UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-02688
Name of Fund: BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund
BlackRock National Municipal Fund
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 06/30/2018
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2017
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
DECEMBER 31, 2017
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED) |
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
Ø | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund |
Ø | BlackRock National Municipal Fund |
Ø | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund |
BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
Ø | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund |
Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee |
Dear Shareholder,
In the 12 months ended December 31, 2017, risk assets, such as stocks and high-yield bonds, continued to deliver strong performance. The equity market advanced, month after month, despite geopolitical uncertainty and relatively high valuations, while bond returns were constrained by higher interest rates.
Rising interest rates worked against high-quality assets with more interest rate sensitivity. Consequently, longer-term U.S. Treasuries posted modest returns, as rising energy prices, modest wage increases, and steady job growth led to expectations of higher inflation and interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”).
The market’s performance reflected reflationary expectations early in the reporting period, as investors began to sense that a global recovery was afoot. Thereafter, many countries throughout the world experienced sustained and synchronized growth for the first time since the financial crisis. Growth rates and inflation are still relatively low, but they are finally rising together.
The Fed responded to these positive developments by increasing short-term interest rates three times and setting expectations for additional interest rate increases. The Fed also began reducing the vast balance sheet reserves that had accumulated in the wake of the financial crisis. In October 2017, the Fed reduced its $4.5 trillion balance sheet by only $10 billion, while setting expectations for additional modest reductions and rate hikes in 2018.
By contrast, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) and the Bank of Japan (“BoJ”) both continued to expand their balance sheets despite nascent signs of sustained economic growth. The Eurozone and Japan are both approaching the limits of central banks’ ownership share of national debt, which is a structural pressure point that limits their capacity to deliver additional monetary stimulus. In October 2017, the ECB announced plans to cut the amount of its bond purchases in half for 2018, while the BoJ reiterated its commitment to economic stimulus until the inflation rate rises to its target of 2%.
Emerging market growth also stabilized, as accelerating growth in China, the second largest economy in the world and the most influential of all developing economies, improved the outlook for corporate profits and economic growth across most developing nations. Chinese demand for commodities and other raw materials allayed concerns about the country’s banking system, leading to rising equity prices and foreign investment flows.
While escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea and our nation’s divided politics are concerning, benign credit conditions, modest inflation, solid corporate earnings, and the positive outlook for growth in the world’s largest economies have kept markets relatively tranquil.
Rising consumer confidence and improving business sentiment are driving momentum for the U.S. economy. If the Fed maintains a measured pace of stimulus reduction, to the extent that inflation rises, it’s likely to be accompanied by rising real growth and higher wages. That could lead to a favorable combination of moderately higher inflation, steadily rising interest rates, and improving growth in 2018.
Further fueling optimism, Congress passed a sweeping tax reform bill in December 2017. The U.S. tax overhaul is likely to accentuate the reflationary themes already in place, including faster growth and rising interest rates. Changing the corporate tax rate to a flat 21% will create many winners and losers among high-and-low tax companies, while the windfall from lower taxes could boost business and consumer spending.
In this environment, investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.
Sincerely,
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Total Returns as of December 31, 2017 | ||||
6-month | 12-month | |||
U.S. large cap equities | 11.42% | 21.83% | ||
U.S. small cap equities | 9.20 | 14.65 | ||
International equities | 9.86 | 25.03 | ||
Emerging market equities | 15.92 | 37.28 | ||
3-month Treasury bills | 0.55 | 0.86 | ||
U.S. Treasury securities | (0.01) | 2.07 | ||
U.S. investment grade bonds | 1.24 | 3.54 | ||
Tax-exempt municipal bonds | 1.64 | 4.95 | ||
U.S. high yield bonds | 2.46 | 7.50 | ||
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, but underperformed its secondary benchmark, the Custom High Yield Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the Custom High Yield Index.
What factors influenced performance?
Short-dated and high-quality pre-refunded bonds failed to keep pace with the broader market, as the ongoing normalization of Fed monetary policy generated upward pressure on short-term rates. The Fund maintained these positions due to their above-market yields.
A position in Puerto Rico issues, while limited, detracted from results. The underperformance of these securities was especially pronounced in the wake of the autumn hurricanes.
Positions within bonds with longer maturities and higher duration generated the strongest returns given the outperformance for longer-term issues versus short-term debt. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.)
At the sector level, health care, transportation, tobacco and development district bonds made the largest contributions to performance.
At a time in which lower-quality bonds outpaced higher-quality issues, the Fund’s investments in the BBB rated and unrated categories contributed positively.
The Fund sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures, which helped performance.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
The Fund steadily reduced its cash reserves in the fourth quarter to capitalize on opportunities presented by heavy new-issue supply, as issuers rushed to the market amid uncertainty over the details of the tax reform bill.
The Fund added exposure in local tax-backed issues, a sector that has traditionally been under-represented in the portfolio.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund’s duration posture was somewhat lower than that of the secondary benchmark but slightly longer than the primary benchmark. The Fund maintained its higher-quality bias and underweight in unrated securities. At the sector level, the Fund was overweight in transportation, healthcare and tobacco issues. The investment advisor kept the Fund’s leverage fairly stable over the course of 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.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standardized 30-Day Yields | Unsubsidized 30-Day Yields | 6-Month Total Returns | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | 3.32 | % | 3.31 | % | 3.39 | % | 9.05 | % | N/A | 4.79 | % | N/A | 5.68 | % | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 2.93 | 2.92 | 3.15 | 8.79 | 4.16 | % | 4.51 | 3.60 | % | 5.39 | 4.93 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 2.31 | 2.28 | 2.76 | 7.96 | 6.96 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 4.61 | 4.61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c) | — | — | 1.64 | 4.95 | N/A | 3.07 | N/A | 4.42 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Custom High Yield Index(d) | — | — | 3.47 | 8.90 | N/A | 5.17 | N/A | 5.77 | N/A |
(a) | Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees. |
(b) | Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. The Fund will usually invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer. |
(c) | The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month. |
(d) | The Custom High Yield Index is a customized benchmark that reflects the returns of the S&P® Customized High Yield Municipal Bond Index for periods prior to January 1, 2013, and the returns of only those bonds in the S&P® Customized High Yield Municipal Bond Index that have maturities greater than five years for periods subsequent to January 1, 2013. |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
Actual | Hypothetical (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the Period | Including Interest Expense and Fees | Excluding Interest Expense and Fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Including Interest Expense and Fees (a) | Excluding Interest Expense and Fees (b) | Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During the Period (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,033.90 | $ | 3.49 | $ | 2.87 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.78 | $ | 3.47 | $ | 1,022.38 | $ | 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1,000.00 | 1,031.50 | 4.81 | 4.20 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.47 | 4.79 | 1,021.07 | 4.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,000.00 | 1,027.60 | 8.64 | 8.02 | 1,000.00 | 1,016.69 | 8.59 | 1,017.29 | 7.98 |
(a) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.68% for Institutional, 0.94% for Investor A and 1.69% for Investor C), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
(b) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.56% for Institutional, 0.82% for Investor A and 1.57% for Investor C), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
(c) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 16 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund |
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | 12/31/17 | |||
Health | 20 | % | ||
Transportation | 18 | |||
Tobacco | 17 | |||
County/City/Special District/School District | 14 | |||
Education | 10 | |||
Utilities | 8 | |||
Corporate | 6 | |||
State | 6 | |||
Housing | 1 |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to 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 adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)
Percent of Total Investments | ||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2018 | 15 | % | ||
2019 | 4 | |||
2020 | 6 | |||
2021 | 5 | |||
2022 | 8 |
(c) | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* | Excludes short-term securities. |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)
Credit Rating | 12/31/17 | |||
AAA/Aaa | 3 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 10 | |||
A | 9 | |||
BBB/Baa | 27 | |||
BB/Ba | 13 | |||
B/B | 13 | |||
CCC | 1 | |||
CC | 1 | |||
N/R(b) | 23 |
(a) | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(b) | The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2017, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% of the Fund’s total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock National Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, except for the Fund’s Investor C Shares, which performed in line. For the same period, the Fund underperformed its secondary benchmark, the Custom National Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the Custom National Index.
What factors influenced performance?
The Fund’s outperformance versus the primary benchmark reflects its overweight position in longer-maturity bonds. The prices of long-term bonds rose in the final six months of the year, while the prices of shorter-term issues were pressured by the combination of accelerating economic growth and the prospect of further interest rate increases by the Fed. The performance gap between these two market segments also accounted for the Fund’s shortfall relative to the Custom National Index, which has a zero weighting in bonds with maturities of five years and below. The Fund’s allocation to this area, while limited, was enough to result in underperformance for the six-month period.
The Fund maintained a higher-quality bias, which detracted from results at a time when lower-quality securities outperformed. However, this approach also helped the Fund avoid having any position in Puerto Rico, which was helpful to relative performance.
Overweight positions in the transportation and utilities sectors added value, as did an emphasis on revenue bonds over general obligation (“GO”) issues. While the revenue sector offers a steady income stream for the underlying issuers, GO issues are subject to the political risk of state and local budget negotiations.
The Fund actively managed its interest-rate exposure using U.S. Treasury futures. This strategy contributed to returns given the increase in prevailing yields. (Bond prices fall as yields rise.)
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Strong inflows into the Fund, in combination with the investment adviser’s defensive posture, led to the build-up of significant cash reserves. However, management was able to use these reserves to capitalize on the increase in municipal yields that occurred late in the year. The Fund concentrated its purchases in higher-quality securities, with a mix of both the secondary market and new issues. Opportunities were abundant in the latter category at year-end, as the prospect of tax reform concerns caused issuers to accelerate deals before any adverse changes took effect. The Fund’s cash position therefore was a key factor in its ability to take advantage of the market volatility that occurred in December.
The Fund took its leverage position to zero, which reduced income but also lowered the portfolio’s sensitivity to market volatility.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund finished 2017 with a high average credit quality of A+ and a cash position of about 2.5%. Its duration (interest-rate sensitivity) was below that of the benchmark, reflecting the investment adviser’s emphasis on income over price appreciation. The portfolio was overweight in pre-refunded securities, as well as in the transportation and utilities sectors.
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.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock National Municipal Fund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standardized 30-Day Yields | Unsubsidized 30-Day Yields | 6-Month Total Returns | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | 1.94 | % | 1.86 | % | 2.08 | % | 5.41 | % | N/A | 3.19 | % | N/A | 4.76 | % | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service | 1.70 | 1.67 | 1.96 | 5.07 | N/A | 2.96 | N/A | 4.49 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1.62 | 1.54 | 2.04 | 5.15 | 0.68 | % | 3.01 | 2.11 | % | 4.56 | 4.10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 0.95 | 0.92 | 1.66 | 4.37 | 3.37 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 3.78 | 3.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C1 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.76 | 4.58 | N/A | 2.45 | N/A | 3.99 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | 1.99 | 1.94 | 2.19 | 5.46 | N/A | 3.30 | N/A | 4.88 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c) | — | — | 1.64 | 4.95 | N/A | 3.07 | N/A | 4.42 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Custom National Index(d) | — | — | 2.51 | 6.66 | N/A | 3.82 | N/A | 4.79 | N/A |
(a) | Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees. |
(b) | Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. The Fund will usually invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer. |
(c) | The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month. |
(d) | The Custom National Index is a customized benchmark that reflects the returns of the S&P® Municipal Bond Index for periods prior to January 1, 2013, and the returns of only those bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index that have maturities greater than five years for periods subsequent to January 1, 2013. |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
Actual | Hypothetical (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During | Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.80 | $ | 2.24 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.99 | $ | 2.24 | 0.44 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Service Class | 1,000.00 | 1,019.60 | 3.41 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.83 | 3.41 | 0.67 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1,000.00 | 1,020.40 | 3.51 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.73 | 3.52 | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,000.00 | 1,016.60 | 7.32 | 1,000.00 | 1,017.95 | 7.32 | 1.44 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C1 | 1,000.00 | 1,017.60 | 6.31 | 1,000.00 | 1,018.95 | 6.31 | 1.24 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | 1,000.00 | 1,021.90 | 1.99 | 1,000.00 | 1,023.24 | 1.99 | 0.39 | % |
(a) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
(b) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 16 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock National Municipal Fund |
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | 12/31/17 | |||
Transportation | 29 | % | ||
Utilities | 20 | |||
Health | 13 | |||
County/City/Special District/School District | 11 | |||
Education | 11 | |||
State | 11 | |||
Tobacco | 3 | |||
Corporate | 2 |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to 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 adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)
Percent of Total Investments | ||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2018 | 12 | % | ||
2019 | 15 | |||
2020 | 6 | |||
2021 | 10 | |||
2022 | 2 |
(c) | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* | Excludes short-term securities. |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)
Credit Rating | 12/31/17 | |||
AAA/Aaa | 9 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 50 | |||
A | 23 | |||
BBB/Baa | 7 | |||
BB/Ba | 3 | |||
B | 3 | |||
N/R(b) | 5 |
(a) | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(b) | The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2017, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index. For the same period, the Fund’s Class K Shares outperformed the secondary benchmark, the S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index, while the Fund’s Institutional and Investor A1 Shares performed in line and Investor A and Investor C Shares underperformed. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index.
