UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-21178

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Insured Municipal Income 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: 08/31/2010

 

Date of reporting period: 02/28/2010

 

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

 

Semi-Annual Report

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

 

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 28, 2010 | (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)

 

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (BAF)

 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

 

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL)

 

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE



 


 

Table of Contents


 

 

 




 

 

Page




Dear Shareholder

 

3

Semi-Annual Report:

 

 

Trust Summaries

 

4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

11

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

11

Financial Statements:

 

 

Schedules of Investments

 

12

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

39

Statements of Operations

 

40

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

41

Statements of Cash Flows

 

44

Financial Highlights

 

45

Notes to Financial Statements

 

52

Officers and Trustees

 

59

Additional Information

 

60


 

 

 


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 


 

Dear Shareholder

The past year marked a pivotal turning point for global markets as the Great Recession that started in December 2007 began to recede and give way to recovery. The dramatic about-face could be attributed to a confluence of factors, most notably the extraordinary policy actions of global governments and central banks, a resurgence in corporate profits and growing signs of stability and healing in world economies.

After reaching a trough in early March 2009, stocks galloped higher as investors were lured back into the markets by depressed valuations, desire for higher yields and increasing confidence that all-out financial disaster had been averted. The result was a powerful upswing in global equities and other higher-risk assets through the end of 2009. More recently, the combination of mixed economic data, lingering deflation issues (especially in Europe) and proposed fees and levies on banks dampened investor conviction, resulting in a several-week bout of profit-taking. The selloff had a more pronounced negative effect on international and emerging market equities due primarily to concerns of higher interest rates in Asia and negative headlines out of Europe, particularly in Greece.

Generally speaking, investors’ renewed affinity for risk was notable in the fixed income markets as well, where non-Treasury assets made a robust recovery. One of the major themes in 2009 was the reversal of the flight-to-quality trade. High yield, one of the most battered areas during the financial crisis, emerged as the strongest-performing fixed income sector in both the taxable and tax-exempt space. Despite weak fundamentals, the municipal market produced solid returns as technical conditions remained supportive of the asset class. Municipal bond mutual funds enjoyed strong inflows and tax-exempt issuance remained low thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of the Build America Bond program. Nevertheless, state and local fiscal woes and bankruptcy fears remain firmly in the spotlight, and bear close monitoring.

At the same time, yields on money market securities declined throughout the reporting period and remain near all-time lows, with the Federal Open Market Committee reiterating that economic circumstances are likely to necessitate an accommodative interest rate stance for an “extended period.” Investor assets in money market funds declined from the peak registered in early 2009, but remain above levels registered prior to the financial crisis that began in 2007.

Against this backdrop, the major market averages posted the following returns:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns as of February 28, 2010

 

6-month

 

12-month

 









US equities (S&P 500 Index)

 

9.32

%

 

53.62

%

 









Small cap US equities (Russell 2000 Index)

 

10.59

 

 

63.95

 

 









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

 

0.72

 

 

54.58

 

 









3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index)

 

0.07

 

 

0.20

 

 









US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index)

 

0.07

 

 

(1.54

)

 









Taxable fixed income (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index)

 

3.19

 

 

9.32

 

 









Tax-exempt fixed income (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index)

 

4.13

 

 

9.98

 

 









High yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

 

13.86

 

 

55.20

 

 









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

The market continues to show signs of improvement, but questions about the strength and sustainability of the recovery abound. Through periods of uncertainty, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For additional market perspective and investment insight, visit www.blackrock.com/shareholdermagazine, where you’ll find the most recent issue of our award-winning Shareholder® magazine, as well as its quarterly companion newsletter, Shareholder Perspectives. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to your continued partnership in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

-s- Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

 

 


 

THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust

 

 


Investment Objective

 


BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income taxes. The Trust will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal obligations that are insured as to the timely payment of both principal and interest.

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

 

 


Performance

 


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trust returned 3.09% based on market price and 6.21% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 8.13% on a market price basis and 6.47% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust moved from a premium to NAV to a discount, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The Trust’s constructive duration during a period in which yields fell (prices increased) contributed to performance. Exposure to the long end of the yield curve also was favorable as the yield curve flattened. In addition, credit spreads generally tightened during the period, which was a positive due to our exposure to insured bonds with weaker underlying credits. On the other hand, the Trust’s exposure to zero-coupon holdings detracted from results as these types of bonds generally underperformed during the period. Low exposure to the education sector also was a negative as that sector performed well. Lastly, exposure to municipal credits in California hindered performance as bonds sold by issuers in that state generally under-performed other states.

 

 

 

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”)

 

BYM

 

Initial Offering Date

 

October 31, 2002

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($13.70)1

 

6.00%

 

Tax Equivalent Yield2

 

9.23%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.0685

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.8220

 

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

 

35%

 






 

 

 

1

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

 

 

2

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

 

 

3

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2010. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was increased to $0.072. 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 Auction Market Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) and tender option bond trusts (“TOBs”) as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

13.70

 

$

13.69

 

 

0.07

%

$

14.48

 

$

12.78

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.97

 

$

13.55

 

 

3.10

%

$

14.62

 

$

13.54

 


















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

 

 


Sector Allocations

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 







Utilities

 

25

%

 

25

%

 

Transportation

 

24

 

 

25

 

 

County/City/Special District/School District

 

21

 

 

19

 

 

State

 

14

 

 

15

 

 

Health

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

Tobacco

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

Education

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Housing

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 


Credit Quality Allocations5

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 







AAA/Aaa

 

56

%

 

56

%

 

AA/Aa

 

21

 

 

19

 

 

A

 

13

 

 

15

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

Not Rated6

 

2

 

 

2

 

 


 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $10,733,100 representing 2% and $10,859,100 representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust


 

 


Investment Objective

 


BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (BAF) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax and Florida intangible personal property tax. The Trust will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal obligations that are insured as to the timely payment of both principal and interest. The Trust may invest in municipal obligations regardless of geographic location.

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

 

 


Performance

 


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trust returned 10.90% based on market price and 4.89% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 8.13% on a market price basis and 6.47% on a NAV basis. 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 Trust held a higher concentration in health care and housing bonds with maturities of 20 years and longer, which benefited performance as the municipal yield curve flattened during the last six months. On the downside, the lack of availability in the national insured market has made it difficult to fully transition the portfolio away from its holdings in Florida names. In addition, many of these issues have weaker underlying credits, thus reducing their liquidity at current market prices. As these Florida names have underperformed the national market, this has detracted from recent performance. The Trust’s cash allocation (5% at period end) also hampered results as cash equivalents are currently trading at record-low yields and, consequently, detracted from income.

 

 

 

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


 

 


Trust Information

 



 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

BAF

 

Initial Offering Date

 

October 31, 2002

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($14.00)1

 

5.87%

 

Tax Equivalent Yield2

 

9.03%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.0685

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.8220

 

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

 

36%

 






 

 

 

1

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

 

 

2

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

 

 

3

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2010. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was increased to $0.0735. 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 Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


















 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

14.00

 

$

13.01

 

 

7.61

%

$

14.13

 

$

12.67

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

14.31

 

$

14.06

 

 

1.78

%

$

15.10

 

$

13.99

 


















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

 

 


Sector Allocations

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 









County/City/Special District/School District

 

43

%

 

46

%

 

Utilities

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

Health

 

12

 

 

10

 

 

State

 

10

 

 

9

 

 

Transportation

 

8

 

 

7

 

 

Housing

 

1

 

 

1

 

 



 

 


Credit Quality Allocations5

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 







AAA/Aaa

 

53

%

 

44

%

 

AA/Aa

 

28

 

 

29

 

 

A

 

14

 

 

20

 

 

Not Rated6

 

5

 

 

7

 

 










 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $8,649,540 representing 5% and $7,552,594 representing 4%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.


 

 

 




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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust


 

 


Investment Objective

 


BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality, or determined by the investment advisor to be of equivalent credit quality at time of purchase. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its total assets in municipal bonds that are rated, at the time of investment, Ba/BB or B by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock.

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

 

 


Performance

 


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trust returned 8.01% based on market price and 10.31% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.67% on a market price basis and 8.84% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s premium to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. Concentrations in lower-rated bonds and a focus on bonds with longer-dated maturities benefited Trust performance over the six months, as credit spreads continued to tighten and municipal rates declined across the yield curve. Within an overall context of being neutral to slightly long duration, we pursued opportunities to add positive convexity to the portfolio by adding discount-coupon bonds and greater call protection. This also proved advantageous as these bonds afforded the portfolio slightly greater capital appreciation as the market rallied. Moreover, in recognition that retail investors have become one of the prime drivers of municipal demand, we actively sought to diversify the portfolio into retail-attractive structures and names via the new-issue market; these purchases incrementally helped total return during the reporting period. On the other hand, the Trust’s positions in zero-coupon bonds hindered performance as these issues have underperformed the broader municipal market. Also negatively affecting performance were the Trust’s existing weighting in higher-coupon, cushion bonds, as well as its lack of exposure to education and essential service credits.

 

 

 

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


 

 


Trust Information

 



 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

BBK

 

Initial Offering Date

 

April 30, 2002

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($14.37)1

 

7.10%

 

Tax Equivalent Yield2

 

10.92%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.085

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

 

$1.020

 

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

 

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 federal tax rate of 35%.

 

 

3

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

4

Represents Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

14.37

 

$

13.80

 

 

4.13

%

$

15.05

 

$

13.25

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

14.07

 

$

13.23

 

 

6.35

%

$

14.48

 

$

13.23

 


















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

 

 


Sector Allocations

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 







Health

 

23

%

 

31

%

 

Housing

 

17

 

 

16

 

 

County/City/Special District/School District

 

13

 

 

13

 

 

State

 

12

 

 

10

 

 

Corporate

 

9

 

 

8

 

 

Utilities

 

8

 

 

7

 

 

Education

 

8

 

 

5

 

 

Transportation

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

Tobacco

 

3

 

 

3

 

 










 

 


Credit Quality Allocations5

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 







AAA/Aaa

 

27

%

 

25

%

 

AA/Aa

 

22

 

 

20

 

 

A

 

23

 

 

24

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

19

 

 

17

 

 

BB/Ba

 

 

 

1

 

 

B

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

Not Rated6

 

5

 

 

9

 

 










 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $3,031,988 representing 1% and $4,472,353 representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and Florida intangible personal property tax. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality, or determined by the investment advisor to be of equivalent credit quality at time of purchase. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in municipal bonds that are rated, at the time of purchase, Ba/BB or B by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock. The Trust may invest in municipal obligations regardless of geographic location.

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

 


Performance


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trust returned 6.57% based on market price and 6.50% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.67% on a market price basis and 8.84% on a NAV basis. 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 Trust held a higher concentration in health care and housing bonds with maturities of 20 years and longer, which benefited performance as the municipal yield curve flattened during the last six months. Meanwhile, we continued to restructure the Trust’s holdings in line with its transition from a Florida fund to a national portfolio. The process is not yet complete, however, and the higher concentration of Florida holdings detracted from recent performance.

 

 

 

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


 


Trust Information



 

 

Symbol on NYSE

BIE

Initial Offering Date

April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($13.62)1

6.50%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

10.00%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

$0.0738

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

$0.8856

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

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 federal tax rate of 35%.

 

 

3

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2010. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was increased to $0.0788. 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 Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

13.62

 

$

13.20

 

 

3.18%

 

$

14.40

 

$

12.65

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

14.60

 

$

14.16

 

 

3.11%

 

$

15.40

 

$

14.08

 


















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

 

 

 

 

 






Sector Allocations

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09






Utilities

 

24%

 

21%

County/City/Special District/School District

 

 20

 

 20

Health

 

 20

 

 22

Transportation

 

 15

 

 13

Education

 

  8

 

 10

State

 

  7

 

  8

Housing

 

  5

 

  5

Corporate

 

  1

 

  1







 

 

 

 

 






Credit Quality Allocations5

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09






AAA/Aaa

 

   13%

 

   16%

AA/Aa

 

 58

 

45

A

 

 22

 

27

BBB/Baa

 

  6

 

 3

BB/Ba

 

  1

 

1

Not Rated

 

 

  86







 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $2,503,826 representing 3% of the Trust’s long-term investments.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high current income exempt from regular federal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its managed assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality, or determined by the investment advisor to be of equivalent credit quality at time of purchase. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its total assets in municipal bonds that are rated, at the time of investment, Ba/BB or B by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by BlackRock.

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

 


Performance


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trust returned 4.36% based on market price and 10.57% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.67% on a market price basis and 8.84% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust moved from a premium to NAV to a discount by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. Contributing factors to Trust performance included the portfolio’s long duration posture throughout much of the period, concentrations in lower-rated bonds and a focus on bonds with longer-dated maturities. Additionally, declining municipal rates across the yield curve, coupled with the ongoing contraction in credit spreads, favored performance. Conversely, the Trust’s positions in long-dated capital appreciation bonds (zeros) hindered performance as these issues underperformed the broader municipal market. We expect this underappreciated corner of the municipal market to regain its luster as the yield curve loses some of its current steepness and investors continue to reach for yield, ultimately helping to drive further gains for the Trust. The Trust’s cash allocation (6% at period end) also hampered results as cash equivalents are currently trading at record-low yields and, consequently, detracted from income.

 

 

 

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


 


Trust Information



 

 

Symbol on NYSE Amex

BLE

Initial Offering Date

July 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($13.54)1

7.18%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

11.05%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

$0.081

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

$0.972

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

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 federal tax rate of 35%.

 

 

3

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

4

Represents Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

13.54

 

$

13.45

 

 

0.67%

 

$

14.49

 

$

12.72

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.63

 

$

12.78

 

 

6.65%

 

$

14.05

 

$

12.78

 













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

 

 

 

 

 






Sector Allocations

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09






State

 

   17%

 

   15%

Health

 

 16

 

 20

Utilities

 

 13

 

 12

Corporate

 

 13

 

 11

County/City/Special District

 

 12

 

 8

Transportation

 

 10

 

 12

Education

 

  8

 

 10

Housing

 

  7

 

  8

Tobacco

 

  4

 

  4







 

 

 

 

 






Credit Quality Allocations5

 

 

 

 






 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09






AAA/Aaa

 

   18%

 

   22%

AA/Aa

 

 21

 

 12

A

 

 27

 

 26

BBB/Baa

 

 19

 

 23

BB/Ba

 

  1

 

  1

B

 

  7

 

  6

CCC/Caa

 

  1

 

  1

Not Rated6

 

  6

 

  9







 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $11,535,337 representing 2% and $16,290,531 representing 4%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term Investments.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax. The Trust also seeks to offer shareholders the opportunity to own shares, the value of which is exempt from Florida intangible personal property tax. Under normal circumstances, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds either (i) insured under an insurance policy purchased by the Trust or (ii) insured under an insurance policy obtained by the issuer of the municipal bond or any other party. Such municipal bonds will be insured by insurers or other entities with claims-paying abilities rated at least investment grade at time of purchase. The Trust may invest in municipal obligations regardless of geographic location.

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

 


Performance


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Fund returned 6.84% based on market price and 5.82% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 8.13% on a market price basis and 6.47% on a NAV basis. 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 Trust held a higher concentration in health care and housing bonds with maturities of 20 years and longer, which benefited performance as the municipal yield curve flattened during the last six months. On the downside, the lack of availability in the national insured market has made it difficult to fully transition the portfolio away from its holdings in Florida names. In addition, many of these issues have weaker underlying credits, thus reducing their liquidity at current market prices. As these Florida names underperformed the national market, this detracted from recent performance.

 

 

 

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


 


Trust Information



 

 

Symbol on NYSE

MFL

Initial Offering Date

September 26, 1997

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($13.08)1

6.24%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

9.60%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

$0.068

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

$0.816

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

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

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

 

 

3

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2010. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was increased to $0.073. 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 Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 













Market Price

 

$

13.08

 

$

12.63

 

 

3.56

%

$

13.53

 

$

12.24

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.92

 

$

13.57

 

 

2.58

%

$

14.43

 

$

13.57

 


















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

 

 

 

 

 






Sector Allocations

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09






Utilities

 

28%

 

32%

County/City/Special District/School District

 

 24

 

 21

Transportation

 

 21

 

 21

Health

 

 11

 

 10

State

 

  9

 

  6

Housing

 

  5

 

  4

Education

 

  2

 

  6







 

 

 

 

 






Credit Quality Allocations5

 

 

 

 






 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09






AAA/Aaa

 

   57%

 

   56%

AA/Aa

 

 22

 

 16

A

 

 19

 

 25

Not Rated6

 

  2

 

  3







 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $12,972,106 representing 2% and $20,244,144 representing 3%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.


 

 

 




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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2010

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.


 


Investment Objective


BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management by investing primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment grade municipal obligations, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer.

 

 

 

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

 

 


Performance


For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trust returned 11.91% based on market price and 8.97% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 9.67% on a market price basis and 8.84% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The Trust benefited from our effort to increase the portfolio weighting in interest-rate-sensitive bonds as tax-exempt, thirty-year interest rates rallied 25 basis points (0.25%) lower for the six months. A low exposure to zero-coupon bonds also contributed to performance as these issues remained out of favor with investors and underperformed current coupon bonds throughout the period. Conversely, relative performance was negatively affected by the Trust’s below-market exposure to weaker credits as credit spreads generally tightened during the period.

 

 

 

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

 

 


Trust Information



 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE Amex

 

MVF

Initial Offering Date

 

September 29, 1988

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2010 ($9.64)1

 

6.60%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

 

10.15%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.053

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

 

$0.636

Leverage as of February 28, 20104

 

39%





 

 

 

1

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

 

 

2

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

 

 

3

A change in the distribution rate was declared on March 1, 2010. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was increased to $0.0545. 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 Preferred Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 11.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

2/28/10

 

 

8/31/09

 

 

Change

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 


Market Price

 

$

9.64

 

$

8.91

 

 

8.19

%

$

9.89

 

$

8.76

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

9.46

 

$

8.98

 

 

5.35

%

$

9.75

 

$

8.98

 


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

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Sector Allocations

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 


 

Health

 

23%

 

20%

 

Corporate

 

15

 

13

 

Transportation

 

13

 

11

 

State

 

12

 

15

 

Utilities

 

12

 

15

 

County/City/Special District/School District

 

8

 

10

 

Education

 

6

 

6

 

Housing

 

6

 

5

 

Tobacco

 

5

 

5

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 


Credit Quality Allocations5


 

 

2/28/10

 

8/31/09

 


AAA/Aaa

 

   21%

 

   26%

 

AA/Aa

 

37

 

28

 

A

 

21

 

28

 

BBB/Baa

 

18

 

15

 

B

 

1

 

1

 

Not Rated6

 

2

 

2

 



 

 

 

5

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

 

 

6

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the market value of these securities was $18,135,710 representing 2% and $16,779,679 representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.


 

 

 


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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

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

To leverage, all the Trusts issue Preferred Shares, which pay dividends at prevailing short-term interest rates, and invest the proceeds in long-term municipal bonds. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the cost of assets to be obtained from leverage will be based on short-term interest rates, which normally will be lower than the income earned by each Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Trust’s Common Shareholders will benefit from the incremental net income.

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

If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup on the Common Shares will be reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates of 6%, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Trust pays dividends on the higher short-term interest rate whereas the Trust’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.

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 redemption value of the Trust’s Preferred Shares do not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Trust’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Trust performance from leverage from Preferred Shares discussed above.

