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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) March 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Automobiles — 0.9% | | | | | | |
Tesla, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 65,326 | | | $ | 11,483,657 | |
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Broadline Retail(b) — 3.8% | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 172,497 | | | | 31,115,009 | |
MercadoLibre, Inc.(a) | | | 11,344 | | | | 17,151,674 | |
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| | | | | | | 48,266,683 | |
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Capital Markets — 0.5% | | | | | | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 14,365 | | | | 6,111,589 | |
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Communications Equipment — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 33,716 | | | | 9,776,966 | |
Astranis, Series D(b)(c) | | | 321,116 | | | | 2,999,223 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 15,039 | | | | 5,338,544 | |
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| | | | | | | 18,114,733 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services(b)(c)(d) — 0.9% | |
Grammarly, Inc., (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $18,749,975) | | | 715,323 | | | | 11,559,620 | |
Think & Learn Private Ltd., Class J-B, (Acquired 09/30/20, Cost: $1,524,948) | | | 997 | | | | — | |
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Entertainment — 2.1% | | | | | | |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 138,600 | | | | 7,562,655 | |
Spotify Technology SA(b) | | | 48,954 | | | | 12,918,961 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(b) | | | 44,084 | | | | 6,546,033 | |
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| | | | | | | 27,027,649 | |
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Financial Services — 4.1% | | | | | | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 57,758 | | | | 27,814,520 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 68,838 | | | | 19,211,309 | |
Wise PLC, Class A(b) | | | 499,198 | | | | 5,835,304 | |
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| | | | | | | 52,861,133 | |
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Ground Transportation — 1.1% | | | | | | |
Uber Technologies, Inc.(b) | | | 180,416 | | | | 13,890,228 | |
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Interactive Media & Services — 3.9% | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 83,650 | | | | 12,625,294 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 74,072 | | | | 35,967,882 | |
Patreon, Inc., (Acquired 08/19/21, Cost: $3,352,226)(b)(c)(d) | | | 59,524 | | | | 1,628,577 | |
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| | | | | | | 50,221,753 | |
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IT Services — 3.0% | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 13,852 | | | | 4,801,242 | |
Automattic, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 02/03/21, Cost: $7,999,945)(b)(c)(d) | | | 94,117 | | | | 4,127,030 | |
Farmer’s Business Network, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 203,366 | | | | 734,151 | |
Klarna Holdings AB, Ordinary Shares, (Acquired 08/07/19, Cost: $7,971,978)(b)(c)(d) | | | 26,430 | | | | 8,522,095 | |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 36,979 | | | | 13,262,148 | |
Shopify, Inc., Class A(b)(e) | | | 90,253 | | | | 6,964,824 | |
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| | | | | | | 38,411,490 | |
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Professional Services — 1.4% | | | | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 24,807 | | | | 6,636,369 | |
RELX PLC | | | 245,395 | | | | 10,582,764 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,219,133 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 29.8% | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)(f) | | | 138,766 | | | | 25,045,875 | |
ARM Holdings PLC, ADR(b)(e) | | | 98,126 | | | | 12,264,769 | |
ASM International NV | | | 23,667 | | | | 14,493,722 | |
ASML Holding NV(e) | | | 36,870 | | | | 35,744,027 | |
Broadcom, Inc.(a) | | | 32,247 | | | | 42,740,496 | |
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Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.(b) | | | 468,185 | | | $ | 9,920,840 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 18,864 | | | | 18,327,696 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 131,129 | | | | 9,294,424 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 225,495 | | | | 26,583,606 | |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 13,811 | | | | 9,355,848 | |
NVIDIA Corp.(a)(f) | | | 166,588 | | | | 150,522,253 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 43,893 | | | | 7,431,085 | |
SOITEC(b) | | | 28,320 | | | | 2,924,466 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 88,978 | | | | 12,105,457 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 155,035 | | | | 4,573,532 | |
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| | | | | | | 381,328,096 | |