What factors influenced performance?
Security selection in the A & BBB rated credit tiers, together with an overweight in these areas, detracted from performance. Overweight positions in the transportation, utilities and tobacco sectors also had an adverse impact on results. In terms of yield curve positioning, the Fund was hurt by being underweight in one- to two-year issues and overweight in the two- to three-year part of the curve.
The Fund’s yield curve positioning contributed to performance, as did its shorter duration versus the benchmark. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) Specifically, an overweight in zero - to one-year bonds and an underweight in three- to four-year issues helped results.
The Fund’s decision to reduce exposure to AAA rated pre-refunded securities and replace the positions with floating-rate variable rate demand note (“VRDN”) securities aided performance by offsetting the impact of the Fed interest rate increases.
Purchases of non-rated one-year municipal notes with equivalent underlying bond ratings of A & AA was an additional positive.
Overweights in the tax-backed (state), tax-backed (local), transportation and corporate sectors contributed to returns, as did an underweight in the school district sector.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
With the Fed raising interest rates, the investment adviser pursued a defensive strategy while tactically repositioning the Fund. The Fund’s exposure to lower-yielding, fixed-rate holdings was reduced on the belief they would underperform the broader market as rates rose. In addition, the investment adviser boosted the Fund’s weighting in floating-rate securities that adjusted higher with each Fed interest rate increase and that offered yields equivalent to one-year AAA rated bonds.
As municipalities issued annual operating financing notes, the Fund increased its exposure to non-rated issues with attractive yields and equivalent underlying ratings of A and AA. It also invested in A and BBB rated bonds with three- and four-year maturities that offered favorable yield spreads over AAA rated debt. More generally speaking, the investment adviser sought opportunities to position the Fund to capitalize on continued Fed interest rate increases.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
The Fund was overweight in short-term bonds, contributing to a duration that was lower than that of the benchmark. The Fund was overweight in BBB and A rated issues and underweight in securities rated AAA.
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.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standardized 30-Day Yields | Unsubsidized 30-Day Yields | 6-Month Total Returns | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | 1.33 | % | 1.19 | % | (0.03 | )% | 0.86 | % | N/A | 0.41 | % | N/A | 1.24 | % | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1.07 | 0.99 | (0.25 | ) | 0.62 | (2.40 | )% | 0.12 | (0.49 | )% | 0.97 | 0.66 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | 1.22 | 1.12 | (0.08 | ) | 0.87 | N/A | 0.29 | N/A | 1.13 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 0.34 | 0.22 | (0.50 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.65 | ) | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | 1.38 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 1.01 | N/A | 0.40 | N/A | 1.23 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c) | — | — | 1.64 | 4.95 | N/A | 3.07 | N/A | 4.42 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index(d) | — | — | (0.08 | ) | 1.11 | N/A | 0.85 | N/A | 1.86 | N/A |
(a) | Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees. |
(b) | Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and invests primarily in investment grade municipal bonds or municipal notes, including variable rate demand obligations. The Fund will maintain a dollarweighted maturity of no more than two years. |
(c) | The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month. |
(d) | The S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index includes all bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index with a remaining maturity of less than four years. |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
Actual | Hypothetical (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses the Period (a) | Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | $ | 1,000.00 | 999.70 | $ | 1.81 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.39 | $ | 1.84 | 0.36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1,000.00 | 997.50 | 3.07 | 1,000.00 | 1,022.13 | 3.11 | 0.61 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | 1,000.00 | 999.20 | 2.32 | 1,000.00 | 1,022.89 | 2.35 | 0.46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,000.00 | 995.00 | 6.84 | 1,000.00 | 1,018.35 | 6.92 | 1.36 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1.56 | 1,000.00 | 1,023.64 | 1.58 | 0.31 | % |
(a) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
(b) | Hypothetical 5% return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 16 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund |
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | 12/31/17 | |||
County/City/Special District/School District | 24 | % | ||
State | 23 | |||
Utilities | 17 | |||
Transportation | 16 | |||
Health | 8 | |||
Finance | 6 | |||
Education | 4 | |||
Tobacco | 2 |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to 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 adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)
Percent of Total Investments | ||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2018 | 23 | % | ||
2019 | 25 | |||
2020 | 24 | |||
2021 | 16 | |||
2022 | 5 |
(c) | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* | Excludes short-term securities. |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)
Credit Rating | 12/31/17 | |||
AAA/Aaa | 6 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 36 | |||
A | 36 | |||
BBB/Baa | 6 | |||
N/R(b) | 16 |
(a) | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(b) | The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2017, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments. |
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund |
Investment Objective
BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with income exempt from Federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes.
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
For the six-month period ended December 31, 2017, the Fund outperformed both the primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, and the secondary benchmark, the S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index.
What factors influenced performance?
The Fund’s allocation to the longer end of the municipal yield curve was the single largest contributor to performance, as the yield curve flattened aggressively in the second half of the year. While longer-term yields fell, short-term yields experienced a meaningful increase. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.)
The Fund’s weighting in the transportation and tax-backed (local) sectors also contributed positively. The Fund further benefited from its overweight positions in AA, A and BBB rated securities.
The Fund held short positions in U.S. Treasuries in order to manage interest rate risk, which contributed to performance.
The Fund’s position in Puerto Rico issues, while limited, detracted from results. The underperformance of these securities was especially pronounced in the wake of the autumn hurricanes. Additionally, the Fund’s exposure to the very front end of the yield curve detracted as rates rose in this area.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
Portfolio activity was driven by two themes: new issuance and interest-rate volatility. Both issuance and volatility peaked toward year-end due to the prospect of federal tax reform. In fact, December produced record new issuance as issuers rushed to market before any potential tax law changes. The new issuance, as well as the volatility that resulted, presented several opportunities that the investment advisor sought to capitalize on as the year drew to a close.
Describe portfolio positioning at period end.
For the majority of the period, the Fund was positioned with an overweight to the longer end of the municipal yield curve relative to the S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index. However, the Fund now prefers bonds with maturities of 20 years and below in response to the aggressive flattening of the yield curve. The Fund’s duration (interest rate sensitivity) was below that of the benchmark at the close of 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.
FUND SUMMARY | 13 |
Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund |
Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standardized 30-Day Yields | Unsubsidized 30-Day Yields | 6-Month Total Returns | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | w/o sales charge | w/sales charge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | 2.35 | % | 2.24 | % | 3.07 | % | 6.94 | % | N/A | 3.91 | % | N/A | 4.78 | % | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 2.00 | 1.93 | 2.94 | 6.67 | 2.14 | % | 3.66 | 2.76 | % | 4.51 | 4.06 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | 2.14 | 2.07 | 3.02 | 6.84 | N/A | 3.79 | N/A | 4.67 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1.35 | 1.25 | 2.55 | 5.88 | 4.88 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 3.74 | 3.74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C1 | 1.74 | 1.58 | 2.76 | 6.30 | N/A | 3.29 | N/A | 4.15 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c) | — | — | 1.64 | 4.95 | N/A | 3.07 | N/A | 4.42 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index(d) | — | — | 1.47 | 4.85 | N/A | 3.08 | N/A | 4.37 | N/A |
(a) | Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees. |
(b) | Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment grade New York municipal bonds. The Fund’s total returns prior to February 18, 2015 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund. |
(c) | The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month. |
(d) | The S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index includes all New York bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index. |
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Expense Example
Actual | Hypothetical (c) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses Paid During the Period | Including Interest Expense and Fees | Excluding Interest Expense and Fees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Including Interest Expense and Fees (a) | Excluding Interest Expense and Fees (b) | Beginning Account Value (07/01/17) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During the Period (a) | Ending Account Value (12/31/17) | Expenses Paid During the Period (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,030.70 | $ | 3.17 | $ | 2.56 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.08 | $ | 3.16 | $ | 1,022.68 | $ | 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | 1,000.00 | 1,029.40 | 4.45 | 3.84 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.82 | 4.43 | 1,021.42 | 3.82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | 1,000.00 | 1,030.20 | 3.68 | 3.07 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.58 | 3.67 | 1,022.18 | 3.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,000.00 | 1,025.50 | 8.27 | 7.66 | 1,000.00 | 1,017.04 | 8.24 | 1,017.64 | 7.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C1 | 1,000.00 | 1,027.60 | 6.24 | 5.62 | 1,000.00 | 1,019.06 | 6.21 | 1,019.66 | 5.60 |
(a) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.62% for Institutional, 0.87% for Investor A, 0.72% for Investor A1, 1.62% for Investor C and 1.22% for Investor C1), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
(b) | For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.50% for Institutional, 0.75% for Investor A, 0.60% for Investor A1, 1.50% for Investor C and 1.10% for Investor C1), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). |
(c) | Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 365. |
See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 16 for further information on how expenses were calculated.
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Fund Summary as of December 31, 2017 (continued) | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund |
Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*
SECTOR ALLOCATION
Sector | 12/31/17 | |||
Transportation | 26 | % | ||
County/City/Special District/School District | 17 | |||
State | 17 | |||
Utilities | 12 | |||
Education | 11 | |||
Health | 6 | |||
Tobacco | 4 | |||
Corporate | 3 | |||
Housing | 3 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services | 1 |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to 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 adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)
Percent of Total Investments | ||||
Calendar Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2018 | 5 | % | ||
2019 | 3 | |||
2020 | 5 | |||
2021 | 4 | |||
2022 | 2 |
(c) | Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years. |
* | Excludes short-term securities. |
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)
Credit Rating | 12/31/17 | |||
AAA/Aaa | 17 | % | ||
AA/Aa | 31 | |||
A | 25 | |||
BBB/Baa | 6 | |||
BB/Ba | 2 | |||
B | 2 | |||
N/R(b) | 17 |
(a) | For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change. |
(b) | The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2017, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1% of the Fund’s total investments. |
FUND SUMMARY | 15 |
Institutional and Class K Shares (Class K Shares are available in BlackRock National Municipal Fund and BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund) are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. On the close of business on August 15, 2016, all of the issued and outstanding BlackRock Shares of BlackRock National Municipal Fund were redesignated as Class K Shares. Prior to July 18, 2011 for BlackRock National Municipal Fund, Class K Share performance results are those of the Institutional Shares restated to reflect Class K Share fees.
Service Shares (available only in BlackRock National Municipal Fund) are not subject to any sales charge (front-end load) or deferred sales charge. These shares are subject to a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee) and are only available to certain eligible investors. Prior to July 18, 2011, Service Share performance results are those of the Institutional Shares restated to reflect Service Share fees.
Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 4.25% for all Funds except BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund, which incurs a 3.00% maximum initial sales charge, and all Funds incur a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.
Investor A1 Shares (available only in BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund) are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 1.00% for BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and 4.00% for BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund; and a service fee of 0.10% per year (but no distribution fee). The maximum initial sales charge does not apply to current eligible investors of Investor A1 Shares of the Funds. Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a CDSC where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.
Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.
Investor C1 Shares (available only in BlackRock National Municipal Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund) are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans and, for BlackRock National Municipal Fund only, fee based programs previously approved by the Fund, or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution and service fees per year as follows:
Distribution Fee | Service Fee | |||||||
BlackRock National Municipal Fund | 0.55 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||
BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund | 0.35 | % | 0.25 | % |
Investor A1 and Investor C1 Shares of their respective Funds are only available for dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders, and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans and, for BlackRock National Municipal Fund only, fee based programs previously approved by the Fund.
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in each of the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date/payable date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. The Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.
The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.
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Disclosure of Expenses |
Shareholders of these Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other fund expenses. The expense examples on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2017 and held through December 31, 2017) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the headings entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”
The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging
The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance returns and NAV. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.
In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of the Funds (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Funds’ shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV.
The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is distributed to the Funds’ shareholders, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the Funds’ per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other ongoing costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Funds had not used leverage.
Furthermore, the value of each Fund’s portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can also influence the value of portfolio investments. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence each Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on each Fund’s performance from leverage. Changes in the direction of interest rates are difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.