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

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

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trusts are permitted to issue Preferred Shares in an amount up to 50% of their total managed assets at the time of issuance. Under normal circumstances, each Trust anticipates that the total economic leverage from Preferred Shares and/or TOBs will not exceed 50% of its total managed assets at the time such leverage is incurred. As of February 28, 2010, the Trusts had economic leverage from Preferred Shares and/or TOBs as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:

 

 

 

 


 

 

Percent of
Leverage

 


BYM

 

35%

 

BAF

 

36%

 

BBK

 

37%

 

BIE

 

38%

 

BLE

 

37%

 

MFL

 

38%

 

MVF

 

39%

 



 


 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Trusts may invest in various derivative instruments, including financial futures contracts, as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which constitute forms of economic leverage. Such instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or interest rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative instrument. The Trusts’ ability to successfully use a derivative instrument depends on the investment advisor’s ability to accurately predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Trusts to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Trusts can realize on an investment or may cause the Trusts to hold a security that they might otherwise sell. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 


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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Alabama — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Public School & College Authority,
Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/29

 

$

1,000

 

$

1,046,390

 

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

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,611,072

 

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

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,181,396

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,838,858

 









Arizona — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/27

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,541,370

 

5.25%, 10/01/28

 

 

650

 

 

675,805

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,217,175

 









California — 29.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arcadia Unified School District California, GO, CAB,
Election of 2006, Series A (AGM), 4.96%, 8/01/39 (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

283,000

 

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

 

 

625

 

 

645,006

 

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank,
RB, Bay Area Toll Bridges, First Lien, Series A (AMBAC),
5.00%, 7/01/28 (b)

 

 

10,100

 

 

11,789,124

 

California State Department of Water Resources, RB,
Series A, 5.38%, 5/01/12 (b)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,779,225

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.58%, 8/01/13 (c)

 

 

7,450

 

 

6,327,955

 

5.40%, 8/01/36 (a)

 

 

4,200

 

 

752,976

 

Fresno Unified School District California, GO,
Election of 2001, Series E (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/30

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,121,153

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 6/01/13

 

 

6,500

 

 

7,629,765

 

6.75%, 6/01/13

 

 

14,500

 

 

17,037,355

 

Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp., RB,
Series B1 (NPFGC), 4.75%, 8/01/37

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,567,160

 

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California,
RB, Series B-1 (NPFGC), 5.00%, 10/01/33

 

 

17,500

 

 

17,821,825

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.15%, 8/01/31

 

 

13,575

 

 

3,560,180

 

5.16%, 8/01/32

 

 

14,150

 

 

3,464,345

 

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

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,609,950

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







California (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacramento Unified School District California, GO,
Election of 2002 (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/30

 

$

2,700

 

$

2,717,442

 

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission,
Refunding RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

15,000

 

 

15,109,500

 

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
California, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC),
5.49%, 1/15/31 (a)

 

 

53,000

 

 

9,315,280

 

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

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,415,095

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

108,946,336

 









District of Columbia — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

9,500

 

 

9,518,050

 









Florida — 13.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,052,860

 

City of Tallahassee Florida, RB (NPFGC), 5.00%,
10/01/32

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,045,330

 

County of Broward Florida, RB, Series A, 5.25%,
10/01/34

 

 

950

 

 

983,839

 

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

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,773,176

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, Sub-Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 10/01/38 (a)

 

 

25,520

 

 

3,528,395

 

Jackson Health System (AGC), 5.75%, 6/01/39

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,401,476

 

County of Miami Dade, Florida, RB, Miami Dade County
Water & Sewer System (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/39 (d)

 

 

10,100

 

 

10,068,589

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB (AGM),
5.00%, 7/01/35

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,314,950

 

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

 

 

4,715

 

 

4,849,472

 

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

 

 

7,500

 

 

7,816,425

 

Miami-Dade County School Board, COP, Refunding,
Series B (AGC), 5.25%, 5/01/31

 

 

3,600

 

 

3,713,184

 

Orange County School Board, COP, Series A (AGC),
5.50%, 8/01/34

 

 

5,590

 

 

5,909,860

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

305,763

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

48,763,319

 










 

 


Portfolio Abbreviations


 

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

 

 

ACA

American Capital Access Corp.

AGC

Assured Guaranty Corp.

AGM

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC

American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMT

Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

ARB

Airport Revenue Bonds

ARS

Auction Rate Securities

BHAC

Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.

CAB

Capital Appreciation Bonds

CIFG

CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty

COP

Certificates of Participation

EDA

Economic Development Authority

EDC

Economic Development Corp.

ERB

Education Revenue Bonds

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

FGIC

Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

GAN

Grant Anticipation Notes

GARB

General Airport Revenue Bonds

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

GO

General Obligation Bonds

HDA

Housing Development Authority

HFA

Housing Finance Agency

HRB

Housing Revenue Bonds

IDA

Industrial Development Authority

IDB

Industrial Development Board

IDRB

Industrial Development Revenue Bond

ISD

Independent School District

M/F

Multi-Family

MRB

Mortgage Revenue Bonds

NPFGC

National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

PILOT

Payment in Lieu of Taxes

PSF-GTD

Permanent School Fund Guaranteed

RAN

Revenue Anticipation Notes

RB

Revenue Bonds

S/F

Single Family

VRDN

Variable Rate Demand Notes


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


12

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 









Georgia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gwinnett County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB,
Gwinnett Hospital System, Series D (AGM), 5.50%,
7/01/41

 

$

900

 

$

907,785

 









Illinois — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,807,650

 

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A (AGM),
5.00%, 1/01/25

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,056,970

 

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

 

 

7,310

 

 

7,447,282

 

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, RB, Series A (NPFGC),
5.25%, 2/01/27

 

 

4,800

 

 

5,035,440

 

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

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,440,376

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

17,787,718

 









Indiana — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

450

 

 

462,757

 

Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/01/37

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,017,118

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,479,875

 









Iowa — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,195,100

 









Kentucky — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,609,305

 









Louisiana — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

7,500

 

 

7,728,450

 









Michigan — 4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Detroit Michigan, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Lien, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/30

 

 

1,000

 

 

972,560

 

Senior Lien, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/34

 

 

2,810

 

 

2,698,977

 

System, Second Lien, Series A (BHAC), 5.50%,
7/01/36

 

 

2,900

 

 

3,005,763

 

System, Second Lien, Series B (NPFGC), 5.00%,
7/01/33

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,871,280

 

System, Second Lien, Series B (NPFGC), 5.00%,
7/01/36

 

 

4,400

 

 

4,201,384

 

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

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,208,800

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

17,958,764

 









Nevada — 8.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Reno Nevada, Refunding RB, Senior Lien,
ReTrac-Reno, Transportation Project (AMBAC), 5.13%,
6/01/32 (b)

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,483,300

 

County of Clark Nevada, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, Series A
(AGC), 5.25%, 7/01/39

 

 

4,100

 

 

4,112,218

 

Subordinate Lien, Series A2 (BHAC),
5.00%, 7/01/30

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,548,700

 

System, Subordinate Lien, Series C (AGM),
5.00%, 7/01/26

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,708,459

 

Truckee Meadows Water Authority, RB, Series A
(AGM) (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/01/25

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,617,400

 

5.13%, 7/01/30

 

 

6,500

 

 

6,912,230

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

31,382,307

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 









New York — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

1,300

 

$

1,451,450

 









Pennsylvania — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, RB, Third Series
(AGM), 5.13%, 8/01/11 (b)

 

 

5,200

 

 

5,544,916

 









Puerto Rico — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB,
Series VV (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/30

 

 

625

 

 

634,362

 

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

 

 

5,300

 

 

5,677,731

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,312,093

 









Rhode Island — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,625

 

 

2,896,320

 









South Carolina — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank,
RB, Junior Lien, Series B (AMBAC), 5.13%,
10/01/26 (b)

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,733,100

 









Tennessee — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, 5.84%, 1/01/22

 

 

11,705

 

 

6,104,977

 

CAB, 5.88%, 1/01/23

 

 

9,260

 

 

4,516,750

 

CAB, 5.90%, 1/01/24

 

 

8,500

 

 

3,893,340

 

CAB, 5.91%, 1/01/25

 

 

6,850

 

 

2,950,363

 

CAB, 5.93%, 1/01/26

 

 

5,000

 

 

2,021,000

 

Covenant, 4.71%, 1/01/41

 

 

8,250

 

 

1,195,178

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

20,681,608

 









Texas — 30.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,165

 

 

4,457,883

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 5/15/29

 

 

9,250

 

 

9,623,885

 

5.13%, 5/15/34

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,237,100

 

Coppell ISD Texas, GO, Refunding, CAB (PSF-GTD),
5.64%, 8/15/30 (a)

 

 

10,030

 

 

3,883,115

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.56%, 8/15/25

 

 

7,485

 

 

3,970,942

 

5.59%, 8/15/28

 

 

10,915

 

 

4,876,822

 

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

 

 

5,510

 

 

5,711,005

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, Junior Lien, Series H, 5.92%, 11/15/38

 

 

5,785

 

 

727,811

 

CAB, Junior Lien, Series H, 5.93%, 11/15/39

 

 

6,160

 

 

720,966

 

Third Lien, Series A-3, 5.97%, 11/15/38

 

 

26,890

 

 

3,383,031

 

Third Lien, Series A-3, 5.98%, 11/15/39

 

 

27,675

 

 

3,235,484

 

Lewisville ISD Texas, GO, Refunding, CAB, School
Building (NPFGC), 4.67%, 8/15/24 (a)

 

 

5,315

 

 

2,701,880

 

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

 

 

2,980

 

 

3,137,433

 

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, System, First Tier (AGC), 5.32%, 1/01/29 (a)

 

 

5,000

 

 

1,708,300

 

CAB, System, First Tier (AGC), 5.44%, 1/01/30 (a)

 

 

1,750

 

 

558,303

 

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

 

 

625

 

 

674,294

 

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

 

 

23,050

 

 

23,736,890

 

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

 

 

28,145

 

 

26,634,739

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

109,979,883

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

13




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

 









Washington — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1, RB, Chelan
Hydro System, Series C (AMBAC), 5.13%, 7/01/33

 

$

3,655

 

$

3,697,837

 

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

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,255,880

 

Port of Seattle Washington, RB, Series A (NPFGC),
5.00%, 4/01/31

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,529,970

 

State of Washington, GO, Various Purpose, Series 02-A
(AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/25

 

 

6,380

 

 

6,488,141

 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB,
MultiCare Health Care, Series C (AGC), 5.50%,
8/15/43

 

 

6,600

 

 

6,706,986

 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding
RB, MultiCare Health System, Series A (AGM),
5.50%, 8/15/38

 

 

700

 

 

716,632

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

24,395,446

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 120.4%

 

 

 

 

 

441,327,858

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Arizona — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,352,091

 









California — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,043,050

 

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

 

 

449

 

 

462,497

 

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

 

 

4,870

 

 

4,954,689

 

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

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,022,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

20,482,336

 









District of Columbia — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,210,745

 









Florida — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Tallahassee Florida, RB (NPFGC), 5.00%,
10/01/37

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,024,850

 

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

 

 

2,999

 

 

3,084,345

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

8,109,195

 









Illinois — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,499

 

 

4,818,269

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois, RB,
McCormick Place Expansion, Series A (NPFGC),
5.00%, 12/15/28

 

 

24,010

 

 

24,520,933

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

29,339,202

 









Massachusetts — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

12,987

 

 

13,522,568

 









Nevada — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,197

 

 

4,571,641

 

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

 

 

2,024

 

 

2,228,551

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,800,192

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

 

 









New York — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

4,494

 

$

4,908,021

 

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

 

 

7,002

 

 

7,227,073

 

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

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,784,265

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,919,359

 









Ohio — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

620

 

 

650,944

 









South Carolina — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

647,898

 









Texas — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

9,500

 

 

10,100,079

 









Utah — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,231,250

 









Virginia — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

417,621

 









Washington — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,494

 

 

3,650,348

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 32.3%

 

 

 

 

 

118,433,828

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $556,910,090) — 152.7%

 

 

 

 

 

559,761,686

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









New York — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of New York New York, GO, VRDN, Sub-Series A-6
(AGM), 0.14%, 3/01/10 (f)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,700,000

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









Money Market Fund — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.16% (g)(h)

 

 

6,590,771

 

 

6,590,771

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $8,290,771) — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

8,290,771

 









Total Investments (Cost — $565,200,861*) — 155.0%

 

 

 

 

 

568,052,457

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

(761,996

)

Liability for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (17.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(63,513,572

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (37.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(137,257,176

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

366,519,713

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 










 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

 

 

 

$

502,327,457

 

 

 

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

22,859,100

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(20,610,097

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

$

2,249,003

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


14

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)

 

 


 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

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

 

 

(d)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 









Barclays Capital

 

$

299,067

 

$

(424

)

Raymond C. Forbes & Co., Inc.

 

$

9,769,522

 

$

(13,856

)










 

 

(e)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 

Affiliate

 

 

 







FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

2,189,027

 

$

2,101

 










 

 

 

(h)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















 

 

Investments in Securities

 

 

 



Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

559,761,686

 

 

 

$

559,761,686

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

6,590,771

 

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

 

8,290,771

 

 

 













Total

 

$

6,590,771

 

$

561,461,686

 

 

 

$

568,052,457

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (BAF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Alabama — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/34

 

$

1,000

 

$

1,079,430

 

6.00%, 6/01/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,077,640

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,157,070

 









Arizona — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/01/28

 

 

465

 

 

483,460

 

5.00%, 10/01/29

 

 

125

 

 

126,803

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

610,263

 









California — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California State Public Works Board, RB, Various Capital
Projects, Series G-1 (AGC), 5.25%, 10/01/24

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,010,380

 

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

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,460,788

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,007,370

 

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

 

 

3,810

 

 

3,967,467

 

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

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,178,775

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,624,780

 









Colorado — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,584,743

 









Florida — 30.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Jacksonville Florida, RB, Series B (AMBAC),
5.00%, 10/01/26

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,561,625

 

City of Miami Florida, RB (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/28

 

 

5,035

 

 

5,275,270

 

City of Palm Bay Florida, RB, Improvement (NPFGC),
5.51%, 10/01/28 (a)

 

 

1,845

 

 

656,193

 

City of Sunrise Florida, Refunding RB (AMBAC),
5.00%, 10/01/28

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,147,650

 

County of Orange Florida, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/01/29

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,636,736

 

Series B (NPFGC), 5.13%, 1/01/32

 

 

5,630

 

 

5,668,847

 

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Florida,
Refunding RB, Series D (AGC), 5.50%, 10/01/26

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,421,263

 

Lake County School Board, COP, Series A (AMBAC),
5.00%, 7/01/28

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,501,890

 

Pasco County School Board, COP, Series A (NPFGC),
5.00%, 8/01/27

 

 

2,765

 

 

2,833,848

 

Tohopekaliga Water Authority, RB, Series B (AGM),
5.00%, 10/01/23

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,045,360

 

Village Center Community Development District, RB,
Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/01/32

 

 

10,000

 

 

8,211,800

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

37,960,482

 









Georgia — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gwinnett County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB,
Gwinnett Hospital System, Series D (AGM),
5.50%, 7/01/41

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,361,678

 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB,
Third Indenture, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/34

 

 

1,890

 

 

1,960,421

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,322,099

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Illinois — 8.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

900

 

$

1,010,754

 

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

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,488,461

 

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Projects,
Series A (AGM):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 1/01/28

 

 

920

 

 

969,698

 

5.00%, 1/01/29

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,488,014

 

5.00%, 1/01/30

 

 

570

 

 

590,600

 

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Second Lien
(NPFGC), 5.50%, 1/01/30

 

 

975

 

 

1,074,889

 

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, RB, Series A (NPFGC),
5.25%, 2/01/28

 

 

1,560

 

 

1,628,000

 

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B,
5.25%, 6/15/28

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,847,387

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,097,803

 









Indiana — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,523,672

 









Iowa — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Iowa Health
System (AGC), 5.25%, 2/15/29

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,156,568

 









Kentucky — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, RB, Prairie State
Project, Series A (BHAC), 5.25%, 9/01/42

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,033,830

 









Louisiana — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corp., RB,
Series C-3 (AGC), 6.13%, 6/01/25

 

 

2,510

 

 

2,836,576

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

427,999

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

171,199

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,435,774

 









Michigan — 15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Detroit Michigan, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien, Series B (AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/36

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,847,730

 

Second Lien, Series B (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/36

 

 

200

 

 

229,238

 

Second Lien, Series B (NPFGC), 5.50%, 7/01/29

 

 

1,790

 

 

1,799,684

 

Senior Lien, Series B (AGM), 7.50%, 7/01/33

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,198,850

 

Senior Lien, Series B (BHAC), 5.50%, 7/01/35

 

 

4,750

 

 

4,910,122

 

System, Second Lien, Series A (BHAC),
5.50%, 7/01/36

 

 

2,330

 

 

2,414,975

 

City of Detroit Michigan, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien, Series E (BHAC), 5.75%, 7/01/31

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,460,080

 

Senior Lien, Series C-1 (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/27

 

 

1,800

 

 

2,104,920

 

Michigan State Building Authority, RB, Facilities Program,
Series H (AGM), 5.00%, 10/15/26

 

 

365

 

 

373,957

 

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB,
Facilities Program, Series I (AGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/15/24

 

 

565

 

 

608,059

 

5.25%, 10/15/25

 

 

300

 

 

320,370

 

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

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,417,996

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,685,981

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (BAF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Minnesota — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

5,680

 

$

6,330,871

 









Nevada — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,295

 

 

2,301,839

 









New Jersey — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,126,780

 

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

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,362,816

 

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

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,623,163

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB,
Transportation System, Series A (AGC),
5.50%, 12/15/38

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,159,000

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,271,759

 









New York — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB,
Fiscal 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

 

 

900

 

 

942,228

 

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

 

 

2,465

 

 

2,725,526

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,667,754

 









Oregon — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medford Hospital Facilities Authority, RB, Asante Health
System, Series A (AGC), 5.00%, 8/15/40

 

 

490

 

 

485,296

 









Puerto Rico — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,446,215

 









Texas — 15.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Dallas Texas, Refunding RB (AGC),
5.25%, 8/15/38

 

 

800

 

 

816,744

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/35

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,948,140

 

6.00%, 11/15/36

 

 

2,215

 

 

2,506,162

 

5.38%, 11/15/38

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,063,040

 

Frisco ISD Texas, GO, School Building (AGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 8/15/39

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,510,710

 

5.50%, 8/15/41

 

 

3,365

 

 

3,624,778

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

561,390

 

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB,
LCRA Transmission Services Project (AGC),
5.50%, 5/15/36

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,327,798

 

Lubbock Cooper ISD Texas, GO, School Building (AGC),
5.75%, 2/15/42

 

 

500

 

 

533,155

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,622,985

 

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, System,
First Tier, Series A (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/40

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,607,355

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,102,350

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,224,607

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Utah — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

1,625

 

$

1,632,280

 









Virginia — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,148,910

 









Washington — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority,
Refunding RB, Providence Health, Series C (AGM),
5.25%, 10/01/33

 

 

2,650

 

 

2,720,225

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 110.0%

 

 

 

 

 

137,422,821

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









District of Columbia — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

760

 

 

850,967

 









Florida — 33.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Jacksonville Florida, RB (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/31

 

 

9,500

 

 

9,563,335

 

Better Jacksonville, 5.00%, 10/01/27

 

 

3,930

 

 

4,029,822

 

County of Pinellas Florida, RB (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/32

 

 

9,500

 

 

9,564,857

 

Florida State Board of Education, GO, Public Education,
Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 6/01/27

 

 

9,000

 

 

9,277,830

 

Palm Beach County School District, COP, Series D (AGM),
5.00%, 8/01/28

 

 

9,190

 

 

9,285,944

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

41,721,788

 









Illinois — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,212,180

 









Kentucky — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

898

 

 

972,374

 









Nevada — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,222,880

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 39.2%

 

 

 

 

 

48,980,189

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $181,363,142) — 149.2%

 

 

 

 

 

186,403,010

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.16% (c)(d)

 

 

6,303,277

 

 

6,303,277

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $6,303,277) — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

6,303,277

 









Total Investments
(Cost — $187,666,419*) — 154.2%

 

 

 

 

 

192,706,287

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

3,267,326

 

Liability for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (23.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(28,720,147

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (33.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(42,277,543

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

124,975,923

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

17




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (BAF)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

159,278,853

 

 

 

 




 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

6,941,439

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(2,211,361

)

 

 

 




 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,730,078

 

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(c)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Affiliate

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 







CMA Florida Municipal Money Fund

 

$

(5

)

 

 

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

(2,899,474

)

$

5,623

 










 

 

 

(d)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

186,403,010

 

 

 

$

186,403,010

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

6,303,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,303,277

 

 

 













Total

 

$

6,303,277

 

$

186,403,010

 

 

 

$

192,706,287

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


18

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Alabama — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/34

 

$

1,150

 

$

1,240,528

 

6.00%, 6/01/39

 

 

450

 

 

484,938

 

Coosa Valley Water Supply District Inc., RB (AGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 10/01/34

 

 

600

 

 

594,684

 

4.50%, 10/01/36

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,280,123

 

4.50%, 10/01/39

 

 

400

 

 

389,764

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,990,037

 









Arizona — 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Goodyear Arizona, GO (AGM), 4.25%, 7/01/37

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,053,473

 

Glendale Municipal Property Corp. Arizona, Refunding
RB, Series A (AGM), 4.50%, 7/01/32

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,004,040

 

Mohave County Unified School District No. 20 Kingman,
GO, School Improvement Project of 2006, Series C
(AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/26

 

 

200

 

 

214,492

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

908,298

 

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 12/01/32

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,311,585

 

5.00%, 12/01/37

 

 

2,065

 

 

1,757,769

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 5/01/15

 

 

300

 

 

279,966

 

7.00%, 5/01/20

 

 

300

 

 

278,538

 

7.25%, 5/01/27

 

 

600

 

 

550,284

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

760,815

 

University Medical Center Corp., Arizona, RB,
6.50%, 7/01/39

 

 

500

 

 

530,115

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,649,375

 









California — 14.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB,
CAB, Stanislaus, Sub-Series C, 6.30%, 6/01/55 (a)

 

 

4,500

 

 

56,250

 

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

 

 

2,835

 

 

2,607,746

 

California State Department of Veterans Affairs, RB,
Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/37

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,477,050

 

Carlsbad Unified School District, GO, Election, Series B,
6.09%, 5/01/34 (b)

