BLACKROCK VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL BOND TRUST

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 811-21053

Name of Fund: BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

             Bond Trust, 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: 08/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 02/28/2015


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

 

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BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

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

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Table of Contents     

 

     Page  

The Markets in Review

    3   

Semi-Annual Report:

 

Municipal Market Overview

    4   

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

    5   

Derivative Financial Instruments

    5   

Trust Summaries

    6   
Financial Statements:  

Schedules of Investments

    22   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    56   

Statements of Operations

    58   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    60   

Statements of Cash Flows

    64   

Financial Highlights

    66   

Notes to Financial Statements

    74   

Officers and Trustees

    84   

Additional Information

    85   

 

                
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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Market volatility, while remaining below the long-term average level, increased over the course of 2014 and into 2015, driven largely by higher valuations in risk assets (such as equities and high yield bonds), geopolitical risks, uneven global economic growth and uncertainty around policy moves from the world’s largest central banks. As the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) gradually reduced its bond buying program (which ultimately ended in October 2014), U.S. interest rates surprisingly trended lower during the period.

The first half of 2014 was generally a strong period for most asset classes; however, volatility ticked up in the summer as geopolitical tensions intensified in Ukraine and the Middle East and investors feared that better U.S. economic indicators may compel the Fed to increase short-term interest rates sooner than previously anticipated. Global credit markets tightened as the U.S. dollar strengthened versus other currencies, ultimately putting a strain on investor flows, and financial markets broadly weakened in the third quarter.

Several themes dominated the markets in the fourth quarter that resulted in the strong performance of U.S. markets versus other areas of the world. Economic growth strengthened considerably in the United States while the broader global economy showed signs of slowing. The European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan took aggressive measures to stimulate growth while the Fed moved toward tighter policy, causing further strengthening in the U.S. dollar. Fixed income investors piled into U.S. Treasuries where yields remained persistently low, but were comparatively higher than yields on international sovereign debt, while equity investors favored the relative stability of U.S.-based companies amid rising global risks.

Oil prices, which had been gradually declining since mid-summer, plummeted in the fourth quarter due to a global supply-and-demand imbalance. Energy-related assets sold off sharply and emerging markets struggled as many of those economies rely heavily on oil exports. Conversely, the consumer sectors benefited from lower oil prices as savings at the gas pumps freed up discretionary income for other goods and services.

These trends shifted in early 2015. U.S. equities underperformed international markets given high valuations and the anticipation of a rate hike from the Fed. Oil prices showed signs of stabilizing as suppliers became more disciplined in their exploration and production efforts. Markets in Europe and Japan rebounded, driven largely by central bank policy accommodation and improving economic data.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of February 28, 2015  
    6-month     12-month  

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

    6.12     15.51

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

    5.70        5.63   

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

    (1.26     (0.03

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets
Index)

    (8.30     5.01   

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

Bill Index)

    0.01        0.03   

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

    4.14        8.66   

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

    2.25        5.05   

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

   
2.17
  
    6.47   

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

    (0.08     2.81   
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 Reporting Period Ended February 28, 2015      

Municipal Market Conditions

Municipal bonds generated strong performance throughout most of the period, thanks to a favorable supply-and-demand environment and declining interest rates. (Bond prices rise as rates fall.) Interest rates moved lower in 2014 even as the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) scaled back its open-market bond purchases. This surprising development, coupled with reassurance from the Fed that short-term rates would remain low for a considerable amount of time, resulted in strong demand for fixed income investments in 2014, with municipal bonds being one of the stronger performing sectors for the year. This trend continued into the beginning of 2015 until rate volatility ultimately increased in February as a result of uneven U.S. economic data and widening central bank divergence, i.e., rate cuts outside the United States while the Fed poised for normalizing U.S. rates. During the 12 months ended February 28, 2015, municipal bonds garnered net inflows of approximately $34 billion (based on data from the Investment Company Institute).

For the same 12-month period, total new issuance remained relatively strong from a historical perspective at $356 billion (slightly higher than the $318 billion issued in the prior 12-month period). A noteworthy portion of new supply during this period was attributable to refinancing activity (roughly 50%) as issuers took advantage of low interest rates and a flatter yield curve to reduce their borrowing costs.

S&P Municipal Bond Index

Total Returns as of February 28, 2015

  6 months:   2.17%

12 months:   6.47%

A Closer Look at Yields

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From February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2015, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds decreased by 85 basis points (“bps”) from 3.72% to 2.87%, while 10-year rates decreased 38 bps from 2.40% to 2.02% and 5-year rates increased 19 bps from 1.00% to 1.19% (as measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data). Overall, the municipal yield curve remained relatively steep over the 12-month period even as the spread between 2- and 30-year maturities flattened by 103 bps and the spread between 2- and 10-year maturities flattened by 56 bps.

During the same time period, U.S. Treasury rates fell by 100 bps on 30-year bonds, 66 bps on 10-year bonds and 1 bp in 5-year issues. Accordingly, tax-exempt municipal bonds underperformed U.S. Treasuries across the yield curve, most notably in the intermediate portion of the curve as a result of increased supply. Municipals modestly outperformed U.S. Treasuries in the very short end of the curve as expectations around future Fed policy changes pressured short-term U.S. Treasury prices. In absolute terms, positive performance on the long end of the curve was driven largely by a supply/demand imbalance within the municipal market as investors sought income and incremental yield in an environment where opportunities had become scarce. More broadly, municipal bonds benefited from the greater appeal of tax-exempt investing in light of the higher tax rates implemented in 2014. The asset class is known for its lower relative volatility and preservation of principal with an emphasis on income as tax rates rise. The municipal market continues to be an attractive avenue for investors seeking yield in the low-rate environment. However, opportunities have not been as broad-based as in 2011 and 2012, warranting a more flexible approach to security selection and yield curve positioning going forward.

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers Continue to Improve

Following an extended period of nation-wide austerity and de-leveraging as states sought to balance their budgets, solid revenue growth exceeding pre-recession levels coupled with the elimination of more than 625,000 jobs in recent years have put state and local governments in a better financial position. Many local municipalities, however, continue to face increased health care and pension costs passed down from the state level. BlackRock maintains the view that municipal bond defaults will remain minimal and in the periphery while the overall market is fundamentally sound. We continue to advocate careful credit research and believe that a thoughtful approach to structure and security selection remain imperative amid uncertainty in a modestly improving economic environment.

Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Bond values fluctuate in price so the value of your investment can go down depending on market conditions. Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. There may be less information on the financial condition of municipal issuers than for public corporations. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds. Some investors may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable.

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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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging     

 

 

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

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

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

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

Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Trusts’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value and market price of a Trust’s Common Shares than if the Trust were not leveraged. In addition, the Trust may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit the Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. The Trust incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares.

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

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

If a Trust segregates or designates on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a value not less than the value of the Trust’s obligations under the TOB Trust (including accrued interest), a TOB Trust is not considered a senior security and is not subject to the foregoing limitations and requirements under the 1940 Act.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

    

The Trusts may invest in various derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage. Derivative financial instruments also 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 limit the amount of appreciation a Trust can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust
Trust Overview

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust’s (BZM) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and Maryland personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and Maryland personal income taxes. 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
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For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 6.72% based on market price and 2.71% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 5.18% based on market price and 3.82% 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.

 

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The Trust’s duration exposure (sensitivity to interest rate movements) contributed positively to performance as interest rates declined during the period. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) The Trust’s exposure to long-maturity bonds benefited performance given that the yield curve flattened, with yields falling more significantly for bonds in the 20- to 30-year maturity range than for intermediate and short-term bonds. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of Maryland tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. Exposure to the health care and education sectors provided the largest sector total returns for the period.

 

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In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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”) MKT

   BZM

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($15.20)1

   4.70%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   8.81%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0595

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7140

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

   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 marginal federal and state tax rate of 46.65%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on March 2, 2015, was decreased to $0.0545 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 VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 15.20      $ 14.59        4.18   $ 15.64      $ 14.16   

Net Asset Value

  $ 15.24      $ 15.20        0.26   $ 15.59      $ 15.03   

 

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

 

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Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14  

Education

    24     20

Health

    20        20   

Transportation

    19        19   

County/City/Special District/School District

    18        17   

Utilities

    8        7   

Housing

    7        14   

Corporate

    2        2   

State

    2        1   

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    11     15

AA/Aa

    37        36   

A

    26        23   

BBB/Baa

    12        11   

BB/Ba

    1        1   

N/R2

    13        14   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, each representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

 
Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    7

2016

      

2017

    3   

2018

    8   

2019

    12   

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust’s (MHE) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income exempt from both regular federal income taxes and Massachusetts personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of shareholders’ capital. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in Massachusetts tax-exempt obligations (including bonds, notes and capital lease obligations). The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in obligations that are rated investment grade at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests its assets so that at least 80% of the income generated by the Trust is exempt from federal income taxes, including federal alternative minimum tax, and Massachusetts personal income taxes. The Trust invests primarily in long term municipal obligations with maturities of more than ten years. 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
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For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 7.53% based on market price and 3.92% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 5.18% based on market price and 3.82% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

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Municipal bond yields declined during the six-month period, while the yield curve flattened (i.e., rates on longer-dated bonds fell more than rates on shorter-dated securities). In this environment, the Trust’s duration (interest rate sensitivity) had a positive impact on performance. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) The Trust’s longer-dated holdings in the education, health care, tax backed and transportation sectors were particularly strong contributors to performance. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. In addition, the use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

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In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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 MKT

   MHE

Initial Offering Date

   July 23, 1993

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($14.41)1

   4.83%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   9.00%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.058

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.696

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

   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 marginal federal and state tax rate of 46.31%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

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

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares, 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 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt  Trust

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary                              
     2/28/15     8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 14.41      $ 13.75        4.80   $ 15.00      $ 13.60   

Net Asset Value

  $ 14.20      $ 14.02        1.28   $ 14.47      $ 13.85   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

Education

    49     49

Health

    16        16   

State

    13        13   

Transportation

    13        13   

Housing

    7        7   

County/City/Special District/School District

    2        2   

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

Credit Quality Allocation1                
      2/28/15      8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

     11      11

AA/Aa

     55         55   

A

     27         27   

BBB/Baa

     7         7   

 

  1   

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

Call/Maturity Schedule2       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    12

2016

    2   

2017

    11   

2018

    6   

2019

    14   

 

  2   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.
Trust Overview

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MHN) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in investment grade New York municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes (“New York Municipal Bonds”), except at times when, in the judgment of its investment adviser, New York Municipal Bonds of sufficient quality and quantity are unavailable for investment by the Trust. At all times, however, except during temporary defensive periods, the Trust invests at least 65% of its assets in New York Municipal Bonds. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. 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
Ÿ  

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 7.08% based on market price and 3.62% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 6.08% based on market price and 3.62% 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.

 

Ÿ  

Tax-exempt rates declined during the period, supporting generally positive performance for municipal bonds. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) Municipal bonds with longer durations (and greater sensitivity to interest rate movements) tended to provide the strongest returns. In this environment, the Trust’s longer duration and positions in longer-dated bonds generally outperformed. The Trust’s positions in the transportation, education and tax-backed (state) sectors were positive contributors to performance. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds, which generated strong price performance, also drove returns. The Trust’s exposure to the middle investment-grade quality categories (bonds rated A and AA) aided performance, as these credit quality tiers outperformed. The Trust’s exposure to higher-yielding bonds was an additional positive contributor. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. In addition, the use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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

   MHN

Initial Offering Date

   September 19, 1997

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($14.18)1

   5.84%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   11.82%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.069

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.828

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

   39%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.59%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

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

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
10    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


     BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 14.18      $ 13.64        3.96   $ 14.60      $ 13.23   

Net Asset Value

  $ 15.07      $ 14.98        0.60   $ 15.40      $ 14.82   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14  

Transportation

    23     24

County/City/Special District/School District

    22        25   

Education

    18        17   

State

    16        12   

Utilities

    9        10   

Health

    6        6   

Housing

    3        4   

Corporate

    2        2   

Tobacco

    1          

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    14     15

AA/Aa

    61        63   

A

    20        19   

BBB/Baa

    3        2   

BB/Ba

    1        1   

N/R2

    1        3  

 

  1  

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, each representing less than 1%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

 

  3   

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

Call/Maturity Schedule4       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    13

2016

    4   

2017

    11   

2018

    8   

2019

    6   

 

  4   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    11


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust’s (BLJ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey gross 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 subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New Jersey gross income taxes. 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
Ÿ  

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 12.15% based on market price and 3.85% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.67% based on market price and 3.40% 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.

 

Ÿ  

Municipal bond yields declined during the six-month period, while the yield curve flattened (i.e., rates on longer-dated bonds fell more than rates on shorter-dated securities). In this environment, the Trust’s duration (interest rate sensitivity) had a positive impact on performance. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) The Trust’s longer-dated holdings in the tax backed, education, corporate backed and health care sectors were particularly strong contributors to performance. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. In addition, the use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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 MKT

  BLJ

Initial Offering Date

  April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($15.99)1

  5.59%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

  10.85%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.0745

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.8940

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

  38%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 48.48%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on March 2, 2015, was decreased to $0.0695 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 VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
12    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


     BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
     2/28/15     8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 15.99      $ 14.68        8.92   $ 16.22      $ 14.29   

Net Asset Value

  $ 16.43      $ 16.29        0.86   $ 16.81      $ 16.09   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*

 

Sector Allocation              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

Transportation

    29     26

State

    21        21   

Education

    19        19   

County/City/Special District/School District

    15        14   

Health

    7        8   

Corporate

    6        6   

Housing

    2        5   

Utilities

    1        1   

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    5     8

AA/Aa

    40        39   

A

    39        34   

BBB/Baa

    7        8   

BB/Ba

    5        5   

B

    3        3   

N/R2

    1        3   

 

  1  

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investm nts and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, representing 1% and 3%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

      

2016

    2

2017

    2   

2018

    13   

2019

    12   

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    13


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust’s (BQH) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. 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) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. 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
Ÿ  

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 7.14% based on market price and 5.12% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 6.08% based on market price and 3.62% 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.

 

Ÿ  

Tax-exempt rates declined during the period, supporting generally positive performance for municipal bonds. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) Municipal bonds with longer durations (and greater sensitivity to interest rate movements) tended to provide the strongest returns. In this environment, the Trust’s longer duration and positions in longer-dated bonds generally outperformed. The Trust’s positions in the education and health care sectors were positive contributors to performance as well as its positions in New York Liberty Development Corp. bonds. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds, which generated strong price performance, also drove returns. The Trust’s exposure to the middle investment-grade quality categories (bonds rated A and AA) aided performance, as these credit quality tiers outperformed. The Trust’s exposure to higher-yielding bonds was an additional positive contributor. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. In addition, the use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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

   BQH

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($14.44)1

   5.53%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   11.19%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0665

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7980

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

   38%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.59%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

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

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
14    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


     BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
     2/28/15     8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 14.44      $ 13.86        4.18   $ 14.99      $ 13.54   

Net Asset Value

  $ 16.12      $ 15.77        2.22   $ 16.55      $ 15.53   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

County/City/Special District/School District

    29     25

Education

    22        22   

Transportation

    13        12   

Health

    11        13   

Utilities

    9        9   

Corporate

    7        8   

State

    6        6   

Housing

    2        5   

Tobacco

    1          

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    11     14

AA/Aa

    47        43   

A

    27        26   

BBB/Baa

    6        7   

BB/Ba

    2        2   

N/R2

    7        8   

 

  1  

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, representing 1% and 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    3

2016

    4   

2017

    7   

2018

    4   

2019

    8   

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    15


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality  Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust’s (BSE) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax, and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (including the alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests primarily 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
Ÿ  

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 4.93% based on market price and 3.78% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 6.08% based on market price and 3.62% 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.

 

Ÿ  

Tax-exempt rates declined during the period, supporting generally positive performance for municipal bonds. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) Municipal bonds with longer durations (and greater sensitivity to interest rate movements) provided the strongest returns. In this environment, the Trust’s longer duration and positions in longer-dated bonds generally outperformed. The Trust’s positions in the education, transportation and utilities sectors were positive contributors to performance. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds, which generated strong price performance, also drove returns. The Trust’s exposure to the middle investment-grade quality categories (bonds rated A and AA) aided performance, as these credit quality tiers outperformed. The Trust’s exposure to higher-yielding bonds was an additional positive contributor. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. In addition, the use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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

  BSE

Initial Offering Date

  October 31, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($13.43)1

  5.36%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

  10.85%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.06

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.72

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

  37%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.59%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

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

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
16    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


     BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
     2/28/15     8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 13.43      $ 13.16        2.05   $ 13.85      $ 12.80   

Net Asset Value

  $ 15.06      $ 14.92        0.94   $ 15.43      $ 14.74   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

Education

    23     21

County/City/Special District/School District

    20        24   

Transportation

    18        19   

Utilities

    14        14   

State

    11        9   

Health

    10        10   

Housing

    3        2   

Corporate

    1        1   

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    18     19

AA/Aa

    54        54   

A

    23        23   

BBB/Baa

    1        1   

BB/Ba

    2          

B

           2   

N/R2

    2        1   

 

  1  

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, each representing 1%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    6

2016

    1   

2017

    8   

2018

    9   

2019

    6   

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    17


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II’s (BFY) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. 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) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. 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
Ÿ  

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 7.93% based on market price and 4.31% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 6.08% based on market price and 3.62% 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.

 

Ÿ  

Tax-exempt rates declined during the period, supporting generally positive performance for municipal bonds. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) Municipal bonds with longer durations (and greater sensitivity to interest rate movements) provided the strongest returns. In this environment, the Trust’s longer duration and positions in longer-dated bonds generally outperformed. The Trust’s positions in the education and health care sectors were positive contributors to performance as well as its positions in New York Liberty Development Corp. bonds. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds, which generated strong price performance, also drove returns. The Trust’s exposure to the middle investment-grade quality categories (bonds rated A and AA) aided performance, as these credit quality tiers outperformed. The Trust’s exposure to higher-yielding bonds was an additional positive contributor. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. In addition, the use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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 MKT

   BFY

Initial Offering Date

   July 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($14.70)1

   5.71%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   11.56%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.07

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.84

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

   39%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.59%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

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

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 14.70      $ 14.02        4.85   $ 15.18      $ 13.77   

Net Asset Value

  $ 15.87      $ 15.66        1.34   $ 16.25      $ 15.46   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14  

County/City/Special District/School District

    22     23

Education

    17        16   

Transportation

    15        14   

Health

    12        13   

Utilities

    10        10   

State

    9        9   

Corporate

    7        8   

Housing

    7        7   

Tobacco

    1          

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
    

2/28/15

    8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    16     16

AA/Aa

    38        39   

A

    33        30   

BBB/Baa

    4        5   

BB/Ba

    1        2   

N/R2

    2        8   

 

  1  

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, representing 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    8

2016

    5   

2017

    9   

2018

    4   

2019

    9   

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2015    BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust’s (BHV) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and Virginia personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and Virginia personal income taxes. 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
Ÿ  

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Trust returned 6.07% based on market price and 4.36% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 5.18% based on market price and 3.82% 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.

