5.50%, 5/15/35

     2,099        2,394,496   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

     5,002        5,516,184   

Virginia State Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB, Capital Projects, 5.00%, 5/15/32

     8,001        9,420,302   
    

 

 

 
               17,330,982   

Washington — 4.2%

    

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 11/01/34

     5,000        5,695,975   

5.00%, 11/01/36

     6,000        6,835,170   

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

     14,007        16,014,252   
    

 

 

 
               28,545,397   

Wisconsin — 1.0%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/39

     6,099        6,755,161   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts – 59.9%
        406,681,707   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $989,785,235) — 162.9%
             1,106,094,013   

 

Short-Term Securities    Shares         
    

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01%(g)(h)

     6,562,755        6,562,755   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $6,562,755) — 0.9%
             6,562,755   
Total Investments (Cost — $996,347,990) — 163.8%        1,112,656,768   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.4%        9,697,611   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (29.3)%

   

    (199,347,091
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (35.9)%        (243,800,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 679,207,288   
    

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   US government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

 

(b)   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)   Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

(d)   Security is collateralized by Municipal or US Treasury obligations.

 

(e)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(f)   Securities represent bonds transferred to a TOB in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(g)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year ended August 31, 2012, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
August 31,
2011
     Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
August
31, 2012
     Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

     44,571,921         (38,009,166     6,562,755       $ 983   

 

(h)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

Ÿ  

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)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Trust’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of August 31, 2012:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           
Investments:            

Long-Term Investments1

           $ 1,106,094,013               $ 1,106,094,013   

Short-Term Securities

   $ 6,562,755                         6,562,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,562,755       $ 1,106,094,013               $ 1,112,656,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1  

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

Certain of the Trust’s liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of August 31, 2012, such liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Liabilities:

          

Bank overdraft

           $ (3,205           $ (3,205

TOB trust
certificates

             (199,256,446             (199,256,446

VMTP Shares

             (243,800,000             (243,800,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ (443,059,651           $ (443,059,651
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

 

August 31, 2012  

BlackRock
Municipal Bond
Investment

Trust

(BIE)

   

BlackRock
Municipal
Bond Trust

(BBK)

    

BlackRock
Municipal Income
Investment

Quality Trust

(BAF)

   

BlackRock

Municipal Income
Quality Trust

(BYM)

   

BlackRock
Municipal
Income Trust II

(BLE)

   

BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Investment

Quality Fund

(MFL)

   

BlackRock
MuniVest

Fund, Inc.

(MVF)

 
              
Assets                                                         

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 91,783,261      $ 277,740,144       $ 220,972,342      $ 659,064,214      $ 579,127,823      $ 1,000,094,457      $ 1,106,094,013   

Investments at value — affiliated2

    159,677        583,607         908,400        4,404,456        15,208,474        687,432        6,562,755   

Cash

    569,822                                              

Interest receivable

    854,078        2,944,189         2,116,823        6,145,810        6,632,399        10,666,614        13,785,705   

Investments sold receivable

    117,103        3,850,097                235,000        18,927,078        665,000        112,083   

Deferred offering costs

    167,601        135,956         111,562        184,064        201,317        477,298        295,702   

TOB trust receivable

           1,185,000                                       

Prepaid expenses

    1,917        5,822         4,712        14,358        15,049        10,851        11,905   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    93,653,459        286,444,815         224,113,839        670,047,902        620,112,140        1,012,601,652        1,126,862,163   
 

 

 

 
              
Accrued Liabilities                                                         

Bank overdraft

                                        2,386        3,205   

Investments purchased payable

    569,822        14,716,581                       676,973                 

Income dividends payable — Common Shares

    270,358        876,399         634,157        2,057,293        1,989,160        2,888,781        3,753,650   

Investment advisory fees payable

    44,565        148,080         103,498        309,884        284,768        429,166        474,296   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

    6,581        24,550         15,341        60,108        56,129        144,437        140,219   

Interest expense and fees payable

    6,573        5,261         14,200        44,843        41,914        54,962        90,971   

Other accrued expenses payable

    39,804        69,423         62,714        136,959        113,269        378,882        136,088   
 

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    937,703        15,840,294         829,910        2,609,087        3,162,213        3,898,614        4,598,429   
 

 

 

 
              
Other Liabilities                                                         

TOB trust certificates

    18,585,072        14,488,936         36,496,695        105,454,247        88,875,564        131,323,057        199,256,446   

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

    17,800,000                                     274,600,000          

VMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

           79,900,000         42,200,000        137,200,000        151,300,000               243,800,000   
 

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    36,385,072        94,388,936         78,696,695        242,654,247        240,175,564        405,923,057        443,056,446   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    37,322,775        110,229,230         79,526,605        245,263,334        243,337,777        409,821,671        447,654,875   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 56,330,684      $ 176,215,585       $ 144,587,234      $ 424,784,568      $ 376,774,363      $ 602,779,981      $ 679,207,288   
 

 

 

 
              
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                            

Paid-in capital5,6, 7

  $ 47,276,119      $ 149,226,803       $ 124,091,685      $ 374,341,302      $ 332,039,578      $ 525,214,153      $ 578,029,971   

Undistributed net investment income

    764,964        3,101,192         1,568,617        6,655,953        7,391,750        7,627,074        13,699,608   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (1,821,700     484,626         (1,015,319     (17,912,203     (12,752,062     (21,922,500     (28,831,069

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    10,111,301        23,402,964         19,942,251        61,699,516        50,095,097        91,861,254        116,308,778   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 56,330,684      $ 176,215,585       $ 144,587,234      $ 424,784,568      $ 376,774,363      $ 602,779,981      $ 679,207,288   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 16.88      $ 16.79       $ 16.53      $ 16.11      $ 16.10      $ 15.96      $ 10.68   
 

 

 

 

1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 81,671,960      $ 254,337,180       $ 201,030,091      $ 597,364,698      $ 529,032,726      $ 908,233,203      $ 989,785,235   
 

 

 

 

2 Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 159,677      $ 583,607       $ 908,400      $ 4,404,456      $ 15,208,474      $ 687,432      $ 6,562,755   
 

 

 

 

3 VRDP/VMTP Shares outstanding:

              

Par value $0.001 per share

    178        799         422        1,372        1,513                 
 

 

 

 

Par value $0.10 per share

                                        2,746        2,438   
 

 

 

 

4 Preferred Shares authorized

    unlimited        unlimited         unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        1 million        10 million   
 

 

 

 

5 Common Shares outstanding

    3,337,747        10,495,797         8,746,994        26,375,554        23,401,885        37,761,848        63,621,184   
 

 

 

 

6 Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001       $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.10      $ 0.10   
 

 

 

 

7 Common Shares authorized

    unlimited        unlimited         unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        150 million   
 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Operations     

 

Year Ended August 31, 2012  

BlackRock
Municipal Bond
Investment

Trust

(BIE)

   

BlackRock
Municipal
Bond Trust

(BBK)

   

BlackRock
Municipal Income
Investment
Quality Trust

(BAF)

   

BlackRock
Municipal Income
Quality Trust

(BYM)

   

BlackRock
Municipal
Income Trust II

(BLE)

    

BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Investment
Quality Fund

(MFL)

    BlackRock
MuniVest
Fund, Inc.
(MVF)
 
              
Investment Income                                            

Interest

  $ 4,171,962      $ 13,253,506      $ 9,269,409      $ 30,320,083      $ 28,949,132       $ 42,843,122      $ 53,334,575   

Income — affiliated

    588        1,592        1,354        4,041        4,213         8,191        6,435   
 

 

 

 

Total income

    4,172,550        13,255,098        9,270,763        30,324,124        28,953,345         42,851,313        53,341,010   
 

 

 

 
              
Expenses                                            

Investment advisory

    566,998        1,659,345        1,142,966        3,483,868        3,156,113         5,183,434        5,358,873   

Liquidity fees

    141,810                                     1,963,125          

Professional

    85,695        124,945        111,919        136,464        104,974         247,341        266,038   

Accounting services

    25,137        52,664        50,505        74,775        75,309         135,855        152,301   

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

    18,866        32,105        13,339        51,578        79,921         275,353        124,358   

Transfer agent

    17,509        22,987        11,140        28,838        31,556         45,235        85,988   

Printing

    10,744        19,868        19,161        39,533        33,000         22,670        22,960   

Custodian

    9,570        18,490        16,444        33,030        31,048         45,399        40,531   

Registration

    9,173        9,370        9,180        9,334        10,061         12,907        27,292   

Officer and Trustees

    7,877        24,927        18,073        60,866        54,964         91,540        110,619   

Miscellaneous

    62,308        60,841        58,397        88,093        84,226         228,178        100,293   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    955,687        2,025,542        1,451,124        4,006,379        3,661,172         8,251,037        6,289,253   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1

    210,105        765,831        584,428        1,848,636        1,807,198         2,365,229        3,407,112   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,165,792        2,791,373        2,035,552        5,855,015        5,468,370         10,616,266        9,696,365   

Less fees waived by Manager

    (47,693     (84,858     (1,864     (4,090     (265,184      (400,494     (12,236
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1,118,099        2,706,515        2,033,688        5,850,925        5,203,186         10,215,772        9,684,129   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3,054,451        10,548,583        7,237,075        24,473,199        23,750,159         32,635,541        43,656,881   
 

 

 

 
              
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                            

Net realized gain (loss) from:

              

Investments

    1,502,014        3,829,377        5,894,760        943,165        6,424,219         22,577,087        1,658,956   

Financial futures contracts

    (180,472     (473,969     (472,524     (1,007,473     (1,131,936      (1,960,787     (2,332,409
 

 

 

 
    1,321,542        3,355,408        5,422,236        (64,308     5,292,283         20,616,300        (673,453
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

              

Investments

    6,223,137        21,519,646        12,882,103        53,361,563        44,851,051         55,346,514        73,804,188   

Financial futures contracts

    (5,005            (11,439     (33,960     (72,641      (44,684       
 

 

 

 
    6,218,132        21,519,646        12,870,664        53,327,603        44,778,410         55,301,830        73,804,188   
 

 

 

 

Total realized and unrealized gain

    7,539,674        24,875,054        18,292,900        53,263,295        50,070,693         75,918,130        73,130,735   
 

 

 

 
              
Dividends to AMPS Shareholders From                                            

Net investment income

    (4,325     (62,496     (33,384     (107,278     (117,936             (329,136
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ 10,589,800      $ 35,361,141      $ 25,496,591      $ 77,629,216      $ 73,702,916       $ 108,553,671      $ 116,458,480   
 

 

 

 

1 Related to TOBs, VRDP Shares and/or VMTP Shares.

  

          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock Municipal Bond
Investment Trust (BIE)
        BlackRock Municipal
Bond Trust (BBK)
 
    Year Ended August 31,    

 

  Year Ended August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:     2012           2011          2012         2011   
             