 

 

1,000

 

 

621,620

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 8/01/31

 

 

250

 

 

262,200

 

5.75%, 8/01/33

 

 

500

 

 

523,310

 

Hartnell Community College District California, GO, CAB,
Election of 2002, Series D, 7.28%, 8/01/34 (b)

 

 

1,650

 

 

806,471

 

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District California,
GO, Refunding, CAB, Election of 2002, Series E (AGC),
6.47%, 8/01/38 (a)

 

 

8,000

 

 

1,298,000

 

San Diego Community College District California, GO,
CAB, Election of 2002, 6.18%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

2,800

 

 

1,732,304

 

State of California, GO, Refunding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,757,400

 

Veterans, AMT 5.05%, 12/01/36

 

 

1,000

 

 

893,620

 

State of California, GO, Various Purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 4/01/31

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,048,240

 

6.50%, 4/01/33

 

 

1,950

 

 

2,105,357

 

University of California, RB, Limited Project, Series B,
4.75%, 5/15/38

 

 

910

 

 

875,729

 

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

 

 

1,585

 

 

1,557,548

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

21,622,845

 








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Colorado — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Colorado Springs Colorado, RB, Subordinate Lien,
Improvement, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/45

 

$

635

 

$

645,369

 

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

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,184,533

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,829,902

 









District of Columbia — 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, Friendship Public
Charter School Inc. (ACA), 5.25%, 6/01/33

 

 

595

 

 

490,334

 

District of Columbia, Tax Allocation Bonds, Gallery Place
Project (AGM), 5.40%, 7/01/31

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,096,720

 

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

 

 

5,580

 

 

5,590,602

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

12,177,656

 









Florida — 7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Miami-Dade, Florida, RB, Miami-Dade County
Water & Sewer System, 5.00%, 10/01/34 (c)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,595,424

 

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

 

 

1,255

 

 

1,262,354

 

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

 

 

7,255

 

 

7,294,177

 

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

 

 

955

 

 

735,398

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,887,353

 









Georgia — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Atlanta Georgia, RB (AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/37

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,002,250

 

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, RB,
Northeast Georgia Healthcare, Series B,
5.00%, 2/15/33

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,962,460

 

Gwinnett County Hospital Authority, RB, Gwinnett
Hospital System, Series C (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/42

 

 

350

 

 

355,337

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,320,047

 









Idaho — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,921,763

 

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB, GAN, RAN,
Federal Highway Trust, Series A, 5.00%, 7/15/27

 

 

600

 

 

642,660

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,564,423

 









Illinois — 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

425

 

 

106,254

 

Monarch Landing Inc. Facility, Series A,
7.00%, 12/01/37 (d)(e)

 

 

720

 

 

201,456

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,033,800

 

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

 

 

650

 

 

689,585

 

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

210

 

 

166,049

 

Lake Forest Hospital, 5.75%, 7/01/29

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,115,320

 

Village of Bolingbrook Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series B
(NPFGC), 6.22%, 1/01/36 (a)

 

 

23,065

 

 

4,775,147

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,087,611

 









Iowa — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,493,648

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

19




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Kansas — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas Development Finance Authority, RB, University of
Kansas Tenant, Series O, 4.75%, 6/15/41

 

$

1,350

 

$

1,292,679

 

Wichita Airport Authority, RB, Special, Cessna Citation
Service Center, Series A, AMT, 6.25%, 6/15/32

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,302,750

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,595,429

 









Kentucky — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority,
RB, Louisville Arena, Sub-Series A-1 (AGC),
6.00%, 12/01/38

 

 

500

 

 

539,075

 









Maryland — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Frederick Maryland, Special Tax Bonds,
Urbana Community Development Authority,
Sub-Series B, 6.25%, 7/01/30

 

 

2,820

 

 

2,688,842

 









Michigan — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,365,738

 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Ford Health System, Series A,
5.25%, 11/15/46

 

 

1,065

 

 

944,964

 

Hospital, Henry Ford Health, 5.75%, 11/15/39

 

 

2,750

 

 

2,677,207

 

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

 

 

1,950

 

 

2,294,682

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,282,591

 









Minnesota — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,350

 

 

5,963,056

 









Mississippi — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,838,585

 

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

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,649,900

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,488,485

 









Multi-State — 11.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, 7.20%, 10/31/52 (f)(g)

 

 

10,500

 

 

11,502,435

 

M/F Housing Revenue Bond Pass-Through Certificates,
RB, AMT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, Canterbury House Apartments,
5.90%, 12/01/34

 

 

1,865

 

 

1,895,045

 

Series 6, 6.05%, 11/01/34

 

 

525

 

 

531,237

 

Series 9, Copperwood Ranch Apartments,
5.95%, 11/01/35

 

 

2,460

 

 

2,510,283

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,439,000

 









Nebraska — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Omaha Public Power District, RB, Series A,
4.75%, 2/01/44

 

 

160

 

 

159,459

 









Nevada — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,335

 

 

1,119,651

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

576,173

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,695,824

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







New Jersey — 16.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB,

 

Subordinate, Heldrich Center Hotel, Series B,
6.25%, 1/01/37

 

$

915

 

$

169,147

 

New Jersey EDA, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cigarette Tax, 5.50%, 6/15/24

 

 

3,710

 

 

3,659,136

 

Cigarette Tax (Radian), 5.50%, 6/15/31

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,410,330

 

Continental Airlines Inc. Project, AMT 7.20%, 11/15/30

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,927,130

 

Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC),
5.00%, 7/01/27

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,009,260

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,474,440

 

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

 

 

7,500

 

 

7,531,125

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
Princeton University, Series B, 4.25%, 7/01/40

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,358,098

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 12/01/23

 

 

630

 

 

720,688

 

7.50%, 12/01/32

 

 

800

 

 

903,664

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

524,160

 

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

 

 

930

 

 

1,016,267

 

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, RB,
Series A (AMBAC), 5.50%, 12/01/27

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,003,210

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

23,706,655

 









New York — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

455

 

 

227,500

 

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A,
5.00%, 2/15/47

 

 

715

 

 

679,700

 

Long Island Power Authority, RB, General, Series C
(CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,655,415

 

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
6.25%, 4/01/33

 

 

300

 

 

345,108

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB,
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

 

 

800

 

 

832,432

 

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, Series A,
AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/34

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,018,690

 

New York City Industrial Development Agency, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines Inc., JFK International Airport,
AMT 7.75%, 8/01/31

 

 

3,165

 

 

3,164,715

 

Queens Baseball Stadium, PILOT (AGC),
6.50%, 1/01/46

 

 

700

 

 

769,545

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

504,695

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB:

 

 

5.83%, 7/01/39 (b)

 

 

700

 

 

568,029

 

Rochester Institute of Technology, Series A,
6.00%, 7/01/33

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,098,250

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

258,138

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB,
Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.75%, 11/01/30

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,061,490

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,183,707

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


20

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









North Carolina — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

225

 

$

237,710

 

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

 

 

2,945

 

 

1,901,881

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, WakeMed,
Series A (AGC), 5.88%, 10/01/38

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,038,810

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

880,920

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,059,321

 









Ohio — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kent State University, Refunding RB, General Receipts,
Series B (AGC), 4.25%, 5/01/31

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,461,060

 

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding
RB, Kenyon College Project, 4.75%, 7/01/39

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,574,992

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,036,052

 









Oklahoma — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, RB, Series A, AMT,
7.75%, 6/01/35

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,692,104

 









Oregon — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,315,413

 









Pennsylvania — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority, RB, Reliant Energy, Series A, AMT,
6.75%, 12/01/36

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,449,442

 









Puerto Rico — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First
Sub-Series A, 5.75%, 8/01/37

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,061,540

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB,
CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 5.77%, 8/01/41 (a)

 

 

5,000

 

 

751,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,812,640

 









Rhode Island — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,145,080

 

Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp., RB,
Homeownership Opportunity, Series 54, AMT,
4.85%, 10/01/41

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,403,055

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

956,835

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,504,970

 









Tennessee — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

525

 

 

540,734

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Texas — 14.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 12/01/31

 

$

500

 

$

561,390

 

7.25%, 12/01/35

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,964,375

 

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas, Refunding
RB, CAB, Senior Lien, Series G (NPFGC),
6.17%, 11/15/41 (a)

 

 

11,690

 

 

1,173,559

 

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB (NPFGC),
5.00%, 5/15/13 (h)

 

 

15

 

 

16,868

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,627,890

 

San Antonio Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp.,
RB, Gas Supply:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 8/01/23

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,843,356

 

5.50%, 8/01/24

 

 

1,620

 

 

1,688,931

 

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB (AMBAC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, 6.08%, 8/15/35 (a)

 

 

60,000

 

 

10,687,200

 

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

 

 

2,115

 

 

2,001,509

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

21,565,078

 









Washington — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,483,314

 









West Virginia — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission,
RB, Community & Technology Capital Improvement,
Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 7/01/33

 

 

650

 

 

641,830

 

5.00%, 7/01/39

 

 

850

 

 

842,188

 

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB,
Charleston, Series A, 5.63%, 9/01/32

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,976,100

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,460,118

 









Wisconsin — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
Aurora Health Care, 6.40%, 4/15/33

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,376,285

 

Wisconsin Housing & EDA, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT,
4.75%, 9/01/33

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,274,407

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,650,692

 









Wyoming — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,248,240

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 147.2%

 

 

 

 

 

215,183,138

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

21




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Colorado — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

3,750

 

$

3,728,175

 









Massachusetts — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,477,071

 









New York — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

 

 

450

 

 

503,342

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

444,732

 

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

 

 

2,199

 

 

2,270,455

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,218,529

 









Ohio — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,236,388

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,056,820

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,293,208

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

11,716,983

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $226,900,380) — 155.2%

 

 

 

 

 

226,900,121

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.16% (j)(k)

 

 

4,158,073

 

 

4,158,073

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $4,158,073) — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

4,158,073

 









Total Investments (Cost — $231,058,453*) — 158.1%

 

 

 

 

 

231,058,194

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

927,135

 

Liability for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (4.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(5,903,084

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (54.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

(79,902,974

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

146,179,271

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 










 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

224,417,008

 

 

 

 




 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

9,291,972

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(8,549,934

)

 

 

 




 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

742,038

 

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Raymond C. Forbes & Co., Inc.

 

$

1,595,424

 

$

6,672

 










 

 

(d)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

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

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(j)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Affiliate

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 







FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

757,355

 

$

2,049

 










 

 

 

(k)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

226,900,121

 

 

 

$

226,900,121

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

4,158,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,158,073

 

 

 













Total

 

$

4,158,073

 

$

226,900,121

 

 

 

$

231,058,194

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Arizona — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

330

 

$

333,043

 









California — 16.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

720

 

 

767,707

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority,
Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catholic Healthcare West, Series A,
6.00%, 7/01/39

 

 

120

 

 

125,400

 

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

 

 

730

 

 

753,367

 

California State Public Works Board, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of General Services, Buildings 8 & 9,
Series A, 6.25%, 4/01/34

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,123,628

 

Various Capital Projects, Sub-Series I-1,
6.38%, 11/01/34

 

 

340

 

 

350,860

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,594,650

 

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

 

 

2,235

 

 

2,364,630

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

885,131

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,965,373

 









Colorado — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City & County of Denver Colorado, Refunding RB,
Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/36

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,125,124

 

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

 

 

580

 

 

614,736

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,739,860

 









District of Columbia — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, RB,
Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/29

 

 

640

 

 

683,283

 









Florida — 21.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Palm Bay Florida, RB, Improvement (NPFGC),
5.68%, 10/01/28 (a)

 

 

1,610

 

 

572,613

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Sub-Series B
(NPFGC) (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.91%, 10/01/30

 

 

10,000

 

 

2,532,600

 

5.78%, 10/01/32

 

 

5,410

 

 

1,183,437

 

County of St. John’s Florida, RB, CAB (AMBAC),
5.40%, 6/01/32 (a)

 

 

1,370

 

 

387,107

 

Florida Municipal Loan Council, Refunding RB,
Series A (NPFGC), 5.13%, 5/01/32

 

 

3,050

 

 

3,055,520

 

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Florida,
Refunding RB, Series D (AGC), 5.50%, 10/01/26

 

 

475

 

 

521,313

 

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

 

 

420

 

 

422,461

 

New River Community Development District, Special
Assessment Bonds, Series B, 5.00%, 5/01/13 (b)(c)

 

 

750

 

 

299,925

 

Volusia County Educational Facility Authority,
Refunding RB, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
(Radian), 5.20%, 10/15/33

 

 

1,410

 

 

1,271,665

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,246,641

 









Georgia — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB,
Third Series, 5.00%, 7/01/39

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,351,090

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,140,690

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,491,780

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Illinois — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

1,000

 

$

1,100,030

 

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

 

 

730

 

 

751,053

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,851,083

 









Indiana — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,274,157

 









Kansas — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB,
Adventist Health, 5.50%, 11/15/29

 

 

900

 

 

949,122

 









Kentucky — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

348,792

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

874,280

 

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Government,
Refunding RB, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s
HealthCare, 6.13%, 2/01/37

 

 

775

 

 

800,730

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,023,802

 









Massachusetts — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority,
RB, Tufts University, 5.38%, 8/15/38

 

 

500

 

 

538,915

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority,
Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare System, Series B,
5.25%, 7/01/29

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,513,485

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

262,285

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,314,685

 









Michigan — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

537,585

 

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

 

 

530

 

 

623,683

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,161,268

 









Multi-State — 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, 7.20%, 10/31/52 (e)(f)

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,286,410

 









Nevada — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,099,170

 

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

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,697,009

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,796,179

 









New Jersey — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

814,762

 

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

 

 

620

 

 

638,960

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB,
Transportation System, Series A, 5.88%, 12/15/38

 

 

695

 

 

757,974

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,211,696

 









New York — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, RB,
Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,046,920

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,061,350

 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, General,
Series A-2, 5.38%, 11/15/38

 

 

840

 

 

901,236

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,009,506

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

23




 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









North Carolina — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

95

 

$

100,367

 

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency,
Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/26

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,033,890

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,134,257

 









Pennsylvania — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

322,860

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Series B, 5.25%, 6/01/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,019,020

 

Sub-Series C (AGC), 6.25%, 6/01/38

 

 

500

 

 

565,145

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,907,025

 









Texas — 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Houston Texas, RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.50%, 7/01/39

 

 

315

 

 

336,020

 

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

 

 

470

 

 

506,364

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

280,695

 

Lower Colorado River Authority, RB, 5.75%, 5/15/28

 

 

450

 

 

476,946

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

811,492

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.,
RB, Senior Lien, Note Mobility, 6.88%, 12/31/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,034,920

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,446,437

 









Utah — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

640

 

 

642,867

 









Virginia — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

861,683

 

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority,
Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

 

 

445

 

 

448,502

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,310,185

 









Wisconsin — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

890

 

 

894,423

 









Wyoming — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

655

 

 

681,331

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 111.7%

 

 

 

 

 

54,354,413

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









California — 9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
University of Southern California, Series A,
5.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,067,772

 

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO,
Election of 2008, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/33

 

 

2,079

 

 

2,309,854

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

200,580

 

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

 

 

810

 

 

900,517

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,478,723

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (g)

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









District of Columbia — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

735

 

$

823,979

 

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

 

 

899

 

 

962,897

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,786,876

 









Florida — 8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, RB,
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Series B, 5.50%, 11/15/36

 

 

3,510

 

 

3,582,412

 

Jacksonville Electric Authority Florida, RB, Issue Three,
Series Two, River Power Pike, 5.00%, 10/01/37

 

 

510

 

 

513,177

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,095,589

 









Illinois — 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,697,610

 

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

 

 

1,999

 

 

2,141,453

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,839,063

 









Nevada — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,667,160

 









New Hampshire — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

585

 

 

630,478

 









New York — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

 

 

750

 

 

838,904

 

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

 

 

990

 

 

1,087,122

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,926,026

 









South Carolina — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,085,229

 









Texas — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,139,274

 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance
Corporation, RB, Hospital Texas Childrens Hospital
Project, 5.50%, 10/01/39

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,495,733

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

2,635,007

 









Virginia — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

460

 

 

480,263

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 46.5%

 

 

 

 

 

22,624,414

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $74,773,026) — 158.2%

 

 

 

 

 

76,978,827

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









FFI Institutional Tax Exempt Fund, 0.16% (h)(i)

 

 

956,848

 

 

956,848

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $956,848) — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

956,848

 









Total Investments (Cost — $75,729,874*) — 160.2%

 

 

 

 

 

77,935,675

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities– 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

404,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (24.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(11,827,674

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (36.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

(17,850,626

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

48,661,951

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




24

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

63,979,898

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,680,886

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(1,546,856

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,134,030

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

$

348,792

 

$

10,206

 










 

 

(e)

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

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(h)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Affiliate

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 







CMA Florida Municipal Money Fund

 

$

(2

)

 

 

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

956,848

 

$

1,887

 










 

 

 

(i)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Investment in Securities

 

 

 



Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

76,978,827

 

 

 

$

76,978,827

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

956,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

956,848

 

 

 













Total

 

$

956,848

 

$

76,978,827

 

 

 

$

77,935,675

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

25




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Arizona — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pima County IDA, RB, American Charter Schools
Foundation, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/38

 

$

2,525

 

$

1,957,304

 

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

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,221,156

 

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

 

 

2,135

 

 

2,211,945

 

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB, Senior:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 12/01/32

 

 

5,635

 

 

4,927,188

 

5.00%, 12/01/37

 

 

5,270

 

 

4,485,930

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,803,523

 









California — 20.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,480

 

 

2,644,325

 

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB,
CAB, Stanislaus, Sub-Series C, 6.30%, 6/01/55 (a)

 

 

9,710

 

 

121,375

 

California HFA, RB, AMT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Mortgage, Series G, 5.50%, 8/01/42

 

 

8,930

 

 

9,504,913

 

Home Mortgage, Series K, 5.50%, 2/01/42

 

 

3,195

 

 

3,393,026

 

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

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,320,883

 

California Statewide Communities Development
Authority, RB, Health Facility, Memorial Health
Services, Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/33

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,032,200

 

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

 

 

860

 

 

869,959

 

Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/27

 

 

2,375

 

 

2,481,257

 

Series I, 5.00%, 7/01/26

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,317,688

 

Series I, 5.00%, 7/01/27

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,828,295

 

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

 

 

10,340

 

 

10,610,701

 

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

 

 

3,120

 

 

3,140,935

 

State of California, GO, Refunding, Various Purpose,
5.00%, 6/01/34

 

 

2,700

 

 

2,469,528

 

State of California, GO, Various Purpose:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 6/01/32

 

 

3,800

 

 

3,507,020

 

6.50%, 4/01/33

 

 

10,670

 

 

11,520,079

 

University of California, RB, Limited Project, Series B,
4.75%, 5/15/38

 

 

5,705

 

 

5,490,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

65,252,334

 









Colorado — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Colorado Springs Colorado, RB, Subordinate
Lien, Improvement, Series C (AGM),
5.00%, 11/15/45

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,397,454

 

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

 

 

2,330

 

 

2,469,544

 

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

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,272,012

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,139,010

 









District of Columbia — 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, Friendship Public
Charter School Inc. (ACA), 5.25%, 6/01/33

 

 

1,265

 

 

1,042,474

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/33

 

 

7,500

 

 

7,410,525

 

6.75%, 5/15/40

 

 

11,500

 

 

11,521,850

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









District of Columbia (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/39

 

$

550

 

$

558,778

 

5.25%, 10/01/44

 

 

865

 

 

891,261

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

21,424,888

 









Florida — 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,650

 

 

2,418,072

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Miami International
Airport, Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.25%, 10/01/38

 

 

2,855

 

 

2,788,764

 

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

 

 

1,255

 

 

1,260,472

 

County of Orange Florida, Refunding RB (Syncora),
4.75%, 10/01/32

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,113,689

 

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

 

 

3,115

 

 

3,162,535

 

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

 

 

4,145

 

 

4,169,290

 

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

 

 

1,985

 

 

1,528,549

 

Sumter County IDA Florida, RB, North Sumter Utility Co.
LLC Project, AMT, 6.90%, 10/01/34

 

 

4,340

 

 

4,278,979

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

20,720,350

 









Georgia — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

915

 

 

923,949

 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB, Third
Series, 5.00%, 7/01/39

 

 

3,770

 

 

3,918,161

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,842,110

 









Guam — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Territory of Guam, GO, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/19

 

 

695

 

 

716,865

 

6.75%, 11/15/29

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,288,344

 

7.00%, 11/15/39

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,343,778

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,348,987

 









Illinois — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority, RB (b)(c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

225,009

 

Monarch Landing Inc. Facility, Series A,
7.00%, 12/01/37

 

 

1,585

 

 

443,483

 

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,816,360

 

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

 

 

455

 

 

359,773

 

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, RB (NPFGC),
4.50%, 2/01/35

 

 

555

 

 

516,433

 