 

Ÿ  

The Trust’s duration exposure (sensitivity to interest rate movements) contributed positively to performance as interest rates declined during the period. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) The Trust’s exposure to long-maturity bonds benefited performance given that the yield curve flattened, with yields falling more significantly for bonds in the 20- to 30-year maturity range than for intermediate- and short-term bonds. At a time of modest price gains for the municipal bond market, the income generated from coupon payments on the Trust’s portfolio of Virginia tax-exempt bonds made a meaningful contribution to absolute performance. Exposure to the health care, education, and transportation sectors provided the largest sector total returns for the period. The Trust also benefited from the advanced refunding of a significant position, which rose in price to reflect the increase in its rating and the shortening of its maturity.

 

Ÿ  

In the positive market environment, there were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance 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 MKT

  BHV

Initial Offering Date

  April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2015 ($16.89)1

  5.08%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

  9.52%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.0715

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

  $0.8580

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20154

  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 marginal federal and state tax rate of 46.65%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on March 2, 2015, was decreased to $0.0695 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 VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, 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 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary
     2/28/15     8/31/14     Change     High     Low  

Market Price

  $ 16.89      $ 16.35        3.30   $ 16.92      $ 15.50   

Net Asset Value

  $ 16.21      $ 15.95        1.63   $ 16.52      $ 15.78   

 

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

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments*
Sector Allocation              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

Health

    24     23

Transportation

    21        15   

Education

    20        18   

County/City/Special District/School District

    16        16   

Housing

    7        11   

State

    6        6   

Corporate

    5        5   

Utilities

    1        6   

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

Credit Quality Allocation1              
     2/28/15     8/31/14  

AAA/Aaa

    16     21

AA/Aa

    51        47   

A

    12        13   

BBB/Baa

    7        7   

N/R2

    14        12   

 

  1  

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment advisor has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment advisor to be investment grade, each representing 7%, respectively, of the Trust’s total investments.

Call/Maturity Schedule3       

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2015

    3

2016

    1   

2017

    4   

2018

    19   

2019

    18   

 

  3   

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

 

  *   Excludes short-term securities.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland — 132.8%

  

Corporate — 2.7%

  

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB:

    

CNX Marine Terminals, Inc.,
5.75%, 9/01/25

   $ 500      $ 557,455   

Potomac Electric Power Co., 6.20%, 9/01/22

     250        296,830   
    

 

 

 
               854,285   

County/City/Special District/School District — 27.2%

  

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB:

    

Series C, Wastewater Project,
5.00%, 7/01/39

     1,000        1,150,940   

Special Tax, Harborview Lot No. 2,
6.50%, 7/01/31

     923        925,418   

County of Anne Arundel Maryland Consolidated, Refunding, Special Tax, The Villages of Dorchester and Farmington Project, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     500        572,525   

County of Anne Arundel Maryland Consolidated, Special Tax, The Villages at Two Rivers Project,
5.25%, 7/01/44

     250        255,353   

County of Frederick Maryland, GO, Series A,
5.00%, 8/01/24

     275        343,618   

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

     250        284,380   

County of Montgomery Maryland, GO, Refunding, Consolidated Public Improvement, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/19 (a)

     175        204,360   

County of Prince George’s Maryland, Special Obligation, Remarketing, National Harbor Project,
5.20%, 7/01/34

     1,500        1,504,920   

State of Maryland, GO, Refunding, State & Local Facilities Loan, 3rd Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/20

     500        599,655   

State of Maryland, GO:

    

State & Local Facilities Loan, 1st Series B,
5.00%, 3/15/19 (a)

     250        289,332   

State & Local Facilities Loan, 2nd Series B,
3.00%, 8/01/27

     2,425        2,484,097   
    

 

 

 
               8,614,598   

Education — 35.8%

  

County of Anne Arundel Maryland, Refunding RB, Maryland Economic Development, Anne Arundel Community College Project:

    

4.00%, 9/01/27

     510        548,566   

3.25%, 9/01/28

     360        363,741   

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, University Village at Sheppard Pratt, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,000        1,088,260   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Goucher College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     1,000        1,123,900   

Johns Hopkins University Project, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/27

     1,000        1,187,800   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland (continued)

  

Education (concluded)

  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

Johns Hopkins University Project, Series A,
4.00%, 7/01/37

   $ 500      $ 523,645   

Loyola University Maryland, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/39

     900        1,009,719   

Maryland Institute College of Art,
5.00%, 6/01/29

     500        555,485   

Notre Dame Maryland University,
5.00%, 10/01/42

     1,000        1,070,310   

Peninsula Regional Medical Center,
5.00%, 7/01/25

     500        599,205   

Peninsula Regional Medical Center,
5.00%, 7/01/39

     1,000        1,126,270   

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, RB, Our Lady Of Good Counsel School, Series A, 6.00%, 5/01/15 (a)

     1,000        1,010,090   

University System of Maryland, RB, Auxiliary Facility and Tuition, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/24

     400        497,820   

University System of Maryland, Refunding RB,
Series D, 5.00%, 10/01/21

     500        606,770   
    

 

 

 
               11,311,581   

Health — 30.4%

  

City of Gaithersburg Maryland, Refunding RB, Asbury Maryland Obligation, Series B, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     250        283,330   

County of Howard Maryland, RB, Series A,
5.00%, 6/01/44

     550        601,090   

County of Howard Maryland, Refunding RB, Vantage House Facility, Series A, 5.25%, 4/01/33

     550        534,644   

County of Howard Maryland, Tax Allocation Bonds, Annapolis Junction Town Center Project,
6.10%, 2/15/44

     250        269,485   

County of Montgomery Maryland, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/40

     1,000        1,127,390   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Alliance, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/51

     1,000        1,119,510   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Anne Arundel Health System, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,000        1,087,230   

Charlestown Community Project,
6.25%, 1/01/41

     1,000        1,131,740   

Frederick Memorial Hospital, Series A,
4.00%, 7/01/38

     1,250        1,248,062   

University of Maryland Medical System,
5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,000        1,093,590   

University of Maryland Medical System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/43

     1,000        1,100,100   
    

 

 

 
               9,596,171   

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.      CIFG    CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty    IDA    Industrial Development Authority
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.      COP    Certificates of Participation    LRB    Lease Revenue Bonds
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.      EDA    Economic Development Authority    M/F    Multi-Family
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)      EDC    Economic Development Corp.    NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds      ERB    Education Revenue Bonds    PILOT    Payment in Lieu of Taxes
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.      FHA    Federal Housing Administration    Radian    Radian Guaranty, Inc.
BARB    Building Aid Revenue Bonds      GO    General Obligation Bonds    RB    Revenue Bonds
BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.      HDA    Housing Development Authority    S/F    Single-Family
BOCES    Board of Cooperative Educational Services      HFA    Housing Finance Agency    SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds      HRB    Housing Revenue Bonds    Syncora    Syncora Guarantee

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland (concluded)

  

Housing — 10.9%

  

Maryland Community Development Administration, HRB:

    

Series A, 4.05%, 7/01/42

   $ 1,220      $ 1,243,339   

Series H, AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

     1,000        1,020,660   

Maryland Community Development Administration, RB, Residential:

    

3.70%, 7/01/35

     500        498,565   

5.05%, 9/01/39

     500        523,710   

Series B, 4.75%, 9/01/39

     150        155,140   
    

 

 

 
               3,441,414   

Transportation — 14.9%

  

Maryland EDC, RB:

    

Term Project, Series B, 5.75%, 6/01/35

     500        541,110   

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

     500        541,110   

Maryland State Department of Transportation, RB, Consolidated, 4.00%, 5/15/22

     1,000        1,104,900   

Maryland State Transportation Authority, RB, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Project, Series A, AMT,
4.00%, 6/01/29

     1,925        2,010,797   

Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Project, Series B, AMT,
5.00%, 3/01/23

     445        516,774   
    

 

 

 
               4,714,691   

Utilities — 10.9%

  

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB:

    

Wastewater Project, Series C,
5.00%, 7/01/38

     1,000        1,147,620   

Water Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/43

     1,000        1,142,630   

County of Montgomery Maryland, RB, Water Quality Protection Charge, Series A:

    

5.00%, 4/01/31

     500        578,670   

5.00%, 4/01/32

     500        578,205   
    

 

 

 
               3,447,125   
Total Municipal Bonds in Maryland        41,979,865   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

District of Columbia — 3.6%

                

Transportation — 3.6%

    

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/32

   $ 1,000      $ 1,149,400   
    

Guam — 2.3%

                

State — 2.3%

    

Territory of Guam, RB, Series A:

    

Business Privilege Tax Bonds,
5.13%, 1/01/42

     250        275,965   

Limited Obligation Bonds, Section 30, 5.63%, 12/01/29

     410        454,518   
Total Municipal Bonds in Guam        730,483   

Total Municipal Bonds — 138.7%

  

    43,859,748   
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (b)
            

Maryland — 10.6%

                

Transportation — 10.6%

  

State of Maryland Transportation Authority, RB, Transportation Facilities Project (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/41

     3,000        3,332,400   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $44,868,983) — 149.3%

             47,192,148   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (c)(d)

     1,481,963        1,481,963   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $1,481,963) — 4.7%

  

  

    1,481,963   
Total Investments (Cost — $46,350,946) — 154.0%        48,674,111   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3%        438,986   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (4.7%)

   

    (1,500,175
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (50.6%)        (16,000,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 31,612,922   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

(c)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       23,789           1,458,174           1,481,963         $ 185   

 

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

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
  (30   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 3,833,906      $ 2,769   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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 For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 47,192,148              $ 47,192,148   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 1,481,963                          1,481,963   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,481,963         $ 47,192,148              $ 48,674,111   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Assets:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ 2,769                        $ 2,769   

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

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 41,000                        $ 41,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (1,500,000             (1,500,000

VRDP Shares

              (16,000,000             (16,000,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 41,000         $ (17,500,000           $ (17,459,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Massachusetts — 152.5%

  

County/City/Special District/School District — 3.5%

  

Town of Holyoke Massachusetts, GO, Refunding,
5.00%, 9/01/26

   $ 1,000      $ 1,185,270   

Education — 74.6%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB:

    

Boston University, Series T-1 (AMBAC),
5.00%, 10/01/39

     1,000        1,024,130   

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

     250        284,463   

Mount Holyoke College, Series B,
5.00%, 7/01/41

     500        553,705   

Smith College, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     2,000        2,030,860   

Wellesley College, Series J, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,950        2,255,350   

WGBH Educational Foundation, Series A (AMBAC), 5.75%, 1/01/42

     650        839,462   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Boston University, Series P, 5.45%, 5/15/59

     1,500        1,794,270   

Clark University (Syncora), 5.13%, 10/01/35

     500        512,345   

Emerson College, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     200        212,610   

Trustees of Deerfield Academy,
5.00%, 10/01/40

     1,675        1,940,638   

Wheelock College, Series C, 5.25%, 10/01/37

     1,000        1,077,540   

Williston Northampton School Project (Syncora), 5.00%, 10/01/25

     500        505,745   

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (NPFGC),
5.00%, 9/01/27

     1,985        2,161,705   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, RB, Education Loan, Issue I, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/27

     1,000        1,117,780   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Northeastern University, Series R,
5.00%, 10/01/33

     225        249,968   

Tufts University, Series O, 5.38%, 8/15/18 (a)

     1,000        1,150,740   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Berklee College of Music, Series A,
5.00%, 10/01/37

     1,000        1,093,810   

Harvard University, Series A, 5.50%, 11/15/36

     100        115,965   

Harvard University, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/38

     400        443,048   

Northeastern University, Series T-1,
5.00%, 10/01/31

     500        568,905   

Northeastern University, Series T-2,
5.00%, 10/01/32

     500        566,000   

Springfield College, 5.63%, 10/15/40

     500        541,500   

Tufts University, Series M, 5.50%, 2/15/27

     1,000        1,278,800   

Massachusetts State College Building Authority, RB, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 5/01/16 (a)

     1,000        1,055,460   

Massachusetts State College Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series B (Syncora),
5.50%, 5/01/39

     825        1,092,366   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, RB, Senior-Series 2, 5.00%, 11/01/39

     500        568,470   
    

 

 

 
               25,035,635   

Health — 24.6%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, 1st Mortgage, Edgecombe Project, Series A,
6.75%, 7/01/21

     660        663,043   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Carleton-Willard Village, 5.63%, 12/01/30

     500        571,150   

Partners Healthcare System, Series L,
5.00%, 7/01/36

     1,000        1,132,000   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Massachusetts (concluded)

  

Health (concluded)

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates (Radian), 5.00%, 9/01/35

   $ 240      $ 240,852   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Cape Cod Healthcare Obligated Group, Series D (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,000        1,128,110   

Caregroup, Series E-1, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     500        539,185   

Children’s Hospital, Series M,
5.25%, 12/01/39

     600        686,232   

Children’s Hospital, Series M,
5.50%, 12/01/39

     500        578,240   

Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Series D,
5.25%, 8/15/37

     1,000        1,070,090   

Southcoast Health Obligation Group, Series D,
5.00%, 7/01/39

     500        544,685   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Winchester Hospital, Series H, 5.25%, 7/01/38

     1,000        1,118,680   
    

 

 

 
               8,272,267   

Housing — 11.2%

  

Massachusetts HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Series A (FHA), 5.25%, 12/01/35

     185        200,609   

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30

     490        511,354   

Series C, 5.35%, 12/01/42

     2,000        2,089,820   

Series F, 5.70%, 6/01/40

     900        955,782   
    

 

 

 
               3,757,565   

State — 19.5%

  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/29

     730        942,072   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB:

    

Dedicated Sales Tax, Senior, Series A,
5.00%, 5/15/43

     500        569,200   

Dedicated Sales Tax, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 8/15/15 (a)

     1,000        1,022,740   

Senior Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     1,000        1,137,930   

Massachusetts State College Building Authority, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/39

     2,500        2,864,825   
    

 

 

 
               6,536,767   

Transportation — 19.1%

  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/27

     1,000        1,198,570   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/38

     500        572,745   

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Refunding RB, Senior Series B:

    

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,120        1,259,485   

5.00%, 1/01/37

     1,000        1,113,590   

Massachusetts Port Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,000        1,107,970   

Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 7/01/36

     1,000        1,159,360   
    

 

 

 
               6,411,720   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost — $46,680,513) — 152.5%
        51,199,224   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Short-Term Securities        
Shares
    Value  

BIF Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund,
0.00% (b)(c)

     285,636      $ 285,636   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $285,636) — 0.8%
             285,636   
Total Investments (Cost — $46,966,149) — 153.3%        51,484,860   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%        597,378   
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (55.1%)        (18,500,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 33,582,238   
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income  

BIF Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund

       291,104           (5,468        285,636             

 

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

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (32   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 4,089,500      $ (17,666

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 51,199,224              $ 51,199,224   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 285,636                          285,636   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 285,636         $ 51,199,224              $ 51,484,860   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (17,666                     $ (17,666

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

       

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 66,000                        $ 66,000   

Liabilities:

                

VRDP Shares

            $ (18,500,000             (18,500,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 66,000         $ (18,500,000           $ (18,434,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 136.1%

  

Corporate — 3.6%

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

Terminal One Group Association Project,
5.50%, 1/01/24 (a)

   $ 1,500      $ 1,560,105   

Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     820        903,763   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, KeySpan Generation LLC, Port Jefferson, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/27

     4,340        4,359,704   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35

     5,750        6,859,923   

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Brooklyn Union Gas/Keyspan, Series A, AMT (NPFGC),
4.70%, 2/01/24

     3,340        3,457,100   
    

 

 

 
               17,140,595   

County/City/Special District/School District — 29.8%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Fiscal 2012,
Series E, Fiscal 2014:

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/35

     2,350        2,661,680   

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 10/01/33

     4,175        4,772,234   

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     945        1,090,889   

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding:

    

Series I, 5.00%, 8/01/32

     490        564,671   

Fiscal 2013, 5.00%, 8/01/30

     2,000        2,300,100   

5.50%, 8/01/25

     5,500        6,841,725   

5.00%, 8/01/32

     2,000        2,300,700   

City of New York New York, GO, Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     1,630        1,878,575   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/35

     19,150        19,726,223   

5.00%, 11/15/44

     5,605        5,772,421   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     6,505        7,515,747   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,375        1,549,570   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/39 (b)

     1,380        533,936   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC),
6.38%, 1/01/39

     800        928,224   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC),
5.00%, 1/01/31

     3,500        3,620,085   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC),
5.00%, 1/01/36

     6,640        6,850,953   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC),
5.00%, 3/01/36

     2,200        2,318,778   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC),
5.00%, 3/01/46

     9,500        9,753,080   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB:

    

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/01/33

     1,015        1,018,969   

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

     950        1,097,317   

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

     2,100        2,427,390   

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

     1,690        1,949,077   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, Refunding RB (NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/15/26

     180        180,718   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

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

  

Counties of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/41

   1,000      1,122,180   

County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, City School District of Buffalo Project, Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/31

     1,000        1,168,680   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 2/15/47

     2,350        2,502,421   

(AGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     305        325,273   

(AGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     7,370        7,859,884   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     7,530        8,030,519   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     11,905        12,562,394   

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     1,500        1,597,290   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

4 World Trade Center Project,
5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,710        1,923,442   

4 World Trade Center Project,
5.00%, 11/15/44

     4,000        4,445,160   

4 World Trade Center Project,
5.75%, 11/15/51

     2,080        2,434,058   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1,
4.00%, 9/15/35

     885        952,508   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2,
5.00%, 9/15/43

     3,530        3,925,784   

Syracuse New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT, Carousel Center Project, Series A, AMT (Syncora), 5.00%, 1/01/36

     3,100        3,144,237   
    

 

 

 
               139,646,892   

Education — 23.5%

  

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Series A:

    

5.00%, 12/01/30

     250        282,755   

5.00%, 12/01/32

     100        112,571   

4.00%, 12/01/34

     110        111,417   

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM),
4.63%, 10/01/40

     4,975        5,306,484   

Build New York City Resource Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Packer Collegiate Institute,
4.00%, 6/01/45 (c)

     150        149,138   

Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/43

     450        511,749   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

American Museum of National History, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,775        2,054,509   

American Museum of National History, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     750        864,150   

Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39

     3,150        3,409,843   

Carnegie Hall, 5.00%, 12/01/39

     1,850        2,070,242   

Wildlife Conservation Society,
5.00%, 8/01/42

     2,840        3,210,478   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     5,535        6,119,385   

County of Madison New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Colgate University Project, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/30

     4,000        4,063,400   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     1,240        1,409,074   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Education (continued)

  

County of Onondaga New York, RB, Syracuse University Project:

    

5.00%, 12/01/29

   $ 1,135      $ 1,284,060   

5.00%, 12/01/36

     1,100        1,230,823   

County of Orange New York Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Mount St. Mary College Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/37

     715        764,771   

5.00%, 7/01/42

     445        471,313   

County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Clarkson University Project:

    

6.00%, 9/01/34

     300        358,029   

5.38%, 9/01/41

     125        141,218   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM):

    

5.50%, 7/01/33

     500        566,530   

5.25%, 7/01/36

     700        779,856   

County of Tompkins New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Civic Facility Cornell University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     500        577,310   

Dobbs Ferry Local Development Corp., RB, Mercy College Project, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     750        842,153   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM),
5.75%, 11/01/40