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Software — 24.2% | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(b) | | | 12,650 | | | | 6,383,190 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(b) | | | 33,451 | | | | 8,711,309 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)(b) | | | 122,787 | | | | 38,221,137 | |
Constellation Software, Inc./Canada | | | 3,971 | | | | 10,846,923 | |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 41,679 | | | | 13,361,871 | |
Databricks, Inc., (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $960,476)(b)(c)(d) | | | 59,997 | | | | 4,878,356 | |
Datadog., Inc., Class A(b) | | | 46,741 | | | | 5,777,188 | |
DataRobot, Inc., (Acquired 03/01/21, Cost: $583,275)(b)(c)(d) | | | 38,789 | | | | 179,205 | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 27,355 | | | | 17,780,750 | |
Microsoft Corp.(a)(f) | | | 293,148 | | | | 123,333,227 | |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A(b) | | | 90,421 | | | | 5,580,784 | |
Oracle Corp.(a) | | | 105,656 | | | | 13,271,450 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b) | | | 18,270 | | | | 5,191,055 | |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 64,831 | | | | 19,525,801 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.(b) | | | 20,645 | | | | 15,739,748 | |
SiteMinder Ltd.(b) | | | 1,019,336 | | | | 3,739,426 | |
Snorkel AI, Inc., (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $997,636)(b)(c)(d) | | | 66,422 | | | | 506,136 | |
Snyk Ltd., Ordinary Shares, (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $5,192,307)(b)(c)(d) | | | 361,972 | | | | 3,576,283 | |
Teya Services Ltd., (Acquired 12/17/21, Cost: $24,999,987)(b)(c)(d) | | | 12,871 | | | | 5,835,711 | |
Xero Ltd.(b) | | | 76,718 | | | | 6,661,379 | |
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| | | | | | | 309,100,929 | |
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Specialty Retail — 0.0% | | | | | | |
AceVector Limited, Series I, (Acquired 08/31/18, Cost: $1,998,435)(b)(c)(d) | | | 168,640 | | | | 83,509 | |
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.4% | |
Apple, Inc.(a) | | | 472,328 | | | | 80,994,806 | |
Quanta Computer, Inc. | | | 681,000 | | | | 5,963,496 | |
Western Digital Corp.(b) | | | 114,999 | | | | 7,847,532 | |
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| | | | | | | 94,805,834 | |
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Total Common Stocks — 84.5% (Cost: $505,658,316) | | | | | | | 1,080,486,036 | |
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Convertible Notes | | | | | | | | |
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Financial Services — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Wyre, Inc., (Acquired: 12/14/21, Cost: $8,000,000), 6.00%, 12/08/24(c)(d) | | $ | 80 | | | | 1 | |
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Total Convertible Notes — 0.0% (Cost: $8,000,000) | | | | | | | 1 | |
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 1 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) March 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Preferred Stocks — 16.4%(b)(c) | | | | | | |
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Chemicals — 0.6% | | | | | | |
Solugen, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $9,999,977)(d) | | | 269,284 | | | | 7,405,310 | |
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.2% | |
Grubmarket, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 10/18/21, Cost: $6,999,994)(d) | | | 709,724 | | | | 16,039,762 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services(d) — 1.0% | | | | | | |
FlixMobility GmbH, Series F, (Acquired 07/26/19, Cost: $5,482,937) | | | 275 | | | | 8,755,131 | |
Grammarly, Inc., Series 3, (Acquired 11/17/21, Cost: $6,249,992) | | | 238,441 | | | | 3,853,207 | |
Think & Learn Private Ltd., Series F, (Acquired 09/30/20, Cost: $3,052,975) | | | 1,054 | | | | — | |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | |
Discord, Inc., Series I, (Acquired 09/13/21, Cost: $7,000,088)(d) | | | 12,713 | | | | 3,756,564 | |
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Financial Services(d)(g) — 1.0% | | | | | | |
Trumid Holdings LLC | | | | | | | | |
Class J-A, (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $2,499,716) | | | 5,038 | | | | 2,872,920 | |
Class J-B, (Acquired 07/24/20, Cost: $1,499,830) | | | 5,038 | | | | 2,872,919 | |
Class L, (Acquired 09/15/21, Cost: $9,999,695) | | | 11,420 | | | | 6,512,255 | |
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Interactive Media & Services(d) — 0.6% | | | | | | |
ByteDance Ltd., Series E-1, (Acquired 11/11/20, Cost: $2,857,834) | | | 24,110 | | | | 3,857,600 | |
Patreon, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 07/14/21, Cost: $6,666,632) | | | 119,047 | | | | 3,257,126 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,114,726 | |
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IT Services(d) — 2.9% | | | | | | |
Deep Instinct Ltd., Series D-2, (Acquired 03/19/21, Cost: $2,999,391) | | | 493,493 | | | | 2,329,287 | |
MNTN Digital, Inc., Series D, (Acquired 11/05/21, Cost: $24,999,980) | | | 1,088,598 | | | | 14,663,415 | |
