BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05611

Name of Fund:  BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service:  John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2015


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments May 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Alabama — 1.9%

    

City of Selma Alabama IDB, RB, Gulf Opportunity Zone, International Paper Co. Project, Series A:

    

5.80%, 5/01/34

   $ 1,850      $ 2,122,746   

5.38%, 12/01/35

     1,000        1,127,080   

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

     7,610        8,826,839   
    

 

 

 
               12,076,665   

Alaska — 0.7%

    

City of Anchorage Alaska Electric Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

     3,000        3,333,000   

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

     1,250        975,275   
    

 

 

 
               4,308,275   

Arizona — 4.7%

    

City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     2,000        2,158,840   

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB:

    

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

     600        608,520   

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

     760        758,792   

Candeo School, Inc. Project, 6.63%, 7/01/33

     2,245        2,514,063   

Candeo School, Inc. Project, 6.88%, 7/01/44

     3,440        3,905,638   

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Legacy Traditional School Projects, 5.00%, 7/01/45 (a)

     700        688,198   

County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, RB, Arizona Charter Schools Project, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/29

     3,430        3,205,438   

County of Maricopa Arizona Pollution Control Corp., Refunding RB, Southern California Edison Co., Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/35

     3,300        3,683,526   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Arizona (concluded)

    

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

   $ 11,725      $ 13,063,643   
    

 

 

 
               30,586,658   

California — 6.3%

    

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

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

     5,000        5,738,900   

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

     5,600        6,652,352   

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/34

     1,055        1,210,918   

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

     495        503,648   

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

     1,200        1,351,908   

Los Angeles Community College District California, GO, Refunding, Election of 2008, Series A, 6.00%, 8/01/19 (b)

     9,585        11,442,190   

Poway Unified School District, GO, Refunding, CAB, School Facilities Improvement District No. 2007-1, Election of 2008, Series B, 0.00%, 8/01/46 (c)

     10,000        2,443,200   

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

     9,675        11,580,878   
    

 

 

 
               40,923,994   

Colorado — 1.0%

    

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

     2,500        2,843,175   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Evangelical Lutheran, Series A, 5.25%, 6/01/34

     3,000        3,011,010   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Colorado (concluded)

    

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

   $ 385      $ 439,304   
    

 

 

 
               6,293,489   

Delaware — 0.4%

    

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

     2,500        2,865,850   

District of Columbia — 0.2%

    

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

    

5.00%, 10/01/39

     415        449,341   

5.25%, 10/01/44

     650        719,862   
    

 

 

 
               1,169,203   

Florida — 7.3%

    

County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Building Better Communities Program:

    

Series B, 6.38%, 7/01/28

     4,630        5,302,091   

Series B-1, 5.63%, 7/01/38

     5,000        5,604,950   

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

     3,750        4,112,662   

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation, Refunding ARB, Miami International Airport:

    

Series A, AMT (AGC), 5.00%, 10/01/40

     10,000        10,410,700   

Series A-1, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     10,290        11,584,585   

County of Miami-Dade Florida Expressway Authority, RB, Toll System, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     8,900        9,859,420   
    

 

 

 
               46,874,408   

Georgia — 1.7%

    

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, Refunding GARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/29

     1,070        1,166,674   

County of DeKalb Georgia Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. Project, 6.13%, 9/01/40

     3,570        3,873,878   

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

     3,335        3,770,985   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Georgia (concluded)

    

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Series W, 6.60%, 1/01/18

   $ 1,790      $ 1,902,663   
    

 

 

 
               10,714,200   

Hawaii — 0.9%

    

State of Hawaii Harbor System, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/35

     5,000        5,697,150   

Illinois — 10.4%

    

City of Chicago Illinois, GARB, O’Hare International Airport, 3rd Lien, Series B-2, AMT (NPFGC), 6.00%, 1/01/27

     605        607,759   

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

     4,640        4,746,905   

City of Chicago Illinois Midway International Airport, Refunding GARB, 2nd Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/41

     1,740        1,830,463   

City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Sales Tax Receipts, 5.25%, 12/01/36

     2,110        2,234,975   

City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

     1,330        1,419,456   

County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, University & College Improvements, 5.25%, 12/01/31