The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Fund’s NAV and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of a Fund’s shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund 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 the leverage instruments, which may cause the Funds to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by each Fund’s shareholders and may reduce income.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES / THE BENEFITSAND RISKSOF LEVERAGING / DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | 17 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares/ Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Investment Companies |
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VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF | 50,000 | $ | 1,560,000 | |||||
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Total Investment companies — 0.2% |
| 1,560,000 | ||||||
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Municipal bonds |
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Alabama — 1.1% | ||||||||
Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority-Birmingham, RB, Methodist Home For The Aging(a): | ||||||||
5.75%, 06/01/35 | $ | 200 | 224,326 | |||||
5.75%, 06/01/45 | 355 | 394,167 | ||||||
6.00%, 06/01/50 | 450 | 505,863 | ||||||
County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Senior Lien, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/44 | 365 | 409,391 | ||||||
Sub-Lien, Series D, 7.00%, 10/01/51 | 2,355 | 2,896,509 | ||||||
Sub-Lien, Series D, 6.50%, 10/01/53 | 3,465 | 4,141,368 | ||||||
State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/20(b) | 710 | 792,722 | ||||||
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9,364,346 | ||||||||
Alaska — 1.0% | ||||||||
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A(a): | ||||||||
4.63%, 06/01/23 | 590 | 603,186 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/32 | 1,510 | 1,500,744 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/46(c) | 6,710 | 6,492,328 | ||||||
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8,596,258 | ||||||||
Arizona — 2.3% | ||||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB, Academies of Math & Science Project, Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/51 | 570 | 573,386 | ||||||
Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/26 | 760 | 830,878 | ||||||
Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project, 5.50%, 07/01/52 | 2,290 | 2,191,255 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, ERB, Eagle College Prep Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43 | 1,445 | 1,460,620 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB: | ||||||||
Great Hearts Academies — Veritas Project, | 415 | 479,524 | ||||||
Legacy Traditional Schools Project, Series A, 6.50%, 07/01/34 | 465 | 529,486 | ||||||
Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44 | 810 | 909,711 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 300 | 315,096 | ||||||
Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/45 | 895 | 933,029 | ||||||
Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 295 | 309,844 | ||||||
Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46 | 325 | 338,598 | ||||||
Legacy Traditional School Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 315 | 330,233 | ||||||
Legacy Traditional School Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/45 | 250 | 259,973 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Industrial Development Authority, RB, Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/36 | 1,225 | 1,301,795 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/41 | 1,685 | 1,771,255 | ||||||
La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, RB, Imagine Schools Desert West Middle Project, 5.88%, 06/15/48 | 1,340 | 1,373,125 | ||||||
State of Arizona IDA, RB, Academies of Math & Science Project, Series B, 5.13%, 07/01/47 | 420 | 421,722 | ||||||
State of Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/47 | 3,235 | 3,439,937 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Arizona (continued) | ||||||||
Town of Florence, Inc. Arizona, IDA, ERB, Legacy Traditional School Project, Queen Creek and Casa Grande Campuses, 6.00%, 07/01/43(a) | $ | 1,375 | $ | 1,476,489 | ||||
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19,245,956 | ||||||||
Arkansas — 0.1% | ||||||||
County of Benton Arkansas Public Facilities Board, RB, BCCSO Project, Series A, 6.00%, 06/01/20(b) | 750 | 825,105 | ||||||
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California — 7.4% | ||||||||
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd Subordinate Lien, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/35 | 5,210 | 6,027,709 | ||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB: | ||||||||
St. Joseph Health System, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/39 | 1,000 | 1,064,730 | ||||||
Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 08/15/42 | 1,000 | 1,112,020 | ||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/19(a)(b)(c) | 265 | 282,355 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Urban Discovery Academy Project: | ||||||||
5.50%, 08/01/34 | 310 | 320,866 | ||||||
6.00%, 08/01/44 | 655 | 674,290 | ||||||
6.13%, 08/01/49 | 570 | 585,932 | ||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Community Medical Centers, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42 | 345 | 394,166 | ||||||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Poseidon Resources (Channel Side) LP Desalination Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45 | 4,855 | 5,264,665 | ||||||
California School Finance Authority, RB, Value Schools: | ||||||||
6.65%, 07/01/33 | 295 | 338,052 | ||||||
6.90%, 07/01/43 | 650 | 726,070 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/46(a) | 970 | 1,059,667 | ||||||
Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.25%, 12/01/56(d) | 875 | 969,570 | ||||||
Sutter Health, 6.00%, 08/15/42(a) | 400 | 444,808 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, American Baptist Homes of the West, 6.25%, 10/01/39(a) | 2,575 | 2,743,714 | ||||||
California Statewide Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Tobacco Settlement(d): | ||||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 05/01/43 | 2,500 | 2,500,600 | ||||||
Series B, 6.00%, 05/01/43 | 3,485 | 3,485,836 | ||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Redevelopment Agency, Tax Allocation Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series D: | ||||||||
3.00%, 08/01/21 | 675 | 676,586 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/23 | 1,000 | 765,450 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/26 | 580 | 381,623 | ||||||
0.00%, 08/01/31(a) | 1,155 | 572,233 | ||||||
City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric, Series A, 5.88%, 02/15/34(e) | 500 | 530,205 | ||||||
City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project: | ||||||||
6.50%, 05/01/36 | 310 | 355,979 | ||||||
6.50%, 05/01/42 | 760 | 872,723 | ||||||
City of Stockton California Public Financing Authority, RB, Delta Water Supply Project, Series A, | 240 | 289,010 | ||||||
County of California Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, 5.45%, 06/01/28 | 500 | 508,290 |
18 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
County of California Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB, Golden Gate Tobacco Funding Corp., Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36 | $ | 1,665 | $ | 1,665,017 | ||||
County of Los Angeles California Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, Asset-Backed, Los Angeles County Securitization Corp.: | ||||||||
5.70%, 06/01/46 | 4,260 | 4,276,231 | ||||||
5.60%, 06/01/36 | 1,385 | 1,408,434 | ||||||
County of Riverside California Transportation Commission, RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/48(a) | 2,115 | 2,376,477 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1, 5.75%, 06/01/47 | 6,570 | 6,615,267 | ||||||
Palomar Health, Refunding RB(a): | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/01/36 | 325 | 367,530 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/01/39 | 310 | 348,998 | ||||||
Successor Agency to the San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 6 (Mission Bay South Public Improvements), Series C, CAB, 0.00%, 08/01/43 | 3,000 | 752,220 | ||||||
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1(a)(c): | ||||||||
4.75%, 06/01/25 | 785 | 785,400 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/37 | 7,410 | 7,426,969 | ||||||
5.13%, 06/01/46 | 3,590 | 3,594,918 | ||||||
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62,564,610 | ||||||||
Colorado — 2.5% | ||||||||
Castle Oaks Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, 6.25%, 12/01/20(a)(b) | 535 | 618,455 | ||||||
Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1, Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/01/47 | 820 | 848,110 | ||||||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB, Littleton Preparatory Charter School Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/33 | 450 | 463,995 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/42 | 545 | 551,594 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/40 | 1,250 | 1,365,000 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Sunny Vista Living Center Project, Series A: | ||||||||
6.13%, 12/01/45 | 375 | 397,744 | ||||||
6.25%, 12/01/50 | 1,235 | 1,311,582 | ||||||
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, RB, C-470 Express Lanes, 5.00%, 12/31/56 | 2,500 | 2,735,750 | ||||||
Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Refunding, 5.75%, 12/01/45 | 780 | 824,421 | ||||||
Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, Limited Tax, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/37 | 500 | 499,980 | ||||||
5.13%, 12/01/47 | 1,200 | 1,199,940 | ||||||
Green Gables Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, Series A, 5.30%, 12/01/46 | 1,000 | 1,014,390 | ||||||
Leyden Rock Metropolitan District No. 10, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/45(a) | 1,250 | 1,274,800 | ||||||
Regional Transportation District, RB, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project(a): | ||||||||
6.00%, 01/15/34 | 1,500 | 1,645,530 | ||||||
6.00%, 01/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,093,900 | ||||||
Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, Refunding Series A-1: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/37 | 1,115 | 1,212,116 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/47(a)(e) | 2,585 | 2,783,735 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Colorado (continued) | ||||||||
Tallyns Reach Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, 6.75%, 11/01/38 | $ | 1,220 | $ | 1,229,431 | ||||
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| |||||||
21,070,473 | ||||||||
Connecticut — 0.6% | ||||||||
Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB, 7.00%, 02/01/45 | 1,485 | 1,575,689 | ||||||
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, RB, Series A, 6.75%, 02/01/45(e) | 1,284 | 1,382,483 | ||||||
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Refunding RB, Public Improvement, Priority Distribution, Series C, 6.25%, 02/01/30 | 2,045 | 2,180,890 | ||||||
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| |||||||
5,139,062 | ||||||||
Delaware — 0.8% | ||||||||
Delaware State Economic Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/46 | 1,000 | 1,003,360 | ||||||
State of Delaware EDA, RB, Exempt Facilities, Indian River Power LLC Project, 5.38%, 10/01/45 | 5,930 | 6,202,365 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,205,725 | ||||||||
District of Columbia — 0.5% | ||||||||
District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 6.75%, 05/15/40 | 385 | 402,818 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/30 | 3,005 | 1,982,579 | ||||||
Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39(e) | 185 | 193,778 | ||||||
Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44 | 1,610 | 1,690,983 | ||||||
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| |||||||
4,270,158 | ||||||||
Florida — 5.9% | ||||||||
Boggy Creek Improvement District, Refunding RB, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/43 | 1,370 | 1,392,550 | ||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB, Silver Creek St. Augustine Project, Series A(f)(g): | ||||||||
1st Mortgage, 8.25%, 01/01/44 | 445 | 366,929 | ||||||
1st Mortgage, 8.25%, 01/01/49 | 950 | 783,237 | ||||||
5.75%, 01/01/50 | 570 | 516,785 | ||||||
Celebration Pointe Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds: | ||||||||
4.75%, 05/01/24 | 560 | 570,382 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/34(a) | 1,250 | 1,271,613 | ||||||
Alachua County, 4.00%, 05/01/22 | 310 | 316,250 | ||||||
City of Tallahassee Florida, RB, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/55 | 2,600 | 2,854,202 | ||||||
Country of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47 | 485 | 566,858 | ||||||
County of Alachua Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB: | ||||||||
East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc. Project, 6.25%, 11/15/44 | 2,000 | 2,225,860 | ||||||
Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44 | 1,720 | 1,918,729 | ||||||
County of Collier Florida IDA, Refunding RB, Arlington of Naples Project, Series A, 8.13%, 05/15/44 | 1,490 | 1,667,027 | ||||||
County of Martin Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.50%, 11/15/42 | 1,000 | 1,104,830 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Industrial Development Authority, RB, Doral Academy Project, 5.00%, 01/15/48 | 1,405 | 1,508,113 | ||||||
County of Palm Beach Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project, 7.50%, 06/01/49 | 1,000 | 1,213,280 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB: | ||||||||
Brightline Passenger Rail Project, AMT, | 4,560 | 4,749,149 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB (continued): | ||||||||
Renaissance Charter School, Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/29 | $ | 695 | $ | 748,578 | ||||
Renaissance Charter School, Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/34 | 835 | 893,767 | ||||||
Renaissance Charter School, Series A, 6.13%, 06/15/44 | 3,185 | 3,365,558 | ||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Waste Pro USA, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/29 | 2,240 | 2,296,022 | ||||||
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Florida, Refunding RB, Special Purpose, Jetblue Airways Corp. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/36 | 2,000 | 2,109,480 | ||||||
Greeneway Improvement District, RB, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/43 | 1,365 | 1,390,689 | ||||||
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Special Assessment Bonds: | ||||||||
4.25%, 05/01/25 | 155 | 157,827 | ||||||
4.88%, 05/01/35 | 285 | 293,205 | ||||||
4.88%, 05/01/45 | 580 | 588,346 | ||||||
Village of Lakewood Ranch Sector Projects, 4.00%, 05/01/21(a) | 180 | 182,336 | ||||||