TRAX Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
(Acquired 09/12/19, Cost: $4,000,013) | | | 106,667 | | | | 2,835,209 | |
(Acquired 02/18/21, Cost: $1,999,989) | | | 38,361 | | | | 1,019,635 | |
Voltron Data, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series A, (Acquired 01/18/22, Cost: $10,000,000) | | | 6,201,935 | | | | 8,186,554 | |
Series SEED, (Acquired 07/14/21, Cost: $5,000,000) | | | 9,090,909 | | | | 8,545,454 | |
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Professional Services — 0.3% | | | | | | |
Ant Group Co., Ltd., Series C | | | 1,703,548 | | | | 4,395,154 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9% | |
PsiQuantum Corp.(d) | | | | | | | | |
Series C, (Acquired 09/09/19, Cost: $3,200,234) | | | 690,003 | | | | 17,677,877 | |
Series D, (Acquired 05/21/21, Cost: $5,000,025) | | | 190,650 | | | | 5,694,716 | |
Rivos, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series A1, (Acquired 12/03/21, Cost: $7,203,709)(d) | | | 2,700,558 | | | | 6,427,328 | |
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Rivos, Inc. (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Series A2 | | | 2,464,862 | | | $ | 5,225,507 | |
Series A3 | | | 1,027,026 | | | | 2,177,295 | |
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Software — 5.6% | | | | | | |
Bolt Financial, Inc., Series E, (Acquired 01/18/22, Cost: $29,999,955)(d) | | | 598,682 | | | | 7,453,591 | |
Canva Common Stock | | | 9,375 | | | | 9,999,948 | |
Databricks, Inc.(d) | | | | | | | | |
Series F, (Acquired 10/22/19, Cost: $3,999,999) | | | 279,405 | | | | 22,718,421 | |
Series G, (Acquired 02/01/21, Cost: $4,500,001) | | | 76,113 | | | | 6,188,748 | |
DataRobot, Inc., Series F, (Acquired 10/27/20, Cost: $2,999,996)(d) | | | 228,276 | | | | 1,310,304 | |
Prosimo, Inc., Series B, (Acquired 11/04/21, Cost: $4,999,998)(d) | | | 2,515,811 | | | | 3,673,084 | |
SambaNova Systems, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 02/20/20, Cost: $9,972,125)(d) | | | 187,300 | | | | 12,667,099 | |
Snorkel AI, Inc., Series C, (Acquired 06/30/21, Cost: $4,999,985)(d) | | | 332,896 | | | | 2,536,667 | |
Snyk Ltd., Series F, (Acquired 09/02/21, Cost: $4,807,688)(d) | | | 337,018 | | | | 3,329,738 | |
Unqork, Inc.(d) | | | | | | | | |
Series B, (Acquired 09/19/19, Cost: $3,198,416) | | | 281,080 | | | | 1,633,075 | |
Series C, (Acquired 09/18/20, Cost: $1,303,260) | | | 47,600 | | | | 348,908 | |
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| | | | | | | 210,219,808 | |
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Total Preferred Securities — 16.4% (Cost: $220,787,239) | | | | | | | 210,219,808 | |
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Warrants | | | | | | | | |
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Software — 0.0% | | | | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50)(b)(c) | | | 3,923 | | | | — | |
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Total Warrants — 0.0% (Cost: $ — ) | | | | | | | — | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 100.9% (Cost: $734,445,555) | | | | 1,290,705,845 | |
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Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | |
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Money Market Funds — 0.9% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.50%(h)(i)(j) | | | 11,374,056 | | | | 11,378,606 | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 5.19%(h)(i) | | | 464,243 | | | | 464,243 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9% (Cost: $11,843,986) | | | | 11,842,849 | |
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Total Investments Before Options Written — 101.8% (Cost: $746,289,541) | | | | 1,302,548,694 | |
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Options Written — (0.9)% (Premiums Received: $(14,389,111)) | | | | (11,816,502 | ) |
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Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 100.9% (Cost: $731,900,430) | | | | 1,290,732,192 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.9)% | | | | (11,198,213 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,279,533,979 | |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) March 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) |
(a) | All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(d) | Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Trust held restricted securities with a current value of $229,318,427, representing 17.9% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $279,825,622. |
(e) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(f) | All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding OTC derivatives. |
(g) | All or a portion of the security is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
(h) | Affiliate of the Trust. |
(i) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(j) | All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
For purposes of this report, industry and sector sub-classifications may differ from those utilized by the Trust for compliance purposes.