Operations                                        

Net investment income

  $ 3,054,451         $ 3,434,053        $ 10,548,583       $ 11,953,029   

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,321,542           (1,056,667       3,355,408         (19,199

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    6,218,132           (1,898,672       21,519,646         (9,146,768

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (4,325        (63,456       (62,496      (283,174
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    10,589,800           415,258          35,361,141         2,503,888   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Dividends to Common Shareholders From                                        

Net investment income

    (3,243,174        (3,197,548       (11,124,545      (10,954,081
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Capital Share Transactions                                        

Reinvestment of common dividends

    42,858           15,928          507,794         705,295   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    7,389,484           (2,766,362       24,744,390         (7,744,898

Beginning of year

    48,941,200           51,707,562          151,471,195         159,216,093   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 56,330,684         $ 48,941,200        $ 176,215,585       $ 151,471,195   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 764,964         $ 972,385        $ 3,101,192       $ 3,704,555   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
    BlackRock Municipal Income
Investment Quality Trust (BAF)
        BlackRock Municipal
Income Quality Trust (BYM)
 
    Year Ended August 31,    

 

  Year Ended August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:     2012           2011          2012         2011   
             
Operations                                        

Net investment income

  $ 7,237,075         $ 7,967,185        $ 24,473,199       $ 25,473,469   

Net realized gain (loss)

    5,422,236           (956,695       (64,308      (4,079,037

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    12,870,664           (4,113,345       53,327,603         (10,929,775

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (33,384        (151,046       (107,278      (487,609
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    25,496,591           2,746,099          77,629,216         9,977,048   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Dividends to Common Shareholders From                                        

Net investment income

    (7,765,376        (7,789,105       (24,509,724      (24,311,680
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Capital Share Transactions                                        

Reinvestment of common dividends

    73,423           53,170          650,769         786,119   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    17,804,638           (4,989,836       53,770,261         (13,548,513

Beginning of year

    126,782,596           131,772,432          371,014,307         384,562,820   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 144,587,234         $ 126,782,596        $ 424,784,568       $ 371,014,307   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 1,568,617         $ 2,196,256        $ 6,655,953       $ 7,240,631   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

 

    BlackRock Municipal
Income Trust II (BLE)
        BlackRock MuniHoldings
Investment Quality Fund (MFL)
 
    Year Ended August 31,    

 

  Year Ended August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:     2012           2011          2012         2011   
             
Operations                                        

Net investment income

  $ 23,750,159         $ 25,170,419        $ 32,635,541       $ 35,772,211   

Net realized gain (loss)

    5,292,283           (1,929,140       20,616,300         (14,391,578

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    44,778,410           (15,031,363       55,301,830         (11,924,556

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (117,936        (537,485               (903,388
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    73,702,916           7,672,431          108,553,671         8,552,689   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Dividends to Shareholders From                                        

Net investment income

    (23,633,307        (23,242,731       (34,641,859      (34,274,513
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Capital Share Transactions                                        

Reinvestment of common dividends

    991,824           1,014,192          695,306         528,154   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
             
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    51,061,433           (14,556,108       74,607,118         (25,193,670

Beginning of year

    325,712,930           340,269,038          528,172,863         553,366,533   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 376,774,363         $ 325,712,930        $ 602,779,981       $ 528,172,863   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 7,391,750         $ 7,319,075        $ 7,627,074       $ 9,718,432   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

    BlackRock MuniVest
Fund, Inc. (MVF)
 
    Year Ended August 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:     2012           2011   
      
Operations                   

Net investment income

  $ 43,656,881         $ 46,141,071   

Net realized loss

    (673,453        (8,945,246

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    73,804,188           (20,763,919

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (329,136        (1,048,890
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    116,458,480           15,383,016   
 

 

 

 
      
Dividends to Common Shareholders From                   

Net investment income

    (44,898,307        (44,113,394
 

 

 

 
      
Capital Share Transactions                   

Reinvestment of common dividends

    5,413,084           5,769,177   
 

 

 

 
      
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    76,973,257           (22,961,201

Beginning of year

    602,234,031           625,195,232   
 

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 679,207,288         $ 602,234,031   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 13,699,608         $ 15,202,097   
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Cash Flows     

 

Year Ended August 31, 2012  

BlackRock
Municipal Bond
Investment

Trust
(BIE)

 

BlackRock
Municipal
Bond Trust

(BBK)

 

BlackRock

Municipal Income

Investment
Quality Trust

(BAF)

 

BlackRock
Municipal Income
Quality Trust
(BYM)

  BlackRock
Municipal
Income Trust II
(BLE)
 

BlackRock

MuniHoldings

Investment

Quality Fund

(MFL)

  BlackRock
MuniVest
Fund, Inc.
(MVF)
                           
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities                                           

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations, excluding dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    $ 10,594,125       $ 35,423,637       $ 25,529,975       $ 77,736,494       $ 73,820,852       $ 108,553,671       $ 116,787,616  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

                           

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

      112,342         153,973         (27,133 )       (276,671 )       310,602         116,256         (581,881 )

Decrease in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

      38,280         175,000         57,300         170,000         205,000         200,000          

Decrease in other assets

      4,108         19,360         12,654         50,477         46,067         95,098         103,651  

Decrease in margin variation receivable

      4,978                 11,379         33,780         19,141         44,445          

Decrease in income receivable – affiliated

      16         78         51         206         189         377         482  

Decrease in prepaid expenses

      1,882         23,321         17,549         33,252         34,540         17,078         48,038  

Increase in investment advisory fees payable

      2,255         25,865         14,547         32,676         63,712         48,200         41,801  

Increase (decrease) in interest expense and fees payable

      (2,142 )       417         (626 )       (2,198 )       16,091         (2,872 )       (20,777 )

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable

      3,661         (60,399 )       (24,948 )       (46,912 )       (61,544 )       (85,996 )       (39,451 )

Increase in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

      878         2,808         115         6,535         5,356         43,781         31,526  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      (7,725,151 )       (25,349,023 )       (18,776,863 )       (54,355,205 )       (51,321,337 )       (78,018,699 )       (75,566,795 )

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

      106,535         (1,575,357 )       567,617         (3,272,118 )       (1,036,859 )       2,390,397         1,186,540  

Amortization of deferred offering costs

      30,159         32,362         26,353         43,929         48,404         583,534         70,326  

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

      31,326,298         111,997,912         106,677,492         103,894,346         115,712,254         413,811,806         113,542,122  

Purchases of long-term investments

      (34,823,267 )       (117,539,636 )       (128,478,415 )       (120,733,100 )       (160,525,708 )       (490,804,427 )       (179,419,479 )

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

      2,038,848         1,664,341         8,121,841         1,416,781         211,991         20,835,073         38,009,166  
   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

      1,713,805         4,994,659         (6,271,112 )       4,732,272         (22,451,249 )       (22,172,278 )       14,192,885  
   

 

 

 
                           
Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities                                           

Cash receipts from TOB trust certificates

      5,179,047         5,904,788         23,775,428         31,495,157         45,424,847         64,603,035         26,752,626  

Cash payments for TOB trust certificates

      (2,869,807 )               (9,544,999 )       (12,005,000 )               (8,245,037 )       (747,027 )

Cash payments on redemption of AMPS

      (17,850,000 )       (79,900,000 )       (42,275,000 )       (137,250,000 )       (151,300,000 )               (243,825,000 )

Cash receipts from issuance of VMTP Shares

              79,900,000         42,200,000         137,200,000         151,300,000                 243,800,000  

Cash receipts from issuance of VRDP Shares

      17,800,000                                                  

Cash payments for offering costs

      (197,760 )       (168,318 )       (137,915 )       (227,993 )       (249,721 )       (327,616 )       (366,028 )

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

      (3,200,094 )       (10,666,314 )       (7,709,096 )       (23,829,267 )       (22,600,900 )       (33,943,017 )       (39,453,523 )

Cash dividends paid to AMPS Shareholders

      (5,369 )       (64,815 )       (34,091 )       (111,483 )       (122,977 )               (344,476 )

Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft

                      (3,215 )       (3,686 )               2,386         (9,457 )
   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

      (1,143,983 )       (4,994,659 )       6,271,112         (4,732,272 )       22,451,249         22,089,751         (14,192,885 )
   

 

 

 
                           
Cash                                                                      

Net increase (decrease) in cash

      569,822                                         (82,527 )        

Cash at beginning of year

                                              82,527          
   

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

    $ 569,822                                                  
   

 

 

 
                           
Cash Flow Information                                                                      

Cash paid during the year for interest and fees

    $ 182,088       $ 733,052       $ 558,701       $ 1,806,905       $ 1,742,703       $ 1,784,567       $ 3,357,563  
   

 

 

 
                           
Non-cash Financing Activities                                                                      

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    $ 42,858       $ 507,794       $ 73,423       $ 650,769       $ 991,824       $ 695,306       $ 5,413,084  
   

 

 

 

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Trust had a significant amount of borrowing during the year, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.67      $ 15.51      $ 14.16      $ 14.86      $ 15.45   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.92        1.03        1.02        1.03        1.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.26        (0.89     1.27        (0.76     (0.51

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.02     (0.13     (0.30
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    3.18        0.12        2.27        0.14        0.35   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.97     (0.96     (0.92     (0.84     (0.94
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.88      $ 14.67      $ 15.51      $ 14.16      $ 14.86   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 16.61      $ 14.22      $ 15.60      $ 13.20      $ 14.28   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                           

Based on net asset value

    22.36%        1.29%        16.80%        2.43%        2.34%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    24.21%        (2.38)%        26.02%        (0.64)%        (3.95)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                           

Total expenses4

    2.21%        1.81%        1.57%        1.71%        1.54%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

    2.12%        1.66%        1.35%        1.36%        1.13%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

    2.12%        1.66%        1.35%        1.36%        1.13%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4,5

    1.72% 6      1.39%        1.15%        1.25%        1.09%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income4

    5.78%        7.25%        6.92%        7.98%        7.52%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    0.01%        0.13%        0.15%        1.01%        1.99%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.77%        7.12%        6.77%        6.97%        5.53%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                           

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 56,331      $ 48,941      $ 51,708      $ 47,203      $ 49,532   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

         $ 17,850      $ 17,850      $ 17,850      $ 26,175   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 17,800                               
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    36%        25%        47%        71%        30%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

         $ 93,546      $ 97,421      $ 91,112      $ 72,318   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 416,465                               
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is less than $(0.01) per share.