     5,000        5,595,950   

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

    

Advocate Health Care Network, Series D, 6.50%, 11/01/18 (b)

     9,700        11,367,236   

Community Rehabilitation Providers Facilities, Series A, 6.50%, 7/01/22

     575        575,397   

Disposal Waste Management, Inc., Series A, AMT, 5.05%, 8/01/29

     1,000        1,017,600   

Memorial Health System, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/44

     1,785        1,917,411   

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 6.00%, 8/15/39

     9,000        10,321,110   

OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 5/15/39

     4,990        5,777,372   

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

     2,645        3,122,555   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Illinois (concluded)

    

Regional Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A (AMBAC), 7.20%, 11/01/20

   $ 2,240      $ 2,580,682   

Series C (NPFGC), 7.75%, 6/01/20

     3,455        3,984,755   

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, Metropolitan Biosolids Management LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23

     10,000        10,016,600   
    

 

 

 
               67,116,226   

Indiana — 0.9%

    

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT, 6.75%, 1/01/34

     2,250        2,720,858   

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     2,640        2,776,092   
    

 

 

 
               5,496,950   

Iowa — 1.6%

    

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project, 5.25%, 12/01/25

     4,500        4,998,060   

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Asset-Backed:

    

CAB, Series B, 5.60%, 6/01/34

     1,500        1,421,130   

Series C, 5.63%, 6/01/46

     4,500        3,966,750   
    

 

 

 
               10,385,940   

Kentucky — 2.8%

    

County of Owen Kentucky, RB, Kentucky American Water Co. Project, Series B, 5.63%, 9/01/39

     1,000        1,091,130   

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Hospital Facilities, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc., Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/39

     8,000        8,995,360   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Kentucky (concluded)

    

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board, Refunding GARB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

   $ 7,000      $ 7,885,360   
    

 

 

 
               17,971,850   

Louisiana — 3.3%

    

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

     2,615        3,137,869   

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

     2,210        2,409,651   

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

    

5.25%, 5/15/31

     3,420        3,825,270   

5.25%, 5/15/32

     4,375        4,971,575   

5.25%, 5/15/33

     4,750        5,284,328   

5.25%, 5/15/35

     1,500        1,676,250   
    

 

 

 
               21,304,943   

Maine — 1.0%

    

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     5,000        5,411,450   

Portland Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Living, Retirement Facilities, Series A, 6.00%, 2/01/34

     1,190        1,202,388   
    

 

 

 
               6,613,838   

Maryland — 1.8%

    

Maryland Community Development Administration, HRB, Series H, AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

     1,835        1,861,626   

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding, HRB, Residential, Series D, AMT, 4.90%, 9/01/42

     3,250        3,280,225   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

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

     2,000        2,222,240   

University of Maryland Medical System, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     2,100        2,262,120   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland (concluded)

    

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

    

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

   $ 2,100      $ 2,262,078   
    

 

 

 
               11,888,289   

Massachusetts — 4.1%

    

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, General Transportation System, Series A, 7.00%, 3/01/19

     1,460        1,566,697   

Massachusetts HFA, RB, AMT:

    

M/F Housing, Series A, 5.20%, 12/01/37

     2,865        2,903,592   

S/F Housing, Series 130, 5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,500        2,543,125   

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

     6,550        6,775,320   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, RB, Series A, 6.50%, 7/15/19 (e)

     11,640        12,778,159   
    

 

 

 
               26,566,893   

Michigan — 3.8%

    

City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System, RB, 2nd Lien, Series B (AGM), 6.25%, 7/01/36

     2,500        2,725,875   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

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

     7,950        8,298,528   

McLaren Health Care, 5.75%, 5/15/18 (b)

     7,285        8,252,885   

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital, Series V, 8.25%, 9/01/18 (b)

     4,100        5,029,306   
    

 

 

 
               24,306,594   

Mississippi — 4.6%

    

County of Lowndes Mississippi, Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal & Pollution Control, Weyerhaeuser Co. Project:

    

Series A, 6.80%, 4/01/22

     9,160        11,523,097   

Series B, 6.70%, 4/01/22

     4,500        5,608,980   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Mississippi (concluded)