Affiliates
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Trust during the period ended March 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 12/31/23 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales
| | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Shares Held at 03/31/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,379,744 | (a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (1 | ) | | $ | (1,137 | ) | | $ | 11,378,606 | | | | 11,374,056 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class | | | 365,499 | | | | 98,744 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 464,243 | | | | 464,243 | | | | 92,172 | | | | — | |
SL Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series(b) | | | 5,860,878 | | | | — | | | | (5,861,147 | )(a) | | | (226 | ) | | | 495 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,624 | (c) | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (227 | ) | | $ | (642 | ) | | $ | 11,842,849 | | | | | | | $ | 99,796 | | | $ | — | |
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| (a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). | |
| (b) | As of period end, the entity is no longer held. | |
| (c) | All or a portion represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities. | |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Exchange-Traded Options Written
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Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 190 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 180.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,427 | | | $ | (44,080 | ) |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 64 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 680.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,160 | | | | (5,760 | ) |
MercadoLibre, Inc. | | | 16 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 1,750.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,419 | | | | (3,040 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 178 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 860.00 | | | | USD | | | | 16,083 | | | | (872,200 | ) |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | | | 84 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 330.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,387 | | | | (2,814 | ) |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 88 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 160.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,490 | | | | (83,820 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 22 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 440.00 | | | | USD | | | | 936 | | | | (1,320 | ) |
ServiceNow, Inc. | | | 27 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 765.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,058 | | | | (28,215 | ) |
Shopify, Inc., Class A | | | 183 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 85.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,412 | | | | (2,013 | ) |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | 97 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 155.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,440 | | | | (1,795 | ) |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 104 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 215.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,828 | | | | (624 | ) |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 129 | | | | 04/05/24 | | | | USD | | | | 60.00 | | | | USD | | | | 880 | | | | (102,232 | ) |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 35 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 385.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,213 | | | | (2,625 | ) |
Arista Networks, Inc. | | | 110 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 295.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,190 | | | | (61,050 | ) |
Autodesk, Inc. | | | 65 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 265.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,693 | | | | (18,038 | ) |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 40 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 1,360.00 | | | | USD | | | | 5,302 | | | | (79,000 | ) |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 81 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 350.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,597 | | | | (11,340 | ) |
Datadog Inc., Class A | | | 27 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 136.00 | | | | USD | | | | 334 | | | | (999 | ) |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 45 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 950.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,372 | | | | (163,012 | ) |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 89 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 475.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,286 | | | | (87,665 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 232 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 900.00 | | | | USD | | | | 20,963 | | | | (748,780 | ) |
ServiceNow, Inc. | | | 21 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 785.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,601 | | | | (17,430 | ) |
Spotify Technology SA | | | 162 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 280.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,275 | | | | (30,132 | ) |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 41 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 200.00 | | | | USD | | | | 721 | | | | (3,834 | ) |
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Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 54 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 285.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,507 | | | $ | (6,075 | ) |
Wolfspeed, Inc. | | | 93 | | | | 04/12/24 | | | | USD | | | | 31.00 | | | | USD | | | | 274 | | | | (10,463 | ) |
Adobe, Inc. | | | 38 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 575.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,917 | | | | (1,881 | ) |
Adobe, Inc. | | | 19 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 530.00 | | | | USD | | | | 959 | | | | (7,838 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 252 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 150.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,803 | | | | (100,800 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 136 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 170.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,453 | | | | (157,420 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 146 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 182.50 | | | | USD | | | | 2,634 | | | | (45,260 | ) |
ARM Holdings PLC, ADR | | | 250 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 130.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,125 | | | | (135,000 | ) |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 20 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 1,400.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,651 | | | | (31,500 | ) |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 252 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 320.00 | | | | USD | | | | 7,844 | | | | (122,220 | ) |