     1,770        2,054,103   

Fordham University, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/28

     175        201,173   

Fordham University, Series A,
5.50%, 7/01/36

     1,375        1,627,409   

General Purpose, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/36

     4,500        5,136,930   

New York University Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,000        1,122,070   

New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC),
5.50%, 7/01/40

     3,500        4,647,230   

New York University, Series B,
5.00%, 7/01/34

     400        453,344   

New York University, Series B,
5.00%, 7/01/42

     3,000        3,378,000   

New York University, Series C,
5.00%, 7/01/38

     2,000        2,231,300   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/16 (d)

     860        930,408   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     1,460        1,578,333   

Siena College, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,345        1,446,359   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/35

     750        858,585   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,500        1,711,470   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/41

     1,500        1,692,630   

The New School (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/43

     3,265        3,785,767   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

3rd General Resolution, State University Educational Facilities Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/29

     1,000        1,165,600   

Cornell University, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,000        1,151,330   

Fordham University, 4.13%, 7/01/39

     740        773,833   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     1,900        2,152,928   

New York University Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,500        4,834,440   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     3,000        3,426,720   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Education (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

   $ 4,180      $ 4,750,821   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 4.00%, 7/01/31

     3,300        3,471,468   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     500        558,125   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     750        835,110   

Rockefeller University, Series B, 4.00%, 7/01/38

     1,550        1,641,992   

St. John’s University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     370        424,616   

St. John’s University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     500        569,700   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A,
5.25%, 7/01/31

     4,755        5,647,513   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A,
5.25%, 7/01/32

     6,435        7,621,743   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,490        1,669,426   
    

 

 

 
               110,241,734   

Health — 9.4%

  

City of New York New York Health & Hospital Corp., Refunding RB, Health System, Series A,
5.00%, 2/15/30

     1,800        2,016,972   

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Vassar Brothers Medical Center (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/34

     500        579,830   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,180        1,291,770   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Rochester General Hospital Project, Series B,
3.60%, 12/01/32

     795        802,918   

Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA),
5.50%, 8/15/40

     5,925        6,977,932   

County of Suffolk New York EDC, RB, Catholic Health Services, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     460        519,266   

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

     1,500        1,652,745   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/38

     2,250        2,540,880   

Hudson Valley Hospital (BHAC) (FHA), 5.00%, 8/15/36

     5,500        5,988,950   

Montefiore Hospital (NPFGC) (FHA), 5.00%, 8/01/33

     1,000        1,003,690   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/31

     2,680        3,139,459   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/40

     1,800        2,103,462   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     1,825        2,053,965   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series C, 4.25%, 5/01/39

     1,000        1,047,200   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series D, 4.25%, 5/01/39

     685        717,332   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Health (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

New York University Hospitals Center,
5.00%, 7/01/17 (d)

   $ 1,000      $ 1,101,780   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     2,000        2,216,820   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, 5.25%, 5/01/34

     7,375        8,264,351   
    

 

 

 
               44,019,322   

Housing — 4.6%

  

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

    

Series A-1-A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     750        771,457   

Series A-1-A, 5.45%, 11/01/46

     1,335        1,364,557   

Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/26

     1,250        1,263,475   

Series C, 5.05%, 11/01/36

     2,000        2,033,320   

Series H-1, 4.70%, 11/01/40

     1,000        1,030,550   

Series H-2-A, 5.20%, 11/01/35

     835        857,871   

Series H-2-A, 5.35%, 5/01/41

     600        622,422   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, M/F Housing, 8 Spruce Street, Class F, 4.50%, 2/15/48

     1,075        1,088,577   

City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Monastery Manor Associates LP Project, AMT (SONYMA), 5.25%, 4/01/37

     2,000        2,007,380   

State of New York HFA, RB:

    

Affordable Housing, Series F (Fannie Mae) (SONYMA), 3.80%, 11/01/44

     1,000        980,740   

St. Philip’s Housing, Series A, AMT (Fannie Mae), 4.65%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,010,620   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, S/F Housing, 49th Series, 4.00%, 10/01/43

     2,000        2,036,700   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB:

    

48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     3,210        3,228,971   

S/F Housing, 143rd Series, AMT, 4.85%, 10/01/27

     1,085        1,124,928   

S/F Housing, 143rd Series, AMT (NPFGC),
4.85%, 10/01/27

     2,000        2,053,200   
    

 

 

 
               21,474,768   

State — 20.0%

  

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

    

Fiscal 2008, Series S-1, 4.50%, 1/15/38

     1,510        1,566,565   

Fiscal 2009, Series S-1 (AGC), 5.50%, 7/15/38

     4,000        4,547,200   

Fiscal 2009, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/33

     3,000        3,466,620   

Fiscal 2009, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/39

     1,250        1,444,425   

Fiscal 2015, Series S-1, 5.00%, 7/15/43

     2,980        3,412,279   

Series S-2 (AGM) (NPFGC),
5.00%, 1/15/37

     3,750        4,013,475   

Series S-2 (NPFGC), 4.25%, 1/15/34

     4,000        4,081,920   

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

     7,000        7,495,530   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund:

    

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     2,500        2,863,650   

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     4,000        4,622,720   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/32

     9,070        9,911,061   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

State (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/37

   3,000      3,403,140   

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/42

     5,000        5,624,350   

Master BOCES Program Lease (AGC),
5.00%, 8/15/28

     250        281,413   

Mental Health Services Facilities Improvement, Series B (AGM),
5.00%, 2/15/33

     4,500        5,010,615   

School Districts Financing Program, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/37

     2,500        2,732,525   

State Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/43

     495        561,681   

State Supported Debt, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     4,850        5,617,900   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

School Districts Financing Program, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/35

     5,000        5,569,650   

School Districts Financing Program, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/35

     450        491,854   

Secured Hospital, North General Hospital (Syncora), 5.75%, 2/15/17

     2,000        2,007,740   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB:

    

2nd General Highway & Bridge Trust, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 4/01/26

     8,700        9,130,737   

2nd General Highway & Bridge Trust, Series B, 5.00%, 4/01/27

     1,000        1,097,390   

Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     2,740        3,158,919   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series A,
3.50%, 3/15/28

     1,660        1,731,745   
    

 

 

 
               93,845,104   

Tobacco — 1.1%

  

Chautauqua New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 4.75%, 6/01/39

     1,875        1,861,519   

County of Niagara New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed:

    

5.25%, 5/15/34

     1,495        1,691,951   

5.25%, 5/15/40

     1,500        1,687,575   
    

 

 

 
               5,241,045   

Transportation — 33.3%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/27

     1,000        1,170,940   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     5,500        6,343,150   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/33

     1,620        1,896,323   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/34

     1,620        1,889,568   

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/44

     1,000        1,155,660   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     6,015        7,202,000   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/41

     2,000        2,306,920   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     8,750        9,932,212   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/43

     1,000        1,131,050   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,000        1,190,570   

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,000        1,191,350   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     885        1,022,564   

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

     11,500        13,271,575   

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, RB, Series A (BAM), 4.00%, 10/01/44

     1,110        1,137,384   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Transportation (concluded)

  

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Refunding RB, Toll Bridge System, Series A (AGC), 4.00%, 10/01/19

   $ 1,600      $ 1,736,640   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB:

    

Consolidated, 163rd Series, 5.00%, 7/15/35

     2,500        2,884,450   

Consolidated, 183rd Series, 4.00%, 6/15/44

     7,750        8,005,208   

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 6, AMT (NPFGC), 6.25%, 12/01/15

     7,830        8,040,784   

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 6, AMT (NPFGC), 5.90%, 12/01/17

     4,000        4,008,520   

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 6, AMT (NPFGC), 5.75%, 12/01/22

     19,725        19,837,038   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB:

    

178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/33

     1,000        1,125,140   

179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     1,390        1,596,943   

Consolidated, 146th Series, AMT (AGM), 4.50%, 12/01/34

     5,000        5,092,150   

Consolidated, 147th Series, AMT, 4.75%, 4/15/37

     2,250        2,338,763   

Consolidated, 177th Series, AMT, 3.50%, 7/15/35

     600        564,672   

Consolidated, 177th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 1/15/43

     1,100        1,111,088   

Consolidated, 178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/43

     750        831,825   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB:

    

General, Series G (AGM),
4.75%, 7/01/15 (d)

     1,250        1,269,575   

General, Series G (AGM),
4.75%, 7/01/15 (d)

     1,030        1,046,130   

General, Series G (AGM),
5.00%, 7/01/15 (d)

     15,450        15,705,234   

General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     4,270        4,747,215   

General, Series I (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     5,635        6,338,586   

General, Series K, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     2,500        2,886,475   

Series J, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     5,000        5,630,850   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

    

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

     7,400        4,100,636   

General, Remarketing, Series A,
5.00%, 11/15/36

     1,000        1,163,750   

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,385        1,547,128   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/28

     2,500        2,916,325   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/29

     875        1,016,776   
    

 

 

 
               156,383,167   

Utilities — 10.8%

  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     3,500        3,699,675   

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

    

Fiscal 2010, Series FF, 5.00%, 6/15/31

     1,500        1,724,805   

Fiscal 2011, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/31

     1,000        1,147,160   

Fiscal 2011, Series GG, 5.00%, 6/15/43

     2,070        2,318,566   

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     5,750        6,378,015   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

  

Utilities (concluded)

  

Long Island Power Authority, RB, General, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/36

   2,375      2,660,855   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric Systems:

    

Series A (AGC), 5.75%, 4/01/39

     1,000        1,158,770   

General, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/44

     1,285        1,438,686   

General, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 5/01/33

     1,500        1,763,460   

General, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/35

     3,500        3,678,955   

State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, Revolving Funds New York City Municipal Water, 2nd General Resolution, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     3,200        3,645,728   

State of New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     2,580        2,940,477   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     15,490        17,999,845   
    

 

 

 
               50,554,997   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York        638,547,624   
    

Guam — 0.3%

                

Utilities — 0.3%

  

 

Guam Power Authority, RB, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 10/01/37

     1,175        1,296,448   
    

Puerto Rico — 0.8%

                

Housing — 0.8%

  

 

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     3,300        3,523,245   
    

U.S. Virgin Islands — 1.7%

                

State — 1.7%

  

 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Virgin Islands Gross Receipts, Series C:

    

5.00%, 10/01/39

     6,260        6,801,302   

4.50%, 10/01/44

     1,000        1,006,940   
Total Municipal Bonds in U.S. Virgin Islands              7,808,242   
Total Municipal Bonds — 138.9%              651,175,559   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
            

New York — 22.7%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 5.6%

  

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Sub-Series C-3 (AGC), 5.75%, 8/15/28 (f)

     10,000        11,690,600   

Sub-Series I-1, 5.00%, 3/01/36

     2,500        2,883,700   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     1,650        1,879,333   

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

     6,000        6,977,202   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1,
5.00%, 9/15/40

     2,610        2,983,987   
    

 

 

 
               26,414,822   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education — 4.8%

  

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Wildlife Conservation Society, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/33

   $ 1,981      $ 2,285,492   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, New York University, Series A, LRB, State University Dormitory Facilities:

    

5.25%, 7/01/29

     5,000        5,679,550   

5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,448        5,056,359   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

5.00%, 7/01/38

     5,498        6,123,067   

(AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,999        3,269,306   
    

 

 

 
               22,413,774   

State — 5.1%

  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31

     7,380        8,887,512   

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

     5,000        5,828,950   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, Series C:

    

General Purpose, 5.00%, 3/15/41

     2,500        2,810,600   

Mental Health Services Facilities, AMT (AGM), 5.40%, 2/15/33

     5,458        6,124,708   
    

 

 

 
               23,651,770   

Transportation — 3.9%

  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT,
5.00%, 10/15/25

     8,005        9,117,743   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series H (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     8,500        9,320,250   
    

 

 

 
               18,437,993   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Utilities — 3.3%

  

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

   $ 4,004      $ 4,604,583   

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

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     7,151        8,163,009   

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

     2,400        2,774,911   
    

 

 

 
               15,542,503   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 22.7%
             106,460,862   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $702,144,664) — 161.6%
             757,636,421   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (g)(h)

     1,973,478        1,973,478   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,973,478) — 0.4%
             1,973,478   
Total Investments (Cost — $704,118,142) — 162.0%        759,609,899   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3%        6,335,703   
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (11.4%)
        (53,317,159
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (51.9%)        (243,600,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 469,028,443   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

Counterparty   Value        Unrealized
Depreciation
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 149,138         $ (837

 

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

 

(e)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

(f)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB Trust Certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB Trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from February 15, 2017 to February 15, 2019, is $8,472,764.

 

(g)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       8,416,390           (6,442,912        1,973,478        

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
32    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

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

 

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (543   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 69,393,703      $ (299,769

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 757,636,421              $ 757,636,421   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 1,973,478                          1,973,478   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,973,478         $ 757,636,421              $ 759,609,899   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (299,769                     $ (299,769

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

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 738,000                        $ 738,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (53,308,436             (53,308,436

VRDP Shares

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

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 738,000         $ (296,908,436           $ (296,170,436
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    33


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey — 134.8%

  

Corporate — 9.5%

  

County of Middlesex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Heldrich Center Hotel, Sub-Series B, 6.25%, 1/01/37 (a)(b)

   $ 560      $ 27,910   

County of Salem New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Atlantic City Electric, Series A, 4.88%, 6/01/29

     750        827,633   

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, Series B, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

     1,550        1,751,283   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, New Jersey American Water Co., Inc. Project, AMT:

    

Series A, 5.70%, 10/01/39

     500        577,790   

Series B, 5.60%, 11/01/34

     395        449,174   
    

 

 

 
               3,633,790   

County/City/Special District/School District — 18.7%

  

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

     370        400,614   

City of Margate New Jersey, GO, Refunding, Improvement:

    

5.00%, 1/15/27

     230        257,763   

5.00%, 1/15/28

     110        122,462   

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Project Consolidation (NPFGC):

    

5.50%, 10/01/28

     400        519,288   

5.50%, 10/01/29

     790        1,031,874   

County of Hudson New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Harrison Parking Facility Project, Series C (AGC), 5.38%, 1/01/44

     800        903,848   

County of Union New Jersey Improvement Authority, LRB, Guaranteed Lease, Family Court Building Project, 5.00%, 5/01/42

     280        316,490   

County of Union New Jersey Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, Solid Waste System, County Deficiency Agreement, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/41

     685        772,721   

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

     2,250        2,818,935   
    

 

 

 
               7,143,995   

Education — 27.2%

  

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Leap Academy Charter School, Series A,
6.00%, 10/01/34

     100        103,307   

The Team Academy Charter School Project, 6.00%, 10/01/33

     455        522,040   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, Greater Brunswick Charter School, Inc. Project, Series A,
5.63%, 8/01/34 (c)

     215        221,570   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Higher Educational Capital Improvement Fund, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/32

     635        700,678   

Montclair State University, Series J,
5.25%, 7/01/38

     180        199,912   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

College of New Jersey, Series D (AGM),
5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,010        1,117,727   

Georgian Court University, Series D,
5.00%, 7/01/33

     150        160,360   

Kean University, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/36

     700        803,656   

Montclaire State University, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/44

     1,600        1,842,128   

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     210        237,791   

Ramapo College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     85        93,828   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

  

Education (concluded)

  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

Seton Hall University, Series D,
5.00%, 7/01/38

   $ 105      $ 117,153   

University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B, 7.50%, 6/01/19 (d)

     450        569,304   

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB, Student Loan, Series 1A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/22

     915        1,045,470   

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series 1, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/29

     640        712,141   

Series 1A, 5.00%, 12/01/25

     130        137,410   

Series 1A, 5.00%, 12/01/26

     100        105,504   

Series 1A, 5.25%, 12/01/32

     300        326,805   

Student Loan, Series 1A, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     245        259,112   

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 5/01/43

     985        1,113,917   
    

 

 

 
               10,389,813   

Health — 10.8%

  

County of Camden New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Cooper Health System, 5.00%, 2/15/34

     100        111,051   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Lions Gate Project, 5.25%, 1/01/44

     135        141,259   

Seabrook Village, Inc. Facility,
5.25%, 11/15/26

     470        484,673   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

Meridian Health System Obligated Group, Series I (AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/38

     240        258,247   

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/43

     230        269,013   

Virtua Health, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/38

     400        450,680   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB:

    

AHS Hospital Corp., 6.00%, 7/01/41

     610        734,117   

Meridian Health System Obligated Group,
5.00%, 7/01/26

     305        346,980   

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A,
5.00%, 7/01/29

     500        522,055   

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A,
5.63%, 7/01/32

     180        209,250   

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A,
5.63%, 7/01/37

     505        581,043   
    

 

 

 
               4,108,368   

Housing — 3.1%

  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB:

    

M/F Housing, Series A, 4.75%, 11/01/29

     370        388,962   

S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

     355        369,062   

S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.50%, 10/01/38

     110        114,294   

S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     300        315,846   
    

 

 

 
               1,188,164   

State — 29.7%

  

Garden State Preservation Trust, RB, CAB, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/27 (e)

     4,000        2,775,560   

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

5.00%, 9/01/36

     50        52,622   

Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC),
5.25%, 7/01/25

     500        609,855   

School Facilities Construction (AGC),
5.50%, 12/15/18 (d)

     645        752,038   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
34    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

  

State (concluded)

  

New Jersey EDA, RB (concluded):

    

School Facilities Construction (AGC), 5.50%, 12/15/34

   $ 355      $ 405,211   

School Facilities Construction, Series CC-2,
5.00%, 12/15/31

     500        549,155   

School Facilities Construction, Series UU,
5.00%, 6/15/40

     175        189,600   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/28

     255        281,040   

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/29

     500        549,610   

Cigarette Tax (AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/22

     750        879,600   

School Facilities Construction, Series AA,
5.50%, 12/15/29

     500        553,030   

School Facilities Construction, Series GG,
5.25%, 9/01/27

     1,345        1,499,608   

School Facilities Construction, Series NN,
5.00%, 3/01/29

     875        953,234   

School Facilities Construction, Series RR,
5.00%, 6/15/33

     500        546,200   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Hospital Asset Transformation Program, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     500        542,845   

State of New Jersey, COP, Equipment Lease Purchase,
Series A, 5.25%, 6/15/28

     200        224,494   
    

 

 

 
               11,363,702   

Transportation — 34.9%

  

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

     250        278,998   

New Jersey EDA, RB, Private Activity Bond, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.38%, 1/01/43

     1,060        1,176,791   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     800        893,552   

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     500        554,670   

Series E, 5.25%, 1/01/40

     370        412,676   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

CAB, Transportation System, Series C (AGM), 0.00%, 12/15/32 (e)

     1,250        555,375   

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

     955        1,071,510   

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

     1,265        1,360,330   

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

     425        481,818   

Transportation System, 6.00%, 12/15/38

     325        378,628   

Transportation System, Series A, 6.00%, 6/15/35

     1,275        1,544,178   

Transportation System, Series A,
5.88%, 12/15/38

     555        641,358   

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

     830        936,580   

Transportation System, Series A (AGC),
5.63%, 12/15/28

     200        232,122   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

     450        529,767   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated:

    

152nd Series, AMT, 5.75%, 11/01/30

     525        593,114   

166th Series, 5.25%, 7/15/36

     500        570,665   

172nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     1,000        1,104,050   
    

 

 

 
               13,316,182   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

  

Utilities — 0.9%

  

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 0.00%, 9/01/33 (e)

   $ 650      $ 326,762   
Total Municipal Bonds — 134.8%              51,470,776   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
            

New Jersey — 21.8%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 5.1%

  

County of Union New Jersey Utilities Authority, Refunding LRB, Resource Recovery Facility, Covanta Union, Inc., Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/31

     1,780        1,963,749   

Education — 2.9%

  

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, RB, Series F, 5.00%, 5/01/39

     990        1,116,228   

State — 3.1%

  

New Jersey EDA, RB, School Facilities Construction (AGC):

    

6.00%, 12/15/18 (d)

     329        391,432   

6.00%, 12/15/34

     671        777,838   
    

 

 

 
               1,169,270   

Transportation — 10.7%

  

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

    

Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 12/15/32

     600        658,662   

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36 (g)

     1,000        1,091,851   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     1,500        1,633,035   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/35

     630        694,467   
    

 

 

 
               4,078,015   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 21.8%
             8,327,262   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $54,378,758) — 156.6%
             59,798,038   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (h)(i)

     962,880        962,880   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $962,880) — 2.5%
             962,880   
Total Investments (Cost — $55,341,638) — 159.1%        60,760,918   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%        656,437   
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (11.8%)
        (4,520,488
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (49.0%)        (18,700,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 38,196,867   
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    35


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(f)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

(g)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB Trust Certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB Trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires June 15, 2019, is $776,985.