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, RB, State Tax
Supported (AMBAC), 5.57%, 6/15/30 (d)

 

 

15,000

 

 

14,993,400

 

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

 

 

685

 

 

704,755

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,059,213

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




26

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Indiana — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Sisters of St. Francis
Health, 5.25%, 11/01/39

 

$

915

 

$

930,207

 

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Duke Energy
Indiana Inc., Series C, 4.95%, 10/01/40

 

 

3,580

 

 

3,499,235

 

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, Refunding
RB, Ascension Health, Series F, 5.38%, 11/15/25

 

 

2,095

 

 

2,173,479

 

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

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,284,864

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,887,785

 









Kentucky — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,101,188

 









Maryland — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

475

 

 

483,802

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities
Authority, RB, Union Hospital of Cecil County Issue,
5.63%, 7/01/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,009,420

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,493,222

 









Massachusetts — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities
Authority, Refunding RB, Partners Healthcare,
Series J1, 5.00%, 7/01/39

 

 

1,955

 

 

1,945,929

 









Michigan — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding
RB, Henry Ford Health System, Series A,
5.25%, 11/15/46

 

 

2,305

 

 

2,045,203

 









Missouri — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

370 Missouri Bottom Road Taussig Road,
Transportation Development District, RB,
7.20%, 5/01/33

 

 

6,000

 

 

5,489,340

 









Multi-State — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust (f)(g):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 5/15/15

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,043,070

 

6.00%, 5/15/15

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,196,600

 

6.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,651,130

 

6.30%, 5/15/19

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,143,220

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,034,020

 









Nevada — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,465

 

 

2,470,029

 









New Jersey — 12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey EDA, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cigarette Tax, 5.75%, 6/15/34

 

 

3,810

 

 

3,655,733

 

Cigarette Tax (Radian), 5.50%, 6/15/31

 

 

8,235

 

 

7,742,712

 

Continental Airlines Inc. Project, AMT
7.20%, 11/15/30

 

 

10,100

 

 

9,854,671

 

Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, Series 1998B,
AMT 6.50%, 4/01/31

 

 

10,000

 

 

9,919,900

 

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

 

 

7,475

 

 

7,506,021

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

38,679,037

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









New Mexico — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico Income Housing Authority, RB, Villa Del
Oso Apartments Project, Series A, 6.00%,
1/01/13 (h)

 

$

5,200

 

$

6,048,380

 









New York — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

985

 

 

492,500

 

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

 

 

6,700

 

 

6,699,397

 

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

 

 

2,210

 

 

2,230,752

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Continental
Airlines Inc. and Eastern Air Lines Inc. Project,
LaGuardia, AMT, 9.00%, 12/01/10

 

 

2,075

 

 

2,077,573

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,500,222

 









North Carolina — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Charlotte North Carolina, RB, Series B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/01/38

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,096,740

 

4.50%, 7/01/39

 

 

500

 

 

496,750

 

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

 

 

7,500

 

 

4,843,500

 

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency,
Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 1/01/26

 

 

445

 

 

460,081

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Duke
University Health System, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 6/01/39

 

 

685

 

 

694,076

 

5.00%, 6/01/42

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,535,004

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,126,151

 









Ohio — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB,
Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-2, 6.50%, 6/01/47

 

 

1,190

 

 

978,680

 

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic
Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/39

 

 

3,025

 

 

3,040,276

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,018,956

 









Oklahoma — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, RB, Series A, AMT,
7.75%, 6/01/35

 

 

3,925

 

 

3,850,150

 









Pennsylvania — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority,
Refunding RB, Health System, West Penn, Series A,
5.38%, 11/15/40

 

 

2,765

 

 

2,073,335

 

Monroe County Hospital Authority Pennsylvania, RB,
Hospital, Pocono Medical Center,
6.00%, 1/01/14 (h)

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,831,850

 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amtrak Project, Series A, AMT, 6.38%, 11/01/41

 

 

5,175

 

 

5,232,494

 

Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. Project, 5.00%, 11/15/40

 

 

2,065

 

 

2,075,903

 

Reliant Energy, Series A, AMT 6.75%, 12/01/36

 

 

6,130

 

 

6,106,584

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series D,
5.13%, 12/01/40

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,717,442

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

23,037,608

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

27




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Puerto Rico — 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding, Public
Improvement, Series C, 6.00%, 7/01/39

 

$

3,220

 

$

3,305,394

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, Series A, 6.48%, 8/01/31 (a)

 

 

11,700

 

 

2,939,976

 

CAB, Series A, 6.57%, 8/01/33 (a)

 

 

13,600

 

 

2,968,880

 

CAB, Series A, 6.63%, 8/01/36 (a)

 

 

12,875

 

 

2,267,288

 

First Sub-Series A, 6.50%, 8/01/44

 

 

6,100

 

 

6,599,834

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, RB,
Capital Appreciation, Series A (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.54%, 8/01/32

 

 

8,600

 

 

2,019,022

 

6.60%, 8/01/34

 

 

5,500

 

 

1,117,435

 

6.60%, 8/01/35

 

 

14,055

 

 

2,656,254

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

23,874,083

 









South Carolina — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Greenwood South Carolina, RB, Facilities,
Self Memorial Hospital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 10/01/26

 

 

3,280

 

 

3,292,956

 

5.50%, 10/01/31

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,251,267

 

South Carolina Jobs-EDA, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palmetto Health Alliance, Series A,
6.25%, 8/01/31

 

 

2,640

 

 

2,678,782

 

Palmetto Health, Series C, 6.88%, 8/01/13 (h)

 

 

550

 

 

655,430

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,878,435

 









Tennessee — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facilities
Board Tennessee, Refunding RB, CAB, Series A (AGM),
5.77%, 1/01/21 (a)

 

 

20,405

 

 

11,360,076

 









Texas — 19.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazos River Authority, RB, TXU Electric, Series A, AMT,
8.25%, 10/01/30

 

 

2,400

 

 

1,635,168

 

Brazos River Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, TXU Electric
Co. Project, Series C, AMT, 5.75%, 5/01/36

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,275,632

 

City of Houston Texas, RB, Senior Lien, Series A,
5.50%, 7/01/39

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,786,773

 

City of Houston Texas, Refunding RB, Combined,
First Lien, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 11/15/35

 

 

9,145

 

 

10,369,515

 

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A, AMT, 6.10%, 8/01/24

 

 

10,000

 

 

9,886,200

 

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Texas,
Refunding RB, Third Lien, Series A-3 (NPFGC),
5.96%, 11/15/36 (a)

 

 

25,375

 

 

3,688,002

 

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 5/15/13 (h)

 

 

65

 

 

73,024

 

5.00%, 5/15/31

 

 

1,235

 

 

1,244,028

 

Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/13 (h)

 

 

5

 

 

5,623

 

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Toll, 2nd Tier, Series F,
6.13%, 1/01/31

 

 

6,790

 

 

7,099,149

 

San Antonio Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp., RB,
Gas Supply, 5.50%, 8/01/24

 

 

3,600

 

 

3,753,180

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.,
RB, Senior Lien, Note Mobility, 6.88%, 12/31/39

 

 

4,200

 

 

4,346,664

 

Texas State Turnpike Authority, RB (AMBAC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAB, 6.08%, 8/15/36 (a)

 

 

35,000

 

 

5,781,300

 

CAB, 6.09%, 8/15/37 (a)

 

 

10,000

 

 

1,530,900

 

CAB, 6.09%, 8/15/38 (a)

 

 

27,100

 

 

3,843,051

 

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

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,258,530

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

61,576,739

 









Utah — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,960

 

 

3,977,741

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









Virginia — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Norfolk Virginia, Refunding RB, Series B
(AMBAC), 5.50%, 2/01/31

 

$

1,460

 

$

1,424,507

 

Halifax County IDA, Refunding RB, Old Dominion
Electric Co-op Project, AMT (AMBAC),
5.63%, 6/01/28

 

 

9,000

 

 

9,299,970

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,724,477

 









Washington — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,960

 

 

2,009,784

 









Wisconsin — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
Aurora Health Care, 6.40%, 4/15/33

 

 

3,930

 

 

4,006,517

 









Wyoming — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,355

 

 

3,489,871

 

Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/01/33

 

 

800

 

 

836,736

 

5.50%, 1/01/38

 

 

750

 

 

778,477

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,105,084

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 132.4%

 

 

 

 

 

418,830,571

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Alabama — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority,
Birmingham, RB, Ascension Health Senior Credit,
Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/36

 

 

2,519

 

 

2,530,220

 









California — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University
of Southern California, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/18

 

 

2,850

 

 

3,028,011

 

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

 

 

2,530

 

 

2,551,783

 

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

 

 

1,840

 

 

1,896,238

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,476,032

 









Colorado — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic
Health (AGM):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series C-7, 5.00%, 9/01/36

 

 

2,710

 

 

2,694,228

 

Series C-3, 5.10%, 10/01/41

 

 

4,230

 

 

4,216,591

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,910,819

 









Connecticut — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility
Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,170

 

 

5,476,477

 

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

 

 

5,130

 

 

5,358,439

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,834,916

 









Georgia — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, Refunding RB,
Emory University, Series C, 5.00%, 9/01/38

 

 

4,638

 

 

4,837,690

 









Massachusetts — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,150

 

 

3,208,811

 









New Hampshire — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,219

 

 

2,392,583

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




28

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 









New York — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB,
Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

 

$

1,710

 

$

1,877,756

 

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
New York, RB, Revolving Funds, New York City
Municipal Water Project, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/31

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,908,795

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,786,551

 









Virginia — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Virginia, Refunding RB, General,
5.00%, 6/01/40

 

 

5,910

 

 

6,219,979

 

Virginia HDA, RB, Sub-Series H-1 (NPFGC),
5.35%, 7/01/31

 

 

3,750

 

 

3,788,550

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,008,529

 









Washington — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,029

 

 

3,164,679

 

State of Washington, GO, Various, Purpose, Series E,
5.00%, 2/01/34

 

 

8,113

 

 

8,475,631

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,640,310

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 20.4%

 

 

 

 

 

64,626,461

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $487,168,898) — 152.8%

 

 

 

 

 

483,457,032

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 









FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.16% (j)(k)

 

 

17,781,695

 

 

17,781,695

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $17,781,695) — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

17,781,695

 









Total Investments (Cost — $504,950,593*) — 158.4%

 

 

 

 

 

501,238,727

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

2,133,089

 

Liability for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (11.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(35,582,354

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (47.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(151,306,561

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

316,482,901

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

468,567,362

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

15,118,700

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(18,010,524

)

 

 




Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(2,891,824

)

 

 





 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

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

 

 

(e)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

$

1,101,188

 

$

32,222

 










 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

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

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(j)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Affiliate

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 







FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

3,976,628

 

$

6,053

 










 

 

 

(k)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

483,457,032

 

 

 

$

483,457,032

 

Short Term Securities

 

$

17,781,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,781,695

 

 

 













Total

 

$

17,781,695

 

$

483,457,032

 

 

 

$

501,238,727

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

29




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Alabama — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/34

 

$

4,980

 

$

5,375,561

 

6.00%, 6/01/39

 

 

10,995

 

 

11,848,652

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

17,224,213

 









Arizona — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/01/24

 

 

10,260

 

 

10,977,789

 

5.25%, 10/01/28

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,328,928

 

5.00%, 10/01/29

 

 

585

 

 

593,436

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,900,153

 









California — 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California State Public Works Board, RB, Various Capital
Projects, Series G-1 (AGC), 5.25%, 10/01/24

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,025,950

 

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

 

 

6,600

 

 

6,886,572

 

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

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,073,700

 

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

 

 

2,930

 

 

3,051,097

 

Los Angeles Unified School District California, GO,
Series D, 5.25%, 7/01/25

 

 

3,485

 

 

3,768,087

 

Manteca Financing Authority California, RB, Manteca
Sewer (AGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 12/01/33

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,607,853

 

5.75%, 12/01/36

 

 

3,285

 

 

3,499,346

 

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

 

 

4,690

 

 

4,914,182

 

State of California, GO, Various Purpose (AGC),
5.50%, 11/01/39

 

 

15,000

 

 

15,441,150

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

55,267,937

 









Colorado — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,925

 

 

6,589,193

 









District of Columbia — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, Georgetown
University, Series D (BHAC), 5.50%, 4/01/36

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,830,634

 









Florida — 53.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alachua County School Board, RB (AMBAC),
5.25%, 7/01/29

 

 

3,075

 

 

3,149,108

 

Broward County Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
Educational Facilities, Nova Southeastern University
(AGC), 5.00%, 4/01/31

 

 

7,900

 

 

7,961,541

 

City of Cape Coral Florida, RB (NPFGC),
5.00%, 10/01/30

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,237,043

 

City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB (NPFGC),
5.25%, 10/01/32

 

 

7,305

 

 

7,396,459

 

City of Leesburg Florida, RB (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/01/27

 

 

1,605

 

 

1,641,048

 

5.25%, 10/01/34

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,433,117

 

City of Miami Beach Florida, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NPFGC), 5.25%, 9/01/25

 

 

4,400

 

 

4,524,080

 

(NPFGC), 5.38%, 9/01/30

 

 

1,910

 

 

1,927,228

 

Water and Sewer (AMBAC), 5.75%, 9/01/25

 

 

10,600

 

 

10,850,796

 

City of Orlando Florida, RB, Senior, 6th Cent Contract
Payments, Series A (AGC), 5.25%, 11/01/38

 

 

2,650

 

 

2,693,328

 

City of Port St. Lucie Florida, RB (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 9/01/26

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,302,605

 

5.25%, 9/01/27

 

 

1,345

 

 

1,369,291

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Florida (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Sunrise Florida, Refunding RB (AMBAC),
5.20%, 10/01/22

 

$

2,250

 

$

2,439,923

 

City of Tallahassee Florida, RB, Florida State University
Project, Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 8/01/23

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,870,812

 

County of Lee Florida, RB, Series A, AMT (AGM),
6.00%, 10/01/29

 

 

19,925

 

 

20,177,250

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Parks Program
(NPFGC), 6.00%, 11/01/24

 

 

6,705

 

 

6,794,445

 

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NPFGC), 5.25%, 10/01/30

 

 

365

 

 

374,402

 

Miami International Airport, Series A, AMT (AGM),
5.50%, 10/01/41

 

 

11,400

 

 

11,469,198

 

Miami International Airport, Series A, AMT (NPFGC),
6.00%, 10/01/29

 

 

8,000

 

 

8,112,400

 

Series A, AMT (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/33

 

 

10,010

 

 

9,581,772

 

Series A, AMT (AGM), 5.13%, 10/01/35

 

 

11,105

 

 

10,743,199

 

County of Nassau Florida, RB (NPFGC),
5.13%, 9/01/33

 

 

2,675

 

 

2,687,332

 

County of Osceola Florida, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AMBAC), 5.38%, 10/01/18

 

 

3,155

 

 

3,417,433

 

Series A (NPFGC), 5.50%, 10/01/27

 

 

5,560

 

 

5,690,493

 

County of St. John’s Florida, RB (AGM):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/31

 

 

3,200

 

 

3,279,072

 

5.00%, 10/01/35

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,106,125

 

5.00%, 10/01/37

 

 

6,055

 

 

6,150,306

 

Transportation Improvement (AMBAC),
5.13%, 10/01/32

 

 

2,750

 

 

2,785,420

 

County of Taylor Florida, RB (FGIC), 6.00%,
10/01/25 (a)

 

 

3,835

 

 

3,968,650

 

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, RB, System (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 1/01/26

 

 

1,130

 

 

1,178,387

 

5.25%, 1/01/36

 

 

1,245

 

 

1,253,628

 

Escambia County Housing Finance Authority, Refunding
RB, Multi-County Program, Series A, AMT (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.30%, 10/01/20

 

 

80

 

 

81,686

 

6.38%, 10/01/26

 

 

305

 

 

311,567

 

Florida Housing Finance Corp., HRB, Waverly
Apartments, Series C-1, AMT (AGM),
6.30%, 7/01/30

 

 

2,055

 

 

2,103,888

 

Florida Housing Finance Corp., RB, Homeowner
Mortgage, Series 11, AMT (AGM), 5.95%, 1/01/32

 

 

5,785

 

 

5,788,529

 

Florida Housing Finance Corp., Homeowner Mortgage,
Refunding RB, AMT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2 (NPFGC), 5.75%, 7/01/14

 

 

755

 

 

756,291

 

Series 2 (NPFGC), 5.90%, 7/01/29

 

 

7,525

 

 

7,612,967

 

Series 4 (AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/22

 

 

560

 

 

584,914

 

Florida Municipal Loan Council, RB, Series B (NPFGC),
5.38%, 11/01/25

 

 

1,285

 

 

1,306,562

 

Hernando County School District, COP (NPFGC),
5.00%, 7/01/30

 

 

1,765

 

 

1,749,309

 

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Florida,
Refunding RB, Series C, AMT (AGC),
5.75%, 10/01/26

 

 

2,875

 

 

3,030,193

 

Jacksonville Port Authority, RB, AMT (AGC),
6.00%, 11/01/38

 

 

6,740

 

 

6,901,490

 

Lee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, Multi-County
Program, Series A-1, AMT (GNMA), 7.20%, 3/01/33

 

 

50

 

 

50,808

 

Manatee County Housing Finance Authority, Refunding
RB, S/F, Sub-Series 1, AMT (GNMA),
6.25%, 11/01/28

 

 

265

 

 

270,504

 

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority Florida, RB,
Series B (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/27

 

 

8,995

 

 

9,254,596

 

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority Florida,
Refunding RB (NPFGC), 5.13%, 7/01/25

 

 

12,250

 

 

12,469,887

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




30

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Florida (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority Florida,
MRB, Marbrisa Apartments Project, Series 2A, AMT
(AGM), 6.00%, 8/01/26

 

$

2,185

 

$

2,238,292

 

Miami-Dade County IDA, RB (AMBAC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airis Miami II LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 10/15/19

 

 

4,155

 

 

4,136,635

 

BAC Funding Corp. Project, Series A,
5.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

3,280

 

 

3,420,876

 

Orange County School Board, COP (AMBAC),
5.50%, 8/01/25

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,324,947

 

Orlando & Orange County Expressway Authority, RB,
Series B (AMBAC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/01/30

 

 

425

 

 

430,457

 

5.00%, 7/01/35

 

 

5,445

 

 

5,446,307

 

Palm Beach County School District, COP, Refunding,
Series B (AMBAC), 5.38%, 8/01/17

 

 

6,115

 

 

6,470,587

 

Polk County School Board, COP, Master Lease, Series A
(AGM), 5.50%, 1/01/25

 

 

9,885

 

 

10,166,821

 

St. Lucie County School Board, COP (AGM):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/18

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,586,688

 

Series C, 5.50%, 7/01/18

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,241,756

 

St. Lucie West Services District, RB (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/01/34

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,739,006

 

5.00%, 10/01/38

 

 

4,750

 

 

4,643,743

 

St. Lucie West Services District, Refunding RB, Senior
Lien (NPFGC), 6.00%, 10/01/22

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,391,343

 

Tampa Bay Water Utility System Florida, RB (FGIC),
6.00%, 10/01/24 (a)

 

 

15,335

 

 

16,672,365

 

Village Center Community Development District,
RB (NPFGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/01/23

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,275,238

 

Series A, 5.38%, 11/01/34

 

 

10,775

 

 

9,223,184

 

Series A, 5.13%, 11/01/36

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,424,150

 

Volusia County IDA, RB, Student Housing, Stetson
University Project, Series A (CIFG):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 6/01/25

 

 

1,050

 

 

959,627

 

5.00%, 6/01/35

 

 

1,740

 

 

1,467,272

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

282,098,376

 









Georgia — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Augusta-Richmond County Georgia, RB (AGM),
5.25%, 10/01/39

 

 

4,350

 

 

4,505,861

 

City of Atlanta Georgia, RB, General, Subordinate Lien,
Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/33

 

 

14,700

 

 

14,761,740

 

County of Fulton Georgia, RB (NPFGC),
5.25%, 1/01/35

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,069,990

 

Gwinnett County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB,
Gwinnett Hospital System, Series D (AGM),
5.50%, 7/01/41

 

 

6,445

 

 

6,500,749

 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, RB, Third
Indenture, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/34

 

 

9,240

 

 

9,584,282

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

38,422,622

 









Illinois — 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,745

 

 

4,205,860

 

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

 

 

6,315

 

 

7,230,485

 

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Projects,
Series A (AGM):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 1/01/28

 

 

4,415

 

 

4,653,498

 

5.00%, 1/01/29

 

 

6,845

 

 

7,147,686

 

5.00%, 1/01/30

 

 

2,730

 

 

2,828,662

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Illinois (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding RB, Second Lien
(NPFGC), 5.50%, 1/01/30

 

$

4,075

 

$

4,492,484

 

State of Illinois, RB, Build Illinois, Series B,
5.25%, 6/15/26

 

 

5,625

 

 

6,021,900

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

36,580,575

 









Indiana — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

12,140

 

 