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Special Assessment Bonds, Refunding, Lakewood Center & New Sector Projects, 8.00%, 05/01/40 | 515 | 605,959 | ||||||
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Special Assessment Bonds, Village of Lakewood Ranch Sector Projects: | ||||||||
4.25%, 05/01/26 | 190 | 195,039 | ||||||
5.13%, 05/01/46 | 1,080 | 1,130,965 | ||||||
Miami Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Miami Jewish Health Systems, Inc. Project, 5.13%, 07/01/46(a) | 2,000 | 2,224,740 | ||||||
Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(b) | 1,450 | 1,728,458 | ||||||
Midtown Miami Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/29 | 1,745 | 1,858,914 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/37 | 890 | 943,667 | ||||||
Pine Island Community Development District, RB, 0.00%, 11/01/24 | 1,205 | 839,728 | ||||||
Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, RB: | ||||||||
6.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g) | 392 | 277,998 | ||||||
(ACA), 6.25%, 07/01/28 | 66 | 61,165 | ||||||
Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds: | ||||||||
Convertible CAB, Series A2, | 40 | 39,996 | ||||||
Convertible CAB, Series A3, 0.00%, 05/01/40 | 90 | 83,679 | ||||||
Convertible CAB, Series A4, 0.00%, 05/01/40 | 50 | 39,024 | ||||||
Series 2015-2, 0.00%, 05/01/40 | 125 | 82,448 | ||||||
Series A1, 6.65%, 05/01/40(a)(c) | 135 | 134,980 | ||||||
Tolomato Community Development District: | ||||||||
Series 1, 0.00%, 05/01/40 | 205 | 164,205 | ||||||
Series 1, 6.65%, 05/01/40(f)(g) | 5 | 4,869 | ||||||
Series 3, 6.61%, 05/01/40(f)(g) | 135 | 1 | ||||||
Series 3, 6.65%, 05/01/40(f)(g) | 105 | 1 | ||||||
Viera East Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.00%, 05/01/26 | 640 | 700,544 | ||||||
Village Community Development District No. 9, Special Assessment Bonds(d): | ||||||||
7.00%, 05/01/41 | 1,345 | 1,567,503 | ||||||
5.50%, 05/01/42 | 505 | 551,359 | ||||||
Village Community Development District No.10, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/43 | 1,610 | 1,804,053 | ||||||
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| |||||||
50,090,897 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Georgia — 0.2% | ||||||||
County of Clayton Georgia, Tax Allocation Bonds, Ellenwood Project, 7.50%, 07/01/33 | $ | 120 | $ | 120,069 | ||||
County of Clayton Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Project, Series A, 8.75%, 06/01/29 | 635 | 727,761 | ||||||
County of Gainesville & Hall Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Acts Retirement Life Community, Series A-2, 6.63%, 11/15/19(b) | 225 | 245,619 | ||||||
County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.50%, 08/15/54 | 555 | 659,856 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,753,305 | ||||||||
Guam — 0.2% | ||||||||
Territory of Guam, GO, Series A: | ||||||||
6.00%, 11/15/19 | 40 | 41,798 | ||||||
6.75%, 11/15/19(b) | 1,650 | 1,802,740 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,844,538 | ||||||||
Hawaii — 0.2% | ||||||||
State of Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/45 | 1,345 | 1,345,511 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Idaho — 0.5% | ||||||||
County of Nez Perce Idaho, Refunding RB, 2.75%, 10/01/24 | 1,400 | 1,395,688 | ||||||
County of Power Idaho Industrial Development Corp., RB, FMC Corp. Project, AMT, 6.45%, 08/01/32 | 265 | 266,002 | ||||||
Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Madison Hospital Memorial Project: | ||||||||
3.50%, 09/01/33 | 400 | 366,360 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/37 | 1,000 | 1,093,990 | ||||||
Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB, Idaho Arts Charter School, Inc., 5.00%, 12/01/46 | 1,000 | 1,063,720 | ||||||
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| |||||||
4,185,760 | ||||||||
Illinois — 7.5% | ||||||||
Chicago Board of Education, GO, Dedicated Revenues: | ||||||||
Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/46(a) | 725 | 743,778 | ||||||
Refunding Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30 | 1,370 | 1,416,484 | ||||||
Refunding Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/31 | 1,500 | 1,549,680 | ||||||
Refunding Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/22 | 1,030 | 1,091,491 | ||||||
Refunding Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/44 | 3,700 | 3,798,790 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A: | ||||||||
6.00%, 01/01/38 | 1,850 | 2,137,786 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/36 | 3,000 | 3,145,440 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/46(a) | 3,000 | 3,353,940 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Lake Forest College, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/48 | 1,700 | 1,838,618 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Central Dupage Health, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/19(b) | 1,400 | 1,497,412 | ||||||
Friendship Village of Schaumburg, | 1,000 | 1,112,070 | ||||||
Lutheran Home & Services Obligated Group, 5.63%, 05/15/42 | 2,805 | 2,967,381 | ||||||
Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/36 | 1,805 | 2,031,203 | ||||||
Presence Health Network, Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41 | 6,505 | 6,756,678 | ||||||
Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41(a) | 3,000 | 3,368,460 | ||||||
Rogers Park Montessori School Project, Series 2014, 6.00%, 02/01/34 | 335 | 352,179 | ||||||
Rogers Park Montessori School Project, Series 2014, 6.13%, 02/01/45(e) | 790 | 817,650 | ||||||
Swedish Covenant, Series A, 6.00%, 02/15/20(b) | 1,000 | 1,088,790 |
20 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project: | ||||||||
Bonds, Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/56 | $ | 7,645 | $ | 1,179,700 | ||||
Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57 | 2,085 | 2,265,436 | ||||||
Bonds, Series B, 0.00%, 12/15/54 | 11,470 | 1,949,556 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/53 | 3,925 | 4,364,836 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/44 | 3,455 | 1,193,288 | ||||||
Quad Cities Regional EDA, Refunding RB, Augustana College, 4.75%, 10/01/32(a) | 675 | 717,437 | ||||||
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB, 6.00%, 06/01/21(b) | 390 | 444,783 | ||||||
State of Illinois, GO: | ||||||||
5.25%, 02/01/29 | 1,500 | 1,621,230 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/35 | 1,095 | 1,136,960 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/01/39(a) | 510 | 534,174 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/35 | 1,460 | 1,525,554 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/38 | 2,190 | 2,283,075 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/29 | 5,000 | 5,423,900 | ||||||
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| |||||||
63,707,759 | ||||||||
Indiana — 2.1% | ||||||||
City of Carmel Indiana, RB, Barrington Carmel Project, Series A: | ||||||||
7.13%, 11/15/42(a) | 1,500 | 1,630,005 | ||||||
7.13%, 11/15/47 | 1,500 | 1,626,645 | ||||||
City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT: | ||||||||
6.75%, 01/01/34 | 525 | 625,611 | ||||||
7.00%, 01/01/44 | 1,270 | 1,519,860 | ||||||
City of Vincennes Indiana, Refunding RB, Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village Project, 6.25%, 01/01/29(d) | 3,140 | 3,074,186 | ||||||
County of Allen Indiana, RB, StoryPoint Fort Wayne Project, Series A-1: | ||||||||
6.63%, 01/15/34 | 430 | 456,522 | ||||||
6.75%, 01/15/43 | 830 | 877,642 | ||||||
6.88%, 01/15/52 | 1,270 | 1,345,679 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, Series A, AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/44 | 370 | 400,018 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/48 | 1,230 | 1,325,952 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/01/51 | 2,500 | 2,719,575 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Marquette Project, 5.00%, 03/01/39 | 725 | 761,004 | ||||||
Town of Chesterton Indiana, RB, StoryPoint Chesterton Project, Series A-1, 6.38%, 01/15/51 | 1,745 | 1,832,250 | ||||||
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| |||||||
18,194,949 | ||||||||
Iowa — 2.4% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project, 5.50%, 12/01/22 | 6,125 | 6,245,907 | ||||||
Sunrise Retirement Community Project, 5.50%, 09/01/37 | 890 | 909,349 | ||||||
Sunrise Retirement Community Project, 5.75%, 09/01/43 | 1,385 | 1,422,977 | ||||||
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Senior Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/21 | 2,225 | 2,306,546 | ||||||
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Series C(a)(c): | ||||||||
Asset-Backed, 5.50%, 06/01/42 | 2,000 | 2,007,180 | ||||||
5.38%, 06/01/38 | 3,075 | 3,081,857 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Iowa (continued) | ||||||||
Xenia Rural Water District, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/41 | $ | 4,000 | $ | 4,401,120 | ||||
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| |||||||
20,374,936 | ||||||||
Kansas — 0.1% | ||||||||
City of Wichita Kansas, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/36 | 500 | 537,135 | ||||||
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Kentucky — 0.4% | ||||||||
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Norton Healthcare, Inc., Series B (NPFGC), 0.00%, 10/01/24 | 250 | 206,385 | ||||||
Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, 6.00%, 07/01/53 | 3,000 | 3,392,730 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,599,115 | ||||||||
Louisiana — 1.2% | ||||||||
Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, General Infrastructure Project, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44 | 3,145 | 3,274,134 | ||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp., Series A-2, 6.50%, 11/01/35(e) | 1,630 | 1,826,317 | ||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, Belle Chasse Educational Foundation Project, 6.75%, 05/01/41 | 645 | 696,994 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/35(a)(c) | 3,910 | 4,263,972 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,061,417 | ||||||||
Maine — 0.1% | ||||||||
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center, 6.75%, 07/01/41 | 1,075 | 1,174,545 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Maryland — 1.5% | ||||||||
City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB, East Baltimore Research Park Project, 4.00%, 09/01/27 | 325 | 340,623 | ||||||
City of Baltimore Maryland, Tax Allocation Bonds, Center/West Development, Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/43 | 1,200 | 1,235,748 | ||||||
City of Gaithersburg Maryland, Refunding RB, Asbury Maryland Obligation, Series B, 6.00%, 01/01/23(a)(c) | 750 | 807,300 | ||||||
County of Frederick Maryland, RB, Jefferson Technology Park Project, Series B, 7.13%, 07/01/43 | 2,905 | 3,166,392 | ||||||
Maryland EDC, RB: | ||||||||
Purple Line Light Rail Project, AMT, 5.00%, 03/31/51 | 3,135 | 3,478,878 | ||||||
Term Project, Series B, 5.75%, 06/01/20(b) | 1,500 | 1,641,405 | ||||||
Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/20(a)(b) | 265 | 289,981 | ||||||
Maryland EDC, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Transportation Facilities Project, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 | 640 | 725,530 | ||||||
University of Maryland Project, 5.00%, 07/01/39 | 950 | 1,047,175 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,733,032 | ||||||||
Massachusetts — 2.6% | ||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB: | ||||||||
5.50%, 11/15/46(a) | 19 | 18,825 | ||||||
Boston Medical Center, Series D, 4.00%, 07/01/45 | 715 | 733,640 | ||||||
Boston Medical Center, Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/44 | 3,865 | 4,325,321 | ||||||
Foxborough Regional Charter School, Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/20(b) | 350 | 377,195 | ||||||
Linden Ponds, Inc. Facility, Series A-1, 6.25%, 11/15/39 | 352 | 368,043 | ||||||
North Hill Communities Issue, Series A, | 2,480 | 3,099,479 | ||||||
Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/56(a) | 94 | 6,012 | ||||||
Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/45 | 2,230 | 2,381,863 | ||||||
UMass Boston Student Housing Project, 5.00%, 10/01/41 | 2,500 | 2,768,350 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Massachusetts (continued) | ||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Covanta Energy Project, Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 3,002,100 | ||||
Emmanuel College Issue, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/46 | 2,970 | 3,018,144 | ||||||
New Bridge Charles, Inc., 4.00%, 10/01/32 | 355 | 353,807 | ||||||
New Bridge Charles, Inc., 4.13%, 10/01/42 | 220 | 216,797 | ||||||
New Bridge Charles, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/57 | 570 | 616,067 | ||||||
Series I, 6.75%, 01/01/21(b) | 305 | 348,243 | ||||||
Series I, 6.75%, 01/01/36 | 205 | 234,582 | ||||||
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| |||||||
21,868,468 | ||||||||
Michigan — 0.5% | ||||||||
Kentwood EDC, Refunding RB, Limited Obligation, Holland Home, 5.63%, 11/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,076,910 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Detroit Water & Sewage Disposal System, Senior Lien, Series 2014 C-2, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44(a) | 350 | 378,462 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Detroit Water & Sewage Department Project, Senior Lien, Series C-1, 5.00%, 07/01/44(a) | 800 | 878,448 | ||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Henry Ford Health System, 5.75%, 11/15/19(b) | 1,710 | 1,837,669 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,171,489 | ||||||||
Minnesota — 0.4% | ||||||||
City of Cologne Minnesota Charter School, LRB, Cologne Academy Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45 | 2,065 | 2,101,633 | ||||||
City of Deephaven Minnesota, Refunding RB, Eagle Ridge Academy Project, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/40 | 500 | 536,110 | ||||||
St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, RB, Nova Classical Academy, Series A, 6.63%, 09/01/21(a)(b)(e) | 500 | 584,895 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,222,638 | ||||||||
Mississippi — 0.1% | ||||||||
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Waste Pro USA, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 02/01/36(e) | 895 | 917,384 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Missouri — 1.2% | ||||||||
City of St. Louis Missouri IDA, Refunding RB, BallPark Village Development Project, Series A(a): | ||||||||
4.38%, 11/15/35(e) | 1,020 | 1,048,264 | ||||||
4.75%, 11/15/47 | 1,135 | 1,169,731 | ||||||
Kansas City Missouri IDA, Refunding RB, Kansas City United Methodist Church: | ||||||||
5.75%, 11/15/36 | 1,390 | 1,388,304 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/15/46 | 1,000 | 1,002,400 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/15/51 | 560 | 559,143 | ||||||