 

3   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

4   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

5   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

6   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.42%.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.48      $ 15.29      $ 13.23      $ 13.96      $ 15.57   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    1.01        1.14        1.14        1.14        1.23   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.37        (0.87     1.97        (0.83     (1.48
Dividends and distributions to AMPS Shareholders from:          

Net investment income

    (0.01     (0.03     (0.03     (0.13     (0.28

Net realized gain

                                (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.37        0.24        3.08        0.18        (0.56
 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

    (1.06     (1.05     (1.02     (0.91     (0.95

Net realized gain

                                (0.10
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

    (1.06     (1.05     (1.02     (0.91     (1.05
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.79      $ 14.48      $ 15.29      $ 13.23      $ 13.96   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 17.16      $ 14.86      $ 15.79      $ 13.80      $ 13.89   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders2                           

Based on net asset value

    23.96%        2.02%        24.13%        2.52%        (3.77)%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    23.45%        1.38%        22.90%        7.48%        (9.65)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                           

Total expenses3

    1.69%        1.33%        1.29%        1.51%        1.39%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before paid indirectly3

    1.64%        1.19%        1.08%        1.19%        1.01%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly3

    1.64%        1.19%        1.08%        1.19%        1.01%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs3,4

    1.18% 5      1.16%        1.05%        1.10%        0.98%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income3

    6.39%        8.15%        8.08%        9.67%        8.25%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    0.04%        0.19%        0.22%        1.11%        1.87%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.35%        7.96%        7.86%        8.56%        6.38%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                           

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 176,216      $ 151,471      $ 159,216      $ 137,030      $ 144,116   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

         $ 79,900      $ 79,900      $ 79,900      $ 80,500   
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 79,900                               
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    46%        27%        51%        46%        27%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

         $ 72,394      $ 74,819      $ 67,877      $ 69,766   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 320,545                               
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

3   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

4   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VMTP Shares, respectively.

 

5   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.16%.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (BAF)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.50      $ 15.08      $ 14.06      $ 14.23      $ 14.68   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.83        0.91        0.94        0.91        0.99   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.09        (0.58     0.95        (0.27     (0.46

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.02     (0.09     (0.28
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    2.92        0.31        1.87        0.55        0.25   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.89     (0.89     (0.85     (0.72     (0.70
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.53      $ 14.50      $ 15.08      $ 14.06      $ 14.23   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 16.24      $ 13.92      $ 15.64      $ 13.01      $ 12.42   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                           

Based on net asset value

    20.76%        2.62%        13.93%        5.36%        2.22%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    23.59%        (5.01)%        27.70%        11.70%        (3.35)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                           

Total expenses4

    1.49%        1.25%        1.23%        1.60%        1.33%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

    1.49%        1.23%        1.14%        1.40%        1.05%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

    1.49%        1.23%        1.14%        1.40%        1.05%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4,5

    1.06% 6      1.09%        0.97%        0.98%        0.91%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income4

    5.31%        6.51%        6.54%        7.04%        6.71%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    0.02%        0.12%        0.14%        0.66%        1.92%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.29%        6.39%        6.40%        6.38%        4.79%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                           

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 144,587      $ 126,783      $ 131,772      $ 122,825      $ 124,305   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

         $ 42,275      $ 42,275      $ 42,275      $ 44,375   
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 42,200                               
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    51%        33%        26%        45%        29%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

         $ 99,975      $ 102,926      $ 97,637      $ 95,044   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 442,624                               
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is less than $(0.01) per share.

 

3   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

4   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

5   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VMTP Shares, respectively.

 

6   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.05%.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.09      $ 14.64      $ 13.55      $ 14.04      $ 14.82   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.93        0.97        0.96        0.91        1.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.02        (0.58     1.00        (0.55     (0.83

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.02     (0.10     (0.26
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    2.95        0.37        1.94        0.26        (0.05
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.93     (0.92     (0.85     (0.75     (0.73
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.11      $ 14.09      $ 14.64      $ 13.55      $ 14.04   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 16.73      $ 13.85      $ 15.26      $ 13.69      $ 13.19   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                           

Based on net asset value

    21.54%        3.09%        14.74%        2.83%        (0.16)%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    28.40%        (2.79)%        18.42%        10.58%        (3.13)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                           

Total expenses4

    1.46%        1.25%        1.15%        1.38%        1.24%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before paid indirectly4

    1.46%        1.24%        1.06%        1.20%        0.98%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

    1.46%        1.24%        1.06%        1.20%        0.98%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs4,5

    1.00% 6      1.07%        0.92%        0.93%        0.86%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income4

    6.12%        7.15%        6.85%        7.23%        7.08%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    0.03%        0.14%        0.15%        0.76%        1.80%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.09%        7.01%        6.70%        6.47%        5.28%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                           

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 424,785      $ 371,014      $ 384,563      $ 355,334      $ 368,133   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

         $ 137,250      $ 137,250      $ 137,250      $ 149,925   
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 137,200                               
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    17%        19%        13%        18%        39%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

         $ 92,580      $ 95,049      $ 89,725      $ 86,398   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 409,610                               
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is less than $(0.01).

 

3   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

4   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

5   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VMTP Shares, respectively.

 

6   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.99%.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012      2011      2010      2009      2008  
             
Per Share Operating Performance                                            

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 13.96       $ 14.63       $ 12.78       $ 13.60       $ 15.08   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    1.02         1.08         1.08         1.09         1.17   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.14         (0.73      1.77         (0.95      (1.50

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders and from net investment income

    (0.01      (0.02      (0.03      (0.12      (0.30
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.15         0.33         2.82         0.02         (0.63
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (1.01      (1.00      (0.97      (0.84      (0.85
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 16.10       $ 13.96       $ 14.63       $ 12.78       $ 13.60   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 16.74       $ 14.13       $ 15.22       $ 13.45       $ 13.27   
 

 

 

 
             
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders2                                            

Based on net asset value

    23.25%         2.70%         22.83%         1.54%         (4.15)%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    26.61%         (0.07)%         21.42%         9.52%         (6.29)%   
 

 

 

 
             
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                            

Total expenses3

    1.55%         1.18%         1.16%         1.36%         1.24%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before paid indirectly3

    1.48%         1.10%         1.08%         1.19%         1.07%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly3

    1.48%         1.10%         1.08%         1.19%         1.07%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs3,4

    0.96% 5       1.01%         0.99%         1.05%         1.00%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income3

    6.74%         7.94%         7.89%         9.69%         8.09%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    0.03%         0.17%         0.20%         1.07%         2.04%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.71%         7.77%         7.69%         8.62%         6.05%   
 

 

 

 
             
Supplemental Data                                            

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 376,774       $ 325,713       $ 340,269       $ 296,070       $ 314,889   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

          $ 151,300       $ 151,300       $ 151,300       $ 166,050   
 

 

 

 

VMTP shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 151,300                                   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    24%         16%         29%         19%         21%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

          $ 78,819       $ 81,226       $ 73,923       $ 72,419   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 349,025                                   
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

3   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

4   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VMTP Shares, respectively.

 

5   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.94%.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (MFL)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 14.00      $ 14.69      $ 13.57      $ 13.50      $ 14.09   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.86        0.95        0.96        0.94        1.01   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    2.02        (0.71     1.04        (0.03     (0.61

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

           (0.02     (0.03     (0.13     (0.32
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    2.88        0.22        1.97        0.78        0.08   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.92     (0.91     (0.85     (0.71     (0.67
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 15.96      $ 14.00      $ 14.69      $ 13.57      $ 13.50   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 16.13      $ 13.84      $ 14.65      $ 12.63      $ 11.61   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders2                                        

Based on net asset value

    21.22%        2.01%        15.22%        7.36%        1.16%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    23.93%        1.12%        23.46%        16.19%        (4.68)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total expenses3

    1.87%        1.37%        1.17%        1.32%        1.54%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly3

    1.80%        1.30%        1.09%        1.20%        1.42%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly3

    1.80%        1.30%        1.09%        1.20%        1.42%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs3,4

    1.39% 5      1.14%        1.01%        1.07%        1.13%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income3

    5.76%        7.03%        6.85%        7.48%        7.23%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

           0.18%        0.21%        1.05%        2.31%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.76%        6.85%        6.64%        6.43%        4.92%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 602,780      $ 528,173      $ 553,367      $ 511,013      $ 508,698   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

                $ 274,650      $ 274,650      $ 296,125   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 274,600      $ 274,600                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    44%        32%        38%        40%        25%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

                $ 75,371      $ 71,516      $ 67,958   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 319,512      $ 292,343                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

3   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

4   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

5   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.99%.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
         
Per Share Operating Performance                                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 9.55      $ 10.01      $ 8.98      $ 8.91      $ 9.39   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.69        0.73        0.73        0.70        0.67   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.16        (0.47     0.97        (0.03     (0.45

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.01     (0.02     (0.02     (0.06     (0.18
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    1.84        0.24        1.68        0.61        0.04   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.71     (0.70     (0.65     (0.54     (0.52
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 10.68      $ 9.55      $ 10.01      $ 8.98      $ 8.91   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of year

  $ 11.28      $ 9.73      $ 10.38      $ 8.91      $ 8.33   
 

 

 

 
         
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders2                                        

Based on net asset value

    19.85%        2.90%        19.31%        8.18%        0.51%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    24.24%        1.11%        24.69%        14.81%        (5.63)%   
 

 

 

 
         
Ratio to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                        

Total expenses3

    1.51%        1.28%        1.22%        1.53%        1.58%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and before paid indirectly3

    1.51%        1.28%        1.22%        1.50%        1.58%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly3

    1.51%        1.28%        1.22%        1.50%        1.58%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs3,4

    0.98% 5      1.05%        1.03%        1.14%        1.10%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income3

    6.79%        7.93%        7.71%        8.74%        7.34%   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS Shareholders

    0.05%        0.18%        0.19%        0.78%        1.94%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.74%        7.75%        7.52%        7.96%        5.40%   
 

 

 

 
         
Supplemental Data                                        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of year (000)

  $ 679,207      $ 602,234      $ 625,195      $ 555,889      $ 551,027   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year (000)

         $ 243,825      $ 243,825      $ 243,825      $ 275,700   
 

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year (000)

  $ 243,800                               
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    11%        10%        25%        31%        41%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of year

         $ 86,749      $ 89,106      $ 81,999      $ 74,993   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of year

  $ 378,592                               
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

3   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS Shareholders.

 

4   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 1 and Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VMTP Shares, respectively.

 

5   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.96%.

 

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1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (“BIE”) and BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (“BBK”) (collectively the “Bond Trusts”), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (“BAF”), BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (“BYM”) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (“BLE”) are organized as Delaware statutory trusts. BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (“MFL”) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (“MVF”) are organized as a Massachusetts business trust and as a Maryland corporation, respectively. BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM, BLE, MFL and MVF are referred to herein collectively as the “Trusts”. BBK, BYM and BLE are registered under the 1940 Act, as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. BAF, BIE, MFL and MVF are registered under the 1940 Act as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in 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. The Boards of Directors and the Boards of Trustees are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board”, and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Trustees.” The Trusts determine and make available for publication the NAVs of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Trusts would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trusts fair value their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Trusts for all financial instruments.