 

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

 

(i)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income  

BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund

       59,409           903,471           962,880             

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (46   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 5,878,656      $ (25,395

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 59,798,038              $ 59,798,038   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 962,880                          962,880   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 962,880         $ 59,798,038              $ 60,760,918   
 

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (25,395                     $ (25,395

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

       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
36    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)    BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 94,000                        $ 94,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (4,519,518             (4,519,518

VRDP Shares

              (18,700,000             (18,700,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 94,000         $ (23,219,518           $ (23,125,518
 

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 139.0%

                

Corporate — 11.5%

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, ARB, American Airlines, Inc., JFK International Airport, AMT (a):

    

7.63%, 8/01/25

   $ 750      $ 817,035   

7.75%, 8/01/31

     1,000        1,086,720   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     690        760,484   

County of Chautauqua New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, NRG Dunkirk Power Project,
5.88%, 4/01/42

     750        858,757   

County of Essex New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 9/01/32

     100        113,819   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, KeySpan Generation LLC, Port Jefferson, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/27

     500        502,270   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35

     150        178,955   

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

     375        390,030   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Continental Airlines, Inc. & Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Project, LaGuardia, AMT, 9.13%, 12/01/15

     480        487,646   
    

 

 

 
               5,195,716   

County/City/Special District/School District — 38.7%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Fiscal 2014:

    

Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/25

     455        565,997   

Series J, 5.00%, 8/01/32

     1,620        1,888,661   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, Fiscal 2009, 4.75%, 8/15/25

     500        557,165   

Series D, 5.38%, 6/01/32

     15        15,064   

Sub-Series D-1, Fiscal 2014, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     245        282,823   

Sub-Series G-1, 6.25%, 12/15/31

     250        298,150   

Sub-Series G-1; Fiscal 2012, 5.00%, 4/01/29

     250        289,515   

Sub-Series I-1, 5.38%, 4/01/36

     450        517,302   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

4.75%, 11/15/45

     500        504,040   

5.00%, 11/15/44

     250        257,468   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     735        849,204   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     250        281,740   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/41 (c)

     4,155        1,440,912   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/42 (c)

     500        166,045   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/43 (c)

     2,000        635,920   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/45 (c)

     950        275,918   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 1/01/39

     100        116,028   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/39

     500        515,610   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 5.00%, 3/01/46

     175        179,662   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

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

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/35

   $ 200      $ 231,180   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 2/15/47

     650        692,159   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     750        799,852   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     790        833,624   

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     465        495,160   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 2, 5.63%, 7/15/47

     1,350        1,538,298   

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

     285        326,983   

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

     120        134,092   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     750        843,615   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     340        397,875   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 9/15/35

     320        344,410   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 9/15/43

     550        611,666   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     520        566,316   
    

 

 

 
               17,452,454   

Education — 35.3%

  

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM):

    

4.38%, 10/01/30

     250        264,800   

4.63%, 10/01/40

     140        149,328   

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures & The Arts Project, Series A, 5.00%, 4/15/33

     200        205,094   

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB:

    

City University New York-Queens College Student Residences, LLC Project, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/38

     250        286,457   

Packer Collegiate Institute Project, 5.00%, 6/01/40 (d)

     310        349,212   

Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT,
5.00%, 1/01/35 (b)

     100        106,723   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, RB, Juilliard School, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/39

     250        279,285   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

American Museum of National History, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     110        127,322   

Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39

     400        432,996   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     610        674,404   

City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Sarah Lawrence College Project, Series A, 6.00%, 6/01/41

     250        286,357   

County of Cattaraugus New York, St. Bonaventure University Project, 5.00%, 5/01/39

     60        64,187   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/31

     500        563,825   

5.00%, 7/01/41

     500        553,705   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     120        136,362   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

  

County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 4.75%, 3/01/26

   $ 200      $ 212,456   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/33

     100        113,306   

Geneva Development Corp., Refunding RB, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 5.25%, 9/01/44

     160        184,139   

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Adelphini University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     105        119,946   

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

     300        349,737   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/40

     300        348,153   

New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC) (BHAC), 5.50%, 7/01/31

     245        316,557   

New York University, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,250        1,407,500   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/16 (e)

     95        102,778   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     155        167,563   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     150        167,685   

Teachers College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,800        2,004,264   

Touro College & University System, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/34

     250        281,208   

Touro College & University System, Series A, 5.50%, 1/01/39

     500        563,790   

University of Rochester, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     215        244,597   

University of Rochester, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39

     175        202,846   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Brooklyn Law School, 5.75%, 7/01/33

     125        141,816   

Cornell University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     150        172,700   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     340        385,261   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     445        505,769   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,750        1,970,500   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     250        287,390   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     350        416,269   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

     350        414,547   

Teachers College, 5.50%, 3/01/39

     350        393,088   
    

 

 

 
               15,953,922   

Health — 18.1%

    

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Health Quest System, Inc., Series A (AGM), 5.75%, 7/01/30

     350        409,811   

County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project, 5.00%, 12/01/27

     150        150,134   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

     370        405,046   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     275        323,870   

County of Saratoga New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Saratoga Hospital Project, Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/32

     200        216,416   

County of Suffolk New York Economic Development Corp., RB, Catholic Health Services, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     80        90,307   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Health (concluded)

    

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Jefferson’s Ferry Project, 5.00%, 11/01/28

   $ 260      $ 268,221   

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,150        1,267,104   

Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30

     200        232,024   

County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal On Hudson Project, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     500        543,885   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (e)

     5        5,705   

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/22

     330        372,191   

New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc., Series B (AMBAC), 6.00%, 7/01/32

     185        212,480   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/31

     220        257,717   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series B, 5.63%, 7/01/17 (e)

     260        290,693   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     450        506,457   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.75%, 5/01/37

     500        568,535   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     290        311,370   

Mount Sinai Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/26

     315        358,552   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     1,000        1,108,410   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series E, 5.50%, 5/01/33

     250        282,963   
    

 

 

 
               8,181,891   

Housing — 3.1%

    

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, M/F Housing, 8 Spruce Street, Class F, 4.50%, 2/15/48

     500        506,315   

State of New York HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 5.00%, 2/15/39

     500        508,505   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, 48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     360        362,128   
    

 

 

 
               1,376,948   

State — 7.4%

    

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2015, Series S-1, 5.00%, 7/15/43

     500        572,530   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/32

     250        273,183   

State of New York, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/39

     250        283,172   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/41

     500        562,120   

State Supported Debt, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     90        104,250   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     80        92,231   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Highway & Bridge Trust, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     1,000        1,144,790   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     250        292,927   
    

 

 

 
               3,325,203   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Tobacco — 1.0%

    

Chautauqua New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 4.75%, 6/01/39

   $ 75      $ 74,461   

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A, 6.25%, 6/01/41 (b)

     200        203,564   

County of Niagara New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 5.25%, 5/15/40

     170        191,258   
    

 

 

 
               469,283   

Transportation — 17.3%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Dedicated Tax Fund, Series A, 5.63%, 11/15/39

     250        285,350   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     700        838,138   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/41

     1,000        1,153,460   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/30

     250        296,435   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/31

     250        295,375   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/32

     170        199,709   

Series F, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     500        577,720   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

     500        588,630   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB:

    

179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     150        172,332   

Consolidated, 146th Series, AMT (AGM), 4.50%, 12/01/34

     500        509,215   

Consolidated, 147th Series, AMT, 4.75%, 4/15/37

     150        155,918   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, 178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     270        304,663   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB:

    

General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     140        155,646   

General, Series I (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     1,000        1,124,860   

General, Series K, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     500        577,295   

Series J, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     250        281,543   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, CAB (c):

    

General, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32

     400        221,656   

Sub-Series A, 0.00%, 11/15/32

     170        89,440   
    

 

 

 
               7,827,385   

Utilities — 6.6%

  

Long Island Power Authority, RB, General:

    

Electric Systems, Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

     500        614,310   

Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/36

     225        252,081   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.50%, 4/01/24

     100        112,830   

State of New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     600        683,832   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     1,115        1,295,663   
    

 

 

 
               2,958,716   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York              62,741,518   
    

Puerto Rico — 0.6%

                

Housing — 0.6%

  

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     250        266,913   
Total Municipal Bonds — 139.6%              63,008,431   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 19.6%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 7.2%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Sub-Series I-1, 5.00%, 3/01/36

   $ 250      $ 288,370   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     825        939,667   

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

     700        814,007   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 9/15/40

     1,050        1,200,454   
    

 

 

 
               3,242,498   

State — 1.9%

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

     500        563,637   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31

     255        307,089   
    

 

 

 
               870,726   

Transportation — 3.2%

  

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

     630        727,052   

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

     600        695,340   
    

 

 

 
               1,422,392   

Utilities — 7.3%

  

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

     405        465,632   

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

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     990        1,130,075   

Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     1,500        1,692,621   
    

 

 

 
               3,288,328   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 19.6%
        8,823,944   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $65,049,978) — 159.2%
             71,832,375   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (h)(i)

     94,921        94,921   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $94,921) — 0.2%
             94,921   
Total Investments (Cost — $65,144,899) — 159.4%        71,927,296   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%        381,118   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (11.2%)

   

    (5,071,487
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (49.0%)        (22,100,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 45,136,927   
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

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

 

(c)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     $ 349,212         $ 2,040   

 

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

 

(f)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

(g)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB Trust Certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB Trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on February 15, 2019, is $370,682.

 

(h)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       426,743           (331,822        94,921        

 

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

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional Value     Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (70   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 8,945,781      $ (38,644

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 71,832,375              $ 71,832,375   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 94,921                          94,921   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 94,921         $ 71,832,375              $ 71,927,296   
 

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (38,644                     $ (38,644

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

       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 95,000                        $ 95,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (5,070,215             (5,070,215

VRDP Shares

              (22,100,000             (22,100,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 95,000         $ (27,170,215           $ (27,075,215
 

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 121.2%

                

Corporate — 0.9%

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/28

   $ 165      $ 181,855   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35

     600        715,818   
    

 

 

 
               897,673   

County/City/Special District/School District — 20.2%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E:

    

5.50%, 8/01/25

     830        1,032,478   

5.00%, 8/01/30

     1,000        1,150,050   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     440        507,927   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/35

     200        226,526   

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     330        380,325   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/44

     2,710        2,790,948   

4.75%, 11/15/45

     500        504,040   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     915        1,057,173   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     400        450,784   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT (AGC):

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A, 0.00%, 3/01/39 (a)

     1,000        386,910   

Queens Baseball Stadium, 6.38%, 1/01/39

     150        174,042   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/35

     425        491,258   

County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, City School District of Buffalo Project, Series A:

    

5.25%, 5/01/31

     200        233,736   

(AGM), 5.75%, 5/01/25

     1,000        1,105,390   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

Senior, Fiscal 2012, 5.75%, 2/15/47

     1,000        1,162,960   

5.00%, 2/15/47

     500        532,430   

(AGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     1,250        1,333,087   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     750        799,853   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     1,000        1,055,220   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,000        1,124,820   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     1,250        1,389,112   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     670        784,047   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 9/15/35

     1,100        1,183,908   
    

 

 

 
               19,857,024   

Education — 30.7%

  

Albany Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB:

    

5.00%, 12/01/33

     175        197,309   

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/34

     130        131,674   

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB:

    

5.00%, 6/01/40 (b)

     690        777,278   

City University New York Queens, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/38

     250        286,458   

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

    

American Museum of National History, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     440        509,287   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (continued)

  

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

American Museum of National History, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

   $ 500      $ 576,100   

Museum of Modern Art, Series 1A, 5.00%, 4/01/31

     700        784,693   

Wildlife Conservation Society, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/42

     410        463,484   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     1,645        1,818,679   

County of Madison New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Colgate University Project, Series A, 4.50%, 7/01/39

     1,600        1,758,592   

County of Madison New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Colgate University Project, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/30

     1,000        1,015,850   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     500        563,825   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     400        454,540   

County of Orange New York Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Mount St. Mary College Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/37

     180        192,530   

5.00%, 7/01/42

     115        121,800   

County of Schenectady New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Union College, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     500        566,870   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/33

     250        283,265   

County of Tompkins New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Civic Facility Cornell University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,000        1,154,620   

Dobbs Ferry Local Development Corp., RB, Mercy College Project:

    

5.00%, 7/01/39

     1,000        1,122,870   

5.00%, 7/01/44

     500        561,010   

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

     600        699,474   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/40

     300        348,153   

Fordham University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     500        574,780   

New School (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/43

     350        405,825   

New York University, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     500        568,280   

New York University, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     1,000        1,115,650   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     550        629,629   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/16 (c)

     555        600,438   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     945        1,021,592   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     600        684,588   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     1,000        1,128,420   

Teachers College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     500        556,740   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Cornell University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     250        287,833   

Fordham University, 4.13%, 7/01/39

     330        345,088   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     640        725,197   

New York University Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     2,000        2,148,640   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     745        846,737   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 4.00%, 7/01/32

     395        412,103   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     1,500        1,784,010   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

   $ 600      $ 710,652   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     450        504,189   

Town of Hempstead New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/35

     310        353,853   

Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     310        354,125   
    

 

 

 
               30,146,730   

Health — 16.5%

    

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Vassar Brothers Medical Center (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/30

     500        583,530   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

     850        930,512   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     725        853,840   

County of Suffolk New York Economic Development Corp., RB, Catholic Health Services, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     150        169,326   

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

     1,000        1,101,830   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Hudson Valley Hospital (BHAC) (FHA), 5.00%, 8/15/36

     1,250        1,361,125   

Mental Health Services (AGM),
5.00%, 8/15/18 (c)

     5        5,705   

Mental Health Services (AGM),
5.00%, 8/15/18 (c)

     5        5,705   

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/22

     985        1,110,932   

Mental Health Services, 2nd Series (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (c)

     5        5,705   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/40

     250        292,147   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     350        393,911   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series D, 4.25%, 5/01/39

     500        523,600   

St. Joachim & Anne Residence, 5.25%, 7/01/27

     3,000        3,000,990   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (FHA), 4.90%, 8/15/15 (c)

     1,500        1,533,030   

New York University Hospitals Center, 5.00%, 7/01/17 (c)

     500        550,890   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     750        831,307   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, 5.25%, 5/01/34

     1,840        2,061,886   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, 5.00%, 5/01/41

     750        823,777   
    

 

 

 
               16,139,748   

Housing — 2.9%

    

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

    

Class F, 4.50%, 2/15/48

     500        506,315   

Series B1, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     750        871,320   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, 48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     1,425        1,433,422   
    

 

 

 
               2,811,057   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

State — 14.5%

    

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

    

Fiscal 2009, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/33

   $ 1,000      $ 1,155,540   

Fiscal 2015, Series S-1, 5.00%, 7/15/43

     500        572,530   

Series S-2 (AGM) (NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/15/37

     850        909,721   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund:

    

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     540        618,548   

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     750        866,760   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Fiscal 2015, 4.00%, 10/15/32

     2,000        2,185,460   

5.00%, 10/15/31

     750        903,202   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/37

     1,000        1,134,380   

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/42

     1,500        1,687,305   

State Supported Debt, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     545        631,290   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, School Districts Financing Program, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/35

     1,000        1,113,930   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     320        368,925   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Highway & Bridge Trust, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     250        286,198   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax:

    

Series A, 3.50%, 3/15/28

     1,200        1,251,864   

Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     500        585,855   
    

 

 

 
               14,271,508   

Tobacco — 0.3%

    

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 5/15/40

     290        326,265   

Transportation — 23.9%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/27

     575        673,290   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/34

     270        314,928   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     750        898,005   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/41

     2,000        2,306,920   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     650        737,821   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,500        1,785,855   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     500        577,720   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/31

     750        886,125   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 183rd Series, 4.00%, 6/15/44

     2,500        2,582,325   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     245        281,476   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General:

    

Series G (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     2,000        2,249,720   

Series H (AGM) (NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     4,000        4,386,000   

Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     425        472,498   

Series K, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     500        577,295   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

    

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

     1,250        692,675   

General, Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     1,000        1,166,030   

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,117,060   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/29

     1,485        1,725,615   
    

 

 

 
               23,431,358   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
44    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Utilities — 11.3%

    

Albany Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/33

   $ 1,000      $ 1,149,680   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     1,100        1,220,142   

Long Island Power Authority, RB:

    

General, Electric Systems, Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

     1,000        1,228,620   

Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/36

     500        560,180   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Electric Systems (AGC), 5.75%, 4/01/39

     1,690        1,958,321   

General (AGC), 6.00%, 5/01/33

     2,000        2,351,280   

5.00%, 9/01/44

     310        347,076   

State of New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,139,720   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     1,000        1,162,030   
    

 

 

 
               11,117,049   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York              118,998,412   
    

Puerto Rico — 1.8%

                

Housing — 1.8%

    

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     1,650        1,761,623   
    

U.S. Virgin Islands — 1.0%

                

State — 1.0%

    

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     890        966,958   
Total Municipal Bonds — 124.0%              121,726,993   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (d)
 

New York — 34.6%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 12.0%

  

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Fiscal 2015, Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/32

     1,790        1,904,220   

Sub-Series C-3 (AGC), 5.75%, 8/15/28 (e)

     1,000        1,169,060   

Sub-Series G-1, 5.00%, 4/01/29

     1,000        1,158,060   

Sub-Series I-1, 5.00%, 3/01/36

     250        288,370   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     2,475        2,819,000   

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

     1,800        2,093,160   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 9/15/40

     2,085        2,383,760   
    

 

 

 
               11,815,630   

Education — 5.1%

    

State of New York Dormitory Authority, LRB, State University Dormitory Facilities, New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,999        2,272,521   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, New York University, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,499        2,724,421   
    

 

 

 
               4,996,942   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (d)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

State — 2.1%

    

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31

   $ 990      $ 1,192,227   

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

     750        843,180   
    

 

 

 
               2,035,407   

Transportation — 5.0%

    

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

     3,495        4,033,405   

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

     800        927,120   
    

 

 

 
               4,960,525   

Utilities — 10.4%

    

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

     495        569,106   

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

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     2,249        2,566,984   

Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     2,011        2,268,112   

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

     405        468,266   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     3,719        4,321,443   
    

 

 

 
               10,193,911   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 34.6%
        34,002,415   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $143,385,387) — 158.6%
        155,729,408   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (f)(g)

     469,550        469,550   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $469,550) — 0.5%
        469,550   
Total Investments (Cost — $143,854,937) — 159.1%        156,198,958   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%        573,659   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (18.4%)

   

    (18,094,205
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (41.3%)        (40,500,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 98,178,412   
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    45


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments      

 

(a)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     $ 777,278         $ 4,540   

 

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

 

(d)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

(e)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB Trust Certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB Trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from February 15, 2017 to February 15, 2019, is $1,482,732.