    

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Refunding RB, System Energy Resource, Inc. Project, 5.88%, 4/01/22

   $ 12,570      $ 12,645,168   
    

 

 

 
               29,777,245   

Nebraska — 1.0%

    

Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.00%, 9/01/42

     6,200        6,635,116   

New Hampshire — 0.8%

    

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Acquisition, Series H, AMT, 5.15%, 1/01/40

     5,160        5,245,501   

New Jersey — 8.7%

    

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.63%, 11/15/30

     1,530        1,733,964   

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

     1,050        1,151,504   

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

     3,890        3,920,887   

The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.38%, 1/01/43

     10,000        10,884,600   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 5.25%, 12/15/33

     10,000        10,229,800   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

     465        482,819   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

CAB, Transportation System, Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/38 (c)

     7,260        2,042,311   

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

     8,750        9,116,712   

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     8,075        8,109,803   

 

                
4    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (concluded)

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB (concluded):

    

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

   $ 8,000      $ 8,492,960   
    

 

 

 
               56,165,360   

New York — 7.8%

    

City of New York New York Build Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 1/01/35 (a)

     545        580,654   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, Series FF-2, 5.50%, 6/15/40

     4,150        4,775,820   

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

     3,500        3,571,050   

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

     4,435        4,068,447   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Series C:

    

6.25%, 11/15/23

     3,245        3,800,122   

6.50%, 11/15/28

     14,925        17,582,396   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.50%, 10/01/37

     2,000        2,430,220   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 3 World Trade Center Project (a):

    

Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     7,735        7,892,640   

Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34

     460        492,706   

Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40

     1,145        1,237,058   

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

     3,165        3,706,595   
    

 

 

 
               50,137,708   

North Carolina — 0.6%

    

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

     4,105        4,106,970   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Ohio — 4.9%

    

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

   $ 1,125      $ 980,719   

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

     2,875        3,207,551   

County of Franklin Ohio, RB, Health Care Facilities Improvement, OPRS Communities Obligation Group, Series A, 6.13%, 7/01/40

     1,690        1,858,256   

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

     1,915        2,365,523   

County of Montgomery Ohio, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D-2, 5.45%, 10/01/38

     9,230        10,458,974   

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Health, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/34

     5,470        6,183,562   

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, University of Dayton, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

     4,350        4,784,913   

State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 6/30/53

     1,585        1,667,008   
    

 

 

 
               31,506,506   

Pennsylvania — 1.1%

    

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania IDA, RB, Retirement Facilities, Rieder House Project, Series A, 6.10%, 7/01/33

     1,295        1,296,528   

County of Montgomery Pennsylvania IDA, Refunding RB:,

    

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Series A, 5.25%, 1/15/45 (f)

     180        188,865   

Whitemarsh Continuing Care, 5.25%, 1/01/40

     2,625        2,643,559   

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

     195        213,394   

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015    5


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Pennsylvania (continued)

    

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/38

   $ 2,565      $ 2,754,708   
    

 

 

 
               7,097,054   

Rhode Island — 1.0%

    

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     6,820        6,580,482   

South Carolina — 0.2%

    

County of Georgetown South Carolina, Refunding RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.55%, 12/01/29

     1,000        1,010,560   

Texas — 12.1%

    

Brazos River Authority, Refunding RB, Texas Utility Co., Series A, AMT, 7.70%, 4/01/33 (g)(h)

     3,055        297,862   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

5.75%, 1/01/31

     1,000        1,147,990   

6.00%, 1/01/41

     4,300        4,957,900   

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/43

     6,925        7,472,906   

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     2,665        2,814,693   

City of San Antonio Texas Water System Revenue, Refunding RB, System Junior Lien, Series B:

    

5.00%, 5/15/24

     500        606,285   

5.00%, 5/15/26

     1,000        1,202,040   

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 7.00%, 1/01/43

     850        1,012,749   

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Series B (b):

    

7.13%, 12/01/18

     3,500        4,202,835   

7.25%, 12/01/18

     5,400        6,507,486   

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare:

    

6.00%, 8/15/20 (b)

     370        453,261   

6.00%, 8/15/45

     4,630        5,509,191   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Texas (concluded)