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment, which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets,

the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, which include the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach, as appropriate. A market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Trusts may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Forward Commitments and When-Issued 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, the Trusts are 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, which is shown in the Schedules of Investments.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOBS: The Trusts leverage their assets through the use of TOBs. A TOB is established by a third party sponsor forming a special purpose entity, into which a fund, or an agent on behalf

 

 

                
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of the funds, transfers municipal bonds. Other funds managed by the investment advisor may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB into which a Trust has contributed bonds. A TOB typically issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate certificates, which are sold to third party investors, and residual certificates (“TOB Residuals”), which are generally issued to the participating funds that made the transfer. The TOB Residuals held by a Trust include the right of a Trust (1) to cause the holders of a proportional share of the short-term floating rate certificates to tender their certificates at par, including during instances of a rise in short-term interest rates, and (2) to transfer, within seven days, a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB to a Trust. The TOB may also be terminated without the consent of a Trust upon the occurrence of certain events as defined in the TOB agreements. Such termination events may include the bankruptcy or default of the municipal bond, a substantial downgrade in credit quality of the municipal bond, the inability of the TOB to obtain quarterly or annual renewal of the liquidity support agreement, a substantial decline in market value of the municipal bond or the inability to remarket the short-term floating rate certificates to third party investors. During the year ended August 31, 2012, no TOBs in which the Trusts participated were terminated without the consent of the Trusts.

The cash received by the TOB from the sale of the short-term floating rate certificates, less transaction expenses, is paid to a Trust in exchange for TOB trust certificates. The Trusts typically invests the cash in additional municipal bonds. Each Trust’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB is accounted for as a secured borrowing: therefore the municipal bonds deposited into a TOB are presented in the Trusts’ Schedules of Investments and TOB trust certificates are shown in other liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The carrying amount of the Trust’s payable to the holder of the short-term floating rate 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 the Trusts on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the secured borrowing and other expenses related to remarketing, administration and trustee services to a TOB are shown as interest expense fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The short-term floating rate certificates have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender certificates to the TOB for redemption at par at each reset date. At August 31, 2012, the aggregate value of the underlying municipal bonds transferred to TOBs, the related liability for TOB trust certificates and the range of interest rates on the liability for trust certificates were as follows:

 

     

Underlying

Municipal Bonds

Transferred to TOBs

    

Liability

for TOB Trust

Certificates

    

Range of

Interest Rates

 

BIE

   $ 37,056,454       $ 18,585,072         0.16% - 0.30%   

BBK

   $ 27,790,398       $ 14,488,936         0.17% - 0.24%   

BAF

   $ 72,203,973       $ 36,496,695         0.16% - 0.32%   

BYM

   $ 216,642,724       $ 105,454,247         0.17% - 0.40%   

BLE

   $ 164,382,615       $ 88,875,564         0.15% - 0.49%   

MFL

   $ 260,226,888       $ 131,323,057         0.16% - 0.40%   

MVF

   $ 406,681,707       $ 199,256,446         0.17% - 0.39%   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the Trusts’ average TOB trust certificates outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate, including fees, were as follows:

 

     

Average TOB Trust
Certificates

Outstanding

    

Daily Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

 

BIE

   $ 16,678,320         0.74

BBK

   $ 10,419,113         0.74

BAF

   $ 29,543,288         0.72

BYM

   $ 96,404,731         0.70

BLE

   $ 70,277,857         0.73

MFL

   $ 101,718,869         0.80

MVF

   $ 185,946,687         0.72

Should short-term interest rates rise, the Trusts’ investments in TOBs may adversely affect the Trusts’ net investment income and dividends to Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market values of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB may adversely affect the Trusts’ NAV per share.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Trusts either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), the Trusts will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on their books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 7.

Income Taxes: 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 federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Trusts’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the

 

 

                
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four years ended August 31, 2012. 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 does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Recent Accounting Standard: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standard Board issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are eligible for offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Trusts’ financial statement disclosures.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, independent Trustees (“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 other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations there-under represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Prior to March 31, 2012, each Trust elected to invest in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations and dividends and distributions received from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments through May 31, 2012 are included in income — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Offering Costs: The Trusts incurred costs in connection with their issuance of VRDP Shares or VMTP Shares. For VRDP Shares, these costs were recorded as a deferred charge and will be amortized over the 30-year life of the VRDP Shares, with the exception of upfront fees paid to the liquidity providers, which were amortized over the life of the liquidity agreement. For VMTP Shares, these costs were recorded as a deferred charge and will be amortized over the three-year life of the VMTP Shares. Amortization of

these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Trusts have an arrangement with the custodians whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodians impose fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. 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 economically hedge, or protect, their exposure to certain risks such as interest rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange.

Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Trusts purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Trusts and the counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. 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 value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Trusts as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:

                                                 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations
Year Ended August 31, 2012

 
     Net Realized Loss From  
      BIE     BBK     BAF     BYM     BLE     MFL     MVF  
Interest rate contracts:               

Financial futures contracts

   $ (180,472   $ (473,969   $ (472,524   $ (1,007,473   $ (1,131,936   $ (1,960,787   $ (2,332,409
     Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on  
     

BIE

    BBK     

BAF

   

BYM

   

BLE

   

MFL

   

MVF

 
Interest rate contracts:                

Financial futures contracts

   $ (5,005           $ (11,439   $ (33,960   $ (72,641   $ (44,684       

 

                
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For the year ended August 31, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

                    
      BIE      BBK      BAF      BYM      BLE      MFL      MVF  
Financial futures contracts:                     

Average number of contracts sold

     9         12         24         43         46         98         58   

Average notional value of contracts sold

   $ 1,193,414       $ 1,573,766       $ 3,116,137       $ 5,658,945       $ 6,108,355       $ 12,928,652       $ 7,801,859   

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purpose, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).

Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Trusts’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Trust’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust. For such services, each Trust pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Trust’s average weekly net assets, except MFL and MVF, which are based on average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

BIE

     0.65

BBK

     0.65

BAF

     0.55

BYM

     0.55

BLE

     0.55

MFL

     0.55

MVF

     0.50

Average weekly net assets and average daily net assets are the average weekly or the average daily value of each Trust’s total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fee with respect to the Bond Trusts at an annual rate, as a percentage of average weekly net assets, of 0.05% through April 2012. With respect to BLE, the waiver, as a percentage of average weekly assets, was 0.05% through July 2012. Effective June 1, 2012, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of investment advisory fee with respect to BIE at an annual rate of 0.08%, as a percentage of average weekly net assets. For BIE, the Manager may reduce or discontinue these arrangements at any time without notice. With respect to MFL, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees on the proceeds of Preferred Shares and TOBs that exceed 35% of its total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. For the year ended August 31, 2012, the Manager waived the following amounts, which are included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations:

 

BIE

   $ 46,700   

BBK

   $ 83,033   

BLE

   $ 260,868   

MFL

   $ 390,108   

The Manager voluntarily 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. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Trust’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts is included in, or shown as, fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2012, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

BIE

   $ 993   

BBK

   $ 1,825   

BAF

   $ 1,864   

BYM

   $ 4,090   

BLE

   $ 4,316   

MFL

   $ 10,386   

MVF

   $ 12,236   

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to BAF, BYM, the Bond Trusts and BLE, and Blackrock investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to MFL and MVF. The Manager pays BFM and BIM, for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

Certain officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

      Purchases      Sales  

BIE

   $ 34,545,722       $ 31,075,472   

BBK

   $ 132,256,217       $ 115,406,805   

BAF

   $ 126,319,519       $ 104,967,032   

BYM

   $ 119,764,682       $ 103,041,422   

BLE

   $ 161,202,681       $ 134,639,332   

MFL

   $ 490,804,427       $ 408,602,048   

MVF

   $ 179,419,479       $ 113,641,205   
 

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

5. Income Tax Information:

US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2012 attributable to amortization methods on fixed income securities, non-deductible expenses, the expiration of capital loss carryforwards, distributions received from a regulated investment company and the sale of bonds received from tender option bond trusts were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

        BIE      BBK      BAF      BYM      BLE      MFL      MVF  

Paid-in capital

     $ (30,160    $ (32,362    $ (26,354    $ (43,929    $ (501,822    $ (583,635    $ (70,326

Undistributed net investment income

     $ (14,373    $ 35,095       $ (65,954    $ (440,875    $ 73,759       $ (85,040    $ 68,073   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

     $ 44,533       $ (2,733    $ 92,308       $ 484,804       $ 428,063       $ 668,675       $ 2,253   

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 was as follows:

 

              BIE      BBK      BAF      BYM      BLE      MFL      MVF  

Tax-exempt Income

     8/31/2012       $ 3,303,406       $ 11,798,953       $ 8,145,514       $ 25,744,362       $ 24,994,461       $ 35,611,547       $ 47,212,073   
     8/31/2011         3,261,004         11,214,922         7,940,151         24,799,289         23,780,216         35,428,904         45,150,857   

Ordinary income

     8/31/2012                 44,619                                         18,977   
     8/31/2011                 22,333                                         11,427   
     

 

 

 

Total

     8/31/2012       $ 3,303,406       $ 11,843,572       $ 8,145,514       $ 25,744,362       $ 24,994,461       $ 35,611,547       $ 47,231,050   
     

 

 

 
     8/31/2011       $ 3,261,004       $ 11,237,255       $ 7,940,151       $ 24,799,289       $ 23,780,216       $ 35,428,904       $ 45,162,284   
     

 

 

 

As of August 31, 2012, the tax components of accumulated net earnings were as follows:

 

      BIE     BBK      BAF     BYM     BLE     MFL     MVF  

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 513,284      $ 2,464,957       $ 1,544,207      $ 6,043,068      $ 6,586,579      $ 7,543,588      $ 12,805,278   

Undistributed ordinary income

     144        3,616         60        404        148,038        1,108        898   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

            386,646                                       

Capital loss carryforward

     (1,379,561             (709,003     (16,043,878     (11,861,585     (20,542,053     (18,841,586

Net unrealized gains1

     9,920,698        24,133,563         19,660,285        60,443,672        49,861,753        90,563,185        107,212,727   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 9,054,565      $ 26,988,782       $ 20,495,549      $ 50,443,266      $ 44,734,785      $ 77,565,828      $ 101,177,317   
  

 

 

 

 

1   

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the tax deferral of losses on straddles, amortization and accretion methods of premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual of income on securities in default, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the treatment of residual interests in tender option bond trusts and the deferral of compensation to Trustees.