 

(f)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       2,433,429           (1,963,879        469,550             

 

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

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (137   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 17,508,172      $ (75,632

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
46    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 155,729,408                   $ 155,729,408   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 469,550                               469,550   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 469,550         $ 155,729,408                   $ 156,198,958   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (75,632                          $ (75,632

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

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 186,000                             $ 186,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (18,091,015                  (18,091,015

VRDP Shares

              (40,500,000                  (40,500,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 186,000         $ (58,591,015                $ (58,405,015
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 141.7%

                

Corporate — 12.1%

    

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, ARB, American Airlines, Inc., JFK International Airport, AMT (a):

    

7.63%, 8/01/25

   $ 1,600      $ 1,743,008   

7.75%, 8/01/31

     1,500        1,630,080   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     330        363,710   

County of Chautauqua New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, NRG Dunkirk Power Project, 5.88%, 4/01/42

     500        572,505   

County of Essex New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 9/01/32

     200        227,638   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, KeySpan Generation LLC, Port Jefferson, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/27

     2,500        2,511,350   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35

     1,000        1,193,030   

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

     625        650,050   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Continental Airlines, Inc. & Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Project, LaGuardia, AMT, 9.13%, 12/01/15

     680        690,832   
    

 

 

 
               9,582,203   

County/City/Special District/School District — 35.6%

    

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E:

    

5.50%, 8/01/25

     1,280        1,592,256   

5.00%, 8/01/30

     500        575,025   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     690        796,522   

Series A-1, Fiscal 2009, 4.75%, 8/15/25

     500        557,165   

Sub-Series G-1, 6.25%, 12/15/31

     250        298,150   

Sub-Series I-1, 5.38%, 4/01/36

     450        517,302   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/35

     2,250        2,317,702   

5.00%, 11/15/44

     250        257,468   

4.75%, 11/15/45

     640        645,171   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     915        1,057,173   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     400        450,784   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/35 (c)

     500        231,160   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/42 (c)

     1,750        581,158   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/45 (c)

     500        145,220   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 1/01/39

     100        116,028   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/39

     500        515,610   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 4.75%, 3/01/46

     400        416,572   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding ARB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/22

     350        391,174   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

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

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB:

    

5.00%, 11/01/27

   $ 5      $ 5,020   

Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     825        939,667   

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

     340        392,122   

City of Syracuse New York, GO, Airport Terminal Security & Access, Series A, AMT (AGM), 4.75%, 11/01/31

     500        537,215   

Counties of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     280        314,210   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

Senior, Fiscal 2012, 5.75%, 2/15/47

     1,550        1,802,588   

5.00%, 2/15/47

     2,850        3,034,851   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     850        906,500   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     1,110        1,171,294   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 2, 5.63%, 7/15/47

     1,400        1,595,272   

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

     500        573,655   

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

     200        223,486   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,000        1,124,820   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     1,250        1,389,112   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     670        784,047   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 9/15/43

     1,100        1,223,332   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     690        751,458   
    

 

 

 
               28,230,289   

Education — 26.1%

    

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM):

    

4.38%, 10/01/30

     500        529,600   

4.63%, 10/01/40

     275        293,323   

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Bronx Charter School for International Cultures & The Arts Project, Series A, 5.00%, 4/15/33

     400        410,188   

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB:

    

City University New York Queens, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/38

     250        286,457   

Packer Collegiate Institute, 4.00%, 6/01/45 (d)

     500        497,125   

Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT,
5.00%, 1/01/35 (b)

     140        149,412   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, RB, Juilliard School, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/39

     500        558,570   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

American Museum of National History, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     440        509,287   

Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39

     700        757,743   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     1,295        1,431,726   

City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Sarah Lawrence College Project, Series A, 6.00%, 6/01/41

     500        572,715   

County of Cattaraugus New York, St. Bonaventure University Project, 5.00%, 5/01/39

     125        133,724   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
48    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

    

County of Madison New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Colgate University Project, Series A, 4.50%, 7/01/39

   $ 265      $ 291,267   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     1,000        1,127,650   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     240        272,724   

County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 4.75%, 3/01/26

     350        371,798   

County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Clarkson University Project:

    

6.00%, 9/01/34

     150        179,015   

5.38%, 9/01/41

     650        734,331   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/33

     450        509,877   

Geneva Development Corp., Refunding RB, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 5.25%, 9/01/44

     400        460,348   

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

     300        349,737   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/40

     500        580,255   

Fordham University, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/36

     150        177,536   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/16 (e)

     185        200,146   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     315        340,531   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     250        279,475   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     670        756,041   

Touro College & University System, Series A, 5.25%, 1/01/34

     1,200        1,349,796   

University of Rochester, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     250        284,415   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Brooklyn Law School, 5.75%, 7/01/33

     250        283,632   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     640        725,197   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     600        681,936   

Rochester Institute of Technology,
5.00%, 7/01/38

     690        770,212   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/29

     200        234,256   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/31

     300        347,802   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     1,220        1,450,995   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

     700        829,094   

Teachers College, 5.50%, 3/01/39

     650        730,021   

Town of Hempstead New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/35

     210        239,707   
    

 

 

 
               20,687,664   

Health — 18.6%

    

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Health Quest System, Inc., Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/40

     300        345,081   

County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project, 5.00%, 12/01/27

     250        250,223   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 12/01/32

     180        199,233   

5.00%, 12/01/37

     250        273,680   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Health (concluded)

    

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Rochester General Hospital Project, Series B, 3.60%, 12/01/32

   $ 250      $ 252,490   

Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     1,425        1,678,237   

County of Saratoga New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Saratoga Hospital Project, Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/32

     350        378,728   

County of Suffolk New York Economic Development Corp., RB, Catholic Health Services, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     150        169,326   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Jefferson’s Ferry Project, 5.00%, 11/01/28

     450        464,229   

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,000        1,101,830   

Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30

     150        174,018   

County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal On Hudson Project, 5.00%, 1/01/34

     500        543,885   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/38

     500        564,640   

New York Hospital Medical Center-Queens (FHA), 4.75%, 2/15/37

     305        323,587   

New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc., Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/32

     250        294,485   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/31

     425        497,862   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series B, 5.63%, 7/01/17 (e)

     530        592,566   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     750        844,095   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     130        139,580   

Mount Sinai Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/26

     500        569,130   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 4.90%, 8/15/15 (e)

     1,500        1,533,030   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/17 (e)

     1,000        1,101,780   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     1,000        1,108,410   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/41

     750        823,777   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series E, 5.50%, 5/01/33

     500        565,925   
    

 

 

 
               14,789,827   

Housing — 4.2%

    

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

    

Class F, 4.50%, 2/15/48

     500        506,315   

Series J-2-A, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/27

     1,420        1,460,342   

State of New York HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 5.00%, 2/15/39

     1,000        1,017,010   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, 48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     360        362,128   
    

 

 

 
               3,345,795   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

State — 10.7%

    

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Series S-1:

    

Fiscal 2013, 4.00%, 7/15/42

   $ 1,000      $ 1,041,510   

Fiscal 2015, 5.00%, 7/15/43

     500        572,530   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     750        866,760   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/32

     850        928,820   

State of New York, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/39

     500        566,345   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/37

     1,070        1,213,787   

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/42

     1,000        1,124,870   

General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/34

     1,000        1,143,980   

State Supported Debt, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     250        289,583   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     160        184,462   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     500        585,855   
    

 

 

 
               8,518,502   

Tobacco — 1.2%

    

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 4.75%, 6/01/39

     250        248,203   

New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass Through Turbo, Series A, 6.25%, 6/01/41 (b)

     400        407,128   

Niagara Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 5/15/40

     230        258,761   
    

 

 

 
               914,092   

Transportation — 20.7%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/34

     270        314,928   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     750        898,005   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,135,110   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     500        595,285   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series F:

    

5.00%, 11/15/30

     1,500        1,733,160   

(AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/30

     350        370,472   

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

     500        577,025   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

     1,000        1,177,260   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, AMT:

    

146th Series (AGM), 4.50%, 12/01/34

     750        763,822   

147th Series, 4.75%, 4/15/37

     500        519,725   

177th Series, 4.00%, 1/15/43

     1,500        1,515,120   

178th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/43

     430        476,913   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB:

    

General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     1,030        1,145,113   

General, Series I (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     1,735        1,951,632   

REF, 5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,150        1,327,778   

Series J, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     1,000        1,126,170   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority,
Refunding RB, CAB (c):

    

General, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32

     1,000        554,140   

Sub-Series A, 0.00%, 11/15/32

     505        265,691   
    

 

 

 
               16,447,349   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Utilities — 12.5%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

   $ 500      $ 528,525   

Long Island Power Authority, RB:

    

CAB, Electric System, Series A (AGM), 0.00%, 6/01/28 (c)

     3,515        2,355,929   

General, Electric Systems, Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

     1,000        1,228,620   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.50%, 4/01/24

     500        564,150   

State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Revolving Funds New York City Municipal Water, 2nd General Resolution, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     350        398,751   

State Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/37

     1,500        1,676,670   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     2,690        3,125,861   
    

 

 

 
               9,878,506   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York        112,394,227   
    

Multi-State — 5.5%

                

Housing — 5.5%

    

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust (b)(f):

    

Series A-4-1, 5.75%, 5/15/15

     500        504,195   

Series A-4-2, 6.00%, 5/15/19

     1,000        1,146,490   

Series B-3-1, 6.00%, 5/15/15

     1,500        1,512,645   

Series B-3-2, 6.30%, 5/15/19

     1,000        1,157,110   
Total Municipal Bonds in Multi-State              4,320,440   
    

Puerto Rico — 1.3%

                

Housing — 1.3%

  

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     1,000        1,067,650   
Total Municipal Bonds — 148.5%              117,782,317   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (g)
 

New York — 13.4%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.7%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Sub-Series I-1, 5.00%, 3/01/36

     500        576,740   

Education — 0.8%

  

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Wildlife Conservation Society, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/33

     510        588,687   

State — 3.7%

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

     1,300        1,465,457   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31

     255        307,089   

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

     1,000        1,124,240   
    

 

 

 
               2,896,786   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (g)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Transportation — 4.3%

  

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

   $ 1,995      $ 2,302,330   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/26

     1,000        1,128,510   
    

 

 

 
               3,430,840   

Utilities — 3.9%

  

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

     240        275,930   

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

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     1,500        1,712,235   

Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     1,005        1,134,056   
    

 

 

 
               3,122,221   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 13.4%
        10,615,274   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $116,805,768) — 161.9%
        128,397,591   

Short-Term Securities

   Shares     Value  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund, 0.00%, (h)(i)

     498,132      $ 498,132   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $498,132) — 0.6%
        498,132   
Total Investments (Cost — $117,303,900) — 162.5%        128,895,723   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%        727,064   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (7.4%)

   

    (5,896,077
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (56.0%)        (44,400,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 79,326,710   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of investments

 

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

 

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

 

(c)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     $ 497,125         $ 4,905   

 

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

 

(f)   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.

 

(g)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

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

 

(i)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       863,476           (365,344        498,132             

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (112   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 14,313,250      $ (61,831

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

 

 

entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 128,397,591              $ 128,397,591   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 498,132                          498,132   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 498,132         $ 128,397,591              $ 128,895,723   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (61,831                     $ (61,831

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

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 152,000                        $ 152,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (5,895,307             (5,895,307

VRDP Shares

              (44,400,000             (44,400,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 152,000         $ (50,295,307           $ (50,143,307
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Virginia — 123.3%

                

Corporate — 7.1%

  

County of Chesterfield Virginia EDA, RB, Virginia Electric Power Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/31

   $ 500      $ 535,464   

County of Isle of Wight Virginia IDA, RB, International Paper, Series A, AMT, 5.70%, 11/01/27

     1,300        1,301,456   
    

 

 

 
               1,836,920   

County/City/Special District/School District — 24.6%

  

City of Norfolk Virginia, GO, Refunding, Capital Improvement, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/38

     500        573,970   

City of Portsmouth Virginia, GO, Refunding, Series D, 5.00%, 7/15/34

     500        572,825   

City of Suffolk Virginia, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 6/01/42

     1,000        1,122,070   

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Silverline Phase I Project, 5.00%, 4/01/37

     1,000        1,117,490   

County of Fairfax Virginia Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Refunding RB, Fairfax Redevelopment & Housing, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     1,500        1,628,490   

Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority, Refunding, Special Assessment, Dulles Town Center Project, 4.25%, 3/01/26

     500        501,805   

Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, Series A, 6.88%, 3/01/36

     250        289,005   

Shops at White Oak Village Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, 5.30%, 3/01/17

     100        105,118   

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, Fluvanna County School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/18 (a)

     360        433,789   
    

 

 

 
               6,344,562   

Education — 17.4%

    

County of Montgomery Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Virginia Tech Foundation, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/39

     355        403,202   

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Liberty University Projects, 5.00%, 3/01/41

     1,000        1,137,270   

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/26

     500        613,835   

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/31

     1,000        1,260,100   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Roanoke College, 5.75%, 4/01/41

     500        581,425   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/38

     500        493,960   
    

 

 

 
               4,489,792   

Health — 28.9%

    

City of Danville Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Danville Regional Medical Center (AMBAC), 5.25%, 10/01/28 (b)

     1,000        1,214,350   

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Goodwin House, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/27

     1,000        1,054,920   

Vinson Hall LLC, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

     500        508,120   

County of Fairfax Virginia IDA, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/44

     1,000        1,149,530   

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     500        515,145   

County of Henrico Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, United Methodist Homes, 4.25%, 6/01/26

     145        148,406   

Peninsula Ports Authority, Refunding RB, Virginia Baptist Homes, Series C, 5.40%, 12/01/33

     250        245,755   

Roanoke EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Carilion Clinic Obligation Group, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     795        894,613   

Carilion Health System (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/20 (a)

     5        5,951   

Carilion Health System, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/38

     495        550,509   

Winchester EDA, Refunding RB, Valley Health System Obligation, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/44

     400        447,220   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Virginia (concluded)

                

Health (concluded)

  

Winchester Virginia IDA, RB, Valley Health System Obligation, Series 0 E, 5.63%, 1/01/44

   $ 650      $ 724,497   
    

 

 

 
               7,459,016   

Housing — 10.8%

    

Virginia HDA, RB:

    

M/F Housing, Rental Housing, Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/41

     750        800,295   

M/F Rental Housing, Series B, 5.63%, 6/01/39

     1,000        1,076,410   

M/F Rental Housing, Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     250        276,148   

Remarketing, S/F Housing, Sub-Series C-3, 3.25%, 4/01/31

     650        630,903   
    

 

 

 
               2,783,756   

State — 8.2%

    

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Public Higher Education Financing Program, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/33

     1,000        1,117,570   

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 1997 Resolution, Series B:

    

5.25%, 8/01/18 (a)

     500        573,615   

4.00%, 8/01/36

     405        422,006   
    

 

 

 
               2,113,191   

Transportation — 25.1%

    

Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Refunding RB (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/15/22

     500        567,385   

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB, Capital Projects, 5.00%, 5/15/32

     1,260        1,458,387   

Virginia Port Authority, RB, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     500        575,115   

Virginia Port Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     500        562,220   

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Series B:

    

5.00%, 11/01/18 (a)

     880        1,009,870   

5.00%, 11/01/33

     1,015        1,138,201   

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

     1,000        1,162,030   
    

 

 

 
               6,473,208   

Utilities — 1.2%

    

City of Richmond Virginia, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/29

     150        175,623   

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, 5.00%, 11/01/18 (a)

     105        120,331   
    

 

 

 
               295,954   
Total Municipal Bonds in Virginia              31,796,399   
    

District of Columbia — 7.6%

                

Transportation — 7.6%

    

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     290        319,681   

Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44

     460        519,584   

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/29

     1,000        1,136,460   
Total Municipal Bonds in District of Columbia              1,975,725   
    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Guam — 1.9%

                

State — 1.9%

    

Territory of Guam, RB, Series A:

    

Business Privilege Tax Bonds, 5.13%, 1/01/42

   $ 250      $ 275,965   

Limited Obligation Bonds, Section 30, 5.63%, 12/01/29

     200        221,716   
Total Municipal Bonds in Guam              497,681   
Total Municipal Bonds — 132.8%              34,269,805   
    
                  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts (c)

            

Virginia — 21.8%

                

Education — 13.0%

    

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, General, 5.00%, 6/01/40

     2,999        3,343,914   

Health — 8.8%

    

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

     999        1,140,926   

Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts (c)

   Par  
(000)
    Value  

Virginia (concluded)

                

Health (concluded)

    

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

   $ 1,000      $ 1,129,403   
    

 

 

 
               2,270,329   

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to

Tender Option Bond Trusts — 21.8%

             5,614,243   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $36,043,946) — 154.6%

             39,884,048   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities — 0.2%    Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (d)(e)

     43,465        43,465   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $43,465) — 0.2%
        43,465   
Total Investments (Cost — $36,087,411) — 154.8%        39,927,513   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.9%        485,944   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (11.7%)

   

    (3,019,236
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (45.0%)        (11,600,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 25,794,221   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Security is collateralized by municipal or U.S. Treasury obligations.

 

(c)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust. In exchange for which the Trust received cash and residual certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts.