Kirkwood Missouri IDA, RB, Aberdeen Heights, Series A, 8.25%, 05/15/20(b) | 435 | 497,632 | ||||||
Lees Summit Missouri IDA, RB, John Knox Obligated Group, 5.25%, 08/15/39(a) | 1,890 | 2,020,410 | ||||||
Poplar Bluff Regional Transportation Development District, RB, 4.75%, 12/01/42 | 2,200 | 2,335,278 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,021,162 | ||||||||
Nebraska — 1.7% | ||||||||
Central Plains Energy Project, Refunding RB, Gas Project No. 3, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/42 | 8,000 | 10,282,320 | ||||||
Central Plains Energy Project Nebraska, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.00%, 09/01/42 | 780 | 869,271 | ||||||
County of Sarpy Nebraska Hospital Authority No. 1, Refunding RB, Nebraska Medicine, 4.00%, 05/15/51 | 3,135 | 3,266,231 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,417,822 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Nevada — 0.1% | ||||||||
County of Clark Nevada, Refunding, Special Assessment, Special Improvement District No. 142, Mountain’s Edge(e): | ||||||||
4.00%, 08/01/22 | $ | 685 | $ | 707,852 | ||||
4.00%, 08/01/23 | 420 | 432,747 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,140,599 | ||||||||
New Hampshire — 0.1% | ||||||||
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, | 435 | 465,546 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
New Jersey — 5.9% | ||||||||
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/01/44(a) | 5,750 | 6,143,530 | ||||||
County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/45(a) | 1,155 | 1,164,113 | ||||||
County of Gloucester New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Keystone Urban Renewal Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/24 | 1,500 | 1,635,090 | ||||||
New Jersey EDA, RB: | ||||||||
Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 4.88%, 09/15/19 | 450 | 464,800 | ||||||
Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.13%, 09/15/23 | 1,965 | 2,205,202 | ||||||
Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.25%, 09/15/29 | 840 | 924,983 | ||||||
Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, Private Activity Bond, 5.38%, 01/01/43 | 1,360 | 1,520,970 | ||||||
Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, Series B, AMT, 6.50%, 04/01/31(a) | 3,000 | 3,493,710 | ||||||
Provident Group-Kean Properties, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32(a) | 235 | 261,423 | ||||||
Provident Group-Kean Properties, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37(a) | 375 | 411,109 | ||||||
Team Academy Charter School Project, 6.00%, 10/01/43 | 970 | 1,089,776 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Princeton HealthCare System, 5.00%, 07/01/32 | 1,140 | 1,317,247 | ||||||
Princeton HealthCare System, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | 1,450 | 1,662,526 | ||||||
St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Obligated Group, 4.00%, 07/01/48 | 2,000 | 2,018,660 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/27(a) | 5,000 | 5,733,400 | ||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/28 | 7,050 | 8,044,614 | ||||||
Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/41(a) | 1,265 | 1,401,177 | ||||||
Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/44 | 1,005 | 1,088,938 | ||||||
Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/44(a) | 1,860 | 1,999,221 | ||||||
South Jersey Port Corp., RB, Sub-Marine Terminal, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/36 | 575 | 632,937 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series 1A, 5.00%, 06/01/41(a)(c) | 7,270 | 7,054,953 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
50,268,379 | ||||||||
New Mexico — 0.3% | ||||||||
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Project, 5.50%, 07/01/42 | 2,030 | 2,218,587 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
New York — 12.4% | ||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35(a) | 1,215 | 1,354,312 | ||||||
Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48 | 4,475 | 4,550,851 | ||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust II, RB, Settlement Pass-Through, 5.75%, 06/01/43 | 485 | 491,712 |
22 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A: | ||||||||
6.25%, 06/01/41 | $ | 8,200 | $ | 8,486,098 | ||||
5.00%, 06/01/42 | 4,520 | 4,395,610 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/45 | 1,695 | 1,628,946 | ||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through: | ||||||||
Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/01/51 | 7,230 | 7,481,532 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/45 | 4,010 | 4,243,943 | ||||||
County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/46 | 4,755 | 3,973,088 | ||||||
County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/44(a) | 1,400 | 1,533,212 | ||||||
County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Westchester Medical Center Obligation, 5.00%, 11/01/46 | 4,495 | 4,920,632 | ||||||
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45 | 3,210 | 3,112,063 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/56 | 6,425 | 7,243,930 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/51(e) | 3,135 | 3,411,193 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 07/15/49 | 375 | 402,855 | ||||||
3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44 | 9,465 | 10,294,418 | ||||||
3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34 | 450 | 497,849 | ||||||
3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40 | 1,070 | 1,184,586 | ||||||
3 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 7.25%, 11/15/44 | 3,115 | 3,748,529 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50 | 3,000 | 3,328,350 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/26 | 3,130 | 3,365,032 | ||||||
5.00%, 08/01/31 | 6,995 | 7,475,906 | ||||||
Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42 | 3,895 | 3,897,726 | ||||||
Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., RB, Asset-Backed, 5.75%, 08/15/43 | 690 | 706,960 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Orange Regional Medical Center: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/33 | 590 | 663,951 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/35 | 785 | 878,698 | ||||||
Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed Bonds, Series B, 5.38%, 06/01/28 | 7,305 | 7,334,001 | ||||||
Town of Oyster Bay New York, GO, RAN, 2.50%, 02/23/18 | 305 | 305,146 | ||||||
Town of Oyster Bay New York, GO, Refunding, BAN, Series C: | ||||||||
2.50%, 06/01/18 | 425 | 425,242 | ||||||
4.00%, 06/01/18(a) | 845 | 850,298 | ||||||
Westchester New York Tobacco Asset Securitization, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42 | 995 | 973,697 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,056,300 | ||||
|
| |||||||
105,216,666 | ||||||||
North Carolina — 0.7% | ||||||||
North Carolina Department of Transportation, RB, AMT, I-77 Hot Lanes Project, 5.00%, 06/30/54 | 1,385 | 1,518,957 | ||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB(b): | ||||||||
1st Mortgage, Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project, Series A, 7.75%, 03/01/21 | 3,055 | 3,594,483 | ||||||
Carolina Village Project, 6.00%, 04/01/18 | 1,000 | 1,010,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,123,690 | ||||||||
North Dakota — 1.7% | ||||||||
County of Ward North Dakota, RB, Trinity Obligated Group, Series C: | ||||||||
5.00%, 06/01/43 | 4,000 | 4,402,200 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/48 | 4,000 | 4,384,160 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/53 | 5,000 | 5,462,300 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,248,660 | ||||||||
Ohio — 3.1% | ||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-2(a): | ||||||||
Senior Turbo Term, 5.88%, 06/01/47 | 8,045 | 7,751,760 | ||||||
6.00%, 06/01/42 | 10,000 | 9,713,300 | ||||||
County of Butler Port Authority, RB, Series A-1(a): | ||||||||
Storypoint Fairfield Project, 6.25%, 01/15/34 | 1,575 | 1,671,989 | ||||||
StoryPoint Fairfield Project, 6.38%, 01/15/43 | 840 | 890,526 | ||||||
County of Gallia Ohio, Refunding RB, Holzer Health System Obligated Group, 8.00%, 07/01/42 | 1,260 | 1,463,742 | ||||||
County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB, Improvement-Life Enriching Communities, 5.00%, 01/01/46(a)(c) | 1,435 | 1,558,941 | ||||||
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, RB, AHA-Colonial Village Athens Garden, 5.25%, 12/01/50 | 740 | 761,445 | ||||||
State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/53(a) | 2,410 | 2,669,846 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,481,549 | ||||||||
Oklahoma — 0.1% | ||||||||
County of Tulsa Oklahoma Industrial Authority, Refunding RB, Montereau, Inc. Project, 5.25%, 11/15/37 | 1,050 | 1,206,240 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Oregon — 0.3% | ||||||||
Polk County Hospital Facility Authority, RB, Dallas Retirement Village Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.13%, 07/01/35 | 620 | 652,475 | ||||||
5.38%, 07/01/45 | 1,445 | 1,531,281 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,183,756 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania — 2.8% | ||||||||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/35 | 1,185 | 1,249,417 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/42 | 2,730 | 2,857,245 | ||||||
City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Temple University Health System, Series A, 5.63%, 07/01/36 | 3,000 | 3,344,850 | ||||||
County of Cumberland Pennsylvania Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, Diakon Lutheran: | ||||||||
6.38%, 01/01/19(b) | 2,415 | 2,530,292 | ||||||
6.38%, 01/01/39 | 265 | 275,369 | ||||||
County of Lehigh Pennsylvania General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, Bible Fellowship Church Homes, 5.13%, 07/01/32(a) | 745 | 762,843 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 23 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Pennsylvania (continued) | ||||||||
County of Montgomery Pennsylvania IDA, RB, Foulkeways Gwynedd Project, 5.00%, 12/01/46(e) | $ | 470 | $ | 502,928 | ||||
County of Northampton Pennsylvania IDA, Route 33 Project, Tax Allocation Bonds, 7.00%, 07/01/32(a) | 1,295 | 1,504,324 | ||||||
East Hempfield Township Pennsylvania IDA, RB: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/34 | 1,000 | 1,086,460 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/46 | 1,750 | 1,868,808 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB: | ||||||||
AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42(a) | 895 | 1,009,703 | ||||||
U.S. Airways Group, Series A, 7.50%, 05/01/20 | 1,200 | 1,318,476 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypsum Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44 | 5,390 | 5,749,136 | ||||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding RB, Wesley Enhanced Living Obligated Group, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 140 | 149,146 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
24,208,997 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico — 1.1% | ||||||||
Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed Bonds: | ||||||||
5.50%, 05/15/39 | 1,205 | 1,135,640 | ||||||
5.63%, 05/15/43(e) | 3,070 | 2,913,062 | ||||||
5.38%, 05/15/33 | 1,505 | 1,442,482 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding, Series A(f)(g): | ||||||||
Public Improvement, 5.50%, 07/01/39 | 1,080 | 243,000 | ||||||
8.00%, 07/01/35 | 2,760 | 655,500 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO(f)(g): | ||||||||
6.00%, 07/01/38 | 1,210 | 272,250 | ||||||
Refunding Series C, 6.50%, 07/01/40 | 400 | 90,000 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/44 | 2,590 | 1,647,888 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/38 | 1,540 | 979,825 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,379,647 | ||||||||
Rhode Island — 1.7% | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB(a)(c): | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35 | 1,005 | 1,096,465 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/40 | 1,000 | 1,076,170 | ||||||
Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45 | 6,350 | 6,449,822 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50 | 5,650 | 5,905,832 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,528,289 | ||||||||
South Carolina — 2.1% | ||||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
The Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc., Series B, 5.00%, 05/01/37 | 620 | 657,919 | ||||||
The Woodlands at Furman, 4.00%, 11/15/27 | 910 | 916,416 | ||||||
South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50 | 5,000 | 5,614,050 | ||||||
State of South Carolina Ports Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45 | 1,975 | 2,244,034 | ||||||
State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55 | 7,000 | 8,027,320 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,459,739 | ||||||||
Tennessee — 0.6% | ||||||||
County of Knox Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Refunding RB, University Health System, Inc., 5.00%, 04/01/36 | 560 | 639,122 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Tennessee (continued) | ||||||||
Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bonds, Senior Tax Increment, Graceland Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.50%, 07/01/37 | $ | 1,650 | $ | 1,743,687 | ||||
5.63%, 01/01/46(a) | 1,875 | 1,969,950 | ||||||
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40(a) | 925 | 1,056,850 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,409,609 | ||||||||
Texas — 6.4% | ||||||||
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.88%, 03/01/24 | 500 | 509,645 | ||||||
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/28(a) | 3,000 | 2,116,710 | ||||||
CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/29(a) | 500 | 337,030 | ||||||
CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/30 | 1,330 | 855,788 | ||||||
CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/31 | 4,000 | 2,443,200 | ||||||
Senior Lien, 6.25%, 01/01/21(b) | 765 | 865,965 | ||||||
City of Austin Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/46 | 3,500 | 4,026,610 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB: | ||||||||
Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/39 | 120 | 122,254 | ||||||
Special Facilities, Continental Airlines, Inc., Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38 | 1,110 | 1,238,405 | ||||||
United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/29 | 1,000 | 1,107,270 | ||||||
United Airlines, Inc., Airport Improvement Projects, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/20 | 825 | 876,777 | ||||||
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., ERB, Idea Public Schools(b): | ||||||||
5.50%, 08/15/21(a) | 255 | 287,887 | ||||||
5.75%, 08/15/21 | 280 | 318,553 | ||||||
County of Bexar Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., RB, Army Retirement Residence Project, 6.20%, 07/01/20(b) | 1,320 | 1,459,682 | ||||||