13,072,352

 









Iowa — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Iowa Health
System (AGC), 5.25%, 2/15/29

 

 

5,500

 

 

5,654,330

 









Kentucky — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, RB, Prairie State
Project, Series A (BHAC), 5.25%, 9/01/42

 

 

4,070

 

 

4,207,688

 

Kentucky State Property & Buildings Commission,
Refunding RB, Project No. 93 (AGC),
5.25%, 2/01/28

 

 

4,000

 

 

4,328,560

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

8,536,248

 









Louisiana — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corp., RB,
Series C-3 (AGC), 6.13%, 6/01/25

 

 

5,475

 

 

6,187,352

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

570,665

 

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

 

 

720

 

 

821,758

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

7,579,775

 









Maryland — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities
Authority, Refunding RB, University of Maryland
Medical System:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/01/34

 

 

2,225

 

 

2,212,451

 

5.13%, 7/01/39

 

 

2,225

 

 

2,203,173

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

4,415,624

 









Michigan — 15.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Detroit Michigan, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien, Series B (AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/36

 

 

6,320

 

 

6,869,208

 

Second Lien, Series B (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/36

 

 

850

 

 

974,262

 

Second Lien, Series B (NPFGC), 5.50%, 7/01/29

 

 

7,490

 

 

7,530,521

 

Senior Lien, Series B (AGM), 7.50%, 7/01/33

 

 

5,100

 

 

6,114,135

 

System, Second Lien, Series A (BHAC),
5.50%, 7/01/36

 

 

20,540

 

 

21,289,094

 

City of Detroit Michigan, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien, Series E (BHAC), 5.75%, 7/01/31

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,417,600

 

Senior Lien, Series C-1 (AGM), 7.00%, 7/01/27

 

 

9,055

 

 

10,588,917

 

Michigan State Building Authority, RB, Facilities
Program, Series H (AGM), 5.00%, 10/15/26

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,803,190

 

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB,
Facilities Program, Series I (AGC):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/15/22

 

 

6,150

 

 

6,745,996

 

5.25%, 10/15/24

 

 

2,755

 

 

2,964,959

 

5.25%, 10/15/25

 

 

1,435

 

 

1,532,436

 

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

 

 

5,780

 

 

6,801,673

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

79,631,991

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

31



 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Minnesota — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

9,900

 

$

11,034,441

 









Nevada — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

16,005

 

 

16,052,695

 









New Jersey — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,350

 

 

4,901,493

 

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

 

 

6,500

 

 

6,814,080

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

11,715,573

 









New York — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Fiscal
2009, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series S-3, 5.25%, 1/15/39

 

 

5,625

 

 

5,888,925

 

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

 

 

4,000

 

 

4,422,760

 

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

 

 

13,500

 

 

14,328,225

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

24,639,910

 









Oregon — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medford Hospital Facilities Authority, RB, Asante Health
System, Series A (AGC), 5.00%, 8/15/40

 

 

2,290

 

 

2,268,016

 









Puerto Rico — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

6,610

 

 

7,081,095

 









South Carolina — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Spartanburg South Carolina, RB, System (AGC),
5.00%, 6/01/39

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,746,835

 









Texas — 12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Dallas Texas, Refunding RB (AGC),
5.25%, 8/15/38

 

 

4,000

 

 

4,083,720

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/35

 

 

12,700

 

 

14,400,530

 

6.00%, 11/15/36

 

 

9,435

 

 

10,675,231

 

5.38%, 11/15/38

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,315,200

 

County of Bexar Texas, RB, Venue Project, Motor Vehicle
Rental (BHAC), 5.00%, 8/15/39

 

 

4,120

 

 

4,205,490

 

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp.,
Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System,
Series B, 7.25%, 12/01/35

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,683,750

 

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, LCRA
Transmission Services Project (AGC),
5.50%, 5/15/36

 

 

5,325

 

 

5,567,341

 

Lubbock Cooper ISD Texas, GO, School Building (AGC),
5.75%, 2/15/42

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,452,513

 

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

 

 

6,400

 

 

6,924,736

 

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, System,
First Tier, Series A (AGC), 5.75%, 1/01/40

 

 

7,000

 

 

7,500,990

 

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

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,951,159

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

64,760,660

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Utah — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

7,795

 

$

7,829,922

 









Virginia — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,300

 

 

4,940,313

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 137.8%

 

 

 

 

 

722,873,483

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









California — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,406,960

 









District of Columbia — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,381

 

 

3,784,564

 









Florida — 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Jacksonville Florida, RB, Better Jacksonville
(NPFGC), 5.00%, 10/01/27

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,254,000

 

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, RB, Series A,
AMT (AGC), 5.50%, 10/01/38

 

 

10,657

 

 

10,809,357

 

Jacksonville Electric Authority Florida, RB, Issue Three,
Series Two, River Power Pike, 5.00%, 10/01/37

 

 

6,080

 

 

6,117,879

 

Lee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, Multi-County
Program, Series A-2, AMT (GNMA), 6.00%, 9/01/40

 

 

5,595

 

 

6,088,983

 

Manatee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, Series A,
AMT (GNMA), 5.90%, 9/01/40

 

 

4,253

 

 

4,452,493

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

37,722,712

 









Indiana — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing
Authority, Refunding RB, Saint Francis, Series E
(AGM), 5.25%, 5/15/41

 

 

9,850

 

 

10,006,319

 









Kentucky — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

404

 

 

437,568

 









Nevada — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clark County Water Reclamation District, GO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Tax, 6.00%, 7/01/38

 

 

8,000

 

 

8,891,520

 

Series B, 5.50%, 7/01/29

 

 

5,008

 

 

5,487,074

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,378,594

 









New Jersey — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

7,532

 

 

7,762,383

 









New York — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB,
Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

 

 

4,994

 

 

5,485,023

 









Texas — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

12,027

 

 

13,052,824

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 18.2%

 

 

 

 

 

95,036,947

 









Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $793,874,309)– 156.0%

 

 

 

 

 

817,910,430

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




32

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 



 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

Value

 







FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.16% (c)(d)

 

 

21,461,708

 

$

21,461,708

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $21,461,708) — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

21,461,708

 









Total Investments (Cost — $815,336,017*) — 160.1%

 

 

 

 

 

839,372,138

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

9,536,503

 

Liabilities for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (9.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(49,804,927

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (52.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(274,663,552

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

524,440,162

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

765,600,427

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

28,271,289

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(4,260,112

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

24,011,177

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(c)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Affiliate

 

Net
Activity

 

Income

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

(5,544,071

)

$

14,542

 










 

 

 

(d)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Investment in Securities

 

 

 



Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

817,910,430

 

 

 

$

817,910,430

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

21,461,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,461,708

 

 

 













Total

 

$

21,461,708

 

$

817,910,430

 

 

 

$

839,372,138

 

 

 














 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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33



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Alabama — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camden IDB Alabama, RB, Weyerhaeuser Co. Project,
Series A, 6.13%, 12/01/13 (a)

 

$

2,550

 

$

3,014,177

 

Prattville IDB Alabama, RB, International Paper Co.
Project, Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 12/01/30

 

 

6,500

 

 

5,181,670

 

Selma IDB Alabama, Refunding RB, International
Paper Co. Project, Series B, 5.50%, 5/01/20

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,010,650

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,206,497

 









Arizona — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maricopa County IDA Arizona, RB, Arizona Charter
Schools Project, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/29

 

 

4,100

 

 

2,811,985

 

Pima County IDA, RB, Arizona Charter Schools Project,
Series E, 7.25%, 7/01/31

 

 

2,025

 

 

1,941,165

 

Pima County IDA, Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series I,
6.10%, 7/01/24 (b)

 

 

490

 

 

433,028

 

Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series I,
6.30%, 7/01/31 (b)

 

 

985

 

 

842,027

 

Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series O,
5.00%, 7/01/26

 

 

1,545

 

 

1,189,233

 

Charter Schools II, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/21

 

 

925

 

 

885,743

 

State of Arizona, COP, Department of Administration,
Series A (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/28

 

 

1,850

 

 

1,923,445

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

10,026,626

 









California — 15.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,115

 

 

4,370,048

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 5.00%, 8/15/39

 

 

1,470

 

 

1,375,523

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority,
Refunding RB, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catholic Healthcare West, 6.00%, 7/01/34

 

 

1,055

 

 

1,107,212

 

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

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,160,050

 

California State Public Works Board, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Corrections, Series C,
5.50%, 6/01/22

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,062,150

 

Department of Corrections, Series C,
5.50%, 6/01/23

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,064,380

 

Department of Mental Health, Coalinga, Series A,
5.13%, 6/01/29

 

 

11,075

 

 

10,201,515

 

California Statewide Communities Development
Authority, RB, Health Facility, Memorial Health
Services, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/23

 

 

5,240

 

 

5,452,325

 

City of Chula Vista California, RB, San Diego Gas &
Electric, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/27

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,195,987

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. California,
RB, ARS, Asset-Backed (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A-3, 7.88%, 6/01/13

 

 

10,725

 

 

12,972,853

 

Series A-4, 7.80%, 6/01/13

 

 

3,750

 

 

4,527,412

 

Series A-5, 7.88%, 6/01/13

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,723,666

 

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

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,213,896

 

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

 

 

9,700

 

 

10,472,799

 

University of California, RB, Series O, 5.25%, 5/15/39

 

 

20,000

 

 

21,151,200

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

92,051,016

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Colorado — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

2,500

 

$

2,767,600

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB,
Evangelical Lutheran, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/34

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,714,040

 

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB,
S/F Program, Senior Series A-2, AMT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.60%, 5/01/28

 

 

375

 

 

385,838

 

7.50%, 4/01/31

 

 

160

 

 

171,006

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,038,484

 









Connecticut — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, RB, Public
Improvement, Priority Distribution, 6.25%, 1/01/31

 

 

2,810

 

 

2,263,202

 









District of Columbia — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/39

 

 

415

 

 

421,623

 

5.25%, 10/01/44

 

 

650

 

 

669,734

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

1,091,357

 









Florida — 9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Miami-Dade, Florida, GO, Building Better
Communities Program:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B, 6.38%, 7/01/28

 

 

4,630

 

 

5,302,739

 

Series B-1, 5.63%, 7/01/38

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,270,050

 

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

 

 

14,750

 

 

14,704,128

 

County of Miami-Dade, Florida, Refunding RB,
Miami International Airport:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMT (AGC), 5.00%, 10/01/40

 

 

10,000

 

 

9,389,600

 

Series A-1, 5.38%, 10/01/41

 

 

10,290

 

 

10,334,864

 

Hillsborough County IDA, RB, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
Center Project, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/37

 

 

6,500

 

 

6,020,560

 

Miami-Dade County IDA, RB, Waste Management Inc.
Project, Series 1, AMT, 7.00%, 12/01/18

 

 

3,200

 

 

3,273,184

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

54,295,125

 









Georgia — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,335

 

 

3,367,616

 

Gainesville Redevelopment Authority, Refunding RB,
Riverside Military Academy, 5.13%, 3/01/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

680,086

 

Monroe County Development Authority Georgia,
Refunding RB, Oglethorpe Power Corp. Scherer,
Series A, 6.80%, 1/01/11

 

 

4,785

 

 

4,987,932

 

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, Series W:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.60%, 1/01/18

 

 

4,565

 

 

5,399,162

 

6.60%, 1/01/18 (d)

 

 

250

 

 

288,253

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,723,049

 









Idaho — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, Refunding RB,
S/F Mortgage, Senior Series E-2, AMT, 6.90%, 1/01/27

 

 

135

 

 

135,232

 









Illinois — 10.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Chicago, Illinois, ARB, General, 3rd Lien,
Series B-2, AMT (NPFGC), 6.00%, 1/01/27

 

 

17,080

 

 

17,718,109

 

City of Chicago, Illinois, RB, Series C, AMT (GNMA),
7.00%, 3/01/32

 

 

60

 

 

61,728

 

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advocate Health Care Network, Series D,
6.50%, 11/01/38

 

 

9,700

 

 

10,785,818

 

Community Rehabilitation Providers Facilities,
Series A, 6.50%, 7/01/22

 

 

2,140

 

 

2,146,163

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Illinois (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

9,000

 

$

9,900,270

 

Regional Transportation Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A (AMBAC), 7.20%, 11/01/20

 

 

3,500

 

 

4,327,365

 

Series C (NPFGC), 7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

4,000

 

 

5,149,720

 

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, MBM Project, AMT,
6.00%, 11/01/23

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,004,900

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

60,094,073

 









Indiana — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing
Authority, RB, Clarian Health Obligation, Series A,
5.25%, 2/15/40

 

 

8,980

 

 

8,550,756

 

Indiana Transportation Finance Authority, RB, Series A,
6.80%, 12/01/16

 

 

8,195

 

 

9,483,008

 

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank,
Refunding RB, Series D, 6.75%, 2/01/14

 

 

12,875

 

 

14,238,463

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

32,272,227

 









Kansas — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sedgwick & Shawnee Counties Kansas, RB,
Mortgage-Backed Securities Program, Series A-4,
AMT (GNMA), 5.95%, 12/01/33

 

 

2,440

 

 

2,550,654

 









Kentucky — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,205

 

 

2,197,393

 

Kentucky Housing Corporation, RB, Series L, AMT,
5.25%, 1/01/38

 

 

7,235

 

 

7,393,012

 

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government,
Refunding RB, Norton Healthcare Inc.,
5.25%, 10/01/36

 

 

6,045

 

 

5,810,333

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,400,738

 









Louisiana — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, Franciscan
Missionaries, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 8/15/33

 

 

8,720

 

 

7,914,359

 

5.25%, 8/15/36

 

 

6,090

 

 

5,670,582

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

13,584,941

 









Maine — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,063,000

 

Portland New Public Housing Authority Maine,
Refunding RB, Senior Living, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 8/01/21

 

 

775

 

 

766,002

 

6.00%, 2/01/34

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,119,576

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,948,578

 









Maryland — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland Community Development Administration, RB,
AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

 

 

1,835

 

 

1,839,276

 

Maryland Community Development Administration,
Refunding RB, Residential, Series D, AMT,
4.90%, 9/01/42

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,097,802

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities
Authority, Refunding RB, University of Maryland
Medical System:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/01/34

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,088,156

 

5.13%, 7/01/39

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,079,399

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

9,104,633

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Massachusetts — 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Water & Sewer Commission, RB, 9.25%,
1/01/11 (d)

 

$

985

 

$

1,054,285

 

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,
Refunding RB, General Transportation System,
Series A, 7.00%, 3/01/19

 

 

3,010

 

 

3,724,905

 

Massachusetts HFA, HRB, Series A, AMT,
5.20%, 12/01/37

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,005,130

 

Massachusetts HFA, RB, S/F, Series 130, AMT,
5.00%, 12/01/32

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,476,325

 

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding HRB, Series D, AMT,
4.85%, 6/01/40

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,793,930

 

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

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,412,000

 

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, RB, Series A,
6.50%, 7/15/19 (d)

 

 

16,000

 

 

19,637,920

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

43,104,495

 









Michigan — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Detroit Michigan, RB, Second Lien,
Series B (AGM):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 7/01/36

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,717,250

 

7.00%, 7/01/36

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,432,738

 

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority,
Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Ford Health System, Series A,
5.25%, 11/15/46

 

 

7,950

 

 

7,053,955

 

Hospital, Crittenton, Series A, 5.63%, 3/01/27

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,880,506

 

Hospital, Oakwood Obligation Group, Series A,
5.00%, 7/15/25

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,790,636

 

Hospital, Sinai Hospital, 6.70%, 1/01/26

 

 

1,000

 

 

911,770

 

McLaren Health Care, 5.75%, 5/15/38

 

 

7,285

 

 

7,417,878

 

Trinity Health, Series A, 6.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

4,200

 

 

4,304,958

 

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

 

 

4,100

 

 

4,824,716

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

32,334,407

 









Mississippi — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Lowndes Mississippi, Refunding RB,
Weyerhaeuser Co. Project:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 6.80%, 4/01/22

 

 

9,160

 

 

9,847,824

 

Series B, 6.70%, 4/01/22

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,799,835

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Refunding RB,
System Energy Resource Inc. Project:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 4/01/22

 

 

15,000

 

 

14,951,550

 

5.90%, 5/01/22

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,245,523

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

31,844,732

 









Nevada — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,205,550

 









New Hampshire — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities
Authority, Refunding RB, Elliot Hospital, Series B,
5.60%, 10/01/22

 

 

2,525

 

 

2,532,171

 









New Jersey — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey EDA, RB, Cigarette Tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 6/15/24

 

 

9,080

 

 

8,955,513

 

5.75%, 6/15/29

 

 

2,885

 

 

2,858,170

 

5.75%, 6/15/34

 

 

4,695

 

 

4,504,899

 

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, School Facilities
Construction, Series AA, 5.25%, 12/15/33

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,455,900

 

New Jersey State Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency,
RB, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

 

 

1,530

 

 

1,693,144

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. New Jersey, RB,
7.00%, 6/01/13 (a)

 

 

5,980

 

 

7,114,346

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

35,581,972

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

35




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







New York — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB,
Series 2008-C:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/15/23

 

$

3,245

 

$

3,763,778

 

6.50%, 11/15/28

 

 

14,925

 

 

17,114,945

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

20,878,723

 









North Carolina — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

845,192

 

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

 

 

4,105

 

 

2,651,009

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

3,496,201

 









Ohio — 5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB,
Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-2, 6.50%, 6/01/47

 

 

27,500

 

 

22,616,550

 

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, Ohio Valley
Electric Corp., 5.63%, 10/01/19

 

 

930

 

 

970,948

 

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission,
Refunding RB, Kenyon College Project,
5.25%, 7/01/44

 

 

8,000

 

 

8,224,640

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

31,812,138

 









Pennsylvania — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lycoming County Authority, Refunding RB, Susquehanna
Health System Project, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/39

 

 

3,950

 

 

3,878,268

 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arbor House Inc. Project, Series E, 6.10%, 7/01/33

 

 

1,000

 

 

934,020

 

Rieder House Project, Series A, 6.10%, 7/01/33

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,265,597

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

6,077,885

 









Puerto Rico — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

13,000

 

 

13,926,510

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Refunding RB,
CAB, Series A (NPGFC), 5.71%, 8/01/41 (e)

 

 

15,000

 

 

2,253,300

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

16,179,810

 









South Carolina — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Georgetown, South Carolina, Refunding RB,
International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT,
5.55%, 12/01/29

 

 

1,000

 

 

910,530

 

County of Richland, South Carolina, Refunding RB,
International Paper Co. Project, AMT, 6.10%, 4/01/23

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,044,600

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

5,955,130

 









South Dakota — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority,
RB, Sanford Health, 5.00%, 11/01/40

 

 

2,605

 

 

2,525,365

 









Texas — 12.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazos River Authority, Refunding RB, Texas Utility Co.,
Series, AMT, 7.70%, 4/01/33

 

 

3,055

 

 

1,943,713

 

Brazos River Harbor Navigation District, Refunding RB,
Dow Chemical Co. Project, Series A7, AMT,
6.63%, 5/15/33

 

 

11,460

 

 

11,641,068

 

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

 

 

8,335

 

 

8,921,117

 

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, RB, EI du Pont de
Nemours & Co. Project, AMT, 6.40%, 4/01/26

 

 

10,250

 

 

10,257,073

 

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, Refunding RB,
Series A, AMT, 6.10%, 8/01/24

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,954,480

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Texas (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 12/01/31

 

$

3,500

 

$

3,929,730

 

7.25%, 12/01/35

 

 

5,400

 

 

6,061,500

 

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB,
Senior Lien, Series G (NPFGC), 5.75%, 11/15/20

 

 

5,500

 

 

5,595,260

 

Houston Industrial Development Corp., RB, Senior,
Air Cargo, AMT, 6.38%, 1/01/23

 

 

1,790

 

 

1,636,561

 

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, KIPP Inc.,
6.25%, 8/15/39

 

 

925

 

 

947,533

 

Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1, Texas,
Refunding RB, CenterPoint Energy Project,
5.60%, 3/01/27

 

 

9,355

 

 

9,193,907

 

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, First Tier,
Series A, 6.25%, 1/01/39

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,744,860

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.,
RB, Senior Lien, Note Mobility, 6.88%, 12/31/39

 

 

4,710

 

 

4,874,473

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

72,701,275

 









U.S. Virgin Islands — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States Virgin Islands, Refunding RB,
Senior Secured, Hovensa Coker Project, AMT,
6.50%, 7/01/21

 

 

8,000

 

 

8,100,400

 









Vermont — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing
Agency, RB, Developmental & Mental Health, Series A,
6.38%, 6/15/22

 

 

1,000

 

 

968,870

 









Virginia — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesterfield County IDA, Refunding RB, Virginia
Electric & Power Co., Series A, 5.88%, 6/01/17

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,477,326

 

City of Norfolk Virginia, Refunding RB, Series B (AMBAC),
5.50%, 2/01/31

 

 

4,225

 