 

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

 

(e)   During the six months ended February 28, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2015
       Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       76,230           (32,765        43,465         $ 57   

 

Ÿ  

As of February 28, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 
  (24   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2015   $ 3,067,125      $ 2,215   

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

  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 and derivative financial instruments)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
54    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

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. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of February 28, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 39,884,048                   $ 39,884,048   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 43,465                               43,465   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 43,465         $ 39,884,048                   $ 39,927,513   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

       

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments 2             

Assets:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ 2,215                             $ 2,215   

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

       

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 33,000                             $ 33,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (3,018,978                  (3,018,978

VRDP Shares

              (11,600,000                  (11,600,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 33,000         $ (14,618,978                $ (14,585,978
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    55


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)  

BlackRock
Maryland
Municipal

Bond Trust
(BZM)

   

BlackRock
Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt

Trust
(MHE)

    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
New York Quality
Fund, Inc.
(MHN)
    BlackRock
New Jersey
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BLJ)
 
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 47,192,148      $ 51,199,224      $ 757,636,421      $ 59,798,038   

Investments at value — affiliated2

    1,481,963        285,636        1,973,478        962,880   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    41,000        66,000        738,000        94,000   

Interest receivable

    505,075        624,060        8,139,336        735,318   

Deferred offering costs

    77,323        87,961        406,867        82,407   

Prepaid expenses

    25,313        22,832        53,730        18,425   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    49,322,822        52,285,713        768,947,832        61,691,068   
 

 

 

 
       
Accrued Liabilities                                

Investments purchased payable

                  149,975          

Income dividends payable — Common Shares

    123,423        137,150        2,147,931        173,206   

Investment advisory fees payable

    22,668        20,008        323,896        30,695   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

    12,281        585        197,000        11,492   

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

    4,688        5,000        84,844        7,188   

Offering costs payable

    4,000        4,000               4,000   

Interest expense and fees payable

    175               8,724        970   

Other accrued expenses payable

    42,665        36,732        98,583        47,132   
 

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    209,900        203,475        3,010,953        274,683   
 

 

 

 
       
Other Liabilities                                

TOB Trust Certificates

    1,500,000               53,308,436        4,519,518   

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

    16,000,000        18,500,000        243,600,000        18,700,000   
 

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    17,500,000        18,500,000        296,908,436        23,219,518   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    17,709,900        18,703,475        299,919,389        23,494,201   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 31,612,922      $ 33,582,238      $ 469,028,443      $ 38,196,867   
 

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                

Paid-in capital5,6,7

  $ 29,397,385      $ 29,954,775      $ 444,767,468      $ 32,963,741   

Undistributed net investment income

    256,311        336,027        4,026,226        541,538   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (366,708     (1,209,609     (34,957,240     (702,297

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    2,325,934        4,501,045        55,191,989        5,393,885   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 31,612,922      $ 33,582,238      $ 469,028,443      $ 38,196,867   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 15.24      $ 14.20      $ 15.07      $ 16.43   
 

 

 

 

1   Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 44,868,983      $ 46,680,513      $ 702,144,664      $ 54,378,758   

2   Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,481,963      $ 285,636      $ 1,973,478      $ 962,880   

3   Preferred Shares outstanding:

       

Par value $0.001 per share

    160                      187   

Par value $ 0.10 per share

           185        2,436          

4   Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPS”)

    unlimited        unlimited        14,956        unlimited   

5   Par Value per Common Share

  $ 0.001      $ 0.010      $ 0.100      $ 0.001   

6   Common Shares outstanding

    2,074,338        2,364,647        31,129,432        2,324,917   

7   Common Shares authorized

    unlimited        unlimited        199,985,044        unlimited   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
56    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)  

BlackRock

New York
Municipal

Bond Trust
(BQH)

   

BlackRock

New York
Municipal Income
Quality Trust
(BSE)

   

BlackRock

New York
Municipal Income

Trust II
(BFY)

    BlackRock
Virginia
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BHV)
 
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 71,832,375      $ 155,729,408      $ 128,397,591      $ 39,884,048   

Investments at value — affiliated2

    94,921        469,550        498,132        43,465   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    95,000        186,000        152,000        33,000   

Interest receivable

    731,445        1,646,149        1,326,624        532,614   

Investments sold receivable

                  118,800        13,000   

Deferred offering costs

    122,060        131,780        126,462        80,499   

Prepaid expenses

    56,983        59,863        68,006        15,522   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    72,932,784        158,222,750        130,687,615        40,602,148   
 

 

 

 
       
Accrued Liabilities                                

Investments purchased payable

    347,172        934,881        610,353          

Income dividends payable — Common Shares

    186,207        391,180        349,924        113,796   

Investment advisory fees payable

    36,146        66,308        54,758        16,164   

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

    12,034        10,194        13,604        8,052   

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

    10,938        21,406        17,500        3,750   

Offering costs payable

                         9,863   

Interest expense and fees payable

    1,272        3,190        770        258   

Other accrued expenses payable

    31,873        26,164        18,689        37,066   
 

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    625,642        1,453,323        1,065,598        188,949   
 

 

 

 
       
Other Liabilities                                

TOB Trust Certificates

    5,070,215        18,091,015        5,895,307        3,018,978   

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

    22,100,000        40,500,000        44,400,000        11,600,000   
 

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    27,170,215        58,591,015        50,295,307        14,618,978   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    27,795,857        60,044,338        51,360,905        14,807,927   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 45,136,927      $ 98,178,412      $ 79,326,710      $ 25,794,221   
 

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                

Paid-in capital5,6,7

  $ 39,722,081      $ 92,413,763      $ 70,822,416      $ 22,697,309   

Undistributed net investment income

    648,594        613,080        1,255,682        226,566   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (1,977,501     (7,116,820     (4,281,380     (971,971

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    6,743,753        12,268,389        11,529,992        3,842,317   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 45,136,927      $ 98,178,412      $ 79,326,710      $ 25,794,221   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 16.12      $ 15.06      $ 15.87      $ 16.21   
 

 

 

 

1   Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 65,049,978      $ 143,385,387      $ 116,805,768      $ 36,043,946   

2   Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 94,921      $ 469,550      $ 498,132      $ 43,465   

3   Preferred Shares outstanding:

       

Par value $0.001 per share

    221        405        444        116   

4   Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Preferred Shared (“AMPS”)

    unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        unlimited   

5   Par Value per Common Share

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.001   

6   Common Shares outstanding

    2,800,105        6,519,660        4,998,911        1,591,553   

7   Common Shares authorized

    unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        unlimited   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    57


Statements of Operations     

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)  

BlackRock
Maryland
Municipal

Bond Trust
(BZM)

   

BlackRock
Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt

Trust
(MHE)

    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
New York Quality
Fund, Inc.
(MHN)
    BlackRock
New Jersey
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BLJ)
 
       
Investment Income                                

Interest

  $ 961,514      $ 1,088,198      $ 16,048,925      $ 1,330,152   

Interest — affiliated

    185                        
 

 

 

 

Total income

    961,699        1,088,198        16,048,925        1,330,152   
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses                                

Investment advisory

    158,387        128,752        2,087,075        197,805   

Professional

    21,527        19,001        51,775        22,965   

Rating agency

    11,491        11,491        16,449        11,491   

Transfer agent

    9,010        9,264        17,741        9,023   

Accounting services

    5,093        5,281        50,516        5,988   

Custodian

    3,042        2,760        17,348        3,038   

Printing

    2,672        2,669        7,205        2,730   

Officer and Trustees

    1,529        1,469        21,422        1,755   

Registration

    454        516        5,374        508   

Liquidity fees

                  12,303          

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

                  12,080          

Miscellaneous

    7,106        8,394        29,093        9,294   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    220,311        189,597        2,328,381        264,597   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1

    83,815        92,037        1,274,393        108,408   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    304,126        281,634        3,602,774        373,005   

Less fees waived by Manager

    (12,214     (3     (120,649     (340
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    291,912        281,631        3,482,125        372,665   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    669,787        806,567        12,566,800        957,487   
 

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments

    8,077        1,321        125,382        17,354   

Financial futures contracts

    (29,314     (59,061     (1,298,607     (61,137
 

 

 

 
    (21,237     (57,740     (1,173,225     (43,783
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        

Investments

    163,956        547,770        4,314,305        484,180   

Financial futures contracts

    6,379        (12,995     (203,368     (20,511
 

 

 

 
    170,335        534,775        4,110,937        463,669   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    149,098        477,035        2,937,712        419,886   
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ 818,885      $ 1,283,602      $ 15,504,512      $ 1,377,373   
 

 

 

 

1    Related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares.

       

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
58    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Statements of Operations (concluded)     

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)  

BlackRock

New York
Municipal

Bond Trust
(BQH)

   

BlackRock

New York
Municipal Income
Quality Trust
(BSE)

   

BlackRock

New York
Municipal Income

Trust II
(BFY)

    BlackRock
Virginia
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BHV)
 
       
Investment Income                                

Interest

  $ 1,515,116      $ 3,148,344      $ 2,799,724      $ 878,747   

Interest — affiliated

                         57   
 

 

 

 

Total income

    1,515,116        3,148,344        2,799,724        878,804   
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses                                

Investment advisory

    231,700        426,462        352,539        129,830   

Professional

    22,381        25,354        23,372        16,824   

Rating agency

    18,929        18,929        18,929        11,491   

Transfer agent

    9,038        10,867        9,770        8,679   

Accounting services

    6,717        14,263        8,660        1,836   

Custodian

    3,259        5,041        4,712        2,580   

Printing

    2,868        3,400        3,260        2,556   

Officer and Trustees

    2,081        4,411        3,597        1,234   

Registration

    4,665        4,675        1,092        347   

Liquidity fees

    99,352        182,069        199,603          

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

    11,112        20,363        22,323          

Miscellaneous

    12,531        13,493        14,181        6,849   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    424,633        729,327        662,038        182,226   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1

    36,214        86,724        51,594        67,047   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    460,847        816,051        713,632        249,273   

Less fees waived by Manager

    (142     (304     (306     (25,984
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    460,705        815,747        713,326        223,289   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,054,411        2,332,597        2,086,398        655,515   
 

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments

    (9,550     95,595        (268,095     18,423   

Financial futures contracts

    (98,276     (251,163     (177,751     (21,663
 

 

 

 
    (107,826     (155,568     (445,846     (3,240
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        

Investments

    1,179,886        1,193,698        1,536,996        434,500   

Financial futures contracts

    (30,787     (56,309     (48,029     4,975   
 

 

 

 
    1,149,099        1,137,389        1,488,967        439,475   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1,041,273        981,821        1,043,121        436,235   
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ 2,095,684      $ 3,314,418      $ 3,129,519      $ 1,091,750   
 

 

 

 

1    Related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares.

       

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock Maryland Municipal
Bond Trust (BZM)
        BlackRock Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 669,787      $ 1,447,883        $ 806,567      $ 1,633,027   

Net realized loss

    (21,237     (196,686       (57,740     (290,408

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    170,335        4,159,319          534,775        4,398,420   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    818,885        5,410,516          1,283,602        5,741,039   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders From1                                    

Net investment income

    (740,539     (1,518,416       (865,221     (1,771,870
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Reinvestment of common distributions

                    24,793        7,113   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    78,346        3,892,100          443,174        3,976,282   

Beginning of period

    31,534,576        27,642,476          33,139,064        29,162,782   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 31,612,922      $ 31,534,576        $ 33,582,238      $ 33,139,064   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 256,311      $ 327,063        $ 336,027      $ 394,681   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1    Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock MuniHoldings New York
Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)
        BlackRock New Jersey
Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 12,566,800      $ 25,714,419        $ 957,487      $ 2,033,235   

Net realized loss

    (1,173,225     (11,551,323       (43,783     (342,575

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    4,110,937        70,303,735          463,669        5,415,428   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    15,504,512        84,466,831          1,377,373        7,106,088   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders From1                                    

Net investment income

    (12,887,585     (26,990,182       (1,049,003     (2,078,476
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    2,616,927        57,476,649          328,370        5,027,612   

Beginning of period

    466,411,516        408,934,867          37,868,497        32,840,885   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 469,028,443      $ 466,411,516        $ 38,196,867      $ 37,868,497   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 4,026,226      $ 4,347,011        $ 541,538      $ 633,054   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1    Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal
Bond Trust (BQH)
        BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Quality Trust (BSE)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 1,054,411      $ 2,220,989        $ 2,332,597      $ 4,706,540   

Net realized loss

    (107,826     (1,094,204       (155,568     (1,693,760

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    1,149,099        7,963,888          1,137,389        14,988,651   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    2,095,684        9,090,673          3,314,418        18,001,431   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders From1                                    

Net investment income

    (1,117,242     (2,234,484       (2,412,274     (4,987,540
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    978,442        6,856,189          902,144        13,013,891   

Beginning of period

    44,158,485        37,302,296          97,276,268        84,262,377   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 45,136,927      $ 44,158,485        $ 98,178,412      $ 97,276,268   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 648,594      $ 711,425        $ 613,080      $ 692,757   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1    Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust II (BFY)
        BlackRock Virginia Municipal
Bond Trust (BHV)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2014
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 2,086,398      $ 4,185,401        $ 655,515      $ 1,322,054   

Net realized loss

    (445,846     (1,607,535       (3,240     (190,913

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    1,488,967        13,152,912          439,475        3,287,725   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    3,129,519        15,730,778          1,091,750        4,418,866   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Common Shareholders From1                                    

Net investment income

    (2,106,541     (4,199,085       (682,729     (1,370,335
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Reinvestment of common distributions

                    12,160        68,529   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    1,022,978        11,531,693          421,181        3,117,060   

Beginning of period

    78,303,732        66,772,039          25,373,040        22,255,980   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 79,326,710      $ 78,303,732        $ 25,794,221      $ 25,373,040   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 1,255,682      $ 1,275,825        $ 226,566      $ 253,780   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1    Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Cash Flows     

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)   BlackRock
Maryland
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BZM)
    BlackRock
Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt
Trust
(MHE)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
New York Quality
Fund, Inc.
(MHN)
    BlackRock
New Jersey
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BLJ)
 
       
Cash Provided by Operating Activities                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 818,885      $ 1,283,602      $ 15,504,512      $ 1,377,373   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

    39,188        2,102        436,123        2,688   

Decrease in variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    1,063        1,375        28,375        1,438   

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

    (2,168     (2,181     (30,041     (2,278

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged for financial futures contracts

           (15,000     (118,000     (37,000

Decrease in investment advisory fees payable

    (2,165     (1,758     (7,312     (2,778

Decrease in interest expense and fees payable

    (108            (2,792     (374

Decrease in other accrued expenses payable

    (6,465     (5,808     (22,131     (5,780

Increase in variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

    4,688        5,000        84,844        7,188   

Increase (decrease) in Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

    86        (53     9,781        15   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (8,077     (1,321     (125,382     (17,354

Net unrealized gain on investments

    (163,956     (547,770     (4,314,305     (484,180

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

    108,247        99,327        1,123,077        9,209   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

    6,075,834        10,000        56,187,797        3,781,019   

Purchases of long-term investments

    (4,667,920            (63,735,577     (2,678,257

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    (1,458,174     5,468        6,442,912        (903,471
 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    738,958        832,983        11,461,881        1,047,458   
 

 

 

 
       
Cash Used for Financing Activities                                

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

                  4,920,000          

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

                  (3,501,953       

Cash distributions paid to Common Shareholders

    (740,539     (850,959     (12,887,585     (1,049,003

Amortization of deferred offering costs

    1,581        1,726        7,657        1,545   
 

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (738,958     (849,233     (11,461,881     (1,047,458
 

 

 

 
       
Cash                                

Net decrease in cash

           (16,250              

Cash at beginning of period

           16,250                 
 

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

                           
 

 

 

 
       
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information                                

Cash paid during the period for interest and fees

  $ 82,342      $ 90,311      $ 1,269,528      $ 107,237   
 

 

 

 
       
Non-cash Financing Activities                                

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions paid to Common Shareholders

         $ 24,793                 
 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
64    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Statements of Cash Flows (concluded)     

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)   BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BQH)
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Quality Trust
(BSE)
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Trust II
(BFY)
    BlackRock
Virginia
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BHV)
 
       
Cash Provided by Operating Activities                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,095,684      $ 3,314,418      $ 3,129,519      $ 1,091,750   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

    27,757        40,925        47,053        (6,198

Decrease in variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    2,313        5,688        4,063        813   

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

    (5,813     (6,880     (10,121     (2,168

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    (10,000     (61,000     (63,000     2,000   

Decrease in investment advisory fees payable

    (2,752     (5,168     (4,677     (1,397

Decrease in interest expense and fees payable

    (176     (1,003     (225     (234

Decrease in other accrued expenses payable

    (5,970     (7,189     (15,081     (789

Increase in variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

    10,938        21,406        17,500        3,750   

Increase (decrease) in Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

    40        (61     (8     65   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    57,537        (95,595     350,254        (18,423

Net unrealized gain on investments

    (1,179,886     (1,193,698     (1,536,996     (434,500

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

    75,144        275,392        86,261        32,921   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

    6,983,720        9,053,039        7,661,758        2,678,452   

Purchases of long-term investments

    (7,441,280     (12,439,642     (8,104,243     (2,709,755

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    331,822        1,963,879        365,344        32,765   
 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    939,078        864,511        1,927,401        669,052   
 

 

 

 
       
Cash Used for Financing Activities                                

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

    170,000        1,555,000        170,000          

Cash distributions paid to Common Shareholders

    (1,117,242     (2,428,573     (2,106,541     (670,515

Amortization of deferred offering costs

    8,164        9,062        9,140        1,463   
 

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (939,078     (864,511     (1,927,401     (669,052
 

 

 

 
       
Cash                                

Net decrease in cash

                           

Cash at beginning of period

                           
 

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

                           
 

 

 

 
       
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information                                

Cash paid during the period for interest and fees

  $ 28,226      $ 78,665      $ 42,679      $ 65,818   
 

 

 

 
       
Non-cash Financing Activities                                

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions paid to Common Shareholders

                       $ 12,160   
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.20      $ 13.33      $ 15.60      $ 14.61      $ 15.23      $ 13.81   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.32        0.70        0.72        0.90        0.97        1.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.08        1.90        (2.23     1.05        (0.59     1.29   
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                         (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gain

                                (0.00 )2        
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.40        2.60        (1.51     1.93        0.35        2.28   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from:3

           

Net investment income

    (0.36     (0.73     (0.76     (0.94     (0.95     (0.86

Net realized gain

                                (0.02       
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.36     (0.73     (0.76     (0.94     (0.97     (0.86
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.24      $ 15.20      $ 13.33      $ 15.60      $ 14.61      $ 15.23   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 15.20      $ 14.59      $ 12.66      $ 18.43      $ 15.02      $ 15.91   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                    

Based on net asset value

    2.71% 5      20.39%        (10.24)%        13.08%        2.45%        16.80%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    6.72% 5      21.68%        (27.84)%        29.95%        0.83%        9.77%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    1.94% 6      2.00%        2.04%        1.66% 7      1.58% 7      1.56% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.86% 6      1.92%        2.02%        1.60% 7      1.45% 7      1.35% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.33% 6      1.34%        1.41%        1.44% 7,9      1.41% 7      1.31% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.27% 6      4.88%        4.73%        5.94% 7      6.73% 7      6.95% 7 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.10%        0.19%        0.21%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    4.27% 6      4.88%        4.73%        5.84%        6.54%        6.74%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 31,613      $ 31,535      $ 27,642      $ 32,320      $ 30,203      $ 31,349   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 16,000      $ 16,000   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $    72,192      $    73,985   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 16,000      $ 16,000      $ 16,000      $ 16,000                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  297,581      $  297,091      $  272,765      $  302,003                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 1,500      $ 1,500      $ 1,500      $ 2,400      $ 1,500      $ 1,500   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 22,075      $ 22,023      $ 19,428      $ 14,468      $ 21,135      $ 21,899   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    9%        15%        11%        30%        11%        13%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  9   

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 and remarketing fees was 1.40%.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust  (MHE)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.02      $ 12.34      $ 14.35      $ 13.01      $ 13.52      $ 12.19   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.34        0.69        0.71        0.84        0.90        0.89   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.21        1.74        (1.97     1.34        (0.54     1.31   

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

                         (0.01     (0.03     (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.55        2.43        (1.26     2.17        0.33        2.17   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2

    (0.37     (0.75     (0.75     (0.83     (0.84     (0.84
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.20      $ 14.02      $ 12.34      $ 14.35      $ 13.01      $ 13.52   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 14.41      $ 13.75      $ 11.91      $ 14.91      $ 13.11      $ 13.98   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                                

Based on net asset value

    3.92% 4      20.47%        (9.27)%        17.02%        2.78%        18.40%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    7.53% 4      22.42%        (15.72)%        20.66%        0.16%        24.37%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.70% 5      1.78%        1.77%        1.50% 6      1.39% 6      1.39% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.70% 5      1.78%        1.77%        1.50% 6      1.39% 6      1.38% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7

    1.14% 5      1.16%        1.12%        1.33% 6,8      1.36% 6      1.35% 6 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.87% 5      5.22%        5.06%        6.07% 6      7.15% 6      6.95% 6 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.11%        0.22%        0.24%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    4.87% 5      5.22%        5.06%        5.96%        6.93%        6.71%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 33,582      $ 33,139      $ 29,163      $ 33,852      $ 30,611      $ 31,739   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $50,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 18,500      $ 18,500   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $50,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $  132,732      $  135,785   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 18,500      $ 18,500      $ 18,500      $ 18,500                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  281,526      $  279,130      $  257,637      $  282,983                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

                  1,840        2,010        1,340        1,340   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

                  16,853        17,845        23,851        24,693   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

           14%        11%        17%        10%        12%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

  6   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  7   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOB Trusts, and/or VRDP See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  8   

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 cost, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.24%.