County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding, MRB, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/38 | 510 | 525,198 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/43(a) | 520 | 534,555 | ||||||
5.13%, 01/01/48 | 1,535 | 1,586,499 | ||||||
County of Harris Texas Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Senior Lien, Series G (NPFGC), 0.00%, 11/15/41 | 350 | 110,625 | ||||||
County of Matagorda Texas Navigation District No. 1, Refunding RB, Central Power & Light Co., Project, Series A, 6.30%, 11/01/29 | 290 | 314,082 | ||||||
County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB: | ||||||||
Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project, 5.50%, 11/15/45 | 410 | 420,492 | ||||||
Senior Living Center Project, Series A, 8.25%, 11/15/44 | 800 | 722,144 | ||||||
County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Barton Creek Senior Living Center, 4.75%, 11/15/35 | 110 | 114,054 | ||||||
County of Travis Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, 7.13%, 01/01/21(b) | 1,920 | 2,207,040 | ||||||
Fort Bend County Industrial Development Corp., RB, NRG Energy Inc. Project, Series B, 4.75%, 11/01/42 | 3,380 | 3,509,657 | ||||||
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Cosmos Foundation, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/21(b) | 535 | 616,202 |
24 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Texas (continued) | ||||||||
Mesquite Health Facility Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.13%, 02/15/42 | $ | 690 | $ | 721,809 | ||||
Mission Economic Development Corp., RB, Senior Lien, Natgasoline Project, Series B, AMT, 5.75%, 10/01/31 | 2,565 | 2,683,836 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Stephenville LLC Tarleton State University Project(a): | ||||||||
5.88%, 04/01/36 | 890 | 1,006,350 | ||||||
6.00%, 04/01/45(c) | 1,355 | 1,504,280 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Jubilee Academic, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/15/36 | 695 | 705,230 | ||||||
5.00%, 08/15/46 | 695 | 695,869 | ||||||
Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.50%, 08/15/35 | 375 | 387,694 | ||||||
5.75%, 08/15/45 | 645 | 666,627 | ||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd Tier-Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/43(a) | 5,145 | 5,986,156 | ||||||
Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., First MRB, Project: | ||||||||
Eden Home, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/42(f)(g) | 1,330 | 824,600 | ||||||
Wichita Falls Retirement Foundation, | 600 | 621,552 | ||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien(a)(c): | ||||||||
AMT, Blueridge Transportation Group, 5.00%, 12/31/50 | 3,480 | 3,851,490 | ||||||
LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 06/30/40 | 1,000 | 1,117,570 | ||||||
NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39 | 4,740 | 5,186,650 | ||||||
Town of Flower Mound Texas, Special Assessment Bonds, 6.50%, 09/01/36 | 1,500 | 1,534,470 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
54,720,507 | ||||||||
Utah — 0.6% | ||||||||
State of Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Navigator Pointe Academy, Series A, 5.63%, 07/15/40 | 1,000 | 1,025,910 | ||||||
Spectrum Academy Project, 6.00%, 04/15/45 | 2,000 | 2,097,460 | ||||||
State of Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 6.75%, 10/15/43 | 2,050 | 2,077,490 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,200,860 | ||||||||
Virginia — 2.6% | ||||||||
County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/42(a)(c) | 2,000 | 2,080,700 | ||||||
Residential Care Facility, 5.00%, 07/01/47 | 1,015 | 1,053,418 | ||||||
Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds: | ||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/35 | 490 | 504,524 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/45 | 505 | 515,322 | ||||||
Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, Series A: | ||||||||
6.63%, 03/01/26 | 515 | 560,320 | ||||||
6.88%, 03/01/36 | 450 | 491,382 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47(a)(c) | 5,910 | 5,732,641 | ||||||
Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Marymount University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/45 | 535 | 573,284 | ||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, AMT: | ||||||||
Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, 6.00%, 01/01/37 | 3,360 | 3,821,765 | ||||||
Senior Lien, Express Lanes LLC, 5.00%, 07/01/34 | 3,300 | 3,571,260 | ||||||
Transform 66 P3 Project, 5.00%, 12/31/52 | 2,485 | 2,781,709 | ||||||
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| |||||||
21,686,325 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Washington — 0.3% | ||||||||
County of King Washington Public Hospital District No. 4, GO, Refunding, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, 7.00%, 12/01/40 | $ | 545 | $ | 567,552 | ||||
Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/42(a) | 1,005 | 1,035,271 | ||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
5.75%, 01/01/35 | 355 | 362,363 | ||||||
6.00%, 01/01/45 | 940 | 961,507 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,926,693 | ||||||||
Wisconsin — 2.3% | ||||||||
Public Finance Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31(a) | 910 | �� | 919,118 | |||||
Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47(a) | 910 | 949,685 | ||||||
American Preparatory Academy — Las Vegas Project, Series A, 5.38%, 07/15/47(a) | 1,595 | 1,642,324 | ||||||
Delray Beach Radiation Therapy, 6.85%, 11/01/46(a) | 1,325 | 1,390,972 | ||||||
Delray Beach Radiation Therapy, 7.00%, 11/01/46(a) | 805 | 853,236 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/45(a) | 1,910 | 2,016,578 | ||||||
Series A, 5.15%, 12/01/50(a) | 1,315 | 1,386,694 | ||||||
Voyager Foundation, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.13%, 10/01/45 | 1,850 | 1,884,521 | ||||||
Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Celanese Project, Series C, AMT, 4.30%, 11/01/30(a) | 525 | 543,947 | ||||||
Celanese Project, Series D, 4.05%, 11/01/30(a) | 525 | 544,147 | ||||||
Senior Obligated Group, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42(a) | 2,150 | 2,300,586 | ||||||
White Stone Retirement Facilities, 5.00%, 03/01/52(e) | 1,300 | 1,401,972 | ||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Benevolent Corporation Cedar Community, 5.00%, 06/01/41 | 350 | 368,571 | ||||||
Mile Bluff Medical Center, 5.50%, 05/01/34 | 875 | 913,360 | ||||||
Mile Bluff Medical Center, 5.75%, 05/01/39 | 1,065 | 1,113,074 | ||||||
St. Johns Communities, Inc., Series A, 7.25%, 09/15/19(b) | 75 | 82,009 | ||||||
St. Johns Communities, Inc., Series A, 7.63%, 09/15/19(a)(b) | 145 | 159,459 | ||||||
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, WHPC Madison Pool Project, Series A, 4.70%, 07/01/47 | 740 | 808,324 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,278,577 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds — 90.3% |
| 766,856,470 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(i) |
| |||||||
Alabama — 0.4% | ||||||||
Auburn University, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/41 | 2,880 | 3,083,782 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
California — 0.3% | ||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, San Francisco Bay Area, Series F-1, 5.63%, 04/01/19(b) | 480 | 504,193 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Senior Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/40 | 1,679 | 1,790,269 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,294,462 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 25 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Colorado — 0.7% | ||||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Sisters of Leavenworth Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40 | $ | 5,592 | $ | 5,928,037 | ||||
|
| |||||||
District of Columbia — 0.1% | ||||||||
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/18(b)(j) | 939 | 969,890 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Florida — 0.4% | ||||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Water & Sewer System, 5.00%, 10/01/20(b) | 3,499 | 3,805,735 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Illinois — 1.0% | ||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB, The Carle Foundation, Series A (AGM), 6.00%, 08/15/41 | 2,480 | 2,812,109 | ||||||
State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Senior Priority, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40 | 5,011 | 5,753,950 | ||||||
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| |||||||
8,566,059 | ||||||||
New York — 7.0% | ||||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/31(j) | 3,015 | 3,316,007 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 02/15/47(j) | 1,720 | 1,891,161 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56 | 11,699 | 13,824,694 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43 | 7,725 | 8,648,076 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51(j) | 2,520 | 2,849,199 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/36 | 21,670 | 25,616,540 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55 | 2,925 | 3,421,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
59,566,962 | ||||||||
North Carolina — 0.4% | ||||||||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Duke University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/55 | 2,930 | 3,360,827 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Ohio — 0.2% | ||||||||
State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Cleveland Clinic Health System Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 01/01/19(b) | 2,010 | 2,087,625 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Pennsylvania — 0.5% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42 | 3,677 | 4,400,736 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Virginia — 0.3% | ||||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40 | 2,501 | 2,681,248 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Washington — 1.6% | ||||||||
City of Bellingham Washington, RB, Water & Sewer, 5.00%, 08/01/40 | 2,998 | 3,289,887 |
Security | Par (000)/ Shares | Value | ||||||
Washington (continued) | ||||||||
Snohomish County Public Utility District No 1, 5.00%, 12/01/45 | $ | 8,664 | $ | 9,964,424 | ||||
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| |||||||
13,254,311 | ||||||||
Wisconsin — 0.3% | ||||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Froedtert & Community Health, Inc., Obligated Group, Series C, 5.25%, 04/01/19(b)(j) | 2,179 | 2,277,616 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 13.2% |
| 112,277,290 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 103.7% |
| 880,693,760 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Short-Term Securities |
| |||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.30%(k)(l) | 21,590,863 | 21,590,863 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Investments — 2.5% |
| 21,590,863 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 106.2% |
| 902,284,623 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9% |
| 7,540,156 | ||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (7.1)% |
| (60,183,667 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
| $ | 849,641,112 | |||||
|
|
(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) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. |
(d) | Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end. |
(e) | Zero-coupon bond. |
(f) | Non-income producing security. |
(g) | Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(h) | Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. |
(i) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(j) | All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expires between May 7, 2018 to November 15, 2019, is $6,220,511. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(k) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(I) | During the period ended December 31, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate | Shares Held at 06/30/17 | Net Activity | Shares Held at 12/31/17 | Value at 12/31/17 | Income | Net Realized (Loss) (a) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class | 17,704,249 | 3,886,614 | 21,590,863 | $ | 21,590,863 | $ | 128,499 | $ | (406 | ) | $ | (2,954 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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(a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. |
26 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund |
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000) | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Short Contracts | ||||||||||||||||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 108 | 03/20/18 | $ | 13,397 | $ | 50,496 | ||||||||||
Long U.S. Treasury Bond | 200 | 03/20/18 | 30,600 | 38,650 | ||||||||||||
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 51 | 03/29/18 | 5,924 | 23,374 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 112,520 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts | Credit Contracts | Equity Contracts | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 112,520 | $ | — | $ | 112,520 | ||||||||||||||
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(a) | Includes cumulative depreciation on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operation was as follows:
Commodity Contracts | Credit Contracts | Equity Contracts | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (23,217 | ) | $ | — | $ | (23,217 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
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| |||||||||||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 354,302 | $ | — | $ | 354,302 | ||||||||||||||
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|
|
Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts: |
| |||
Average notional value of contracts — short | $ | 50,342,215 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 27 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: |
| |||||||||||||||
Investments: |
| |||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments(a) | $ | 1,560,000 | $ | 879,133,760 | $ | — | $ | 880,693,760 | ||||||||
Short-Term Securities: | 21,590,863 | — | — | 21,590,863 | ||||||||||||
|
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| |||||||||
$ | 23,150,863 | $ | 879,133,760 | $ | — | $ | 902,284,623 | |||||||||
|
|
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| |||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments(b) |
| |||||||||||||||
Assets: |
| |||||||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 112,520 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 112,520 | ||||||||
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$ | 112,520 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 112,520 | |||||||||
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(a) | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry, state or political subdivision. |
(b) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end TOB Trust Certificates of $60,042,812 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.