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. | | | 1,960 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 22.55 | | | | USD | | | | 4,153 | | | | (117,120 | ) |
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 106 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 340.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,398 | | | | (48,760 | ) |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 46 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 260.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,231 | | | | (57,730 | ) |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 58 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 670.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,770 | | | | (43,210 | ) |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 169 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 72.50 | | | | USD | | | | 1,198 | | | | (45,038 | ) |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 86 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 480.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,142 | | | | (72,885 | ) |
MercadoLibre, Inc. | | | 15 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 1,670.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,268 | | | | (6,150 | ) |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 78 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 475.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,788 | | | | (155,805 | ) |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A | | | 67 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 410.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,403 | | | | (11,022 | ) |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 15 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 740.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,016 | | | | (12,750 | ) |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A | | | 99 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 65.00 | | | | USD | | | | 611 | | | | (10,643 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 232 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 900.00 | | | | USD | | | | 20,963 | | | | (952,940 | ) |
Oracle Corp. | | | 112 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 130.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,407 | | | | (8,176 | ) |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | | | 36 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 310.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,023 | | | | (5,940 | ) |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | | 85 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 160.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,439 | | | | (91,375 | ) |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 14 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 440.00 | | | | USD | | | | 596 | | | | (3,115 | ) |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 90 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 320.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,711 | | | | (12,870 | ) |
ServiceNow, Inc. | | | 44 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 770.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,355 | | | | (82,500 | ) |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 44 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 115.00 | | | | USD | | | | 599 | | | | (95,920 | ) |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | 11 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 150.00 | | | | USD | | | | 163 | | | | (3,190 | ) |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 52 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 205.00 | | | | USD | | | | 914 | | | | (10,062 | ) |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | | 479 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 72.50 | | | | USD | | | | 3,688 | | | | (259,857 | ) |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 76 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 280.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,121 | | | | (28,880 | ) |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 8 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 292.50 | | | | USD | | | | 223 | | | | (340 | ) |
Wolfspeed, Inc. | | | 591 | | | | 04/19/24 | | | | USD | | | | 30.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,743 | | | | (113,767 | ) |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 27 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 390.00 | | | | USD | | | | 936 | | | | (1,485 | ) |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | | 240 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 222.50 | | | | USD | | | | 4,332 | | | | (17,160 | ) |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | | 195 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 187.50 | | | | USD | | | | 3,520 | | | | (119,437 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 190.00 | | | | USD | | | | 992 | | | | (18,425 | ) |
Arista Networks, Inc. | | | 43 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 280.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,247 | | | | (78,045 | ) |
Autodesk, Inc. | | | 85 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 265.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,214 | | | | (45,900 | ) |
Datadog Inc., Class A | | | 183 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 130.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,262 | | | | (54,442 | ) |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 119 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 545.00 | | | | USD | | | | 5,778 | | | | (95,497 | ) |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 55 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 520.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,671 | | | | (76,450 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 131 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 99.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,544 | | | | (253,157 | ) |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A | | | 17 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 440.00 | | | | USD | | | | 610 | | | | (1,496 | ) |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 107 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 920.00 | | | | USD | | | | 9,668 | | | | (419,172 | ) |
Oracle Corp. | | | 363 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 131.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,560 | | | | (32,489 | ) |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 310.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,656 | | | | (24,750 | ) |
Shopify, Inc., Class A | | | 230 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 82.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,775 | | | | (43,125 | ) |