    

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Trinity Terrace Project, 5.00%, 10/01/44

   $ 875      $ 913,439   

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, KIPP, Inc., Series A, 6.25%, 8/15/19 (b)

     925        1,100,935   

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp., RB, Southwest Airlines Co. Project, 5.25%, 11/01/40

     3,600        3,916,764   

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Project, 5.00%, 4/01/35

     500        530,695   

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 1st Mortgage, Morningside Ministries Project, 6.25%, 1/01/33

     1,600        1,785,872   

North Texas Education Finance Corp., ERB, Uplift Education, Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/42

     1,000        1,075,730   

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

1st Tier, 6.25%, 1/01/39

     3,500        4,002,145   

5.00%, 1/01/38

     5,000        5,453,050   

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

    

LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, LBJ Freeway Managed Lanes Project, 7.00%, 6/30/40

     10,000        12,017,200   

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

     4,710        5,560,532   

Texas State University System, RB:

    

5.00%, 3/15/16 (b)

     5,005        5,189,284   

5.00%, 3/15/30

     655        679,222   
    

 

 

 
               78,410,066   

Vermont — 0.0%

    

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, RB, Developmental & Mental Health, Series A, 6.38%, 6/15/22

     30        30,620   

Virginia — 4.8%

    

City of Portsmouth Virginia, GO, Refunding, Series D, 5.00%, 7/15/34

     3,105        3,486,077   

 

                
6    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Virginia (concluded)

    

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Goodwin House, Inc.:

    

5.13%, 10/01/37

   $ 2,000      $ 2,053,260   

5.13%, 10/01/42

     6,015        6,158,939   

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, RB, Capital Projects, 5.00%, 5/15/32

     8,000        9,138,000   

Virginia HDA, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Sub-Series A-3, AMT, 5.05%, 7/01/26

     1,325        1,366,525   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT:

    

6.00%, 1/01/37

     2,620        3,012,895   

5.50%, 1/01/42

     5,140        5,581,886   
    

 

 

 
               30,797,582   

Washington — 4.3%

    

Energy Northwest, Refunding RB, Series B, 7.13%, 7/01/16

     14,320        15,370,085   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.75%, 1/01/45

     4,010        4,603,761   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.38%, 10/01/36

     7,000        7,993,930   
    

 

 

 
               27,967,776   

West Virginia — 0.4%

    

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Improvement, Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., Series A, 5.63%, 9/01/32

     2,500        2,768,650   

Wisconsin — 1.0%

    

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

     6,100        6,628,565   

Wyoming — 1.3%

    

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

     4,500        5,115,510   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Wyoming (concluded)

    

Wyoming Community Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series 2 & 3, 4.05%, 12/01/38

   $ 3,100      $ 3,109,951   
    

 

 

 
               8,225,461   
Total Municipal Bonds — 109.4%        706,252,637   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Arizona — 0.6%

    

City of Phoenix Arizona Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, Water System, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     3,500        3,908,065   

California — 3.5%

    

University Of California, RB, General, Series O:

    

5.25%, 5/15/19 (b)

     3,235        3,712,848   

5.25%, 5/15/39

     16,765        18,876,152   
    

 

 

 
               22,589,000   

Connecticut — 2.0%

    

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, RB, Yale University, Series Z-3, 5.05%, 7/01/42

     12,000        12,903,720   

District of Columbia — 1.3%

    

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

     7,495        8,397,570   

Florida — 2.6%

    

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

     14,747        16,557,716   

Illinois — 3.0%

    

State of Illinois Finance Authority, RB, University of Chicago, Series B, 6.25%, 7/01/18 (b)

     10,000        11,503,700   

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

     6,999        7,643,485   
    

 

 

 
               19,147,185   

Kentucky — 1.6%

    

County of Louisville & Jefferson Kentucky Metropolitan Government Parking Authority, RB, River City, Inc., 1st Mortgage, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/39

     9,195        10,528,183   

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland — 0.8%

    

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

   $ 4,710      $ 5,170,544   

Nevada — 2.8%

    

County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO, Limited Tax, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/34

     15,789        18,363,562   

New York — 5.9%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/37

     24,199        26,710,889   

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

     10,000        11,534,400   
    

 