During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
28 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds — 97.3% |
| |||||||
Alabama — 3.5% | ||||||||
Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/37 | $ | 30,345 | $ | 36,559,353 | ||||
Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority-Birmingham, Refunding RB, Ascension Senior Credit Group, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/46 | 73,875 | 85,800,641 | ||||||
Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB, Series A, | 85,000 | 91,475,300 | ||||||
City of Birmingham Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Children’s Hospital (AGC), 6.00%, 06/01/19(b) | 15,955 | 16,937,349 | ||||||
City of Homewood, GO, Refunding, 5.25%, 09/01/46 | 27,625 | 33,411,609 | ||||||
Prattville Alabama IDB, RB, Recovery Zone Facility, Series C, 6.25%, 11/01/33 | 3,380 | 3,663,176 | ||||||
State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/20(b) | 16,315 | 18,215,861 | ||||||
UAB Medicine Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-2: | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/37 | 5,000 | 5,857,850 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/41 | 7,500 | 8,747,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
300,668,389 | ||||||||
Alaska — 0.2% | ||||||||
Borough of Matanuska-Susitna Alaska, RB, Goose Creek Correctional Center (AGC)(b): | ||||||||
6.00%, 09/01/19 | 5,250 | 5,627,055 | ||||||
6.00%, 09/01/19 | 1,270 | 1,361,211 | ||||||
6.00%, 09/01/19 | 730 | 782,429 | ||||||
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46 | 6,900 | 6,676,164 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,446,859 | ||||||||
Arizona — 0.9% | ||||||||
City of Mesa Arizona Utility System, RB, Utility System, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 30,000 | 33,033,600 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB: | ||||||||
Candeo School, Inc. Project, 6.88%, 07/01/44 | 3,440 | 3,876,536 | ||||||
Legacy Traditional Schools Project, Series A, 6.50%, 07/01/34(c) | 2,000 | 2,277,360 | ||||||
Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44(c) | 3,500 | 3,930,850 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/45(c) | 2,280 | 2,376,877 | ||||||
City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., ARB, AMT, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 3,750 | 4,392,713 | ||||||
County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, RB, Banner Health, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/41 | 18,735 | 21,914,704 | ||||||
County of Pinal Arizona, RB, Electric District No. 4, 6.00%, 12/01/18(b) | 1,200 | 1,248,888 | ||||||
County of Pinal Arizona IDA, RB, San Manuel Facility Project, AMT, 6.25%, 06/01/26 | 500 | 508,230 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
73,559,758 | ||||||||
California — 19.2% | ||||||||
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps., Refunding RB, Sharp Healthcare, Series B, 6.25%, 08/01/19(b) | 11,525 | 12,373,355 | ||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 08/15/42 | 21,340 | 23,730,507 | ||||||
California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB(b): | ||||||||
Catholic Healthcare West, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/19 | 26,655 | 28,400,636 | ||||||
Stanford Hospital, Series A-3, 5.50%, 11/15/21 | 8,000 | 9,282,640 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
California State University, Refunding RB, Systemwide, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/42 | $ | 49,925 | $ | 59,882,541 | ||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/42 | 11,600 | 12,899,432 | ||||||
Chaffey Joint Union High School District, GO, Election of 2012, Series C, 5.25%, 08/01/47 | 10,000 | 12,130,300 | ||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, ARB, Series E, 6.00%, 05/01/39 | 59,300 | 62,753,039 | ||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, RB, San Francisco International Airport, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/41 | 25,000 | 28,938,500 | ||||||
City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, 2nd Series 34E, AMT (AGM)(b): | ||||||||
5.75%, 05/01/18 | 8,220 | 8,329,737 | ||||||
5.75%, 05/01/18 | 17,000 | 17,226,950 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, ARB, Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/47 | 25,000 | 29,458,000 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Senior, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/40 | 20,000 | 21,360,600 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles California Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Water System, Series A: | ||||||||
5.25%, 07/01/39 | 40,000 | 44,338,800 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/46 | 27,500 | 32,432,125 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles California Municipal Improvement Corp., RB, Real Property, Series E(b): | ||||||||
6.00%, 09/01/19 | 4,915 | 5,274,729 | ||||||
6.00%, 09/01/19 | 9,450 | 10,141,646 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Green Bond, Sub-Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/47 | 27,620 | 33,824,004 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43 | 10,000 | 11,306,400 | ||||||
City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Series A-1, AMT: | ||||||||
5.75%, 03/01/34 | 7,010 | 7,779,277 | ||||||
6.25%, 03/01/34 | 5,250 | 5,957,700 | ||||||
City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project: | ||||||||
6.50%, 05/01/36 | 1,510 | 1,733,963 | ||||||
6.50%, 05/01/42 | 5,130 | 5,890,882 | ||||||
City of San Juan California Water District, COP, Series A, 6.00%, 02/01/19(b) | 10,000 | 10,489,100 | ||||||
County of Alameda & City of Oakland California, GO, Election of 2012, 6.63%, 08/01/21(b) | 3,750 | 4,399,800 | ||||||
County of Los Angeles California Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Proposition C, Sales Tax Revenue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 40,000 | 48,405,200 | ||||||
County of Orange California Sanitation District, COP, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/19(b) | 10,000 | 10,388,000 | ||||||
County of Orange California Water District, COP, Refunding, 5.00%, 08/15/19(b) | 15,000 | 15,845,100 | ||||||
County of Riverside Transportation Commission, Refunding RB, Sales Tax Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/37 | 19,105 | 23,237,029 | ||||||
County of Sacramento California, RB, Subordinated & Passenger Facility Charges/Grant, Series C(b): | ||||||||
6.00%, 07/01/18 | 16,920 | 17,296,978 | ||||||
6.00%, 07/01/18 | 13,285 | 13,580,990 | ||||||
County of San Joaquin California Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Limited Tax, Measure K, Series A(b): | ||||||||
5.50%, 03/01/21 | 26,390 | 29,523,549 | ||||||
6.00%, 03/01/21 | 12,830 | 14,550,246 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
Cucamonga Valley Water District, Refunding RB, Series A (AGM), 5.38%, 09/01/35 | $ | 26,315 | $ | 29,623,059 | ||||
Gilroy Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 11/01/33 | 6,535 | 7,905,978 | ||||||
Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Kern High School District Projects, 4.00%, 05/01/18 | 30,000 | 30,252,600 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1, 5.75%, 06/01/47 | 49,815 | 50,158,225 | ||||||
Grossmont California Healthcare District, GO, Election of 2006, Series B, 6.13%, 07/15/21(b) | 3,500 | 4,034,100 | ||||||
Los Angeles Department of Water, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/41 | 39,500 | 47,375,115 | ||||||
5.25%, 07/01/44 | 19,000 | 23,202,420 | ||||||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Power System, Series B: | ||||||||
5.25%, 07/01/37 | 13,500 | 16,583,670 | ||||||
5.25%, 07/01/38 | 15,000 | 18,399,150 | ||||||
5.25%, 07/01/39 | 7,000 | 8,579,900 | ||||||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, RB, Authorization, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/39 | 10,000 | 10,338,100 | ||||||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 13,375 | 14,043,884 | ||||||
Modesto Irrigation District, COP(b): | ||||||||
6.00%, 04/01/19 | 3,450 | 3,640,613 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 04/01/19 | 8,305 | 8,769,166 | ||||||
Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles, Refunding RB, Real Property, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/36 | 15,490 | 18,311,194 | ||||||
Palomar Community College District, GO, Election of 2006, Series D, 5.25%, 08/01/45 | 24,540 | 30,232,298 | ||||||
Port of Oakland California, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series P, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/31 | 13,010 | 14,431,733 | ||||||
San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/41 | 40,000 | 47,440,000 | ||||||
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Water Utility, Series B, 5.38%, 08/01/19(b) | 15,000 | 15,900,300 | ||||||
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/39 | 10,000 | 11,901,500 | ||||||
San Jose California Financing Authority, Refunding LRB, Civic Center Project, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/32 | 10,000 | 11,464,800 | ||||||
State of California, GO, Refunding, Go, Refunding, 5.00%, 08/01/35 | 24,410 | 29,601,763 | ||||||
State of California, GO, Various Purposes: | ||||||||
6.50%, 04/01/33 | 87,070 | 92,493,590 | ||||||
6.00%, 04/01/38 | 83,925 | 88,476,253 | ||||||
5.50%, 11/01/39 | 1,470 | 1,568,152 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/01/39 | 64,190 | 69,280,267 | ||||||
State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects(b): | ||||||||
Sub-Series A-1, 6.00%, 03/01/20 | 14,125 | 15,458,682 | ||||||
Sub-Series I-1, 6.13%, 11/01/19 | 10,015 | 10,820,306 | ||||||
Sub-Series I-1, 6.38%, 11/01/19 | 11,680 | 12,671,515 | ||||||
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Senior Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/37 | 6,895 | 6,910,790 | ||||||
Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, RB, Tuolumne Co. Project, Series A, 5.88%, 01/01/19(b) | 19,355 | 20,209,330 | ||||||
University of California, RB: | ||||||||
Limited Project, Series M, 5.00%, 05/15/42 | 109,285 | 131,162,764 | ||||||
Series AV, 5.25%, 05/15/42 | 37,910 | 46,566,748 | ||||||
Series AV, 5.25%, 05/15/47 | 10,000 | 12,236,700 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
California (continued) | ||||||||
University of California, RB (continued): | ||||||||
Series O, 5.25%, 05/15/19(b) | $ | 3,355 | $ | 3,523,555 | ||||
Series O, 5.25%, 05/15/19(b) | 11,445 | 12,028,008 | ||||||
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1,648,757,983 | ||||||||
Colorado — 1.0% | ||||||||
Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1, Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/01/47(c) | 6,930 | 7,167,560 | ||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado, Refunding RB, United Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/32 | 25,475 | 27,848,506 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.25%, 10/01/33 | 4,655 | 4,791,857 | ||||||
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Catholic Health Initiative, 5.50%, 07/01/34 | 1,600 | 1,677,440 | ||||||
Frasier Meadows Retirement Community Project, 5.25%, 05/15/47 | 2,500 | 2,756,400 | ||||||
Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/42 | 5,775 | 6,812,999 | ||||||
State of Colorado, COP, Series J, 5.25%, 03/15/42 | 30,000 | 35,923,800 | ||||||
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86,978,562 | ||||||||
Connecticut — 0.2% | ||||||||
State of Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Yale University Issue, Series C-1, 5.00%, 07/01/40(a) | 15,000 | 18,854,700 | ||||||
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Delaware — 0.4% | ||||||||
County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40 | 31,500 | 33,434,100 | ||||||
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District of Columbia — 3.7% | ||||||||
District of Columbia, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/30 | 20,530 | 22,018,630 | ||||||
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/18(b) | 7,475 | 7,697,007 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/18(b) | 12,630 | 13,051,716 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/40 | 48,060 | 57,460,536 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/44 | 63,075 | 75,167,739 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/42 | 1,500 | 1,764,270 | ||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Dulles Toll Road, 1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44 | 5,765 | 6,054,980 | ||||||
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/36 | 16,750 | 20,035,010 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/37 | 22,255 | 26,557,782 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/42 | 71,040 | 84,382,022 | ||||||
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314,189,692 | ||||||||
Florida — 5.8% | ||||||||
Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/37 | 2,000 | 2,381,140 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/38 | 1,825 | 2,169,432 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/39 | 1,285 | 1,526,336 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/42 | 4,000 | 4,740,200 | ||||||
City of Jacksonville Florida, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/42 | 12,285 | 14,988,191 | ||||||
City of St. Augustines Florida, RB, 5.75%, 10/01/21(b) | 1,345 | 1,538,599 | ||||||
County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB, AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/37 | 1,000 | 1,178,970 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/42 | 25,060 | 29,405,404 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
County of Escambia Florida, RB, International Paper Co. Projects, Series B, 6.25%, 11/01/33 | $ | 7,500 | $ | 8,128,350 | ||||
County of Highlands Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Series B, 6.00%, 11/15/37 | 4,990 | 5,392,094 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida, GO, Building Better Communities Program(b): | ||||||||
Series B, 6.38%, 07/01/18 | 9,300 | 9,527,664 | ||||||
Series B-1, 6.00%, 07/01/18 | 30,000 | 30,679,200 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport Department: | ||||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/38 | 6,325 | 7,476,466 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/42 | 5,375 | 6,204,631 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38 | 5,000 | 5,976,600 | ||||||
Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42 | 2,350 | 2,775,068 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding ARB, Miami International Airport, Series A, AMT (AGC)(b): | ||||||||
5.50%, 10/01/18 | 5,505 | 5,662,278 | ||||||
5.50%, 10/01/18 | 7,000 | 7,199,990 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/41 | 8,540 | 10,016,908 | ||||||
Water & Sewer Systems, Series C, | 25,000 | 25,834,750 | ||||||
County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB, AMT: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/36 | 2,110 | 2,407,320 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/40 | 58,485 | 68,680,105 | ||||||
East Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Facilities Operation Board, RB, Green Bond Biosolids Project, 5.50%, 10/01/24(b) | 29,160 | 35,630,313 | ||||||
Florida Development Finance Corp., RB, Brightline Passenger Rail Project, AMT, 5.63%, 01/01/47(a)(c) | 15,705 | 16,356,444 | ||||||
Florida Ports Financing Commission, Refunding RB, State Transportation Trust Fund, Series B, AMT, 5.13%, 06/01/27 | 10,010 | 11,043,332 | ||||||