As of August 31, 2012, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:

 

Expires August 31,    BIE      BAF      BYM      BLE      MFL      MVF  

2013

                                   $ 2,325,913           

2015

                   $ 1,522,202                           

2016

                     3,217,765       $ 1,648,836                   

2017

                     6,430,212         3,397,830         6,481,433       $ 7,618,622   

2018

   $ 661,404                 2,209,430         4,366,226         11,734,707           

2019

     718,157       $ 709,003                 2,448,693                 5,276,524   

No expiration date2

                     2,664,269                         5,946,440   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,379,561       $ 709,003       $ 16,043,878       $ 11,861,585       $ 20,542,053       $ 18,841,586   
  

 

 

 

 

2   

Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

During the year ended August 31 2012, the Trusts listed below utilized the following amounts of their respective capital loss carryforward:

 

BIE

   $ 697,685   

BBK

   $ 2,405,531   

BAF

   $ 4,187,646   

BLE

   $ 4,644,471   

MFL

   $ 7,303,521   

As of August 31, 2012, the gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

      BIE     BBK     BAF     BYM     BLE     MFL     MVF  

Tax cost

   $ 63,430,786      $ 239,677,015      $ 165,706,922      $ 497,511,940      $ 455,545,474      $ 778,756,203      $ 800,105,822   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,119,529      $ 25,887,399      $ 19,963,586      $ 62,723,073      $ 55,491,366      $ 91,990,173      $ 120,583,464   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (192,449     (1,729,599     (286,461     (2,220,590     (5,576,107     (1,287,544     (7,288,964
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,927,080      $ 24,157,800      $ 19,677,125      $ 60,502,483      $ 49,915,259      $ 90,702,629      $ 113,294,500   
  

 

 

 

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:

Each Trust invests a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. Please see the Schedules of Investments for concentrations in specific states.

Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which may reduce the potential for loss due to credit risk. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligation.

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Trusts may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Trusts; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Trusts have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Trusts manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

As of August 31, 2012, BBK and MVF invest a significant portion of their assets in securities in the health sector. BAF invests a significant portion of its assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district and utilities sectors. BYM and MFL invest a significant portion of their assets in securities in the transportation sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting the county/city/special district/school district, health, transportation and utilities sectors would have a greater impact on the Trusts and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

7. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Trust, except MFL and MVF, is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, including Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share, all of which are initially classified as Common Shares. Each Trust’s Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

MFL is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, including one million Preferred Shares, par value $0.10 per share.

MVF is authorized to issue 160 million shares, 150 million of which were initially classified as Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share and 10 million of which were classified as Preferred Shares, par value $0.10 per share.

Common Shares

For the years shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

      Year Ended
August 31, 2012
     Year Ended
August 31, 2011
 

BIE

     2,729         1,042   

BBK

     32,815         50,072   

BAF

     4,717         3,544   

BYM

     42,891         57,519   

BLE

     66,755         74,401   

MFL

     46,224         38,214   

MVF

     537,279         621,454   

Preferred Shares

Each Trust’s Preferred Shares rank prior to the Trust’s 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 the Trusts’ Common Shares or the repurchase of the Trusts’ Common Shares if the Trusts fail to maintain the asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the outstanding Preferred Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Preferred Shares’ governing instrument, the Trusts are restricted from declaring and paying dividends on classes of shares ranking junior to or on parity with the Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if the Trusts fail to declare and pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, redeem any Preferred Shares required to be redeemed under the Preferred Shares governing instrument or comply with the basic maintenance amount requirement of the rating agencies then rating the Preferred Shares.

The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class. However, the holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Directors for each Trust. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class would be required 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.

VRDP Shares

BIE and MFL (collectively, the “VRDP Trusts”), have issued Series W-7 VRDP Shares, $100,000 liquidation value per share, in a privately negotiated offering. The VRDP Shares were offered to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and include a liquidity feature pursuant to a liquidity agreement, that allows the holders of VRDP Shares to have their shares purchased by the liquidity providers in the event of a failed remarketing. The VRDP Trusts are required to redeem the VRDP Shares owned by the liquidity providers after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing. Upon the occurrence of the first unsuccessful remarketing, the VRDP Trusts are required to segregate liquid assets to fund the redemption. The VRDP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The VRDP Shares as of the year ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

      Issue
Date
     Shares
Issued
     Aggregate
Principal
     Maturity
Date
 

BIE

     9/15/11         178       $ 17,800,000         10/01/41   

MFL

     6/30/11         2,746       $ 274,600,000         7/01/41   

The VRDP Trusts entered into a fee agreement with the liquidity providers that require a per annum liquidity fee to be paid to the liquidity providers. These fees are shown as liquidity fees in the Statements of Operations.

The fee agreement between the VRDP Trusts and the liquidity providers is for a 364-day term and is scheduled to expire on June 26, 2013 for MFL and March 15, 2013 for BIE unless renewed or terminated in advance.

In the event the fee agreement is not renewed or is terminated in advance, and the VRDP Trusts do not enter into a fee agreement with alternate liquidity providers, the VRDP Shares will be subject to mandatory purchase by the liquidity providers prior to the termination of the fee agreement. The VRDP Trusts are required to redeem any VRDP Shares purchased by the liquidity providers six months after the purchase date. Immediately after the purchase of any VRDP Shares by the liquidity providers, the VRDP Trusts are required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the VRDP Trusts’ custodian to fund the redemption. There is no assurance the VRDP Trusts will replace such redeemed VRDP Shares with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage.

Each VRDP Trust is required to redeem its VRDP Shares on the maturity date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Six months prior to the maturity date, each VRDP Trust is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Trust’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, VRDP Trusts are required to redeem certain of its outstanding VRDP Shares if it fails to maintain certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, VRDP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of VRDP Trusts. The redemption price per VRDP Share is equal to the liquidation value per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends. In the event of an optional redemption of the VRDP Shares prior to the initial termination date of the fee agreement, VRDP Trusts must pay the respective liquidity providers fees on such redeemed VRDP Shares for the remaining term of the fee agreement up to the initial termination date.

Dividends on the VRDP Shares are payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly by the remarketing agent. Such dividend rates are generally based upon a spread over a base rate and cannot exceed a maximum rate. In the event of a failed remarketing, the dividend rate of the VRDP Shares will be reset to a maximum rate. The maximum rate is determined based on, among other things, the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VRDP Shares and the length of time that the VRDP Shares fail to be remarketed. At the date of issuance, the VRDP Shares were assigned a long-term rating of Aaa from Moody’s and AAA from Fitch. In May 2012, Moody’s completed a review of its methodology for rating securities issued by registered closed-end funds. As of August 31, 2012, the VRDP Shares were assigned a long-term rating of Aa1 from Moody’s under its new ratings methodology. The VRDP Shares continue to be assigned a long-term rating of AAA from Fitch.

 

The short-term ratings on the VRDP Shares are directly related to the short-term ratings of the liquidity providers for such VRDP Shares. Changes in the credit quality of the liquidity providers could cause a change in the short-term credit ratings of the VRDP Shares as rated by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P. A change in the short-term credit rating of the liquidity providers or the VRDP Shares may adversely affect the dividend rate paid on such shares, although the dividend rate paid on the VRDP Shares is not directly related based upon either short-term rating. As of August 31, 2012, the short-term ratings of the liquidity providers and the VRDP Shares were P2 and F1 as rated by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P respectively. The liquidity providers may be terminated prior to the scheduled termination date if the liquidity providers fail to maintain short-term debt ratings in one of the two highest rating categories.

For financial reporting purposes, the VRDP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation values which approximate fair value, of the VRDP Shares is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and the dividends accrued and paid on the VRDP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VRDP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VRDP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes.

The VRDP Trusts may incur remarketing fees of 0.10% on the aggregate principal amount of all the VRDP Shares, which, if any, are included in remarketing fees on Preferred Shares in the Statements of Operations. All of BIE’s and MFL’s VRDP Shares have successfully remarketed since issuance, with an annualized dividend rate of 0.33% for BIE and 0.35% for MFL for the year ended August 31, 2012.

VRDP Shares issued and outstanding remained constant for the years ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 for MFL and for the year ended August 31, 2012 for BIE.

VMTP Shares

BBK, BAF, BYM, BLE and MVF (collectively, the “VMTP Trusts”) have issued Series W-7 VMTP Shares, $100,000 liquidation value per share, in a privately negotiated offering and sale of VMTP Shares exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

The VMTP Shares issued for the year ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

      Issue
Date
     Shares
Issued
     Aggregate
Principal
    

Term

Date

 

BBK

     12/16/11         799       $ 79,900,000         1/02/15   

BAF

     12/16/11         422       $ 42,200,000         1/02/15   

BYM

     12/16/11         1,372       $ 137,200,000         1/02/15   

BLE

     12/16/11         1,513       $ 151,300,000         1/02/15   

MVF

     12/16/11         2,438       $ 243,800,000         1/02/15   

Each VMTP Trust is required to redeem its VMTP Shares on the term date, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or extended. There is no assurance that the term of a Trust’s VMTP Shares will be extended or that a Trust’s VMTP Shares will be replaced with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage upon the redemption or repurchase of the VMTP Shares.

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Six months prior to term date, each VMTP Trust is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Trusts’ custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, each VMTP Trust is required to redeem certain of its outstanding VMTP Shares if it fails to maintain certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, a Trusts’ VMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of each Trust. The redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation value per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends and applicable redemption premium. If the Trusts redeem the VMTP Shares on a date that is one year or more prior to the term date and the VMTP Shares are rated above A1/A+ by Moody’s and Fitch, respectively, then such redemption is subject to a prescribed redemption premium payable to the holder of the VMTP Shares based on the time remaining to the term date, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to maintain minimum asset coverage requirements. The VMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and each Trust may also be required to register the VMTP Shares for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 under certain circumstances. In addition, amendments to the VMTP governing document generally require the consent of the holders of VMTP Shares.

Dividends on the VMTP Shares are payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly at a fixed rate spread to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index (SIFMA). The fixed spread is determined based on the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VMTP Shares by Moody’s and Fitch. At the date of issuance, the VMTP Shares were assigned long-term ratings of Aaa from Moody’s and AAA from Fitch. In May 2012, Moody’s completed a review of its methodology for rating securities issued by registered closed-end funds. As of July 31, 2012, the VMTP Shares were assigned a long-term rating of Aa1 from Moody’s under its new rating methodology. The dividend rate on the VMTP Shares is subject to a step-up spread if the Trust fails to comply with certain provisions, including, among other things, the timely payment of dividends, redemptions or gross-up payments, and maintaining certain asset coverage and leverage requirements. The VMTP Shares continue to be assigned a long-term rating of AAA from Fitch.

The average annualized dividend rates for the VMTP Shares for the year ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

BAF

     1.16

BBK

     1.16

BYM

     1.16

BLE

     1.16

MVF

     1.16

For financial reporting purposes, the VMTP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore the liquidation value which approximates fair value of the VMTP Shares is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. 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 Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VMTP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VMTP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes.

AMPS

The AMPS were redeemable at the option of each Trust, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at their liquidation preference per

share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The AMPS were also subject to mandatory redemption at their liquidation preference plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of a Trust, as set forth in each Trust’s Articles of Supplementary/Statement of Preferences and or/Certificate of Designation (the “Governing Instrument”) were not satisfied.