 

4,122,290

 

Fairfax County EDA, Refunding RB, Goodwin House Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 10/01/37

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,848,740

 

5.13%, 10/01/42

 

 

7,015

 

 

6,400,977

 

Virginia HDA, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A3, AMT,
5.05%, 7/01/26

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,348,506

 

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority,
Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

 

 

525

 

 

529,132

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

15,726,971

 









Washington — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Northwest, Refunding RB, Series B,
7.13%, 7/01/16

 

 

14,320

 

 

18,165,063

 

Seattle Housing Authority Washington, HRB,
Replacement Housing Projects, 6.13%, 12/01/32

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,069,440

 

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority,
Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D,
6.38%, 10/01/36

 

 

7,000

 

 

7,670,670

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

27,905,173

 









West Virginia — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB,
Charleston, Series A, 5.63%, 9/01/32

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,470,125

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


36

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







Wisconsin — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, RB, Senior, Air Cargo,
AMT, 6.50%, 1/01/25

 

$

1,605

 

$

1,471,641

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority,
MRB, Hudson Memorial Hospital (FHA),
5.70%, 1/15/29

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,570,785

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB,
SynergyHealth Inc., 6.00%, 11/15/32

 

 

3,040

 

 

3,130,774

 

Wisconsin Housing & EDA, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT,
5.63%, 3/01/31

 

 

4,995

 

 

5,172,722

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

14,345,922

 









Wyoming — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,680,900

 









Total Municipal Bonds — 122.1%

 

 

 

 

 

718,214,647

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Arizona — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,640,245

 









California — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles Community College District, California, GO,
2008 Election, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/33

 

 

9,586

 

 

10,649,757

 









Connecticut — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility
Authority, RB, Yale University, Series Z-3,
5.05%, 7/01/42

 

 

12,000

 

 

12,630,720

 









District of Columbia — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

7,495

 

 

8,024,145

 









Illinois — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Chicago, Illinois, Refunding RB, Second Lien
(AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

 

 

1,330

 

 

1,396,606

 

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

 

 

10,000

 

 

11,317,400

 

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

 

 

6,999

 

 

7,495,085

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

20,209,091

 









Kentucky — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky Economic Development Finance
Authority, Refunding RB, St. Elizabeth, Series A,
5.50%, 5/01/39

 

 

8,003

 

 

8,152,399

 

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board,
Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

 

 

7,001

 

 

7,452,970

 

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Government
Parking Authority, RB, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/39

 

 

9,195

 

 

9,508,366

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

25,113,735

 









Maryland — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,710

 

 

4,938,906

 









Nevada — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

15,789

 

 

17,382,692

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (f)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 







New York — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/37

 

$

24,199

 

$

24,993,899

 

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

 

 

4,154

 

 

4,562,617

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

29,556,516

 









North Carolina — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency,
Refunding RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

 

 

12,678

 

 

13,109,313

 

Wake Forest University, 5.00%, 1/01/38

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,247,500

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

18,356,813

 









Ohio — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Montgomery, Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic
Healthcare, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/34

 

 

5,470

 

 

5,730,536

 

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

 

 

4,400

 

 

4,525,004

 

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

 

 

8,500

 

 

8,924,235

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

19,179,775

 









South Carolina — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development
Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-1, 5.55%, 7/01/39

 

 

3,269

 

 

3,360,589

 









Texas — 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp.,
Refunding RB, School Health Care System, Series B,
5.75%, 7/01/27

 

 

20,970

 

 

25,819,522

 

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs,
MRB, Series B (GNMA), AMT, 5.25%, 9/01/32

 

 

7,509

 

 

7,587,598

 

Texas State University Systems, Texas, RB (AGM),
5.00%, 3/15/30

 

 

5,667

 

 

5,851,642

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

39,258,762

 









Virginia — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,099

 

 

2,192,507

 









Washington — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority,
Washington, RB, Series A:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 11/01/36

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,396,495

 

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

 

 

14,007

 

 

14,632,726

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

26,029,221

 









Wisconsin — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

6,099

 

 

6,128,913

 









Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 41.9%

 

 

 

 

 

246,652,387

 









Total Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost — $937,085,076) — 164.0%

 

 

 

 

 

964,867,034

 










 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

37




 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

Value

 







FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.16% (g)(h)

 

 

1,398,855

 

$

1,398,855

 









Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,398,855) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,398,855

 









Total Investments (Cost — $938,483,931*) — 164.2%

 

 

 

 

 

966,265,889

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(4,749,897

)

Liability for Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (22.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(129,255,144

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value — (41.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(243,848,135

)

 

 

 

 

 




Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

588,412,713

 

 

 

 

 

 




 










 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of February 28, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

811,214,978

 

 

 




Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

47,508,359

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(21,641,147

)

 

 




Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

25,867,212

 

 

 





 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Counterparty

 

Market
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 







Apex Securities

 

$

49,845

 

$

76

 

JPMorgan Securities Ltd.

 

$

498,445

 

$

760

 

Jackson Securities

 

$

498,445

 

$

760

 

Loop Capital

 

$

99,689

 

$

152

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

$

2,197,393

 

$

64,298

 

Raymond C. Forbes & Co., Inc.

 

$

13,557,704

 

$

20,672

 










 

 

(d)

Security is collateralized by Municipal or US Treasury obligations.

 

 

(e)

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

 

 

(f)

Securities represent bonds transferred to a tender option bond trust in exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These securities serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

(g)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2 (a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

 

Net
Activity

 

 

Income

 









FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

 

$

(2,705,509

)

$

10,800

 










 

 

(h)

Represents the current yield as of report date.


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of February 28, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

 

 



Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments1

 

 

 

$

964,867,034

 

 

 

$

964,867,034

 

Short-Term Securities

 

$

1,398,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,398,855

 

 

 













Total

 

$

1,398,855

 

$

964,867,034

 

 

 

$

966,265,889

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


38

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2010




 

 


 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Insured Municipal
Income Trust
(BYM)

 

BlackRock
Insured Municipal
Income
Investment Trust
(BAF)

 

BlackRock
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BBK)

 

BlackRock
Municipal Bond
Investment Trust
(BIE)

 

BlackRock
Municipal
Income Trust II
(BLE)

 

BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Insured
Investment Fund
(MFL)

 

BlackRock
MuniVest
Fund, Inc.
(MVF)

 
























Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Investments at value — unaffiliated1

 

$

561,461,686

 

$

186,403,010

 

$

226,900,121

 

$

76,978,827

 

$

483,457,032

 

$

817,910,430

 

$

964,867,034

 

Investments at value — affiliated2

 

 

6,590,771

 

 

6,303,277

 

 

4,158,073

 

 

956,848

 

 

17,781,695

 

 

21,461,708

 

 

1,398,855

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

6,473,590

 

 

1,713,658

 

 

1,447,891

 

 

215,251

 

 

8,868,798

 

 

1,161,214

 

 

10,687,578

 

Interest receivable

 

 

4,938,089

 

 

2,277,943

 

 

2,869,382

 

 

845,842

 

 

5,976,771

 

 

11,311,873

 

 

12,624,159

 

Income receivable — affiliated

 

 

210

 

 

61

 

 

78

 

 

20

 

 

182

 

 

313

 

 

334

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

47,557

 

 

16,297

 

 

23,390

 

 

9,606

 

 

31,659

 

 

46,674

 

 

51,850

 

Other assets

 

 

48,543

 

 

12,481

 

 

18,898

 

 

4,194

 

 

44,042

 

 

74,347

 

 

79,359

 

 

 






















Total assets

 

 

579,560,446

 

 

196,726,727

 

 

235,417,833

 

 

79,010,588

 

 

516,160,179

 

 

851,966,559

 

 

989,709,169

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Accrued Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

 

6,455

 

 

252

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

10,082,869

 

 

 

 

2,362,664

 

 

338,587

 

 

10,588,781

 

 

 

 

24,347,710

 

Income dividends payable —
Common Shares

 

 

1,797,038

 

 

598,282

 

 

883,022

 

 

246,000

 

 

1,880,752

 

 

2,561,401

 

 

3,295,348

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

215,956

 

 

74,813

 

 

88,607

 

 

29,959

 

 

192,182

 

 

328,222

 

 

370,801

 

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

50,476

 

 

13,658

 

 

20,336

 

 

5,178

 

 

45,835

 

 

75,986

 

 

81,151

 

Interest expense and fees payable

 

 

37,575

 

 

22,791

 

 

3,936

 

 

5,927

 

 

19,165

 

 

44,392

 

 

71,445

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

4,565

 

 

640

 

 

1,840

 

 

254

 

 

3,990

 

 

2,660

 

 

3,104

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

119,081

 

 

64,677

 

 

76,035

 

 

49,730

 

 

76,823

 

 

83,195

 

 

94,811

 

 

 






















Total accrued liabilities

 

 

12,307,560

 

 

775,905

 

 

3,436,440

 

 

676,264

 

 

12,807,528

 

 

3,102,311

 

 

28,264,622

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Other Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Trust certificates3

 

 

63,475,997

 

 

28,697,356

 

 

5,899,148

 

 

11,821,747

 

 

35,563,189

 

 

49,760,534

 

 

129,183,699

 

 

 






















Total Liabilities

 

 

75,783,557

 

 

29,473,261

 

 

9,335,588

 

 

12,498,011

 

 

48,370,717

 

 

52,862,845

 

 

157,448,321

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Preferred Shares at Redemption Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























$25,000 per share liquidation preference, plus unpaid dividends4,5

 

 

137,257,176

 

 

42,277,543

 

 

79,902,974

 

 

17,850,626

 

 

151,306,561

 

 

274,663,552

 

 

243,848,135

 

 

 






















Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shareholders

 

$

366,519,713

 

$

124,975,923

 

$

146,179,271

 

$

48,661,951

 

$

316,482,901

 

$

524,440,162

 

$

588,412,713

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Paid-in capital6,7,8

 

$

372,369,457

 

$

123,923,627

 

$

147,694,691

 

$

47,237,934

 

$

329,955,968

 

$

524,440,677

 

$

564,171,414

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

5,918,799

 

 

2,154,289

 

 

2,487,342

 

 

777,017

 

 

4,978,816

 

 

8,088,370

 

 

12,745,063

 

Accumulated net realized loss

 

 

(14,620,139

)

 

(6,141,861

)

 

(4,002,503

)

 

(1,558,801

)

 

(14,740,017

)

 

(32,125,006

)

 

(16,285,722

)

Net unrealized appreciation/
depreciation

 

 

2,851,596

 

 

5,039,868

 

 

(259

)

 

2,205,801

 

 

(3,711,866

)

 

24,036,121

 

 

27,781,958

 

 

 






















Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shareholders

 

$

366,519,713

 

$

124,975,923

 

$

146,179,271

 

$

48,661,951

 

$

316,482,901

 

$

524,440,162

 

$

588,412,713

 

 

 






















Net asset value per Common Share

 

$

13.97

 

$

14.31

 

$

14.07

 

$

14.60

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.92

 

$

9.46

 

 

 






















1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated

 

$

558,610,090

 

$

181,363,142

 

$

226,900,380

 

$

74,773,026

 

$

487,168,898

 

$

793,874,309

 

$

937,085,076

 

 

 






















2 Investments at cost — affiliated

 

$

6,590,771

 

$

6,303,277

 

$

4,158,073

 

$

956,848

 

$

17,781,695

 

$

21,461,708

 

$

1,398,855

 

 

 






















3 Represents short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Preferred Shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value $0.001 per share

 

 

5,490

 

 

1,691

 

 

3,196

 

 

714

 

 

6,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






















Par value $0.10 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,986

 

 

9,753

 

 

 






















5 Preferred Shares authorized

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

1 million

 

 

10 million

 

 

 






















6 Common Shares outstanding

 

 

26,234,135

 

 

8,734,047

 

 

10,388,497

 

 

3,333,337

 

 

23,219,157

 

 

37,667,658

 

 

62,176,380

 

 

 






















7 Par value per Common Share

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.10

 

 

 






















8 Common Shares authorized

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

unlimited

 

 

150 million

 

 

 























 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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39




 

 


 

Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Insured Municipal
Income Trust
(BYM)

 

BlackRock
Insured Municipal
Income
Investment Trust
(BAF)

 

BlackRock
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BBK)

 

BlackRock
Municipal Bond
Investment Trust
(BIE)

 

BlackRock
Municipal
Income Trust II
(BLE)

 

BlackRock
MuniHoldings
Insured
Investment Fund
(MFL)

 

BlackRock
MuniVest
Fund, Inc.
(MVF)

 
























Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Interest

 

$

14,305,615

 

$

4,783,559

 

$

6,655,130

 

$

2,010,194

 

$

14,128,516

 

$

20,712,499

 

$

26,036,283

 

Income — affiliated

 

 

4,645

 

 

6,295

 

 

3,044

 

 

2,077

 

 

8,392

 

 

17,461

 

 

13,900

 

 

 






















Total income

 

 

14,310,260

 

 

4,789,854

 

 

6,658,174

 

 

2,012,271

 

 

14,136,908

 

 

20,729,960

 

 

26,050,183

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Investment advisory

 

 

1,536,720

 

 

535,244

 

 

738,357

 

 

251,961

 

 

1,355,908

 

 

2,308,805

 

 

2,430,431

 

Commissions for Preferred Shares

 

 

92,908

 

 

26,049

 

 

54,072

 

 

11,777

 

 

115,800

 

 

206,744

 

 

181,404

 

Accounting services

 

 

52,265

 

 

26,185

 

 

22,899

 

 

12,534

 

 

44,478

 

 

109,734

 

 

160,488

 

Printing

 

 

31,237

 

 

10,445

 

 

13,163

 

 

4,190

 

 

28,242

 

 

23,038

 

 

24,347

 

Professional

 

 

29,538

 

 

25,031

 

 

24,900

 

 

23,582

 

 

30,907

 

 

41,498

 

 

41,618

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

27,890

 

 

8,479

 

 

10,242

 

 

3,277

 

 

22,645

 

 

38,539

 

 

38,502

 

Transfer agent

 

 

17,289

 

 

9,768

 

 

13,325

 

 

9,677

 

 

19,864

 

 

33,916

 

 

44,560

 

Custodian

 

 

14,930

 

 

6,213

 

 

8,332

 

 

4,130

 

 

14,357

 

 

19,742

 

 

19,204

 

Registration

 

 

4,741

 

 

4,675

 

 

4,730

 

 

4,720

 

 

4,681

 

 

6,414

 

 

12,069

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

43,775

 

 

25,402

 

 

30,078

 

 

21,418

 

 

43,073

 

 

61,515

 

 

64,328

 

 

 






















Total expenses excluding interest
expense and fees

 

 

1,851,293

 

 

677,491

 

 

920,098

 

 

347,266

 

 

1,679,955

 

 

2,849,945

 

 

3,016,951

 

Interest expense and fees1

 

 

217,534

 

 

92,174

 

 

20,066

 

 

42,626

 

 

120,201

 

 

183,970

 

 

498,381

 

 

 






















Total expenses

 

 

2,068,827

 

 

769,665

 

 

940,164

 

 

389,892

 

 

1,800,156

 

 

3,033,915

 

 

3,515,332

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(188,036

)

 

(68,200

)

 

(171,270

)

 

(59,210

)

 

(126,116

)

 

(187,996

)

 

(3,697

)

 

 






















Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

1,880,791

 

 

701,465

 

 

768,894

 

 

330,682

 

 

1,674,040

 

 

2,845,919

 

 

3,511,635

 

 

 






















Net investment income

 

 

12,429,469

 

 

4,088,389

 

 

5,889,280

 

 

1,681,589

 

 

12,462,868

 

 

17,884,041

 

 

22,538,548

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

468,482

 

 

(3,521,043

)

 

2,512,087

 

 

668,747

 

 

283,158

 

 

2,082,169

 

 

8,955,872

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

122,947

 

 

9,956

 

 

(6,131

)

 

2,987

 

 

175,372

 

 

35,842

 

 

335,746

 

 

 






















 

 

 

591,429

 

 

(3,511,087

)

 

2,505,956

 

 

671,734

 

 

458,530

 

 

2,118,011

 

 

9,291,618

 

 

 






















Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on investments

 

 

9,100,243

 

 

5,247,529

 

 

5,794,509

 

 

617,375

 

 

18,423,405

 

 

9,338,467

 

 

18,708,065

 

 

 






















Total realized and unrealized gain

 

 

9,691,672

 

 

1,736,442

 

 

8,300,465

 

 

1,289,109

 

 

18,881,935

 

 

11,456,478

 

 

27,999,683

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Dividends to Preferred
Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Net investment income

 

 

(271,576

)

 

(83,770

)

 

(158,516

)

 

(35,488

)

 

(301,077

)

 

(544,618

)

 

(498,379

)

 

 






















Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

 

$

21,849,565

 

$

5,741,061

 

$

14,031,229

 

$

2,935,210

 

$

31,043,726

 

$

28,795,901

 

$

50,039,852

 

 

 






















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Related to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Trust (BYM)

 

BlackRock Insured Municipal
Income Investment Trust (BAF)

 

BlackRock Municipal
Bond Trust (BBK)

 

 

 


 


 



Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shareholders:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 





















Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

$

12,429,469

 

$

23,833,237

 

$

4,088,389

 

$

7,960,492

 

$

5,889,280

 

$

11,803,804

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

591,429

 

 

(5,672,531

)

 

(3,511,087

)

 

(1,547,291

)

 

2,505,956

 

 

(4,209,349

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

9,100,243

 

 

(8,812,693

)

 

5,247,529

 

 

(873,684

)

 

5,794,509

 

 

(4,343,179

)

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net
investment income

 

 

(271,576

)

 

(2,513,122

)

 

(83,770

)

 

(744,761

)

 

(158,516

)

 

(1,349,183

)

 

 






 






 







Net increase in net assets applicable to Common
Shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

21,849,565

 

 

6,834,891

 

 

5,741,061

 

 

4,794,756

 

 

14,031,229

 

 

1,902,093

 

 

 






 






 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Dividends to Common Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

 

(10,782,230

)

 

(19,779,705

)

 

(3,589,693

)

 

(6,275,413

)

 

(5,292,110

)

 

(9,386,250

)

 

 






 






 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

118,279

 

 

146,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

410,394

 

 

397,817

 

 

 






 






 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

11,185,614

 

 

(12,798,412

)

 

2,151,368

 

 

(1,480,657

)

 

9,149,513

 

 

(7,086,340

)

Beginning of period

 

 

355,334,099

 

 

368,132,511

 

 

122,824,555

 

 

124,305,212

 

 

137,029,758

 

 

144,116,098

 

 

 






 






 







End of period

 

$

366,519,713

 

$

355,334,099

 

$

124,975,923

 

$

122,824,555

 

$

146,179,271

 

$

137,029,758

 

 

 






 






 







Undistributed net investment income

 

$

5,918,799

 

$

4,543,136

 

$

2,154,289

 

$

1,739,363

 

$

2,487,342

 

$

2,048,688

 

 

 






 






 








 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

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41




 

 


 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Municipal Bond
Investment Trust (BIE)

 

BlackRock Municipal
Income Trust II (BLE)

 

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured
Investment Fund (MFL)

 

 

 


 


 



Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to
Common Shareholders:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 





















Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

$

1,681,589

 

$

3,449,366

 

$

12,462,868

 

$

25,241,928

 

$

17,884,041

 

$

35,460,295

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

671,734

 

 

(2,150,945

)

 

458,530

 

 

(6,728,654

)

 

2,118,011

 

 

(14,166,063

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

617,375

 

 

(388,109

)

 

18,423,405

 

 

(15,458,538

)

 

9,338,467

 

 

12,563,335

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net
investment income

 

 

(35,488

)

 

(437,198

)

 

(301,077

)

 

(2,784,279

)

 

(544,618

)

 

(4,979,410

)

 

 






 






 







Net increase in net assets applicable to Common
Shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

2,935,210

 

 

473,114

 

 

31,043,726

 

 

270,457

 

 

28,795,901

 

 

28,878,157

 

 

 






 






 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Dividends to Common Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net investment income

 

 

(1,476,002

)

 

(2,802,003

)

 

(11,273,491

)

 

(19,376,940

)

 

(15,368,404

)

 

(26,563,835

)

 

 






 






 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

643,165

 

 

287,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 






 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to
Common Shareholders

 

 

1,459,208

 

 

(2,328,889

)

 

20,413,400

 

 

(18,819,458

)

 

13,427,497

 

 

2,314,322

 

Beginning of period

 

 

47,202,743

 

 

49,531,632

 

 

296,069,501

 

 

314,888,959

 

 

511,012,665

 

 

508,698,343

 

 

 






 






 







End of period

 

$

48,661,951

 

$

47,202,743

 

$

316,482,901

 

$

296,069,501

 

$

524,440,162

 

$

511,012,665

 

 

 






 






 







Undistributed net investment income

 

$

777,017

 

$

606,918

 

$

4,978,816

 

$

4,090,516

 

$

8,088,370

 

$

6,117,351

 

 

 






 






 