Spotify Technology SA | | | 51 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 280.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,346 | | | | (51,000 | ) |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 40 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 152.50 | | | | USD | | | | 544 | | | | (6,580 | ) |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | | | 90 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 150.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,336 | | | | (32,175 | ) |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 109 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 195.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,916 | | | | (52,047 | ) |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | | 227 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 80.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,748 | | | | (38,931 | ) |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 120 | | | | 04/26/24 | | | | USD | | | | 280.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,349 | | | | (72,900 | ) |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | | 249 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 190.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,491 | | | | (112,050 | ) |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 20 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 1,320.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,651 | | | | (117,800 | ) |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 39 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 995.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,789 | | | | (156,390 | ) |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 236 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 72.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,673 | | | | (87,320 | ) |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 84 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 485.00 | | | | USD | | | | 4,045 | | | | (100,170 | ) |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 42 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 560.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,039 | | | | (32,130 | ) |
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Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 333 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 119.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,926 | | | $ | (178,987 | ) |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A | | | 35 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 390.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,255 | | | | (28,263 | ) |
Spotify Technology SA | | | 105 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 285.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,771 | | | | (96,600 | ) |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 138 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 140.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,877 | | | | (73,485 | ) |
Tesla, Inc. | | | 118 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 190.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,074 | | | | (85,550 | ) |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | | 466 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 82.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,588 | | | | (87,375 | ) |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 55 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 290.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,535 | | | | (18,480 | ) |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 388 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 65.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,648 | | | | (197,880 | ) |
Wolfspeed, Inc. | | | 13 | | | | 05/03/24 | | | | USD | | | | 34.00 | | | | USD | | | | 38 | | | | (2,763 | ) |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | | 160 | | | | 05/10/24 | | | | USD | | | | 195.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,888 | | | | (107,200 | ) |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 91 | | | | 05/10/24 | | | | USD | | | | 310.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,741 | | | | (60,515 | ) |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | | | 29 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 185.00 | | | | USD | | | | 523 | | | | (34,438 | ) |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | | | 129 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 155.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,947 | | | | (71,272 | ) |
ARM Holdings PLC, ADR | | | 276 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 135.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,450 | | | | (271,170 | ) |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 325.00 | | | | USD | | | | 9,338 | | | | (283,500 | ) |
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. | | | 152 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 22.50 | | | | USD | | | | 322 | | | | (17,480 | ) |
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. | | | 931 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 25.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,973 | | | | (30,258 | ) |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 65 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 260.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,739 | | | | (113,425 | ) |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | 185 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 85.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,311 | | | | (18,963 | ) |
MercadoLibre, Inc. | | | 20 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 1,600.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,024 | | | | (110,900 | ) |
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A | | | 39 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 500.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,894 | | | | (103,155 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 254 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 95.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,994 | | | | (603,250 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 258 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 115.00 | | | | USD | | | | 3,042 | | | | (216,720 | ) |
MongoDB, Inc., Class A | | | 47 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 390.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,686 | | | | (57,105 | ) |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 68 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 343.00 | | | | USD | | | | 2,414 | | | | (133,230 | ) |
Nutanix, Inc., Class A | | | 207 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 67.50 | | | | USD | | | | 1,278 | | | | (32,085 | ) |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | | | 10 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 310.00 | | | | USD | | | | 284 | | | | (6,275 | ) |
Salesforce, Inc. | | | 55 | | | | 05/17/24 | | | | USD | | | | 310.00 | | | | USD | | | | 1,656 | | | | (43,037 | ) |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 38 | | | | 06/21/24 | | | | USD | | | | 120.00 | | | | USD | | | | 448 | | | | (32,395 | ) |