Dividends on seven-day and 28-day AMPS were cumulative at a rate, which was reset every seven or 28 days, respectively, based on the results of an auction. If the AMPS failed to clear the auction on an auction date, each Trust was required to pay the maximum applicable rate on the AMPS to holders of such shares for successive dividend periods until such time as the shares were successfully auctioned. The maximum applicable rate on all series of AMPS (except for MVF) was the higher of 110% of the AA commercial paper rate or 100% of 90% of the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate. The low, high and average dividend rates on the AMPS for each Trust for the period ended August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

      Series    Low     High     Average  

BIE1

   W-7      0.24     0.26     0.25

BBK1

   T-7      0.15     0.30     0.22
     R-7      0.12     0.30     0.22

BAF1

   M-7      0.16     0.31     0.22

BYM1

   M-7      0.16     0.27     0.22
   F-7      0.16     0.27     0.22
     R-7      0.15     0.27     0.21

BLE1

   M-7      0.15     0.30     0.23
   T-7      0.18     0.30     0.23
   R-7      0.16     0.30     0.22
     W-7      0.15     0.30     0.22

MVF2

   A      0.12     0.26     0.20
   B      0.08     0.13     0.12
   C      0.15     0.24     0.20
   D      0.09     0.33     0.18
   E      0.08     0.33     0.17
     F      1.29     1.35     1.31
1   

The maximum applicable rate on this series of Preferred Shares is the higher of 110% plus or times (i) the Telerate/BAA LIBOR or (ii) 90% of Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index rate divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate.

 

2   

The maximum applicable rate on series A, B, C, D and E is 110% of the interest equivalent of the 60-day commercial paper rate and for Series F if the higher of 110% plus or times (i) the Telerate/BBA LIBOR or (ii) 90% of the Kenny S&P 30-Day High Grade Index divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate.

From February 13, 2008 to the redemption dates listed below, the AMPS of the Trusts failed to clear any of their auctions. As a result, the AMPS dividend rates were reset to the maximum applicable rate, which ranged from 0.08% to 1.35% for the year ended August 31, 2012. A failed auction was not an event of default for the Trusts but it had a negative impact on the liquidity of AMPS. A failed auction occurs when there are more sellers of a Trust’s AMPS than buyers.

The Trusts paid commissions of 0.15% on the aggregate principal amount of all shares that fail to clear their auctions and 0.25% on the aggregate principal amount of all shares that successfully clear their auctions. Certain broker dealers have individually agreed to reduce commissions for failed auctions. The commissions paid to these broker dealers are included in remarketing fees on Preferred Shares in the Statements of Operations.

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

 

During the year ended August 31, 2011, MFL announced the following

redemptions of AMPS at a price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date:

 

      Series      Redemption
Date
     Shares
Redeemed
     Aggregate
Principal
 

MFL

     A         7/20/11         1,584       $ 39,600,000   
     B         7/18/11         2,642       $ 66,050,000   
     C         7/19/11         2,601       $ 65,025,000   
     D         7/21/11         1,633       $ 40,825,000   
       E         7/22/11         2,526       $ 63,150,000   

MFL financed the AMPS redemptions with the proceeds received from the issuance of VRDP Shares of $274,600,000.

During the year ended August 31, 2012, BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM, BLE and MVF announced the following redemptions of AMPS at a price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date:

 

      Series   

Redemption

Date

    

Shares

Redeemed

    

Aggregate

Principal

 

BIE

   W-7      10/06/11         714       $ 17,850,000   

BBK

   T-7      1/11/12         1,598       $ 39,950,000   
     R-7      1/13/12         1,598       $ 39,950,000   

BAF

   M-7      1/10/12         1,691       $ 42,275,000   

BYM

   M-7      1/10/12         1,830       $ 45,750,000   
   F-7      1/13/12         1,830       $ 45,750,000   
     R-7      1/09/12         1,830       $ 45,750,000   

BLE

   M-7      1/10/12         1,513       $ 37,825,000   
   T-7      1/11/12         1,513       $ 37,825,000   
   R-7      1/13/12         1,513       $ 37,825,000   
     F-7      1/12/12         1,513       $ 37,825,000   

MVF

   A      1/09/12         1,460       $ 36,500,000   
   B      1/17/12         1,460       $ 36,500,000   
   C      1/23/12         1,460       $ 36,500,000   
   D      1/03/12         1,460       $ 36,500,000   
   E      1/03/12         2,190       $ 54,750,000   
     F      1/11/12         1,723       $ 43,075,000   

AMPS issued and outstanding remained constant during the year ended August 30, 2011 for BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM, BLE and MVF.

BIE financed the AMPS redemptions with proceeds received from the issuance of VRDP Shares of $17,800,000.

BBK, BAF, BYM, BLE and MVF financed the AMPS redemptions with proceeds received from the issuance of VMTP Shares as follows:

 

BBK

   $ 79,900,000   

BAF

   $ 42,200,000   

BYM

   $ 137,200,000   

BLE

   $ 151,300,000   

MVF

   $ 243,800,000   

 

8. 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 will pay a net investment income dividend in the following amounts per share on October 1, 2012 to shareholders of record on September 14, 2012:

 

Common

Dividend

Per Share

 

BIE

   $ 0.0810   

BBK

   $ 0.0835   

BAF

   $ 0.0725   

BYM

   $ 0.0780   

BLE

   $ 0.0850   

MFL

   $ 0.0765   

MVF

   $ 0.0590   

Additionally, the Trusts declared a net investment income dividend in the following amounts per share on October 1, 2012 payable to Common Shareholders of record on October 15, 2012:

 

Common

Dividend

Per Share

 

BIE

   $ 0.0780   

BBK

   $ 0.0835   

BAF

   $ 0.0685   

BYM

   $ 0.0780   

BLE

   $ 0.0850   

MFL

   $ 0.0765   

MVF

   $ 0.0590   

The dividends declared on VRDP or VMTP Shares for the period September 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

     

Dividends

Declared

 

BIE VRDP Shares

   $ 4,270   

BBK VMTP Shares

   $ 76,254   

BAF VMTP Shares

   $ 40,294   

BYM VMTP Shares

   $ 130,940   

BLE VMTP Shares

   $ 144,396   

MFL VRDP Shares

   $ 73,527   

MVF VMTP Shares

   $ 232,676   
 

 

                
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund

and to the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust, BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II, BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund, and BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (the “Trusts”) as of August 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trusts are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting.

 

Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trusts’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust, BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II, BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund, and BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. as of August 31, 2012, the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 25, 2012

 

 

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)     

 

All of the distributions paid by the Trusts during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012 qualify as tax-exempt interest dividends for federal income tax purposes except for the following:

 

BBK    Payable Date        Ordinary  Income1  

Common Shareholders

     12/30/11         $ 0.004151   
Preferred Shareholders:        

Series T-7

     12/07/11         $ 0.33   

Series R-7

     12/09/11         $ 0.33   
MVF    Payable Date        Ordinary  Income1  

Common Shareholders

     12/30/11         $ 0.000241   
Preferred Shareholders:        

Series A

     12/12/11         $ 0.02   

Series B

     12/19/11         $ 0.02   

Series C

     12/27/11         $ 0.02   

Series D

     12/05/11         $ 0.02   

Series E

     12/05/11         $ 0.02   

Series F

     12/07/11         $ 0.13   
  1   

Additionally, all ordinary income distributions are comprised of interest related dividends for non-US residents and are eligible for exemption from US withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

 
 

 

                
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

The Board of Directors or Trustees, as applicable (each, a “Board,” collectively, the “Boards,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (“BIE”), BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (“BBK”), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (“BAF”), BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (“BYM”), BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (“BLE”), BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund (“MFL”) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (“MVF” and together with BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM, BLE and MFL, each a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) met on April 26, 2012 and May 22-23, 2012 to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board of each Fund also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) among the Manager, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. or BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, as applicable (the “Sub-Advisor”), and its Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

Each Board consists of eleven individuals, nine of whom are not “interested persons” of such Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. Each Board has established six standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee, an Executive Committee, and a Leverage Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee and the Leverage Committee, each of which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Boards are required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Boards have four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, and a fifth meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements. In connection with this process, the Boards assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Boards, acting directly and through their respective committees, considered at each of their meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to their annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Funds and their shareholders. Among the matters the

Boards considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against their peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Funds for services such as call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions; (e) the Funds’ compliance with their Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Boards; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Funds’ valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees ratios for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

The Boards have engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. In addition, the Boards requested, to the extent reasonably possible, an analysis of the risk and return relative to selected funds in peer groups. BlackRock provides information to the Boards in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as profitability, including the impact of BlackRock’s upfront costs in sponsoring closed-end funds and the relative profitability of closed-end and open end funds, investment performance and management fee levels. The Boards considered the importance of: (i) managing fixed income assets with a view toward preservation of capital; (ii) portfolio managers’ investments in the funds they manage; (iii) BlackRock’s controls surrounding the coding of quantitative investment models; and (iv) BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.

The Boards considered BlackRock’s efforts during the past year with regard to refinancing outstanding AMPS, as well as ongoing time and resources devoted to other forms of preferred shares and alternative leverage. As of the date of this report, the Funds have redeemed 100% of their outstanding AMPS.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April 26, 2012 meeting, the Boards requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Boards are engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist their deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses and the investment performance of the Funds as

 

 

                
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compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper and a customized peer group selected by BlackRock (collectively, “Peers”); (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (d) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock and (f) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock closed-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At an in-person meeting held on April 26, 2012, the Boards reviewed materials relating to their consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 26, 2012 meeting, and as a culmination of the Boards’ year-long deliberative process, the Boards presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 22-23, 2012 Board meeting.

At an in-person meeting held on May 22-23, 2012, each Board, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Manager, the Sub-Advisor, and its Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Boards considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Funds and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Funds; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Boards also considered other matters they deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Boards’ review. The Boards noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Boards. The Boards did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Funds. Throughout the year, the Boards compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Boards met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. Each Board also reviewed

the materials provided by its Fund’s portfolio management team discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.

The Boards considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and their Funds’ portfolio management teams, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis and oversight capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Boards engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to their Funds’ portfolio management teams and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Boards considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with the following administrative services including, among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of additional information in connection with the initial public offering and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of the Funds; (iii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iv) preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; and (viii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Funds, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Boards reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of their Funds. In preparation for the April 26, 2012 meeting, the Boards worked with its independent legal counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s performance. The Boards also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with their review, each Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance, based on net asset value (NAV), of its Fund as compared to funds in that Fund’s applicable Lipper category and a customized peer group selected by BlackRock. The Boards were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review their methodology.

 

 

                
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Each Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of its Fund throughout the year.