 

 
               38,245,289   

North Carolina — 2.9%

    

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Duke University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/41

     12,678        13,326,141   

Wake Forest University, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     5,000        5,537,050   
    

 

 

 
               18,863,191   

Ohio — 2.2%

    

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

     4,400        4,752,000   

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

     8,500        9,503,255   
    

 

 

 
               14,255,255   

Oregon — 2.0%

    

State of Oregon Housing & Community Services Department, HRB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT, 4.95%, 7/01/30

     12,295        12,785,071   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

South Carolina — 0.3%

    

State of South Carolina Housing Finance & Development Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series B-1, 5.55%, 7/01/39

     1,808        1,833,856   

Texas — 7.7%

    

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

   $ 8,333      $ 9,326,402   

City of Houston Texas Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Rice University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/40

     10,000        11,311,887   

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, School Health Care System, Series B, 5.75%, 7/01/27 (e)

     20,970        26,142,460   

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Mortgage, Series B, AMT, 5.25%, 9/01/32

     2,531        2,578,756   
    

 

 

 
               49,359,505   

Virginia — 1.2%

    

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

     2,099        2,354,806   

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

     5,002        5,553,127   
    

 

 

 
               7,907,933   

Washington — 6.0%

    

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 11/01/34

     5,000        5,414,470   

5.00%, 11/01/36

     6,000        6,485,494   

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/01/32

     14,007        15,169,029   

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

     10,000        11,461,400   
    

 

 

 
               38,530,393   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 46.4%
        299,346,038   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $918,849,525) — 155.8%
        1,005,598,675   

 

                
8    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Short-Term Securities    Shares     Value  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.02% (k)(l)

     21,645,487      $ 21,645,487   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $21,645,487) — 3.3%

  

  

    21,645,487   
Total Investments (Cost — $940,495,012*) — 159.1%        1,027,244,162   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.8%        11,072,845   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (23.1)%

   

    (149,042,632
VMTP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (37.8)%        (243,800,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 645,474,375   
    

 

 

 

 

*   As of May 31, 2015, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

  $    793,893,857   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 92,493,519   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (8,159,695
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 84,333,824   
 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

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

 

(c)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

(e)   Security is collateralized by municipal or U.S. Treasury obligations.

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.

     $ 188,865         $ 20,936   

 

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

 

(h)   Non-income producing security.

 

(i)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing.

 

(j)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB Trust Certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB Trust or in the event of a default on the security. In the case of a shortfall or default, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on November 15, 2019, is $5,295,486.

 

(k)   During the period ended May 31, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

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

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       13,105,794           8,539,693           21,645,487         $ 9,352   

 

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

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015    9


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
EDA    Economic Development Authority
ERB    Education Revenue Bonds
GARB    General Airport Revenue Bonds
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HDA    Housing Development Authority
HFA    Housing Finance Agency
HRB    Housing Revenue Bonds
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
IDB    Industrial Development Board
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
RB    Revenue Bonds
S/F    Single-Family

 

Ÿ  

As of May 31, 2015, financial futures contracts outstanding were as follows:

 

Contracts
Short
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (217   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   September 2015   $ 27,708,188      $ (124,073

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
10    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

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

 

 

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

As of May 31, 2015, the following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 1,005,598,675              $ 1,005,598,675   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 21,645,487                          21,645,487   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 21,645,487         $ 1,005,598,675              $ 1,027,244,162   
 

 

 

 

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

    
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (124,073                     $ (124,073

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

    

 

                
   BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015    11


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (MVF)

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of May 31, 2015, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 292,950                        $ 292,950   

Liabilities:

                

TOB Trust Certificates

            $ (149,016,481           $ (149,016,481

VMTP Shares

              (243,800,000             (243,800,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 292,950         $ (392,816,481           $ (392,523,531
 

 

 

 

During the ended May 31, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

                
12    BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.    MAY 31, 2015   


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

2(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

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 MuniVest Fund, Inc.
By:

/s/John M. Perlowski

John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
Date: July 23, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ John M. Perlowski

John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
Date: July 23, 2015
By:

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
Date: July 23, 2015