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SiteMinder Ltd. | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | 22,000 | | | | 04/02/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.57 | | | | AUD | | | | 124 | | | $ | (1,484 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 45,400 | | | | 04/02/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.92 | | | | AUD | | | | 256 | | | | (103 | ) |
Wise PLC, Class A | | UBS AG | | | 18,500 | | | | 04/02/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 8.57 | | | | GBP | | | | 171 | | | | (17,100 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 31,000 | | | | 04/03/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.61 | | | | AUD | | | | 175 | | | | (1,696 | ) |
SOITEC | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | 5,700 | | | | 04/03/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 147.44 | | | | EUR | | | | 546 | | | | — | |
Wise PLC, Class A | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 35,000 | | | | 04/03/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 8.56 | | | | GBP | | | | 324 | | | | (32,976 | ) |
Quanta Computer, Inc. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 328,000 | | | | 04/09/24 | | | | TWD | | | | 257.58 | | | | TWD | | | | 91,923 | | | | (234,973 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 25,700 | | | | 04/09/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.54 | | | | AUD | | | | 145 | | | | (2,680 | ) |
SOITEC | | UBS AG | | | 900 | | | | 04/09/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 147.68 | | | | EUR | | | | 86 | | | | — | |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | Citibank N.A. | | | 7,200 | | | | 04/16/24 | | | | JPY | | | | 8,720.70 | | | | JPY | | | | 59,472 | | | | (3,078 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 25,700 | | | | 04/16/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.54 | | | | AUD | | | | 145 | | | | (3,147 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 25,700 | | | | 04/23/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.54 | | | | AUD | | | | 145 | | | | (3,545 | ) |
SOITEC | | UBS AG | | | 5,000 | | | | 04/23/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 138.60 | | | | EUR | | | | 479 | | | | (75 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 53,600 | | | | 04/24/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.90 | | | | AUD | | | | 302 | | | | (2,277 | ) |
SOITEC | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 4,400 | | | | 04/24/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 136.99 | | | | EUR | | | | 421 | | | | (74 | ) |
Wise PLC, Class A | | UBS AG | | | 37,550 | | | | 04/24/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 9.30 | | | | GBP | | | | 348 | | | | (20,636 | ) |
ASM International NV | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | 5,600 | | | | 04/25/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 585.90 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,179 | | | | (88,420 | ) |
Wise PLC, Class A | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 35,000 | | | | 04/25/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 8.93 | | | | GBP | | | | 324 | | | | (28,628 | ) |
ASML Holding NV | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | 16,500 | | | | 04/30/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 927.41 | | | | EUR | | | | 14,827 | | | | (422,698 | ) |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 55,200 | | | | 04/30/24 | | | | JPY | | | | 8,417.71 | | | | JPY | | | | 455,952 | | | | (71,760 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 31,000 | | | | 04/30/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.48 | | | | AUD | | | | 175 | | | | (5,421 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 22,000 | | | | 04/30/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.54 | | | | AUD | | | | 124 | | | | (3,352 | ) |
SOITEC | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | 5,400 | | | | 04/30/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 147.26 | | | | EUR | | | | 517 | | | | (71 | ) |
Xero Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 20,300 | | | | 04/30/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 142.15 | | | | AUD | | | | 2,705 | | | | (24,326 | ) |
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OTC Options Written (continued)
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Nutanix, Inc., Class A | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 10,000 | | | | 05/01/24 | | | | USD | | | | 60.48 | | | | USD | | | | 617 | | | $ | (37,529 | ) |
ASM International NV | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 5,600 | | | | 05/02/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 580.61 | | | | EUR | | | | 3,179 | | | | (123,218 | ) |
Wise PLC, Class A | | UBS AG | | | 37,550 | | | | 05/02/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 9.54 | | | | GBP | | | | 348 | | | | (17,754 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 26,000 | | | | 05/07/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.33 | | | | AUD | | | | 146 | | | | (6,617 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 22,000 | | | | 05/07/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.34 | | | | AUD | | | | 124 | | | | (5,495 | ) |
SOITEC | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 600 | | | | 05/07/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 146.48 | | | | EUR | | | | 57 | | | | (10 | ) |
SOITEC | | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | | | 400 | | | | 05/07/24 | | | | EUR | | | | 138.74 | | | | EUR | | | | 38 | | | | (13 | ) |
Xero Ltd. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 14,600 | | | | 05/07/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 133.35 | | | | AUD | | | | 1,945 | | | | (52,603 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 53,600 | | | | 05/10/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.89 | | | | AUD | | | | 302 | | | | (3,699 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 22,000 | | | | 05/14/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.69 | | | | AUD | | | | 124 | | | | (2,777 | ) |
RELX PLC | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 110,400 | | | | 05/16/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 34.74 | | | | GBP | | | | 3,772 | | | | (67,298 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | UBS AG | | | 22,000 | | | | 05/21/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.85 | | | | AUD | | | | 124 | | | | (2,074 | ) |
Wise PLC, Class A | | Bank of America N.A. | | | 61,100 | | | | 05/21/24 | | | | GBP | | | | 9.75 | | | | GBP | | | | 566 | | | | (27,454 | ) |
SiteMinder Ltd. | | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | | | 53,000 | | | | 05/28/24 | | | | AUD | | | | 5.85 | | | | AUD | | | | 298 | | | | (4,842 | ) |
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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:
| • | | Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that 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); and |
| • | | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments). |
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent financial statements.