The Board of each of BAF and BIE noted that its respective Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite in the one- and three-year periods reported, but that its respective Fund performed at or above the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite in the five-year period reported. Based on its discussions with BlackRock and the Board’s review of its respective Fund’s investment performance compared to its Lipper Peer Group, the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds, and other relevant information provided by BlackRock, BAF’s and BIE’s Board noted that its respective Fund’s investment performance as compared to its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite provided a more meaningful comparison of the Fund’s relative performance. The composite performance metric is a measurement blend of total return and yield. The Board of each of BAF and BIE and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for its respective Fund’s underperformance during the one- and three-year periods compared with its Peers. Prior to 2008, BAF and BIE had a non-fundamental investment policy of investing substantially all of its total assets in Florida municipal bonds. Although due to the repeal of the Florida Intangibles Personal Property Tax, this investment policy was amended in 2008 to allow BAF and BIE the flexibility to invest in municipal obligations regardless of geographic location. BAF’s and BIE’s Board was informed that, among other things, the task of reallocating roughly 90% of the Funds’ holdings in order to reflect a general market profile became all the more challenging amidst poor liquidity and a significant widening of credit spreads. In terms of the portion of BAF’s and BIE’s portfolio that continues to be invested in Florida municipal bonds, Florida paper suffered disproportionately as traditional sources of demand dried up after the elimination of the state’s intangible tax. While performance with respect to BAF’s and BIE’s total return has improved on a year-to-date basis, its distribution yield ranking remains challenged.

The Boards of BAF and BIE and BlackRock discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving the performance of BAF and BIE and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Funds’ portfolio managers and to improve the Funds’ performance, in part through the repositioning of the Funds’ portfolio.

The Board of each of BBK, BYM, BLE, and MVF noted that, in general, its respective Fund performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. Based on its discussions with BlackRock and the Board’s review of its respective Fund’s investment performance compared to its Lipper Peer Group, the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds, and other relevant information provided by BlackRock, the Board of each of BBK, BYM, BLE, and MVF noted that its respective Fund’s investment performance as compared to its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite provided a more meaningful comparison of the Fund’s relative performance. The composite performance metric is a measurement blend of total return and yield.

The Board of MFL noted that, in general, MFL performed better than its Peers in that MFL’s performance was at or above the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite in two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. Based on its discussions with BlackRock and the Board’s review of MFL’s investment performance compared to its Lipper Peer Group, the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds, and other relevant information provided by BlackRock, MFL’s Board noted that MFL’s investment performance as compared to its Customized Lipper Peer Group Composite provided a more meaningful comparison of MFL’s relative performance. The composite performance metric is a measurement blend of total return and yield.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed its Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. It also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The Boards considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.

The Boards received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Funds. The Boards were also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Funds. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Funds and other funds the Boards currently oversee for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.

The Boards noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Boards considered BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising closed-end funds, among other product types. In addition, the Boards considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Boards considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

 

 

                
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In addition, the Boards considered the cost of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management of the Funds and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Boards reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Funds. The Boards also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Boards.

The Board of each of BIE and BBK noted that its respective Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was above the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board of each of BIE and BBK also noted, however, that its respective Fund’s contractual management fee ratio was reasonable relative to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s peers.

The Board of BIE noted that after discussions between the Board, including the Independent Board Members, and BlackRock, BIE’s Board and BlackRock agreed to a voluntary advisory fee reduction effective June 1, 2012.

The Board of each of BAF, BYM, BLE, MFL and MVF noted that its respective Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

D. Economies of Scale: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of its Fund increase. Each Board also considered the extent to which its Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Fund.

Based on the Boards’ review and consideration of the issue, the Boards concluded that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. They are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception. The Boards noted that only one closed-end fund in the Fund Complex has breakpoints in its advisory fee structure.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive

from their respective relationships with the Funds, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Funds, including securities lending and cash management services. The Boards also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Boards also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Boards further noted that they had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in exchange traded funds (i.e., ETFs) without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Boards also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Boards received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Boards noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

Each Board, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Manager, the Sub-Advisor, and its Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Boards, including the Independent Board Members, were satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. In arriving at their decision to approve the Agreements, the Boards did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making these determinations. The contractual fee arrangements for the Funds reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

 

                
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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans

 

Pursuant to each Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Shareowner Services for MFL and MVF and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. for BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM and BLE (individually, the “Reinvestment Plan Agent” or together, the “Reinvestment Plan Agents”) in the respective Trust’s shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Reinvestment Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street name or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan.

After the Trusts declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agents will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trust (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Trust’s primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agents are unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agents will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.

Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

The Reinvestment Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan. However, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants in BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM and BLE that request a sale of shares are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Reinvestment Plan Agent is required to pay. Participants in MFL and MVF that request a sale of shares are subject to a $0.02 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to Computershare Shareowner Services, LLC, P.O. Box 358035, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035, Telephone: (866) 216-0242 for shareholders of MFL and MVF. For shareholders of BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM and BLE, contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A., through the internet at www.computershare.com/investor, or in writing to Computershare, P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078, Telephone: (800) 699-1236. Overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.

 

 

                
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Officers and Trustees     

 

Name, Address

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with
Trusts

 

Length

of Time
Served as
a Trustee2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  

Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

 

Public

Directorships

Independent Trustees1                         

Richard E. Cavanagh

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1946

  Chairman of the Board and Trustee  

Since

1994

  Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust from 1999 to 2009; Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Director, Arch Chemical (chemical and allied products) from 1999 to 2011; Trustee, Educational Testing Service from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman thereof from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor, The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University since 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  None

Karen P. Robards

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1950

  Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Trustee  

Since

2007

  Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Director of Care Investment Trust, Inc. (health care real estate investment trust) from 2007 to 2010; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices)

Michael J. Castellano

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1946

  Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee  

Since

2011

  Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001 to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd from 2004 to 2011; Director, Support Our Aging Religious (non-profit) since 2009; Director, National Advisory Board of Church Management at Villanova University since 2010.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  None

Frank J. Fabozzi

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1948

  Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee  

Since

1988

  Editor of and Consultant for The Journal of Portfolio Management since 1986; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School since 2011; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University School of Management from 2006 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University from 1994 to 2006.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  None

Kathleen F. Feldstein

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1941

  Trustee  

Since

2005

  President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Board of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. from 2005 to 2009; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since 1995; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Director, Catholic Charities of Boston since 2009.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  The McClatchy Company (publishing); BellSouth (telecommunications); Knight Ridder (publishing)

James T. Flynn

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1939

  Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee  

Since

2007

  Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  None

Jerrold B. Harris

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1942

  Trustee  

Since

2007

  Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000; Director of Delta Waterfowl Foundation since 2001; President and Chief Executive Officer, VWR Scientific Products Corporation from 1990 to 1999.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (business development company)

R. Glenn Hubbard

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1958

  Trustee  

Since

2004

  Dean, Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty member since 1988; Co-Director, Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program from 1997 to 2004; Chairman, U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States from 2001 to 2003; Chairman, Economic Policy Committee of the OECD from 2001 to 2003.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  ADP (data and information services); KKR Financial Corporation (finance); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance)

 

                
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Officers and Trustees (continued)     

 

Name, Address

and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)

Held with
Trusts

 

Length

of Time
Served as
a Trustee2

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  

Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of

investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

 

Public

Directorships

Independent Trustees1 (concluded)     

W. Carl Kester

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1951

  Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee  

Since

2007

  George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Department, Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.  

98 RICs consisting of

94 Portfolios

  None
 

1   Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The maximum age limitation may be waived as to any Trustee by action of a majority of the Trustees upon finding good cause thereof. In 2011, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved extending the mandatory retirement age for James T. Flynn by one additional year, which the Board believes would be in the best interest of shareholders.

 

2   Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Trusts covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain Trustees as joining the Trusts’ board in 2007, each Trustee first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein, 2005; James T. Flynn, 1996; Jerrold B. Harris, 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995; and Karen P. Robards, 1998.

Interested Trustees3     

Paul L. Audet

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1953

  President4 and Trustee  

Since

2011

  Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Head of U.S. Mutual Funds since 2011; Chair of the U.S. Mutual Funds Committee reporting to the Global Executive Committee since 2011; Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005.  

160 RICs consisting of

278 Portfolios

  None

Henry Gabbay

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1947

  Trustee  

Since

2007

  Consultant, BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.  

160 RICs consisting of

278 Portfolios.

  None
 

3   Mr. Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trusts based on his position with BlackRock and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Trusts based on his former positions with BlackRock and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Mr. Audet and Mr. Gabbay are also Trustees of the BlackRock registered open-end funds. Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The maximum age limitation may be waived as to any Trustee by action of a majority of the Trustees upon finding good cause thereof.

 

4   For MFL.

 

 

                
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Name, Address
and Year of Birth
 

Position(s)
Held with

Trusts

 

Length

of Time

Served

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Officers1               
John M. Perlowski
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1964
  President2 and Chief Executive Officer  

Since

2011

  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.
Anne Ackerley
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1962
  Vice
President
 

Since

20073

  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2000; Chief Marketing Officer of BlackRock since 2012; President and Chief Executive Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2009 to 2011; Vice President of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2007 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s Global Client Group since 2009 to 2012; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2006 to 2009; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006.
Brendan Kyne
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1977
  Vice
President
  Since
2009
  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2010; Director of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2005 to 2008.

Robert W. Crothers

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1981

  Vice
President
  Since
2012
  Director of BlackRock since 2011; Vice President of BlackRock from 2008 to 2010; Associate of BlackRock from 2006 to 2007.
Neal Andrews
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1966
  Chief
Financial
Officer
  Since
2007
  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.

Jay Fife

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

1970

  Treasurer   Since
2007
  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2007; Director of BlackRock in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.
Brian Kindelan
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1959
 

Chief

Compliance

Officer and

Anti-Money

Laundering

Officer

  Since
2007
  Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock since 2005.
Janey Ahn
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1975
  Secretary   Since
2012
  Director of BlackRock since 2009; Vice President of BlackRock from 2008 to 2009; Assistant Secretary of the Funds from 2008 to 2012; Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP from 2006 to 2008.
 

1   Officers of the Trusts serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

2   For all Trusts except MFL.

   

3   Ms. Ackerley was President and Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2011.

Effective May 22, 2012, Robert W. Crothers became Vice President of the Trusts.

Effective May 22, 2012, Ira P. Shapiro resigned as Secretary of the Trusts and Janey Ahn became Secretary of the Trusts.

 

                
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Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisors

BlackRock Investment

Management, LLC1

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc.
2
New York, NY 10055

 

Custodians

The Bank of New York Mellon1
New York, NY 10286

 

State Street Bank and
Trust Company
2
Boston, MA 02110

Transfer Agent
Computershare Trust
Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

 

VRDP Tender and Paying
Agent and VMTP Redemption
and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY 10289

VRDP Liquidity Providers

Bank of America, N.A.3

New York, NY 10036

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC4

New York, NY 10056

VRDP Remarketing Agents

Merrill Lynch, Pierce,

Fenner & Smith Incorporated3

New York, NY 10036

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC4

New York, NY 10056

 

Accounting Agent
State Street Bank
and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02110

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02116

 

Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY 10036

Address of the Trusts
100 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809

       
     

1   For MFL and MVF.

 

2   For BIE, BBK, BAF, BYM and BLE.

 

3   For MFL.

 

4   For BIE.

     

 

                
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Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 27, 2012 for shareholders of record on May 31, 2012 to elect trustee nominees for each Trust. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Trusts.