 

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

 

   

Six Months Ended
February 28,

2015

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.98      $ 13.14      $ 15.64      $ 14.34      $ 15.09      $ 13.74   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.40        0.83        0.84        0.89        0.97        1.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.10        1.88        (2.42     1.36        (0.73     1.21   

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

                                (0.03     (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.50        2.71        (1.58     2.25        0.21        2.22   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income2

    (0.41     (0.87     (0.92     (0.95     (0.96     (0.87
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.07      $ 14.98      $ 13.14      $ 15.64      $ 14.34      $ 15.09   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 14.18      $ 13.64      $ 12.65      $ 15.86      $ 13.90      $ 15.17   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                                

Based on net asset value

    3.62% 4      21.74%        (10.59)%        16.15%        1.85%        16.87%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    7.08% 4      15.15%        (15.12)%        21.52%        (1.80)%        25.24%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.55% 5      1.66%        1.75%        1.95% 6      1.47% 6      1.29% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.50% 5      1.59%        1.67%        1.87% 6      1.36% 6      1.14% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7

    0.95% 5,8      1.22% 8      1.36% 8      1.45% 6,8      1.18% 6      1.02% 6 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.40% 5      5.86%        5.73%        5.89% 6      6.98% 6      7.24% 6 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                                0.19%        0.23%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.40% 5      5.86%        5.73%        5.89%        6.79%        7.01%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 469,028      $ 466,412      $ 408,935      $ 485,454      $ 443,325      $ 464,853   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                                     $  243,625   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                                     $ 72,703   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 243,600      $ 243,600      $ 243,600      $ 243,600      $ 243,600          
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  292,540      $  291,466      $  267,871      $  299,283      $  281,989          
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 53,308      $ 51,890      $ 64,658      $ 77,477      $ 71,713      $ 71,713   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 9,798      $ 9,988      $ 7,325      $ 7,266      $ 7,182      $ 7,482   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    7%        16%        18%        14%        18%        10%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

  6   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  7   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  8   

For the six months ended February 28, 2015 and years ended August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering cost, liquidity and remarketing fees was 0.93%, 0.95%, 0.95% and 1.02%, respectively.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

 

   

Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.29      $ 14.13      $ 16.67      $ 14.55      $ 15.23      $ 13.53   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.41        0.87        0.88        0.95        1.00        1.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.18        2.18        (2.54     2.12        (0.68     1.61   
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                         (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gain

                                (0.00 )2        
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.59        3.05        (1.66     3.05        0.29        2.63   
 

 

 

 
Distributions to Common Shareholders from:3            

Net investment income

    (0.45     (0.89     (0.88     (0.93     (0.94     (0.93

Net realized gain

                                (0.03       
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.45     (0.89     (0.88     (0.93     (0.97     (0.93
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.43      $ 16.29      $ 14.13      $ 16.67      $ 14.55      $ 15.23   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 15.99      $ 14.68      $ 13.54      $ 16.66      $ 13.60      $ 15.63   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                                

Based on net asset value

    3.85% 5      22.83%        (10.43)%        21.52%        2.46%        20.04%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    12.15% 5      15.51%        (14.12)%        29.94%        (6.68)%        22.65%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.97% 6      2.05%        2.10%        1.65% 7      1.57% 7      1.54% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.97% 6      2.05%        2.10%        1.59% 7      1.43% 7      1.32% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.40% 6      1.42%        1.45%        1.41% 7,9      1.41% 7      1.31% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.06% 6      5.74%        5.39%        6.01% 7      7.08% 7      7.32% 7 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.11%        0.20%        0.24%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.06% 6      5.74%        5.39%        5.90%        6.88%        7.08%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 38,197      $ 37,868      $ 32,841      $ 38,728      $ 33,753      $ 35,277   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 18,775      $ 18,775   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $    69,944      $    71,974   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 18,700      $ 18,700      $ 18,700      $ 18,700                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  304,261      $  302,505      $  275,620      $  307,099                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 4,520      $ 4,520      $ 4,520      $ 3,954      $ 1,220      $ 720   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 9,452      $ 9,379      $ 8,266      $ 10,794      $ 28,671      $ 50,011   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    4%        16%        8%        25%        19%        18%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  9   

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 1.34%.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

 

   

Six Months Ended

February 28,
2015

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.77      $ 13.32      $ 16.53      $ 14.89      $ 15.65      $ 14.56   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.38        0.79        0.84        0.87        1.04        1.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.37        2.46        (3.00     1.73        (0.78     1.09   
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                         (0.00 )2      (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gain

                                (0.00 )2      (0.01
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.75        3.25        (2.16     2.60        0.23        2.12   
 

 

 

 
Distributions to Common Shareholders from:3            

Net investment income

    (0.40     (0.80     (0.83     (0.96     (0.99     (0.94

Net realized gain

                  (0.22            (0.00 )2      (0.09
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.40     (0.80     (1.05     (0.96     (0.99     (1.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.12      $ 15.77      $ 13.32      $ 16.53      $ 14.89      $ 15.65   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 14.44      $ 13.86      $ 12.45      $ 16.56      $ 14.83      $ 15.79   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                                

Based on net asset value

    5.12% 5      25.66%        (13.83)%        17.99%        1.81%        15.18%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    7.14% 5      18.16%        (19.61)%        18.68%        0.50%        18.15%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    2.08% 6      2.23%        2.26%        2.26% 7      1.50% 7      1.49% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    2.07% 6      2.23%        2.26%        2.20% 7      1.37% 7      1.27% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.91% 6,9      2.02% 9      1.96% 9      1.90% 7,9      1.36% 7      1.24% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.75% 6      5.45%        5.26%        5.52% 7      7.12% 7      7.07% 7 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.02%        0.19%        0.19%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    4.75% 6      5.45%        5.26%        5.50%        6.93%        6.88%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 45,137      $ 44,158      $ 37,302      $ 46,158      $ 41,399      $ 43,409   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 22,125      $ 22,125   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $ 71,778      $ 74,052   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 22,100      $ 22,100      $ 21,000      $ 22,100                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  304,239      $  299,812      $  268,789      $  308,858                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 5,070      $ 4,900      $ 4,775      $ 7,366      $ 270      $ 1,439   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 9,902      $ 10,012      $ 8,812      $ 7,266      $  154,386      $    31,166   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    10%        18%        18%        45%        14%        22%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS shareholders.

 

  8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  9   

For the six months ended February 28, 2015 and years ended August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and 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 1.46%, 1.46%, 1.47% and 1.45%, respectively.

 

 

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70    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust  (BSE)

 

   

Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.92      $ 12.92      $ 15.51      $ 14.25      $ 14.90      $ 13.61   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.36        0.72        0.78        0.81        0.90        0.91   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.15        2.05        (2.54     1.31        (0.67     1.23   

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

                         (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.51        2.77        (1.76     2.12        0.21        2.11   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income3

    (0.37     (0.77     (0.83     (0.86     (0.86     (0.82
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.06      $ 14.92      $ 12.92      $ 15.51      $ 14.25      $ 14.90   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.43      $ 13.16      $ 12.05      $ 15.74      $ 13.54      $ 14.91   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                                

Based on net asset value

    3.78% 5      22.65%        (11.80)%        15.23%        1.94%        16.04%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    4.93% 5      15.99%        (18.94)%        23.07%        (3.20)%        20.18%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.68% 6      1.75%        1.79%        1.82% 7      1.28% 7      1.21% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.68% 6      1.75%        1.78%        1.82% 7      1.26% 7      1.12% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.50% 6,9      1.55% 9      1.51% 9      1.50% 7,9      1.17% 7      1.03% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.80% 6      5.18%        5.20%        5.38% 7      6.50% 7      6.45% 7 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.01%        0.16%        0.18%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    4.80% 6      5.18%        5.20%        5.37%        6.34%        6.27%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 98,178      $ 97,276      $ 84,262      $ 100,865      $ 92,411      $ 96,617   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 40,575      $ 40,575   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $ 81,938      $ 84,531   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 40,500      $ 40,500      $ 40,500      $ 40,500                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  342,416      $  340,188      $  308,055      $  349,050                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 18,091      $ 17,431      $ 17,054      $ 20,920      $    10,409      $    10,409   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 6,427      $ 6,581      $ 5,941      $ 5,821      $ 9,878      $ 10,282   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    6%        24%        25%        24%        24%        8%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  9   

For the six months ended February 28, 2015 and years ended August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and 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 were 1.08%, 1.09%, 1.09% and 1.13%, respectively.

 

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   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    71


Financial Highlights    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II  (BFY)

 

   

Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.66      $ 13.36      $ 16.09      $ 14.66      $ 15.33      $ 14.03   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.42        0.84        0.89        0.92        1.05        1.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.21        2.30        (2.73     1.50        (0.69     1.25   

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from net investment income

                         (0.00 )2      (0.03     (0.04
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.63        3.14        (1.84     2.42        0.33        2.27   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income3

    (0.42     (0.84     (0.89     (0.99     (1.00     (0.97
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.87      $ 15.66      $ 13.36      $ 16.09      $ 14.66      $ 15.33   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 14.70      $ 14.02      $ 12.56      $ 16.81      $ 14.38      $ 15.48   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                                

Based on net asset value

    4.31% 5      24.75%        (12.01)%        17.00%        2.56%        16.69%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    7.93% 5      18.80%        (20.82)%        24.61%        (0.37)%        18.09%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.82% 6      1.96%        1.97%        2.03% 7      1.27% 7      1.21% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.82% 6      1.95%        1.97%        1.95% 7      1.18% 7      1.13% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.69% 6,9      1.78% 9      1.71% 9      1.62% 7,9      1.18% 7      1.13% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.32% 6      5.76%        5.68%        5.96% 7      7.34% 7      7.21% 7 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.01%        0.22%        0.25%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.32% 6      5.76%        5.68%        5.95%        7.12%        6.96%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 79,327      $ 78,304      $ 66,772      $ 80,228      $ 72,817      $ 75,872   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 44,475      $ 44,475   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $ 65,931      $ 67,651   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 44,400      $ 44,400      $ 44,400      $ 44,400                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  278,664      $  276,360      $  250,387      $  280,693                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 5,895      $ 5,725      $ 5,198      $ 7,591      $ 160      $ 160   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 14,456      $ 14,677      $ 13,847      $ 11,568      $  456,275      $  475,378   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    6%        21%        30%        25%        20%        16%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  9   

For the six months ended February 28, 2015 and years ended August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and 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 were 1.12%, 1.15%, 1.14% and 1.11%, respectively.

 

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

   

Six Months Ended
February 28,
2015

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.95      $ 14.03      $ 16.74      $ 15.33      $ 16.02      $ 15.05   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.41        0.83        0.84        0.97        1.02        1.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.28        1.95        (2.64     1.45        (0.60     1.19   
Distributions to AMPS Shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                         (0.02     (0.03     (0.02

Net realized gain

                                (0.00 )2      (0.01
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.69        2.78        (1.80     2.40        0.39        2.20   
 

 

 

 
Distributions to Common Shareholders from:3            

Net investment income

    (0.43     (0.86     (0.91     (0.99     (1.00     (0.96

Net realized gain

                                (0.08     (0.27
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.43     (0.86     (0.91     (0.99     (1.08     (1.23
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.21      $ 15.95      $ 14.03      $ 16.74      $ 15.33      $ 16.02   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 16.89      $ 16.35      $ 14.91      $ 19.58      $ 17.77      $ 18.77   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                                

Based on net asset value

    4.36% 5      20.31%        (11.96)%        15.19%        1.98%        14.15%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    6.07% 5      16.06%        (20.01)%        16.23%        0.89%        15.02%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.96% 6      2.01%        2.18%        1.69% 7      1.66% 7      1.57% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.75% 6      1.96%        2.18%        1.64% 7      1.52% 7      1.36% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.23% 6      1.38%        1.58%        1.43% 7,9      1.44% 7      1.31% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.15% 6      5.52%        5.18%        6.03% 7      6.81% 7      6.71% 7 
 

 

 

 

Distributions to AMPS Shareholders

                         0.09%        0.17%        0.16%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.15% 6      5.52%        5.18%        5.94%        6.64%        6.55%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 25,794      $ 25,373      $ 22,256      $ 26,466      $ 24,155      $ 25,141   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 11,675      $ 11,675   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $ 76,725      $ 78,836   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 11,600      $ 11,600      $ 11,600      $ 11,600                 
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  322,364      $  318,733      $  291,862      $  328,157                 
 

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 3,019      $ 3,019      $ 3,019      $ 4,108      $ 2,020      $ 3,520   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of borrowings

  $ 9,544      $ 9,405      $ 8,372      $ 7,443      $  12,960      $      8,143   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    4%        11%        8%        23%        12%        26%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

  7   

Does not reflect the effect of distributions to AMPS Shareholders.

 

  8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOB Trusts and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

  9   

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 1.38%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

The following are registered under the 1940 Act as closed-end management investment companies and referred to herein collectively as the “Trusts”:

 

Trust Name   Herein Rreferred To As     Organized   Diversification Classification  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

    BZM      Delaware     Non-diversified   

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust

    MHE      Massachusetts     Non-diversified   

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. .

    MHN      Maryland     Non-diversified   

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

    BLJ      Delaware     Non-diversified   

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

    BQH      Delaware     Non-diversified   

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

    BSE      Delaware     Non-diversified   

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

    BFY      Delaware     Non-diversified   

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

    BHV      Delaware     Non-diversified   

The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the Trusts are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board,” and the trustees/directors 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.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Trust is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation: The Trust’s investments are valued at fair value as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the report date). U.S. 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 determine the fair values of 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. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day.

In the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Investments”). When determining the price for Fair Value Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Value Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Trust enters into certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), or certain borrowings (e.g., TOB transactions) that would be “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Trust may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount of the Trust’s future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowing to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Trust may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

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 date. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. Distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 9.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (‘the Plan”) approved by each Trust’s Board, the 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 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 Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Deferred compensation liabilities are included in officer’s and trustees’ fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Trusts until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Trusts have an arrangement with the custodian 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 custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Securities and Other Investments:

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 TOB Trusts: The Trusts leverage their assets through the use of TOB transactions. The Trusts transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose entity (“TOB Trust”). Other funds managed by the investment advisor may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a Trust has contributed bonds. A TOB Trust typically issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate certificates (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third party investors, and residual certificates (“TOB Residuals”), which are generally issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. If multiple funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the rights and obligations under the TOB Residual will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.

The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust typically are high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB transaction includes a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider. The Trusts, as TOB Residual holders, would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider.

The TOB Residuals held by a Trust include the right of a Trust (subject to the non-occurrence of certain termination events enumerated below, and a specified number of days’ prior notice), to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates at par plus accrued interest. Thereafter, that Trust may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust.

The TOB Trust may also be collapsed without the consent of a Trust, upon the occurrence of tender option termination events (“TOTEs”) and mandatory termination events (“MTEs”), as defined in the TOB Trust agreements. TOTEs may include the bankruptcy or default of the issuer of the municipal bond, a substantial downgrade in credit quality of the issuer of the municipal bond, failure of any scheduled payment of principal or interest on the underlying bonds, and a judgment or ruling that interest on the municipal bond is subject to federal income taxation. MTEs may include, among other things, a failed remarketing of the TOB Trust Certificates, the inability of the TOB Trust to obtain renewal of the liquidity support agreement and a substantial decline in the market value of the municipal bond. Upon the occurrence of a TOTE or an MTE, the TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the remarketing agent and the Liquidity Provider (defined below). In the case of an MTE, after the payment of fees, the TOB Trust Certificate holders would be paid senior to the TOB Residual holders (i.e., the Trusts). In contrast, in the case of a TOTE, after payment of fees, the TOB Trust Certificate holders and TOB Residual holders would be paid equally in proportion to the respective face values of their certificates. During the six months ended February 28, 2015, no TOB Trusts in which the Trusts participated were terminated without the consent of the Trusts.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less transaction expenses, is paid to a Trust. The Trusts typically invest the cash received in additional municipal bonds. Each Trust’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes; therefore, the municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in the Trusts’ Schedules of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in other liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The carrying amount of the Trusts’ payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

The Trusts may invest in TOB Trusts on either a non-recourse or recourse basis. TOB Trusts are typically supported by a liquidity facility provided by a bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment from the Liquidity Provider of par plus accrued interest on any business day prior to the occurrence of the termination events described above. When a Trust invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, and the Liquidity Provider is required to make a payment under the liquidity facility, the Liquidity Provider will typically liquidate all or a portion of the municipal securities held in the TOB Trust and then fund, on a net basis, the balance, if any, of the amount owed under the liquidity facility over the liquidation proceeds (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). If a Trust invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, the Trust will typically enter into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where the Trust is required to repay the Liquidity Provider the amount of any Liquidation Shortfall. As a result, a Trust investing in a recourse TOB Trust will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by the Trusts at February 28, 2015, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by the Trusts at February 28, 2015.

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 Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. At February 28, 2015, the aggregate value of the underlying municipal bonds transferred to the TOB Trusts, the related liability for TOB Trust Certificates and the range of interest rates on the liability for TOB Trust Certificates were as follows:

 

     Underlying
Municipal
Bonds
Transferred to
TOB Trusts
     Liability for
TOB Trust
Certificates
    

Range of

Interest Rates

 

BZM

  $ 3,332,400       $ 1,500,000         0.07%   

MHN

  $ 106,460,862       $ 53,308,436         0.02% - 0.20%   

BLJ

  $ 8,327,262       $ 4,519,518         0.02% - 0.27%   

BQH

  $ 8,823,944       $ 5,070,215         0.02% - 0.20%   

BSE

  $ 34,002,415       $ 18,091,015         0.02% - 0.20%   

BFY

  $ 10,615,274       $ 5,895,307         0.02% - 0.14%   

BHV

  $ 5,614,243       $ 3,018,978         0.02% - 0.04%   

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, 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
 

BZM

  $ 1,500,000         0.56%   

MHN

  $ 52,620,430         0.62%   

BLJ

  $ 4,519,518         0.68%   

BQH

  $ 5,001,652         0.62%   

BSE

  $ 17,824,827         0.62%   

BFY

  $ 5,826,744         0.59%   

BHV

  $ 3,018,978         0.60%   

Should short-term interest rates rise, the Trusts’ investments in TOB transactions may adversely affect the Trusts’ net investment income and dividends to Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Trusts’ NAVs per share.