The following table summarizes the Trust’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Trust’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Investments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Automobiles | | $ | 11,483,657 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,483,657 | |
Broadline Retail | | | 48,266,683 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 48,266,683 | |
Capital Markets | | | 6,111,589 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,111,589 | |
Communications Equipment | | | 15,115,510 | | | | — | | | | 2,999,223 | | | | 18,114,733 | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,559,620 | | | | 11,559,620 | |
Entertainment | | | 19,464,994 | | | | 7,562,655 | | | | — | | | | 27,027,649 | |
Financial Services | | | 47,025,829 | | | | 5,835,304 | | | | — | | | | 52,861,133 | |
Ground Transportation | | | 13,890,228 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,890,228 | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 48,593,176 | | | | — | | | | 1,628,577 | | | | 50,221,753 | |
IT Services | | | 25,028,214 | | | | — | | | | 13,383,276 | | | | 38,411,490 | |
Professional Services | | | 6,636,369 | | | | 10,582,764 | | | | — | | | | 17,219,133 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | 328,165,881 | | | | 53,162,215 | | | | — | | | | 381,328,096 | |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) March 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
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Common Stocks (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Software | | $ | 283,724,433 | | | $ | 10,400,805 | | | $ | 14,975,691 | | | $ | 309,100,929 | |
Specialty Retail | | | — | | | | — | | | | 83,509 | | | | 83,509 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 88,842,338 | | | | 5,963,496 | | | | — | | | | 94,805,834 | |
Convertible Notes | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Preferred Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred Stocks | | | — | | | | — | | | | 210,219,808 | | | | 210,219,808 | |
Warrants | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 11,842,849 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,842,849 | |
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| | $ | 954,191,750 | | | $ | 93,507,239 | | | $ | 254,849,705 | | | $ | 1,302,548,694 | |
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Derivative Financial Instruments(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Contracts | | $ | (10,246,249 | ) | | $ | (1,570,253 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (11,816,502 | ) |
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| (a) | Derivative financial instruments are options written. Options written are shown at value. | |
A reconciliation of Level 3 financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
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| | Common | | | Convertible | | | Preferred | | | | | | | |
| | Stocks | | | Notes | | | Stocks | | | Warrants | | | Total | |
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Opening balance, as of December 31, 2023 | | $ | 46,135,347 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 212,114,583 | | | $ | — | (c) | | $ | 258,249,931 | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Other3(a) | | | (4,480,331 | ) | | | — | | | | 4,480,331 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,473,842 | | | | — | | | | 1,473,842 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b) | | | (25,114 | ) | | | — | | | | (9,582,142 | ) | | | — | | | | (9,607,256 | ) |
Purchases | | | 2,999,994 | | | | — | | | | 10,215,948 | | | | — | | | | 13,215,942 | |
Sales | | | — | | | | — | | | | (8,482,754 | ) | | | — | | | | (8,482,754 | ) |
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Closing balance, as of March 31, 2024 | | $ | 44,629,896 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 210,219,808 | | | $ | — | (c) | | $ | 254,849,705 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at March 31, 2024(b) | | $ | (25,114 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (9,582,142 | ) | | $ | — | (c) | | $ | (9,607,256 | ) |
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| (a) | Certain Level 3 investments were re-classified between Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks. | |
| (b) | Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at March 31, 2024 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end. | |
| (c) | Rounds to less than $1. | |
The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Trust’s Level 3 financial instruments as of period end. The table does not include Level 3 financial instruments with values based upon unadjusted third-party pricing information in the amount of $1. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.
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| | Value | | | Valuation Approach | | | Unobservable Inputs | | Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized(a) | | Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs Based on Fair Value | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 44,629,896 | | | | Market | | | Revenue Multiple | | 2.00x - 22.00x | | | 10.58x | |
| | | | | | | | | | Volatility | | 70% - 80% | | | 79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | Time to Exit | | 3.0 - 3.0 years | | | 3.0 years | |
| | | | | | | | | | Gross Profit Multiple | | 15.75x | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | Terminal Growth Rate | | 5% | | | — | |
| | | | | | | Income | | | Discount | | 12% | | | — | |
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Preferred Stock (b) | | | 210,219,808 | | | | Market | | | Revenue Multiple | | 1.69x - 22.00x | | | 12.94x | |
| | | | | | | | | | Volatility | | 50% - 80% | | | 66% | |
| | | | | | | | | | Time to Exit | | 0.5 - 5.0 years | | | 3.9 years | |
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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | 7 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) March 31, 2024 | | BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) |
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| | Value | | | Valuation Approach | | | Unobservable Inputs | | Range of Unobservable Inputs Utilized(a) | | Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs Based on Fair Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | Market Adjustment Multiple Gross Profit Multiple | | 1.10x-1.30x 6.75x | |
| 1.26x — | |
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| | $ | 254,849,704 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| (a) | A significant change in unobservable input would have resulted in a correlated (inverse) significant change to value. | |
| (b) | For the period end March 31, 2024, the valuation technique for certain investments classified as Preferred Stock used recent prior transaction prices as inputs within the model used for the approximation of fair value. | |
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Currency Abbreviation |
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AUD | | Australian Dollar |
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EUR | | Euro |
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GBP | | British Pound |
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JPY | | Japanese Yen |
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TWD | | New Taiwan Dollar |
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USD | | United States Dollar |
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Portfolio Abbreviation |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
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S&P | | Standard & Poor’s |