Approved the Class II Trustees as follows:

 

     

Frank J. Fabozzi¹

  

James T. Flynn

  

Karen P. Robards

     

Votes For

  

Votes
Withheld

  

Abstain

  

Votes For

  

Votes
Withheld

  

Abstain

  

Votes For

  

Votes
Withheld

  

Abstain

BYM

   1,372    0    0    24,200,059    780,687    0    24,190,878    789,868    0

BAF

   422    0    0    7,941,033    345,879    0    7,935,068    351,844    0

BBK

   799    0    0    9,816,494    141,341    0    9,766,114    191,721    0

BIE

   178    0    0    3,108,275    75,720    0    3,098,849    85,146    0

BLE

   1,513    0    0    21,568,056    396,954    0    21,614,490    350,520    0

 

¹   Voted on by holders of Preferred Shares only.

For the Trusts listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Paul L. Audet, Michael J. Castellano, Richard E. Cavanagh, Kathleen F. Feldstein, Henry Gabbay, Jerrold B. Harris, R. Glenn Hubbard and W. Carl Kester.

Approved the Trustees as follows:

 

    

Paul L. Audet

  

Michael J. Castellano

  

Richard E. Cavanagh

    

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

  

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

  

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

MFL

  35,856,372   596,600   0    35,854,232   598,740   0    35,280,510   632,462   0

MVF

  60,089,149   1,163,703   0    59,966,240   1,286,612   0    60,058,024   1,194,828   0
   

Frank J. Fabozzi2

  

Kathleen F. Feldstein

  

James T. Flynn

    

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

  

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

  

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

MFL

  2,496   250   0    35,810,465   642,507   0    35,828,874   624,097   0

MVF

  2,438   0   0    59,801,772   1,451,080   0    59,766,851   1,486,001   0
   

Henry Gabbay

  

Jerrold B. Harris

  

R. Glenn Hubbard

    

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

  

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

  

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

MFL

  35,865,242   587,729   0    35,855,545   597,427   0    35,838,570   614,402   0

MVF

  60,068,268   1,184,584   0    59,801,324   1,451,528   0    59,949,021   1,303,831   0
   

W. Carl Kester¹

  

Karen P. Robards

    
     Votes For   Votes
Withheld
  Abstain    Votes For   Votes
Withheld
  Abstain             

MFL

  2,496   250   0    35,809,940   643,031   0       

MVF

  2,438   0   0    59,976,776   1,276,076   0             

 

2   

Voted on by holders of Preferred Shares only.

 

                
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Trust Certification

 

Certain 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 their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

Dividend Policy

 

Each Trusts’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend 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 dividends 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 in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

 

 

General Information

 

On July 29, 2010, the Manager announced that a derivative complaint had been filed by shareholders of BYM, BAF and BIE on July 27, 2010 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. The complaint named the Manager, BlackRock, Inc. and certain of the trustees, officers and portfolio managers of BYM, BAF and BIE as defendants. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the parties named in the complaint breached fiduciary duties owed to BYM,BAF and BIE and their Common Shareholders by redeeming auction-market preferred shares, auction rate preferred securities, auction preferred shares and auction rate securities (collectively, “AMPS”) at their liquidation preference. The complaint sought unspecified damages for losses purportedly suffered by BYM, BAF and BIE as a result of the prior redemptions and injunctive relief preventing BYM,BAF and BIE from redeeming AMPS at their liquidation preference in the future. On March 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County entered an order consolidating the above-referenced derivative complaint with another derivative complaint, containing almost identical allegations, already pending in that court. The court on March 15, 2012, also granted plaintiffs permission to file an amended complaint. On April 16, 2012, the plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint containing allegations substantially similar to those in the original complaint as to, among others, BAF. However, the Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint did not include either BIE or BYM as a nominal defendant. Thus, BIE and BYM are no longer nominal defendants in the derivative complaint. Defendants moved to dismiss the Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint on July 20, 2012. Plaintiffs on September 14, 2012 moved to hold the defendants’ motion to dismiss in abeyance and allow plaintiffs limited discovery of the Demand Review Committee of the Board of Directors, including depositions of its members and documents upon which they relied. The Manager, BlackRock, Inc. and the other parties named in the complaint believe that the claims asserted in the complaint are without merit and intend to vigorously defend themselves in the litigation.

On August 11, 2010, the Manager announced that a derivative complaint had been filed by shareholders of MFL on August 3, 2010 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. The complaint named the Manager, BlackRock, Inc. and certain of the directors, officers and portfolio managers of MFL as defendants. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the parties named in the complaint breached fiduciary duties owed to MFL and its Common Shareholders by redeeming AMPS at their liquidation preference. The complaint sought unspecified damages for losses purportedly suffered by MFL as a result of the prior redemptions and injunctive relief preventing MFL from redeeming AMPS at their liquidation preference in the future. On March 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County entered an order consolidating the above-referenced derivative complaint with another derivative complaint, containing almost identical allegations, already pending in that court. The court on March 15, 2012, also granted plaintiffs permission to file an amended complaint. On April 16, 2012, the plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint containing allegations substantially similar to those in the original complaint as to, among others, MFL. Defendants moved to dismiss the Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint on July 20, 2012. Plaintiffs on September 14, 2012 moved to hold the defendants’ motion to dismiss in abeyance and allow plaintiffs limited discovery of the Demand Review Committee of the Board of Directors, including depositions of its members and documents upon which they relied. The Manager, BlackRock, Inc. and the other parties named in the complaint believe that the claims asserted in the complaint are without merit and intend to vigorously defend themselves in the litigation.

On September 27, 2010, the Manager announced that the directors of MVF had received a demand letter sent on behalf of certain of MVF’s Common Shareholders. The demand letter alleged that the Manager and MVF’s officers and Board breached fiduciary duties owed to MVF and its Common Shareholders by redeeming at par certain of MVF’s Preferred

 

 

                
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Shares, and demanded that the Board take action to remedy those alleged breaches. In response to the demand letter, the Board established a Demand Review Committee (the “Committee”) of the independent members of the Board to investigate the claims made in the demand letter with the assistance of independent counsel. Based upon its investigation, the Committee recommended that the Board reject the demand specified in the demand letter. After reviewing the findings of the Committee, the Board unanimously adopted the Committee’s recommendation and unanimously voted to reject the demand.

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.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Trusts’ investment objectives or policies or 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 or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trusts. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolios.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. 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 into this report.

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ websites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Trusts’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.Each Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.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 http://www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically 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 into this report.

 

 

                
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BlackRock Privacy Principles

 

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

 

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

                
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Trusts have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in the short-term dividend rates of the Preferred Shares, may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Frank J. Fabozzi

James T. Flynn

W. Carl Kester

Karen P. Robards

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements.

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 

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Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

     (a) Audit Fees   (b) Audit-Related Fees1   (c) Tax Fees2   (d) All Other Fees3
Entity Name   Current  
Fiscal Year  
End  
  Previous  
Fiscal Year  
End   
  Current  
Fiscal Year  
End  
  Previous  
Fiscal Year  
End
  
  Current  
Fiscal Year  
End  
  Previous  
Fiscal Year  
End
  
  Current  
Fiscal Year  
End
  
  Previous
Fiscal Year
End

BlackRock

Municipal Income

Trust II

  $31,800     $31,200     $5,500     $3,500     $13,600     $13,100     $0     $0

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):

 

      Current Fiscal Year End    Previous Fiscal Year End
(b) Audit-Related Fees1    $0    $0
(c) Tax Fees2    $0    $0
(d) All Other Fees3    $2,970,000    $3,030,000

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

 

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Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:

 

     Entity Name   

Current Fiscal Year

End

  

Previous Fiscal Year

End

    

BlackRock Municipal Income

Trust II

   $19,100    $16,600

Additionally, SSAE 16 Review (Formerly, SAS No. 70) fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $2,970,000 and $3,030,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

  (a) The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

Michael Castellano

Frank J. Fabozzi

James T. Flynn

W. Carl Kester

Karen P. Robards

 

  (b) Not Applicable

Item 6 – Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

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Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Adviser’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of August 31, 2012.

 

  (a)(1) The registrant is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr., CFA, Managing Director at BlackRock and Walter O’Connor, Managing Director at BlackRock. Each of the foregoing investment professional is a member of BlackRock’s municipal tax-exempt management group and is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the registrant’s portfolio, which includes setting the registrant’s overall investment strategy, overseeing the management of the registrant and/or selection of its investments. Messrs. Jaeckel and O’Connor have been members of the registrant’s portfolio management team since 2006.

 

        Portfolio Manager   Biography
   

Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr.

  Managing Director at BlackRock since 2006; Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM from 1997 to 2005.
   

Walter O’Connor

  Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Managing Director of MLIM from 2003 to 2006; Director of MLIM from 1998 to 2003.

 

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  (a)(2) As of August 31, 2012:

 

     

(ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

  

(iii) Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(i) Name of

Portfolio Manager

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr.

   63    0    0    0    0    0
     $26.05 Billion    $0    $0    $0    $0    $0

Walter O’Connor

   63    0    0    0    0    0
     $26.05 Billion    0    0    0    0    0

 

  (iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should also be noted that a portfolio manager may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Such portfolio managers may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts. Currently, the portfolio managers of this fund are not entitled to receive a portion of incentive fees of other accounts.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

 

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  (a)(3) As of August 31, 2012:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

Base compensation.    Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation.

Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the Fund and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund and other accounts are a combination of market-based indices (e.g., Barclays Capital Muni Bond Index, Standard & Poor’s Municipal Bond Index, Barclays Capital Taxable Municipal Build America Bonds Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. For some portfolio managers, discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage and that vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units, upon vesting, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the cash portion of the discretionary incentive compensation, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in BlackRock stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. Providing a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in deferred cash awards that notionally track the BlackRock investment products they manage provides direct alignment with investment product results.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards — From time to time long-term incentive equity awards are granted to certain key employees to aid in retention, align their interests with long-term shareholder interests and motivate performance. Equity awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Messrs. Jaeckel and O’Connor have each received long-term incentive awards.

 

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Deferred Compensation Program — A portion of the compensation paid to eligible BlackRock employees may be voluntarily deferred at their election for defined periods of time into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firm’s investment products. All of the eligible portfolio managers have participated in the deferred compensation program.

Other compensation benefits.

In addition to base compensation and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following incentive savings plans. BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the IRS limit ($250,000 for 2012). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc. contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into an index target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. Messrs. Jaeckel and O’Connor are each eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of August 31, 2012.

 

Portfolio Manager   Dollar Range of Equity Securities of the
Fund Beneficially Owned

Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr.

  None

Walter O’Connor

  None

(b) Not Applicable

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

 

By:       /s/ John M. Perlowski  
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
Date:   November 5, 2012

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 Municipal Income Trust II
Date:   November 5, 2012

 

By:       /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
Date:   November 5, 2012

 

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