While the Trusts’ investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities such as TOB Residuals, they generally do not allow the Trusts to borrow money for purposes of making investments. The Trusts’ management believes that the Trusts’ restrictions on borrowings do not apply to the secured borrowings. For accounting purposes, the Trusts’ transfer of municipal bonds to a TOB Trust are secured borrowings.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

4. 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 their exposure to certain risks, such as interest rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Trusts invest in long and/or short positions in 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 a 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.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Trusts are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. 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. Variation margin is recorded by the Trusts as unrealized appreciation or depreciation and, if applicable, as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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.

The following is a summary of the Trusts’ derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of February 28, 2015  
         Value  
         BZM         MHE         MHN         BLJ  
      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
         Derivative
Assets
  Derivative
Liabilities
         Derivative
Assets
  Derivative
Liabilities
         Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation1   $ 2,769                   $ (17,666         $ (299,769              $ (25,395
         Value  
         BQH         BSE         BFY         BHV  
      Statements of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
         Derivative
Assets
  Derivative
Liabilities
         Derivative
Assets
  Derivative
Liabilities
         Derivative
Assets
    Derivative
Liabilities
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation1          $ (38,644         $ (75,632         $ (61,831       $ 2,215          

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2015
 
    Net Realized Loss From         Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on  
    BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ         BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ  
Interest rate contracts:                  

Financial futures contracts

  $ (29,314   $ (59,061   $ (1,298,607   $ (61,137       $ 6,379      $ (12,995   $ (203,368   $ (20,511
    BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV         BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV  
Interest rate contracts:                  

Financial futures contracts

  $ (98,276   $ (251,163   $ (177,751   $ (21,663       $ (30,787   $ (56,309   $ (48,029   $ 4,975   

For the six month ended February 28, 2015, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

     BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV  
Financial futures contracts:                

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 2,996,852      $ 4,141,023      $ 63,536,492      $ 5,861,406      $ 7,776,109      $ 15,487,570      $ 12,746,688      $ 2,359,367   

Counterparty Credit Risk: A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Trusts since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Trust does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Trusts.

5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes 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 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 MHE and MHN, which are based on average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

     BZM      MHE      MHN      BLJ      BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  

Investment advisory fee

    0.65%         0.50%         0.55%         0.65%         0.65%         0.55%         0.55%         0.65%   

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 its total accrued liabilities.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees with respect to BZM, at the annual rate as a percentage of the average weekly net assets of 0.05%. For the six month ended February 28, 2015, the Manager waived $12,184, which is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations.

The Manager, for MHN, voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees on the proceeds of Preferred Shares and TOB Trusts that exceed 35% of total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. This amount is included in fees waived by manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the waiver was $119,683.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees with respect to BHV, at the annual rate as a percentage of the average weekly net assets of 0.13%. For the six months ended February 28, 2014, the Manager waived $25,966, which is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations.

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 are included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     BZM      MHE      MHN      BLJ      BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  

Amounts waived

  $ 30       $ 3       $ 966       $ 340       $ 142       $ 304       $ 306       $ 18   

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, which is included in officer and trustees in the Statements of Operations.

6. Purchases and Sales:

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     BZM      MHE      MHN      BLJ      BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  

Purchases

  $ 4,417,920               $ 63,384,211       $ 2,678,257       $ 7,389,892       $ 10,539,223       $ 8,198,689       $ 1,618,735   

Sales

  $ 6,075,834       $ 10,000       $ 56,187,797       $ 3,561,280       $ 6,983,720       $ 9,053,039       $ 7,780,558       $ 2,691,452   

7. Income Tax Information:

It is each Trusts’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Each Trust files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Trusts’ U.S. federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended August 31, 2014. The statutes of limitations on each Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Trusts’ as of February 28, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Trusts’ financial statements.

As of August 31, 2014, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

Expires August 31,   BZM      MHE      MHN      BLJ      BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  

2015

          $ 35,869       $ 2,782,666                               $ 9,638           

2016

            285,683         710,089                                 383,137           

2017

            375,230         4,069,997                       $ 1,583,452         254,346           

2018

            32,672         3,861,956                         1,544,362         357,549           

2019

  $ 40,297         74         673,531                                 255,001       $ 51,866   

No expiration date1

    179,115         224,237         16,991,564       $ 386,651       $ 1,554,326         2,860,992         1,920,135         849,919   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 219,412       $ 953,765       $ 29,089,803       $ 386,651       $ 1,554,326       $ 5,988,806       $ 3,179,806       $ 901,785   
 

 

 

 

 

  1  

Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

As of February 28, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  

Tax cost

  $ 44,766,290      $ 46,952,173      $ 651,549,279      $ 50,866,188      $ 60,053,857       $ 126,109,947       $ 111,447,486       $ 32,972,344   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,475,294      $ 4,532,687      $ 55,990,617      $ 5,986,685      $ 6,827,506       $ 12,393,339       $ 11,642,192       $ 3,992,714   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (67,473            (1,238,433     (611,473     (24,282      (395,343      (89,262      (56,523
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 2,407,821      $ 4,532,687      $ 54,752,184      $ 5,375,212      $ 6,803,224       $ 11,997,996       $ 11,552,930       $ 3,936,191   
 

 

 

 

8. Principal Risks:

Each Trust invests a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. Investment percentages in specific states or U.S. territories are presented in the Schedules of investments.

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, 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.

The Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. See the Schedules of Investments for these securities and/or derivatives. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Trusts may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

As of February 28, 2015, BZM invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the education and health sectors, MHE invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the education sector, MHN invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the transportation and county/city/special district/school district sectors, BLJ invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the transportation and state sectors, BQH and BSE invested a significant portion of their assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district and education sectors, BFY invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district sector, and BHV invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the health, transportation, and education sectors. Changes in economic conditions affecting such sectors would have a greater impact on the Trusts and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

The Trusts may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Trusts reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Trust.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

On December 10, 2013, regulators published final rules implementing section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”), which prohibit banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading of certain instruments and limit such entities’ investments in, and relationships with, “covered funds” as defined in the Volcker Rule. The Volcker Rule precludes banking entities and their affiliates from sponsoring existing TOB Trusts as such Trusts have been structured to date. In response to these restrictions, market participants have developed a new structure for TOB Trusts designed to ensure that no banking entity is sponsoring the TOB Trust for purposes of the Volcker Rule. In such a structure, certain responsibilities that previously belonged to the sponsor bank will be performed by the Trusts. The Trusts may utilize the service providers in meeting these responsibilities. This structure remains untested. It is possible that regulators could take positions that could limit the market for such newly structured TOB Trust transactions or the Trusts’ ability to hold TOB Residuals. Under the new TOB Trust structure, the Trusts will have certain additional duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including compliance, securities law and operational risks.

There can be no assurance that the Trusts can successfully enter into restructured TOB Trust transactions in order to refinance their existing TOB Residual holdings prior to the compliance date for the Volcker Rule, which may require that the Trusts unwind existing TOB Trusts. There can be no assurance that alternative forms of leverage will be available to the Trusts and any alternative forms of leverage may be more or less advantageous to the Trusts than existing TOB leverage.

TOB transactions constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Accordingly, implementation of the Volcker Rule may adversely impact the municipal market, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. Any such developments could adversely affect the Trusts. The ultimate impact of these rules on the TOB market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

9. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Trust, except for MHN, is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares (200 million shares for MHN), all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for each Trust’s Common Shares and Preferred Shares, except for MHE and MHN, is $0.001 per share ($0.01 for MHE and $0.10 for MHN). The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares, including AMPs, without approval of Common Shareholders.

Common Shares

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

Period

  BZM    MHE      MHN    BLJ    BQH    BSE    BFY    BHV  

Six months ended February 28, 2015

       1,747                        757   

Year ended August 31, 2014

       515                        4,549   

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 Trust’s Common Shares or the repurchase of the Trust’s Common Shares if the Trust fails 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 Trust is 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 Trust fails to declare and pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, redeem any Preferred Shares required to be redeemed under the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments or comply with the basic maintenance amount requirement of the agencies 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 Trustees 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

The 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 provider in the event of a failed remarketing. The Trusts are required to redeem the VRDP Shares owned by the liquidity provider after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing. Upon the occurrence of the first unsuccessful remarketing, the 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)     

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the VRDP Shares outstanding of each Trust were as follows:

 

     Issue Date      Shares Issued      Aggregate Principal      Maturity Date  

BZM

    6/14/12         160       $ 16,000,000         7/01/42   

MHE

    6/14/12         185       $ 18,500,000         7/01/42   

MHN

    6/30/11         2,436       $ 243,600,000         7/01/41   

BLJ

    6/14/12         187       $ 18,700,000         7/01/42   

BQH

    9/15/11         221       $ 22,100,000         10/01/41   

BSE

    9/15/11         405       $ 40,500,000         10/01/41   

BFY

    9/15/11         444       $ 44,400,000         10/01/41   

BHV

    6/14/12         116       $ 11,600,000         7/01/42   

The Trusts entered into a fee agreement with the liquidity provider that may required a per annum liquidity fee payable to the liquidity provider. These fees, if applicable, are shown as liquidity fees in the Statements of Operations.

The fee agreement between BQH, BSE and BFY and the liquidity provider was scheduled to expire on December 4, 2014 and subsequently extended until June 4, 2015, unless renewed or terminated in advance. The fee agreement between MHN and its liquidity provider is scheduled to expire on April 19, 2017 unless renewed or terminated in advance. The fee agreement between BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV and their liquidity provider is for an approximately three year term and is scheduled to expire on July 9, 2015 unless renewed or terminated in advance.

In the event the fee agreements are not renewed or are terminated in advance, and the Trusts do not enter into a fee agreement with an alternate liquidity provider, the VRDP Shares will be subject to mandatory purchase by the liquidity provider prior to the termination of the fee agreement. The Trusts are required to redeem any VRDP Shares purchased by the liquidity provider six months after the purchase date. Immediately after the purchase of any VRDP Shares by the liquidity provider, the Trusts are required to begin to segregate liquid assets with each Trust’s custodians to fund the redemption. There is no assurance the Trusts will replace such redeemed VRDP Shares with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage.

Each 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 Trust is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Trust’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, 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, the VRDP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of 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, the Trusts must pay the respective liquidity provider 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 of MHN, BQH, BSE and BFY were assigned a long-term rating of Aaa from Moody’s and AAA from Fitch. The VRDP Shares of BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV were assigned an initial long-term rating of Aa2 by Moody’s under the new methodology. Subsequent to the issuance of the VRDP Shares, Moody’s completed a review of its methodology for rating securities issued by registered closed-end funds. As of February 28, 2015, the VRDP Shares were assigned a long-term rating of Aa2 for BZM, MHN, BLJ, BQH, BSE, BFY and BHV and Aa3 for MHE 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 provider for such VRDP Shares. Changes in the credit quality of the liquidity provider 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 provider or the VRDP Shares may adversely affect the dividend rate paid on such shares, although the dividend rate paid on the VRDP Shares is not directly related based upon either short-term rating. As of February 28, 2015, the short-term ratings of the liquidity provider and the VRDP Shares for BQH, BSE, and BFY were P1, F1 and A1/watch negative as rated by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P, respectively, which is within the two highest rating categories. The liquidity provider may be terminated prior to the scheduled termination date if the liquidity provider fails to maintain short-term debt ratings in one of the two highest rating categories. The short-term ratings on the VRDP Shares of MHN were withdrawn by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P at the commencement of its special rate period, as described below. No short-term ratings on the VRDP Shares of BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV were assigned by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P at issuance. Short-term ratings on the VRDP Shares of BZM, MHE, MHN, BLJ, and BHV may be assigned upon termination of the special rate period when the VRDP Shares revert to remarketable securities. The S&P short-term ratings of the liquidity provider (Barclays) and the VRDP Shares of Barclay VRDP Funds are under reviews for possible downgrade.

For financial reporting purposes, the VRDP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation value, which approximates 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

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

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 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 VRDP Shares that were tendered for remarketing during the six months ended February 28, 2015 were successfully remarketed.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the annualized dividend rates for the VRDP Shares were as follows:

 

     BZM      MHE      MHN      BLJ      BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  

Rate

    0.97%         0.97%         0.90%         0.97%         0.11%         0.11%         0.11%         0.97%   

Upon issuance of the VRDP Shares on June 14, 2012, BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV announced a special rate period for an approximate three-year term ending June 24, 2015 with respect to VRDP Shares. The liquidity and fee agreements remain in effect for the duration of the special rate period; however, the VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events during such time. During the special rate period, BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV are required to maintain the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage requirements for the VRDP Shares. During the three-year term of the special rate period, BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV will not pay any liquidity and remarketing fees and instead will pay dividends monthly based on the sum of Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to VRDP Shares.

If BZM, MHE, BLJ or BHV redeems the VRDP Shares on a date that is one year or more before the end of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares are rated above A1/A by Moody’s and Fitch respectively, then such redemption is subject to a redemption premium payable to the holders of the VRDP Shares based on the time remaining in the special rate period, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to maintain minimum asset coverage requirements. After June 24, 2015 the holder of the VRDP Shares and BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If the rate period is not extended, the VRDP Shares will revert back to remarketable securities and will be remarketed and available for purchase by qualified institutional investors. No short-term ratings were assigned by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P at issuance but will be assigned upon termination of the special rate period when the VRDP Shares revert to remarketable securities.

For the six month ended February 28, 2015, VRDP Shares issued and outstanding of each Trust remained constant.

On April 17, 2014, MHN commenced a three-year term ending April 19, 2017 (“special rate period”) with respect to its VRDP Shares. The implementation of the special rate period resulted in a mandatory tender of MHN’s VRDP Shares prior to the commencement of the special rate period. The mandatory tender event was not the result of a failed remarketing.

The liquidity and fee agreements remain in effect for the duration of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares are still subject to mandatory redemption by the Trusts on maturity date. The VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events during such time. During the special rate period, MHN is required to maintain the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage requirements for the VRDP Shares. MHN will pay liquidity and remarketing fees during the special rate period and will also pay dividends monthly based on the sum of SIFMA Municipal Swap Index and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to the VRDP Shares. The short-term ratings were withdrawn by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P. Short-term ratings may be re-assigned upon the termination of the special rate period when the VRDP Shares revert back to remarketable securities.

If MHN redeems the VRDP Shares on a date that is one year or more before the end of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares are rated above A1/A+ by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P, then such redemption is subject to a redemption premium payable to the holder of the VRDP Shares based on the time remaining in the special rate period, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to maintain minimum asset coverage requirements. After April 19, 2017, the holder of the VRDP Shares and MHN may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If the special rate period is not extended, the VRDP Shares will revert back to remarketable securities and will be remarketed and available for purchase by qualified institutional investors.

Offering Costs: The Trusts incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VRDP Shares, which 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 provider which were amortized over the life of the liquidity agreement. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

10. 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 paid a net investment income dividend in the following amounts per share on April 1, 2015 to shareholders of record on March 13, 2015:

 

    

Common

Dividend

Per Share

 

BZM

  $ 0.0545   

MHE

  $ 0.0580   

MHN

  $ 0.0690   

BLJ

  $ 0.0695   

BQH

  $ 0.0665   

BSE

  $ 0.0600   

BFY

  $ 0.0700   

BHV

  $ 0.0695   

Additionally, the Trusts declared a net investment income dividend on April 1, 2015 payable to Common Shareholders of record on April 15, 2015 for the same amounts noted above.

The dividends declared on Preferred Shares for the period March 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Preferred
Shares
     Series     

Dividends

Declared

 

BZM

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 13,182   

MHE

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 15,241   

MHN

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 186,204   

BLJ

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 15,406   

BQH

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 1,877   

BSE

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 3,440   

BFY

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 3,771   

BHV

    VRDP Shares         W-7       $ 9,556   

 

                
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Officers and Trustees     

 

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Trustee

Karen P. Robards, Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Trustee

Michael J. Castellano, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Kathleen F. Feldstein, Trustee

James T. Flynn, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Jerrold B. Harris, Trustee

R. Glenn Hubbard, Trustee

W. Carl Kester, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Barbara G. Novick, Trustee

John M. Perlowski, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Robert W. Crothers, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Janey Ahn, Secretary

 

Effective September 5, 2014, Brendan Kyne resigned as a Vice President of the Trusts.

Effective December 31, 2014, Paul L. Audet and Henry Gabbay resigned as Trustees of the Trusts. Effective December 31, 2014, Barbara G. Novick and John M. Perlowski were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Trusts.

 

         

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Transfer Agent

Common Shares:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

 

VRDP Liquidity Providers

Bank of America, N.A.1

New York, NY 10036

 

Citibank, N.A.2

New York, NY 10179

 

Barclays Bank PLC.3

New York, NY 10019

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and
Trust Company

Boston, MA 02110

 

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate,

Meagher & Flom LLP

New York, NY 10036

Custodian

State Street Bank and
Trust Company

Boston, MA 02110

 

VRDP Tender and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10289

 

VRDP Remarketing Agents

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated
1

New York, NY 10036

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.2

New York, NY 10179

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.3

New York, NY 10019

 

Independent
Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

  1   

For MHN.

 

  2   

For BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV.

 

  3   

For BQH, BSE and BFY.

 

                
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Additional Information     
Dividend Policy

Each Trust’s dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the distributions paid by the 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

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, current net asset value 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

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports are available on BlackRock’s website.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor. 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 the Trusts at (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trusts file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The 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, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 882-0052.

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 upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the 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) 882-0052 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 as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

 

                
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Additional Information (concluded)     

 

 

Shelf Offering Program

From time-to-time, each Trust may seek to raise additional equity capital through an equity shelf program (a “Shelf Offering”). In a Shelf Offering, the Trust may, subject to market conditions, raise additional equity capital by issuing new Common Shares from time to time in varying amounts at a net price at or above the Trust’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). While any such Shelf Offering may allow a Trust to pursue additional investment opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio investments, it could also entail risks — including that the issuance of additional Common Shares may limit the extent to which the Common Shares are able to trade at a premium to NAV in the secondary market. The Trusts have not filed a registration statement with respect to any Shelf Offerings. This report is not an offer to sell Trust Common Shares and is not a solicitation of an offer to buy Trust Common Shares. If the Trust files a registration statement with respect to any Shelf Offering, the prospectus contained therein will contain more complete information about the Trust and should be read carefully before investing.

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

                
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The 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 short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

 

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 6 – Investments
(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under
Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous
Form N-CSR filing.
Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies –
Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
(a)   Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.
Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable
Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto
(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
(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 Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

 

By:     /s/ John M. Perlowski                            
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

Date: May 1, 2015

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 Virginia Municipal Bond Trust
Date: May 1, 2015
By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews                              
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

Date: May 1, 2015

 

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