 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock MuniVest
Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

 

 







Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 







Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income

 

$

22,538,548

 

$

43,460,100

 

Net realized gain

 

 

9,291,618

 

 

122,896

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

18,708,065

 

 

(2,052,514

)

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(498,379

)

 

(3,867,803

)

 

 







Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

50,039,852

 

 

37,662,679

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Dividends to Common Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net investment income

 

 

(19,740,525

)

 

(33,322,841

)

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

2,224,030

 

 

522,169

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Total increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

32,523,357

 

 

4,862,007

 

Beginning of period

 

 

555,889,356

 

 

551,027,349

 

 

 







End of period

 

$

588,412,713

 

$

555,889,356

 

 

 







Undistributed net investment income

 

$

12,745,063

 

$

10,445,419

 

 

 








 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Statements of Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Insured Municipal
Income Trust
(BYM)

 

BlackRock
Insured Municipal
Income
Investment Trust
(BAF)

 

BlackRock
Municipal Bond
Investment Trust
(BIE)

 

BlackRock
MuniVest
Fund, Inc.
(MVF)

 















Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net increase in net assets resulting from operations, excluding dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

$

22,121,141

 

$

5,824,831

 

$

2,970,698

 

$

50,538,231

 

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in interest receivable

 

 

290,401

 

 

64,096

 

 

89,584

 

 

812,949

 

(Increase) decrease in income receivable — affiliated

 

 

42

 

 

5

 

 

8

 

 

(62

)

Increase (decrease) in other assets

 

 

3,307

 

 

1,293

 

 

(72

)

 

(23,341

)

Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fees payable

 

 

9,327

 

 

3,366

 

 

(2,078

)

 

(23,213

)

(Increase) decrease in other affiliates payable

 

 

2,727

 

 

(1

)

 

(8

)

 

(28

)

(Increase) decrease in other accrued expenses payable

 

 

(10,770

)

 

(16,069

)

 

8,468

 

 

(31,284

)

(Increase) decrease in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

(3,008

)

 

(918

)

 

375

 

 

23,234

 

Decrease in interest expense and fees payable

 

 

(129,250

)

 

(110,213

)

 

(6,015

)

 

(271,628

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(9,909,229

)

 

(1,923,341

)

 

(1,310,066

)

 

(25,049,477

)

Amortization of premium and discount on investments

 

 

(2,128,088

)

 

(138,258

)

 

(140,360

)

 

563,603

 

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

47,071,899

 

 

22,133,361

 

 

20,344,171

 

 

210,199,405

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(51,411,473

)

 

(25,152,612

)

 

(19,555,812

)

 

(196,328,640

)

Net (purchases) sales of short-term investments

 

 

310,972

 

 

2,899,479

 

 

(956,846

)

 

2,705,509

 

 

 













Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

6,217,998

 

 

3,585,019

 

 

1,442,047

 

 

43,115,258

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Cash Used for Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Cash receipts from trust certificates

 

 

4,750,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,166,634

 

Cash payments from trust certificates

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(42,295,916

)

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

 

 

(10,781,635

)

 

(3,563,491

)

 

(1,476,002

)

 

(19,572,942

)

Cash dividends paid to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

(272,121

)

 

(81,227

)

 

(36,129

)

 

(499,074

)

Increase in custodian bank payable

 

 

 

 

(1,044

)

 

(629

)

 

(252

)

 

 













Cash used for financing activities

 

 

(6,303,755

)

 

(3,645,763

)

 

(1,512,760

)

 

(43,201,550

)

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Net decrease in cash

 

 

(85,757

)

 

(60,744

)

 

(70,713

)

 

(86,292

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

85,757

 

 

60,744

 

 

70,713

 

 

86,292

 

 

 













Cash at end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

346,784

 

$

202,387

 

$

48,641

 

$

770,009

 

 

 














 

 

 

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Trust had a significant amount of borrowing during the period, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 




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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (BYM)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.55

 

$

14.04

 

$

14.82

 

$

15.54

 

$

15.61

 

$

14.62

 

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

0.47

1

 

0.91

1

 

1.04

1

 

1.03

 

 

1.03

 

 

1.03

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.37

 

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.83

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.09

)

 

1.07

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.17

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.83

 

 

0.26

 

 

(0.05

)

 

0.06

 

 

0.68

 

 

1.93

 

 

 



















Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.75

)

 

(0.73

)

 

(0.73

)

 

(0.75

)

 

(0.94

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 



















Total dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

 

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.75

)

 

(0.73

)

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.75

)

 

(0.94

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.97

 

$

13.55

 

$

14.04

 

$

14.82

 

$

15.54

 

$

15.61

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

13.70

 

$

13.69

 

$

13.19

 

$

14.35

 

$

14.65

 

$

15.43

 

 

 







































Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

6.21

%3

 

2.83

%

 

(0.16

)%

 

0.48

%

 

4.92

%

 

13.77

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

3.09

%3

 

10.58

%

 

(3.13

)%

 

3.20

%

 

0.07

%

 

17.69

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.14

%5

 

1.38

%

 

1.24

%

 

1.12

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.15

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.04

%5

 

1.20

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.80

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.83

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

 

 

1.04

%5

 

1.20

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.80

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.83

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,6

 

 

0.92

%5

 

0.93

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.80

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.83

%

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

6.86

%5

 

7.23

%

 

7.08

%

 

6.67

%

 

6.75

%

 

6.83

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.15

%5

 

0.76

%

 

1.80

%

 

1.79

%

 

1.69

%

 

1.09

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

6.71

%5

 

6.47

%

 

5.28

%

 

4.88

%

 

5.06

%

 

5.74

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

366,520

 

$

355,334

 

$

368,133

 

$

388,275

 

$

407,338

 

$

408,641

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

137,250

 

$

137,250

 

$

149,925

 

$

228,975

 

$

228,975

 

$

228,975

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

10

%

 

18

%

 

39

%

 

17

%

 

60

%

 

57

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

91,763

 

$

89,725

 

$

86,398

 

$

67,402

 

$

69,485

 

$

69,622

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

6

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (BAF)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.06

 

$

14.23

 

$

14.68

 

$

15.24

 

$

15.26

 

$

14.34

 

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

0.47

1

 

0.91

1

 

0.99

1

 

1.01

 

 

1.02

 

 

1.02

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.20

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.46

)

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.07

)

 

0.96

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.16

)

 

 



















Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.55

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.69

 

 

1.82

 

 

 



















Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.72

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(0.70

)

 

(0.71

)

 

(0.90

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.31

 

$

14.06

 

$

14.23

 

$

14.68

 

$

15.24

 

$

15.26

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

14.00

 

$

13.01

 

$

12.42

 

$

13.55

 

$

13.88

 

$

15.30

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

4.89

%3

 

5.36

%

 

2.22

%

 

1.17

%

 

5.16

%

 

13.13

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

10.90

%3

 

11.70

%

 

(3.35

)%

 

2.54

%

 

(4.48

)%

 

15.03

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.24

%5

 

1.60

%

 

1.33

%

 

1.19

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.22

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.13

%5

 

1.40

%

 

1.05

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.90

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

 

 

1.13

%5

 

1.40

%

 

1.05

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.90

%

 

0.89

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,6

 

 

0.98

%5

 

0.98

%

 

0.91

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.90

%

 

0.89

%

 

 



















Net investment income4

 

 

6.58

%5

 

7.04

%

 

6.71

%

 

6.70

%

 

6.79

%

 

6.85

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.13

%5

 

0.66

%

 

1.92

%

 

2.05

%

 

1.74

%

 

1.06

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

6.45

%5

 

6.38

%

 

4.79

%

 

4.65

%

 

5.05

%

 

5.79

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

124,976

 

$

122,825

 

$

124,305

 

$

128,215

 

$

133,106

 

$

133,221

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

42,275

 

$

42,275

 

$

44,375

 

$

76,000

 

$

76,000

 

$

76,000

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

13

%

 

45

%

 

29

%

 

13

%

 

9

%

 

2

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

98,908

 

$

97,637

 

$

95,044

 

$

67,187

 

$

68,792

 

$

68,826

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

6

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (BBK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.23

 

$

13.96

 

$

15.57

 

$

16.35

 

$

16.36

 

$

15.00

 

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

0.57

1

 

1.14

1

 

1.23

1

 

1.20

 

 

1.21

 

 

1.21

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.80

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(1.48

)

 

(0.63

)

 

0.18

 

 

1.36

 

Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.17

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 



















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

1.35

 

 

0.18

 

 

(0.56

)

 

0.25

 

 

1.12

 

 

2.40

 

 

 



















Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.91

)

 

(0.95

)

 

(1.03

)

 

(1.04

)

 

(1.04

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.10

)

 

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

 

 



















Total dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

 

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.91

)

 

(1.05

)

 

(1.03

)

 

(1.13

)

 

(1.04

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.07

 

$

13.23

 

$

13.96

 

$

15.57

 

$

16.35

 

$

16.36

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

14.37

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.89

 

$

16.50

 

$

17.89

 

$

17.18

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

10.31

%3

 

2.52

%

 

(3.77

)%

 

1.09

%

 

7.18

%

 

16.63

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

8.01

%3

 

7.48

%

 

(9.65

)%

 

(2.09

)%

 

11.55

%

 

25.75

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.32

%5

 

1.51

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.28

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.35

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.08

%5

 

1.19

%

 

1.01

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.88

%

 

0.88

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

 

 

1.08

%5

 

1.19

%

 

1.01

%

 

0.83

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.87

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,6

 

 

1.05

%5

 

1.10

%

 

0.98

%

 

0.83

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.87

%

 

 



















Net investment income4

 

 

8.29

%5

 

9.67

%

 

8.25

%

 

7.36

%

 

7.58

%

 

7.73

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.22

%5

 

1.11

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.94

%

 

1.57

%

 

1.08

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

8.07

%5

 

8.56

%

 

6.38

%

 

5.42

%

 

6.01

%

 

6.65

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

146,179

 

$

137,030

 

$

144,116

 

$

159,900

 

$

166,895

 

$

165,863

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

79,900

 

$

79,900

 

$

80,500

 

$

90,500

 

$

90,500

 

$

90,500

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

20

%

 

46

%

 

27

%

 

14

%

 

85

%

 

70

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

70,739

 

$

67,877

 

$

69,766

 

$

69,176

 

$

71,114

 

$

70,824

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

6

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (BIE)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.16

 

$

14.86

 

$

15.45

 

$

16.22

 

$

16.31

 

$

15.53

 

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

0.50

1

 

1.03

1

 

1.16

1

 

1.15

 

 

1.17

 

 

1.16

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.39

 

 

(0.76

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.06

)

 

0.71

 

Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.16

)

 

 



















Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.88

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.16

 

 

0.84

 

 

1.71

 

 

 



















Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.44

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(0.94

)

 

(0.93

)

 

(0.93

)

 

(0.93

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.60

 

$

14.16

 

$

14.86

 

$

15.45

 

$

16.22

 

$

16.31

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

13.62

 

$

13.20

 

$

14.28

 

$

15.82

 

$

16.70

 

$

15.95

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

6.50

%3

 

2.43

%

 

2.34

%

 

0.95

%

 

5.40

%

 

11.58

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

6.57

%3

 

(0.64

)%

 

(3.95

)%

 

0.40

%

 

10.97

%

 

19.59

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.62

%5

 

1.71

%

 

1.54

%

 

1.43

%

 

1.47

%

 

1.49

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.38

%5

 

1.36

%

 

1.13

%

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.02

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

 

 

1.38

%5

 

1.36

%

 

1.13

%

 

0.96

%

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,6

 

 

1.20

%5

 

1.25

%

 

1.09

%

 

0.96

%

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

 

 



















Net investment income4

 

 

6.99

%5

 

7.98

%

 

7.52

%

 

7.22

%

 

7.28

%

 

7.24

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.15

%5

 

1.01

%

 

1.99

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.70

%

 

1.01

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

6.84

%5

 

6.97

%

 

5.53

%

 

5.21

%

 

5.58

%

 

6.23

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

48,662

 

$

47,203

 

$

49,532

 

$

51,384

 

$

53,798

 

$

53,990

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

17,850

 

$

17,850

 

$

26,175

 

$

29,775

 

$

29,775

 

$

29,775

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

26

%

 

71

%

 

30

%

 

23

%

 

6

%

 

2

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

93,155

 

$

91,112

 

$

72,318

 

$

68,149

 

$

70,173

 

$

70,343

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

6

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (BLE)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.78

 

$

13.60

 

$

15.08

 

$

15.82

 

$

15.75

 

$

14.34

 

 

 



















Net investment income

 

 

0.54

1

 

1.09

1

 

1.17

1

 

1.17

 

 

1.18

 

 

1.20

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.81

 

 

(0.95

)

 

(1.50

)

 

(0.66

)

 

0.18

 

 

1.38

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.12

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.17

)

 

 



















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

1.34

 

 

0.02

 

 

(0.63

)

 

0.19

 

 

1.08

 

 

2.41

 

 

 



















Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(0.85

)

 

(0.93

)

 

(1.01

)

 

(1.00

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.63

 

$

12.78

 

$

13.60

 

$

15.08

 

$

15.82

 

$

15.75

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

13.54

 

$

13.45

 

$

13.27

 

$

15.05

 

$

17.22

 

$

15.73

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

10.57

%3

 

1.54

%

 

(4.15

)%

 

1.02

%

 

7.04

%

 

17.56

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

4.36

%3

 

9.52

%

 

(6.29

)%

 

(7.38

)%

 

16.66

%

 

20.95

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.17

%6

 

1.36

%

 

1.24

%

 

1.12

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.17

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.09

%6

 

1.19

%

 

1.07

%

 

0.90

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.93

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

 

 

1.09

%6

 

1.19

%

 

1.07

%

 

0.89

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.93

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,5

 

 

1.01

%6

 

1.05

%

 

1.00

%

 

0.89

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.93

%

 

 



















Net investment income4

 

 

8.10

%6

 

9.69

%

 

8.09

%

 

7.43

%

 

7.66

%

 

8.00

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.20

%6

 

1.07

%

 

2.04

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.78

%

 

1.15

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

7.90

%6

 

8.62

%

 

6.05

%

 

5.42

%

 

5.88

%

 

6.85

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

316,483

 

$

296,070

 

$

314,889

 

$

347,563

 

$

362,608

 

$

359,020

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

151,300

 

$

151,300

 

$

166,050

 

$

205,550

 

$

205,550

 

$

205,550

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

18

%

 

19

%

 

21

%

 

12

%

 

68

%

 

49

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

77,295

 

$

73,923

 

$

72,419

 

$

67,279

 

$

69,110

 

$

68,672

 

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

 

 

6

Annualized.


 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (MFL)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 




















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.57

 

$

13.50

 

$

14.09

 

$

14.75

 

$

15.32

 

$

15.37

 

 

 



















Net investment income1

 

 

0.47

 

 

0.94

 

 

1.01

 

 

1.07

 

 

1.04

 

 

1.09

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.30

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.47

)

 

0.05

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.18

)

 

 



















Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.76

 

 

0.78

 

 

0.08

 

 

0.06

 

 

0.27

 

 

0.96

 

 

 



















Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.41

)

 

(0.71

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.72

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(1.01

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.92

 

$

13.57

 

$

13.50

 

$

14.09

 

$

14.75

 

$

15.32

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

13.08

 

$

12.63

 

$

11.61

 

$

12.86

 

$

14.37

 

$

15.75

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

5.82

%3

 

7.36

%

 

1.16

%

 

0.59

%

 

2.10

%

 

6.49

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

6.84

%3

 

16.19

%

 

(4.68

)%

 

(5.76

)%

 

(3.24

)%

 

13.39

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.17

%5

 

1.32

%

 

1.54

%

 

1.54

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.41

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.10

%5

 

1.20

%

 

1.42

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.35

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly4

 

 

1.10

%5

 

1.20

%

 

1.42

%

 

1.46

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.35

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,6

 

 

1.03

%5

 

1.07

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.12

%

 

1.12

%

 

1.11

%

 

 



















Net investment income4

 

 

6.89

%5

 

7.48

%

 

7.23

%

 

7.30

%

 

7.08

%

 

7.11

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.21

%5

 

1.05

%

 

2.31

%

 

2.40

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.15

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

6.65

%5

 

6.43

%

 

4.92

%

 

4.90

%

 

5.08

%

 

5.96

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

524,440

 

$

511,013

 

$

508,698

 

$

530,903

 

$

555,494

 

$

576,931

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

274,650

 

$

274,650

 

$

296,125

 

$

363,250

 

$

363,250

 

$

363,250

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

24

%

 

40

%

 

25

%

 

22

%

 

43

%

 

26

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

72,738

 

$

71,516

 

$

67,958

 

$

61,555

7

$

63,240

7

$

64,711

7

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

6

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

 

 

7

Prior year amounts have been recalculated to conform with current period presentation.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 




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Financial Highlights

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 















Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

8.98

 

$

8.91

 

$

9.39

 

$

9.93

 

$

10.23

 

$

9.91

 

 

 



















Net investment income1

 

 

0.36

 

 

0.70

 

 

0.67

 

 

0.73

 

 

0.70

 

 

0.74

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.45

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.45

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.23

)

 

0.35

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.06

)

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.10

)

 

 



















Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.80

 

 

0.61

 

 

0.04

 

 

(0.02

)

 

0.30

 

 

0.99

 

 

 



















Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.32

)

 

(0.54

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.60

)

 

(0.67

)

 

 



















Net asset value, end of period

 

$

9.46

 

$

8.98

 

$

8.91

 

$

9.39

 

$

9.93

 

$

10.23

 

 

 



















Market price, end of period

 

$

9.64

 

$

8.91

 

$

8.33

 

$

9.35

 

$

9.66

 

$

10.15

 

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Based on net asset value

 

 

8.97

%3

 

8.18

%

 

0.51

%

 

(0.30

)%

 

3.27

%

 

10.64

%

 

 



















Based on market price

 

 

11.91

%3

 

14.81

%

 

(5.63

)%

 

2.05

%

 

1.26

%

 

16.97

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Total expenses4

 

 

1.22

%5

 

1.53

%

 

1.58

%

 

1.66

%

 

1.60

%

 

1.45

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly4

 

 

1.22

%5

 

1.50

%

 

1.58

%

 

1.66

%

 

1.60

%

 

1.45

%

 

 



















Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees4,6

 

 

1.04

%5

 

1.14

%

 

1.10

%

 

1.02

%

 

1.04

%

 

1.02

%

 

 



















Net investment income4

 

 

7.81

%5

 

8.74

%

 

7.34

%

 

7.33

%

 

7.11

%

 

7.38

%

 

 



















Dividends to Preferred Shareholders

 

 

0.17

%5

 

0.78

%

 

1.94

%

 

1.98

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.02

%

 

 



















Net investment income to Common Shareholders

 

 

7.64

%5

 

7.96

%

 

5.40

%

 

5.35

%

 

5.39

%

 

6.36

%

 

 



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

 

$

588,413

 

$

555,889

 

$

551,027

 

$

579,079

 

$

609,612

 

$

627,562

 

 

 



















Preferred Shares outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

$

243,825

 

$

243,825

 

$

275,700

 

$

334,000

 

$

334,000

 

$

334,000

 

 

 



















Portfolio turnover

 

 

23

%

 

31

%

 

41

%

 

39

%

 

56

%

 

49

%

 

 



















Asset coverage per Preferred Share at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

 

$

85,334

 

$

81,999

 

$

74,993

 

$

68,380

7

$

70,654

7

$

71,973

7

 

 




















 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

 

 

 

 

5

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

6

Interest expense and fees relate to tender option bond trusts. See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to tender option bond trusts.

 

 

 

 

7

Prior year amounts have been recalculated to conform with current period presentation.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust (“BYM”), BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Investment Trust (“BAF”) (collectively the “Insured Trusts”), BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (“BBK”), BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust (“BIE”) (collectively the “Bond Trusts”) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (“BLE”) are organized as Delaware statutory trusts. BlackRock MuniHoldings Insured Investment Fund (“MFL”) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (“MVF”) (all, collectively the “Trusts”) are organized as a Massachusetts business trust and as a Maryland corporation, respectively. BYM, BBK and BLE are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. BAF, BIE, MFL and MVF are registered under the 1940 Act as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Boards of Directors and the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board.” The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset value of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation: The Trusts’ policy is to fair value their financial instruments at market value. 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 selected under the supervision of each Trust’s Board. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued by a method approved by each Trust’s Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities: Each Trust 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 purchaser is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Trusts assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Trusts’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized gain of the commitment, which is shown on the Schedules of Investments, if any.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts: The Trusts leverage their assets through the use of tender option bond trusts (“TOBs”). A TOB is established by a third party sponsor forming a special purpose entity, into which one or more funds, or an agent on behalf of the funds, transfers municipal bonds. Other funds managed by the investment advisor may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB into which a Trust has contributed bonds. A TOB typically issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate certificates, which are sold to third party investors, and residual certificates (“TOB Residuals”), which are generally issued to the participating funds that made the transfer. The TOB Residuals held by a Trust include the right of the Trust (1) to cause the holders of a proportional share of the floating rate certificates to tender their certificates at par, and (2) to transfer, within seven days, a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB to the Trust. The TOB may also be terminated without the consent of the Trust upon the occurrence of certain events as defined in the TOB agreements. Such termination events may include the bankruptcy or default of the municipal bond, a substantial downgrade in credit quality of the municipal bond, the inability of the TOB to obtain quarterly or annual renewal of the liquidity support agreement, a substantial decline in market value of the municipal bond or the inability to remarket the short-term floating rate certificates to third party investors.

The cash received by the TOB from the sale of the short-term floating rate certificates, less transaction expenses, is paid to the Trust, which typically invests the cash in additional municipal bonds. Each Trust’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB is accounted for as a secured borrowing, therefore the municipal bonds deposited into a TOB are presented in the Trusts’ Schedules of Investments and the proceeds from the issuance of the short-term floating rate certificates are shown as trust certificates in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Interest income from the underlying security is recorded by the Trusts on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the secured borrowing and other expenses related to remarketing, administration and trustee services to a TOB are reported as expenses of the Trusts. The floating rate certificates have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender certificates to the TOB for redemption at par at each reset date. At February 28, 2010, the aggregate value of the underlying municipal bonds

 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

transferred to TOBs, the related liability for trust certificates and the range of interest rates on the liability for trust certificates were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

Underlying
Municipal
Bonds
Transferred to
TOBs

 

Liability
for Trust
Certificates

 

Range of
Interest
Rates

 









BYM

 

$

118,433,828

 

$

63,475,997

 

0.19% – 0.34%

 

BAF

 

$

48,980,189

 

$

28,697,356

 

0.21% – 0.34%

 

BBK

 

$

11,716,983

 

$

5,899,148

 

0.22% – 0.31%

 

BIE

 

$

22,624,414

 

$

11,821,747

 

0.16% – 0.25%

 

BLE

 

$

64,626,461

 

$

35,563,189

 

0.16% – 0.31%

 

MFL

 

$

95,036,947

 

$

49,760,534

 

0.21% – 0.64%

 

MVF

 

$

246,652,387

 

$

129,183,699

 

0.19% – 0.38%

 












For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Trusts’ average trust certificates outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate, including fees, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Average
Trust Certificates
Outstanding

 

Daily Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 







BYM

 

 

$

61,011,909

 

 

0.72

%

 

BAF

 

 

$

28,697,356

 

 

0.65

%

 

BBK

 

 

$

5,899,148

 

 

0.69

%

 

BIE

 

 

$

11,821,747

 

 

0.73

%

 

BLE

 

 

$

35,563,189

 

 

0.68

%

 

MFL

 

 

$

48,326,609

 

 

0.77

%

 

MVF

 

 

$

154,417,199

 

 

0.65

%

 











Should short-term interest rates rise, the Trusts’ investments in TOBs may adversely affect the Trusts’ investment income and distributions to Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB may adversely affect the Trusts’ net asset value per share.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Each Trust 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.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Trusts either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), each Trust will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. Each Trust amortizes all premiums and discounts on debt securities.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 6.

Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Trusts’ US federal tax returns remain open for the four years ended August 31, 2009. The statutes of limitations on the Trusts’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Standards: In June 2009, amended guidance was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for transfers of financial assets. This guidance is intended to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Earlier application is prohibited. The recognition and measurement provisions of this guidance must be applied to transfers occurring on or after the effective date. Additionally, the enhanced disclosure provisions of the amended guidance should be applied to transfers that occurred both before and after the effective date of this guidance. The impact of this guidance on the Trusts’ financial statements and disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance to improve disclosure about fair value measurements which will require additional disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). It also clarifies existing disclosure requirements relating to the levels of disaggregation for fair value measurement and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009 except for

 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollfor-ward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of this guidance on the Trusts’ financial statements and disclosures is currently being assessed.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested 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 other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Trust’s deferred compensation liability, if any, are included in other assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Funds investments under the plan are included in income — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. The Trusts have an arrangement with the custodians whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodians impose fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Trusts may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the return of the Trusts and to economically hedge, or protect, exposure to certain risks such as interest rate risk. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. To the extent amounts due to the Trust from its counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Trust bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is minimal because of the protection against default provided by the exchanges on which they trade.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Trusts may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk). Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. 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 margin variation and are recognized by the Trusts as unrealized gains or losses. 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 transactions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations
Six Months Ended February 28, 2010

 


Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

 


 

 

BYM

 

BAF

 

BBK

 

BIE

 

BLE

 

MFL

 

MVF

 

 

 















Interest rate contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

$

122,947

 

$

9,956

 

$

(6,131

)

$

2,987

 

$

175,372

 

$

35,842

 

$

335,746

 
























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the average quarterly balance of outstanding derivative financial instruments was as follows:

 


 

 

BYM

 

BAF

 

BBK

 

BIE

 

BLE

 

MFL

 

MVF

 

 

 















Financial futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts purchased

 

 

11

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

9

 

 

18

 

 

22

 

Average number of contracts sold

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

118

 

Average notional value of contracts purchased

 

$

1,265,024

 

$

575,011

 

$

517,510

 

$

172,503

 

$

977,519

 

$

2,070,040

 

$

2,472,547

 

Average notional value of contracts sold

 

$

7,489,136

 

 

 

$

3,997,012

 

 

 

$

6,428,139

 

 

 

$

13,987,156

 

























 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.

Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Trusts’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services.

The Manager is responsible for the management of each Trust’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust. For such services, each Trust pays the Manager a monthly fee of the Trust’s average weekly (daily for MFL and MVF) net assets. Average daily or weekly net assets are the average daily or weekly value of each Trust’s total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Fees accrue at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

 

 


BYM

 

 

0.55

%

BAF

 

 

0.55

%

BBK

 

 

0.65

%

BIE

 

 

0.65

%

BLE

 

 

0.55

%

MFL

 

 

0.55

%

MVF

 

 

0.50

%


The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fee with respect to the Insured Trusts at an annual rate of 0.05% of average weekly value of net assets through October 2010. With respect to the Bond Trusts, the waiver, as a percentage of average weekly net assets is 0.15% through April 2010, 0.10% through April 2011 and 0.05% through April 2012. With respect to BLE, the waiver, as a percentage of average weekly assets, is 0.05% through July 2012. With respect to MFL, the Manager waived its investment advisory fees on the proceeds of Preferred Shares and TOBs that exceed 35% of the average daily net assets. For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the Manager waived the following amounts, which are included in fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Fees Waived
by Manager

 





BYM

 

 

$

187,185

 

 

BAF

 

 

$

65,252

 

 

BBK

 

 

$

170,391

 

 

BIE

 

 

$

58,145

 

 

BLE

 

 

$

106,606

 

 

MFL

 

 

$

182,830

 

 








The Manager has voluntarily agreed to waive its 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 advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees through its investment in other affiliated investment companies. These amounts are included in fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2010, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Fees Waived
by Manager

 





BYM

 

 

$

851

 

 

BAF

 

 

$

2,948

 

 

BBK

 

 

$

879

 

 

BIE

 

 

$

1,065

 

 

BLE

 

 

$

19,510

 

 

MFL

 

 

$

5,166

 

 

MVF

 

 

$

3,697

 

 








The Manager has entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to the Insured Trusts, Bond Trusts and BLE, and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager, with respect to MFL and MVF, under which the Manager pays BFM and BIM for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by the Trust to the Manager.

For the six months ended February 28, 2010, certain Trusts reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

Reimbursement

 





BYM

 

 

$

5,638

 

 

BAF

 

 

$

1,957

 

 

BBK

 

 

$

2,244

 

 

BIE

 

 

$

781

 

 

BLE

 

 

$

4,985

 

 

MFL

 

 

$

7,965

 

 

MVF

 

 

$

9,184

 

 








Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended February 28, 2010 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 







BYM

 

$

55,476,868

 

$

52,703,520

 

BAF

 

$

24,275,424

 

$

23,656,740

 

BBK

 

$

45,750,070

 

$

49,205,138

 

BIE

 

$

19,748,855

 

$

19,956,937

 

BLE

 

$

84,492,907

 

$

79,095,478

 

MFL

 

$

223,138,362

 

$

184,208,785

 

MVF

 

$

241,370,132

 

$

219,736,015

 









5. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:

Each Trust invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. Please see the Schedules of Investments for concentrations in specific states.

 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

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 (credit risk). The value of securities held by the Trusts may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Trusts; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to credit risk, the Trusts may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Trusts have unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Trusts to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of investments and cash due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Trusts’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Insured Trusts, the Bond Trusts and BLE are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, including Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. Each Trust’s Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

MFL is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, including 1 million Preferred Shares, par value $0.10 per share.

MVF is authorized to issue 160 million shares, 150 million of which were initially classified as Common Shares, par value $0.10 per share and 10 million of which were classified as Preferred Shares, par value $0.10 per share.

Common Shares

During the six months ended February 28, 2010 and the year ended August 31, 2009, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Six Months
Ended
February 28,
2010

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2009

 







BYM

 

8,697

 

 

11,216

 

 

BBK

 

29,889

 

 

32,485

 

 

BLE

 

48,811

 

 

23,758

 

 

MVF

 

240,436

 

 

60,788

 

 









Shares issued and outstanding remained constant during the six months ended February 28, 2010 and the year ended August 31, 2009 for BAF, BIE and MFL.

Preferred Shares

The Preferred Shares are redeemable at the option of each Trust, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at their liquidation preference per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The Preferred Shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at their liquidation preference plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of a Trust, as set forth in each Trust’s Articles Supplementary/Statement of Preferences/Certificate of Designation (the “Governing Instrument”), are not satisfied.

From time to time in the future, each Trust that has issued Preferred Shares may effect repurchases of such shares at prices below their liquidation preference as agreed upon by the Trust and seller. Each Trust also may redeem such shares from time to time as provided in the applicable Governing Instrument. Each Trust intends to effect such redemptions and/or repurchases to the extent necessary to maintain applicable asset coverage requirements or for such other reasons as the Board may determine.

The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with the 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.

The Trusts had the following series of Preferred Shares outstanding, effective yields and reset frequency at February 28, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

 

Series

 

Preferred
Shares

 

Effective
Yield

 

Reset
Frequency
Days

 











BYM

 

 

M-7

 

1,830

 

 

0.37

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

1,830

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

F-7

 

1,830

 

 

0.37

%

 

7

 

 


BAF

 

 

M-7

 

1,691

 

 

0.37

%

 

7

 

 


BBK

 

 

T-7

 

1,598

 

 

0.35

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

1,598

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 


BIE

 

 

W-7

 

714

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 


BLE

 

 

M-7

 

1,513

 

 

0.37

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

T-7

 

1,513

 

 

0.35

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

W-7

 

1,513

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

1,513

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 


MFL

 

 

A

 

1,584

 

 

0.35

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

2,642

 

 

0.37

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

2,601

 

 

0.37

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

1,633

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

2,526

 

 

0.32

%

 

7

 

 


MVF

 

 

A

 

1,460

 

 

0.19

%

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

1,460

 

 

0.21

%

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

1,460

 

 

0.17

%

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

1,460

 

 

0.19

%

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

2,190

 

 

0.17

%

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

1,723

 

 

1.42

%

 

7

 

 
















 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Dividends on seven-day Preferred Shares are cumulative at a rate which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. If the Preferred Shares fail to clear the auction on an auction date, the affected Trust is required to pay the maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Shares to holders of such shares for successive dividend periods until such time as the shares are successfully auctioned. The maximum applicable rate on all series of Preferred Shares (except for MVF) is the higher of 110% of AA commercial paper rate or 110% of 90% of the Kenney S&P 30-Day High Grade Index rate divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate. The maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Shares for MVF for Series A, B, C, D and E is 110% of the interest equivalent of the 60-day commercial paper rate and for Series F is the higher of 110% plus or times (i) the Telerate/BBA LIBOR or (ii) 90% of the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index rate divided by 1.00 minus the marginal tax rate. The low, high and average dividend rates on the Preferred Shares for each Trust for the six months ended February 28, 2010 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 






 

Series

Low

High

Average






BYM

M-7

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%

 

R-7

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%

 

F-7

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%






BAF

M-7

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%






BBK

T-7

0.26%

0.52%

0.38%

 

R-7

0.24%

0.56%

0.39%






BIE

W-7

0.26%

0.53%

0.39%






BLE

M-7

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%

 

T-7

0.26%

0.53%

0.40%

 

W-7

0.26%

0.53%

0.40%

 

R-7

0.24%

0.54%

0.40%






MFL

A

0.26%

0.52%

0.40%

 

B

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%

 

C

0.43%

0.56%

0.40%

 

D

0.26%

0.53%

0.40%

 

E

0.24%

0.56%

0.40%






MVF

A

0.15%

0.20%

0.18%

 

B

0.13%

0.21%

0.17%

 

C

0.14%

0.22%

0.18%

 

D

0.14%

0.19%

0.18%

 

E

0.13%

0.33%

0.18%

 

F

1.34%

1.57%

1.47%






Since February 13, 2008, the Preferred Shares of each Trust failed to clear any of their auctions. As a result, the Preferred Shares dividend rates were reset to the maximum applicable rate, which ranged from 0.13% to 1.57% for the six months ended February 28, 2010. A failed auction is not an event of default for the Trusts but it has a negative impact on the liquidity of Preferred Shares. A failed auction occurs when there are more sellers of a Trust’s auction rate preferred shares than buyers. A successful auction for each Trust’s Preferred Shares may not occur for some time, if ever, and even if liquidity does resume, Preferred Shareholders may not have the ability to sell the Preferred Shares at their liquidation preference.

The Trusts may not declare dividends or make other distributions on Common Shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding Preferred Shares is less than 200%.

The Trusts pay commissions of 0.25% on the aggregate principal amount of all shares that successfully clear their auctions and 0.15% on the aggregate principal amount of all shares that fail to clear their auctions. Certain broker dealers have individually agreed to reduce commissions for failed auctions.

During the year ended August 31, 2009, certain Trusts announced the following redemptions of Preferred Shares at a price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















 

 

Series

 

Redemption
Date

 

Shares
Redeemed

 

Aggregate
Principal

 















BYM

 

 

M-7

 

 

7/14/09

 

169

 

 

$

4,225,000

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

 

7/10/09

 

169

 

 

$

4,225,000

 

 

 

 

F-7

 

 

7/13/09

 

169

 

 

$

4,225,000

 















BAF

 

 

M-7

 

 

7/14/09

 

84

 

 

$

2,100,000

 















BBK

 

 

T-7

 

 

7/08/09

 

12

 

 

$

300,000

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

 

7/10/09

 

12

 

 

$

300,000

 















BIE

 

 

W-7

 

 

7/09/09

 

333

 

 

$

8,325,000

 















BLE

 

 

M-7

 

 

7/14/09

 

147

 

 

$

3,675,000

 

 

 

 

T-7

 

 

7/08/09

 

148

 

 

$

3,700,000

 

 

 

 

W-7

 

 

7/09/09

 

147

 

 

$

3,675,000

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

 

7/10/09

 

148

 

 

$

3,700,000

 















MFL

 

 

A

 

 

7/08/09

 

124

 

 

$

3,100,000

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

7/06/09

 

207

 

 

$

5,175,000

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

7/07/09

 

203

 

 

$

5,075,000

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

7/09/09

 

128

 

 

$

3,200,000

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

7/06/09

 

197

 

 

$

4,925,000

 















MVF

 

 

A

 

 

6/29/09

 

191

 

 

$

4,775,000

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

7/06/09

 

191

 

 

$

4,775,000

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

7/13/09

 

191

 

 

$

4,775,000

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

7/20/09

 

191

 

 

$

4,775,000

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

6/29/09

 

286

 

 

$

7,150,000

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

7/08/09

 

225

 

 

$

5,625,000

 















The Trusts financed the Preferred Share redemptions with cash received from TOB transactions.

Preferred Shares issued and outstanding remained constant for the six months ended February 28, 2010 for all Trusts.

 

 

 




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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)


7. Capital Loss Carryforwards:

As of August 31, 2009, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
























Expires August 31,

 

 

BYM

 

 

BAF

 

 

BBK

 

 

BIE

 

 

BLE

 

 

MFL

 

 

MVF

 
























2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,097,889

 

$

1,836,991

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

$

178,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,986,138

 

 

 

2015

 

$

1,544,099

 

 

 

 

 

$

30,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

3,217,765

 

 

250,838

 

$

1,160,689

 

 

 

 

1,648,836

 

 

 

$

5,453,226

 

2017

 

 

6,430,212

 

 

 

 

2,225,455

 

 

 

 

3,397,830

 

 

6,481,433

 

 

8,969,669

 

 

 






















Total

 

$

11,192,076

 

$

429,834

 

$

3,386,144

 

$

30,026

 

$

10,144,555

 

$

16,304,562

 

$

14,422,895

 

 

 






















8. Subsequent Events:

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

Each Trust paid a net investment income dividend on April 1, 2010 to Common Shareholders of record on March 15, 2010 as follows:

 

 



 

Common
Dividend
Per Share



BYM

$    0.072000

BAF

$    0.073500

BBK

$    0.085000

BIE

$     0.078800

BLE

$    0.081000

MFL

$    0.073000

MVF

$    0.054500



The dividends declared on Preferred Shares for the period March 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

 

Series

 

Dividends
Declared

 







BYM

 

 

M-7

 

$

13,600

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

$

13,699

 

 

 

 

F-7

 

$

13,513

 









BAF

 

 

M-7

 

$

12,567

 









BBK

 

 

T-7

 

$

11,976

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

$

11,962

 









BIE

 

 

W-7

 

$

5,359

 









BLE

 

 

M-7

 

$

8,244

 

 

 

 

T-7

 

$

11,339

 

 

 

 

W-7

 

$

11,356

 

 

 

 

R-7

 

$

11,183

 









MFL

 

 

A

 

$

3,601

 

 

 

 

B

 

$

2,481

 

 

 

 

C

 

$

1,628

 

 

 

 

D

 

$

3,335

 

 

 

 

E

 

$

4,744

 









MVF

 

 

A

 

$

3,960

 

 

 

 

B

 

$

3,366

 

 

 

 

C

 

$

2,860

 

 

 

 

D

 

$

693

 

 

 

 

E

 

$

1,040

 

 

 

 

F

 

$

13,949

 










 

 

 




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Officers and Trustees

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Trustee
Karen P. Robards, Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Audit Committee and Trustee
G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Trustee
Richard S. Davis, Trust President1 and Trustee
Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee
Kathleen F. Feldstein, Trustee
James T. Flynn, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee
Henry Gabbay, Trustee
Jerrold B. Harris, Trustee
R. Glenn Hubbard, Trustee
W. Carl Kester, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee
Anne Ackerley, Trust President2 and Chief Executive Officer
Brendan Kyne, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer of the Trusts
Howard Surloff, Secretary

 

 

1

Trust President for MFL.

 

2

Trust President for all Trusts except MFL.


 

Investment Advisor

 

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Sub-Advisors

 

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC1

Plainsboro, NJ 08536

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.2

New York, NY 10055

 

Custodians

 

The Bank of New York Mellon1

New York, NY 10286

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company2

Boston, MA 02111

 

Transfer Agents

 

Common Shares:

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services1

Jersey City, NJ 07310

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.2

Providence, RI 02940

 

Auction Agents

 

Preferred Shares:

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

 

Accounting Agent

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Legal Counsel

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York, NY 10036

 

Address of the Trusts

 

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 


 

 

1

For MFL and MVF.

 

2

For BYM, BAF, BBK, BIE and BLE.


 

 

 


 

 

Effective January 1, 2010, Kent Dixon, a Trustee of the Trusts, retired.

 

 

 

Effective March 31, 2010, G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, a Trustee of the Trusts, resigned.

 

 

 

The Trusts’ Board of Trustees wishes both Mr. Dixon and Mr. Beckwith well.

 

 



 

 

 




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Additional Information


 


Dividend Policy


The Trusts’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to their shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the Trusts may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends paid by the Trusts for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Trusts during such month. The Trusts’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

 

 

 




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General Information


Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ web-sites or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Trusts’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. Each Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at 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 www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

 




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BlackRock Privacy Principles


BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

 




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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Trusts have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in the short-term dividend rates of the Preferred Shares, currently set at the maximum reset rate as a result of failed auctions, 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 – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

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 – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

   

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

   

11(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 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   

11(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

   

12(a)(1) –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

   

12(a)(2) –

Certifications – Attached hereto

   

12(a)(3) –

Not Applicable

 


12(b) –

Certifications – Attached hereto

   

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   

 

BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust

   
  By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley  
    Anne F. Ackerley
    Chief Executive Officer of
    BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust
   
  Date: April 28, 2010
   
  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/ Anne F. Ackerley  
    Anne F. Ackerley
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust
   
  Date: April 28, 2010
   
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust
     
  Date: April 28, 2010