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB, Priority Sub-Series A, AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/36 | 6,030 | 7,109,189 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/37 | 8,500 | 9,997,530 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/42 | 18,750 | 21,949,125 | ||||||
Harbor Bay Community Development District Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A, 7.00%, 05/01/33 | 835 | 837,797 | ||||||
Jacksonville Electric Authority Florida, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.63%, 04/01/18(b) | 16,825 | 16,999,475 | ||||||
JEA Electric System Revenue, Refunding RB, Sub-Series 3-B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/31 | 5,715 | 6,823,596 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/32 | 3,640 | 4,328,906 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/33 | 5,280 | 6,259,493 | ||||||
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Special Assessment Bonds: | ||||||||
Del Webb Project, 5.00%, 05/01/37(c) | 1,655 | 1,744,453 | ||||||
Del Webb Project, 5.13%, 05/01/47(c) | 1,990 | 2,093,062 | ||||||
Lakewood National & Polo Run Projects, 4.63%, 05/01/27 | 1,745 | 1,822,373 | ||||||
Lakewood National & Polo Run Projects, 5.25%, 05/01/37 | 2,760 | 2,961,756 | ||||||
Lakewood National & Polo Run Projects, 5.38%, 05/01/47 | 4,785 | 5,123,347 | ||||||
Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(b) | 11,125 | 13,261,445 | ||||||
South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group, 5.00%, 08/15/42 | 23,700 | 27,017,052 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Florida (continued) | ||||||||
State of Florida, GO, Board of Education: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/38 | $ | 4,790 | $ | 4,915,163 | ||||
Series E, 5.00%, 06/01/37 | 39,730 | 42,628,304 | ||||||
State of Florida, RB, Board of Education Lottery Revenue, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/18(b) | 3,890 | 4,011,913 | ||||||
Sterling Hill Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/15(d) | 147 | 103,108 | ||||||
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496,906,872 | ||||||||
Georgia — 1.0% | ||||||||
City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, Refunding GARB, Series C, 6.00%, 01/01/30 | 30,000 | 33,657,000 | ||||||
County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.50%, 08/15/54 | 4,950 | 5,885,203 | ||||||
County of Richmond Georgia Development Authority, RB, Recovery Zone Facility, International Paper Co., Series B, 6.25%, 11/01/33 | 3,625 | 3,928,703 | ||||||
County of Rockdale Georgia Development Authority, RB, Visy Paper Project, Series A, AMT, 6.13%, 01/01/34 | 5,000 | 5,009,150 | ||||||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Project One, Series D, 6.00%, 07/01/18(b) | 7,395 | 7,556,803 | ||||||
Project One, Series D, 6.00%, 01/01/23 | 2,605 | 2,662,909 | ||||||
Series EE (AMBAC), 7.00%, 01/01/25 | 20,000 | 26,161,800 | ||||||
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84,861,568 | ||||||||
Illinois — 9.1% | ||||||||
Bolingbrook Special Service Area No. 1, Special Tax Bonds, Forest City Project, 5.90%, 03/01/27 | 1,000 | 1,000,900 | ||||||
Chicago Board of Education, GO, Series H: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/36 | 4,620 | 4,758,138 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/46 | 4,475 | 4,590,903 | ||||||
Chicago Board of Education, GO, Refunding, Dedicated Revenues: | ||||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25 | 12,760 | 13,662,260 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/24 | 9,585 | 10,247,994 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34 | 5,000 | 5,157,550 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding GARB, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/41 | 5,225 | 6,010,944 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, ARB, Senior Lien, Series D: | ||||||||
5.25%, 01/01/35 | 5,000 | 6,025,400 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/01/42 | 49,415 | 58,982,238 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB: | ||||||||
3rd Lien, Series C, 6.50%, 01/01/21(b) | 29,835 | 34,036,365 | ||||||
Senior Lien, Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/42 | 2,500 | 2,857,700 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, RB, AMT, Senior Lien, Series D, 5.00%, 01/01/47 | 7,500 | 8,535,300 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB: | ||||||||
Senior Lien, Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/37 | 1,000 | 1,154,280 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/31 | 9,080 | 10,484,313 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding GARB, Senior Lien, Series C, AMT: | ||||||||
5.50%, 01/01/34 | 5,380 | 6,117,114 | ||||||
5.38%, 01/01/39 | 1,325 | 1,489,565 | ||||||
City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/38 | 26,025 | 30,504,423 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/39 | 59,865 | 70,117,480 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Illinois (continued) | ||||||||
City of Chicago Illinois Transit Authority, RB, Federal Transit Administration, Section 5309, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 12/01/18(b) | $ | 15,000 | $ | 15,618,150 | ||||
City of Chicago Illinois Waterworks, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33 | 4,280 | 4,397,443 | ||||||
County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago, 5.25%, 12/01/43 | 1,685 | 1,771,289 | ||||||
County of Cook Illinois Community College District No. 508, GO, City College of Chicago, 5.25%, 12/01/32 | 1,160 | 1,246,988 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Advocate Health Care Network, Series D, 6.50%, 11/01/18(b) | 7,020 | 7,299,747 | ||||||
Carle Foundation, Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/41 | 6,500 | 7,381,205 | ||||||
Carle Foundation, Series A (AGM), 6.00%, 08/15/41 | 19,285 | 21,899,467 | ||||||
DePaul University, Series A, 6.13%, 04/01/21(b) | 11,935 | 13,586,685 | ||||||
Memorial Health System, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/44 | 8,370 | 9,159,124 | ||||||
Rush University Medical Center, Series B, 7.25%, 11/01/18(b) | 5,280 | 5,531,803 | ||||||
Rush University Medical Center, Series C, 6.38%, 05/01/19(b) | 2,860 | 3,038,636 | ||||||
University of Chicago, Series B, 6.25%, 07/01/18(b) | 25,035 | 25,632,335 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Central Dupage Health, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/19(b) | 4,220 | 4,513,628 | ||||||
Central Dupage Health, Series B, 5.75%, 11/01/19(b) | 6,000 | 6,444,360 | ||||||
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/42 | 9,900 | 11,670,219 | ||||||
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Series B, 5.00%, 07/15/57(a) | 30,000 | 34,190,700 | ||||||
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/19(b) | 40,655 | 43,504,509 | ||||||
OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 05/15/20(b) | 7,875 | 8,610,840 | ||||||
OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 05/15/39 | 3,600 | 3,847,680 | ||||||
Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/32 | 5,000 | 5,685,450 | ||||||
Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/36 | 3,000 | 3,375,960 | ||||||
Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41 | 26,575 | 29,838,941 | ||||||
Rush University Medical Center Obligated Group, Series A, 7.25%, 11/01/18(b) | 7,605 | 7,967,682 | ||||||
Rush University Medical Center Obligation Group, Series A, 7.25%, 11/01/18(b) | 6,900 | 7,229,061 | ||||||
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Senior Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/38 | 6,475 | 7,524,015 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/42 | 35,670 | 41,723,912 | ||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, McCormick Place Expansion Project Refunding Bonds, Series B-2, 5.25%, 06/15/50 | 60,000 | 62,172,000 | ||||||
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB: | ||||||||
6.00%, 06/01/21(b) | 13,865 | 15,812,617 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/26 | 15,000 | 17,408,700 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/27 | 6,500 | 7,533,240 | ||||||
State of Illinois, GO, Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/27 | 50,000 | 54,837,000 | ||||||
State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40 | 7,930 | 9,135,122 | ||||||
Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, Metropolitan Biosolids Management LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23 | 10,000 | 10,012,600 | ||||||
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785,333,975 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Indiana — 2.4% | ||||||||
City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT: | ||||||||
6.75%, 01/01/34 | $ | 3,870 | $ | 4,611,647 | ||||
7.00%, 01/01/44 | 7,330 | 8,772,104 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A: | ||||||||
CWA Authority Project, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/38 | 17,510 | 19,492,307 | ||||||
Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, 5.25%, 11/01/19(b) | 31,460 | 33,608,089 | ||||||
Wastewater, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 10/01/31 | 10,875 | 12,231,547 | ||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Parkview Health System, 5.75%, 05/01/19(b) | 1,360 | 1,431,971 | ||||||
Parkview Health System, 5.75%, 05/01/31 | 300 | 316,884 | ||||||
Trinity Health, 5.63%, 12/01/19(b) | 12,000 | 12,939,480 | ||||||
Indiana Municipal Power Agency, RB, Series B, 6.00%, 01/01/19(b) | 19,620 | 20,504,273 | ||||||
Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/37 | 1,000 | 1,171,890 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/42 | 12,500 | 14,668,625 | ||||||
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Refunding RB, Waterworks Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.75%, 01/01/19(b) | 2,550 | 2,658,656 | ||||||
5.75%, 01/01/38 | 10,505 | 10,928,036 | ||||||
(AGC), 5.50%, 01/01/19(b) | 11,090 | 11,535,264 | ||||||
(AGC), 5.50%, 01/01/38 | 45,635 | 47,337,642 | ||||||
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| |||||||
202,208,415 | ||||||||
Iowa — 0.9% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Iowa Health Care Facilities: | ||||||||
Genesis Health System, 5.50%, 07/01/33 | 18,750 | 21,974,625 | ||||||
Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 08/15/19(b) | 5,240 | 5,576,041 | ||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Midwestern Disaster Area, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project: | ||||||||
5.50%, 12/01/22 | 38,050 | 38,801,107 | ||||||
5.25%, 12/01/25 | 2,500 | 2,661,625 | ||||||
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., RB, Senior Series A-2, AMT: | ||||||||
5.40%, 12/01/24 | 6,670 | 7,057,327 | ||||||
5.50%, 12/01/25 | 4,435 | 4,721,590 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
80,792,315 | ||||||||
Kansas — 0.4% | ||||||||
Counties of Sedgwick & Shawnee Kansas, RB, AMT (Ginnie Mae), 6.95%, 06/01/29 | 90 | 90,984 | ||||||
County of Wyandotte Kansas Unified School District, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/47 | 30,210 | 37,306,933 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,397,917 | ||||||||
Louisiana — 0.6% | ||||||||
City of New Orleans Aviation Board, ARB, General Airport North Terminal Project, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/48 | 10,000 | 11,473,000 | ||||||
City of New Orleans Louisiana Aviation Board, Refunding GARB, Restructuring, Series A-2 (AGC), 6.00%, 01/01/19(b) | 1,370 | 1,431,746 | ||||||
Jefferson Sales Tax District, RB, Special Sales Tax, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/42 | 12,160 | 14,437,933 | ||||||
Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, General Infrastructure Project, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44(c) | 2,500 | 2,602,650 | ||||||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, Series A-1, 6.50%, 11/01/35 | 17,185 | 19,254,761 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
49,200,090 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Maine — 0.1% | ||||||||
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center, 7.50%, 07/01/32 | $ | 5,365 | $ | 6,095,337 | ||||
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Maryland — 0.2% | ||||||||
City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB, East Baltimore Research Park, Series A: | ||||||||
4.50%, 09/01/33 | 2,735 | 2,879,435 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/38 | 1,400 | 1,517,040 | ||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Maryland Medical System, Series B (NPFGC), 7.00%, 07/01/22(e) | 3,000 | 3,469,980 | ||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Charlestown Community Project, 6.25%, 01/01/21(b) | 11,000 | 12,434,510 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,300,965 | ||||||||
Massachusetts — 4.7% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Consolidated Loan, Series A: | ||||||||
5.25%, 04/01/42 | 42,000 | 51,634,800 | ||||||
5.25%, 04/01/47 | 91,000 | 111,454,070 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Emerson College Issue, 5.25%, 01/01/42 | 9,655 | 11,232,337 | ||||||
Foxborough Regional Charter School, 7.00%, 07/01/20(b) | 1,375 | 1,481,838 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Harvard University, Series A, 5.50%, 11/15/18(b) | 65,395 | 67,677,940 | ||||||
Newbridge on the Charles, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/37(c) | 1,000 | 1,091,560 | ||||||
Newbridge on the Charles, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/47(c) | 1,250 | 1,356,288 | ||||||
Partners Healthcare System, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | 8,500 | 10,136,760 | ||||||
Partners Healthcare System, 5.00%, 07/01/34 | 6,000 | 7,132,320 | ||||||
Partners Healthcare System, Series S-2, 5.00%, 07/01/38(a) | 16,665 | 19,563,377 | ||||||
Massachusetts HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Series B, 7.00%, 12/01/38 | 4,585 | 4,726,997 | ||||||
Massachusetts School Building Authority, Refunding RB, Senior, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/24 | 20,030 | 22,837,805 | ||||||
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Refunding RB, Series C, 5.25%, 08/01/42 | 5,000 | 5,560,150 | ||||||
University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Series A: | ||||||||
5.25%, 11/01/42 | 58,840 | 72,744,480 | ||||||
5.25%, 11/01/47 | 14,425 | 17,749,097 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
406,379,819 | ||||||||
Michigan — 1.6% | ||||||||
City of Lansing Michigan, RB, Board of Water & Light Utilities System, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/41 | 6,485 | 7,212,552 | ||||||
Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series C: | ||||||||
5.25%, 07/01/34 | 17,775 | 21,449,803 | ||||||
5.25%, 07/01/35 | 30,730 | 37,004,759 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Beaumont Health Credit Group, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/44 | 2,000 | 2,245,100 | ||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/37 | 14,030 | 16,525,376 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/42 | 7,650 | 8,924,566 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Michigan (continued) | ||||||||
Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program Series: | ||||||||
6.00%, 10/15/18(b) | $ | 7,550 | $ | 7,809,192 | ||||
6.00%, 10/15/18(b) | 4,490 | 4,644,142 | ||||||
6.00%, 10/15/38 | 415 | 429,181 | ||||||
Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, William Beaumont Hospital(b): | ||||||||
Series V, 8.25%, 09/01/18 | 18,130 | 18,936,422 | ||||||
Series W, 6.00%, 08/01/19 | 5,145 | 5,484,570 | ||||||
State of Michigan Building Authority, Refunding RB, Facilities Program, Series I: | ||||||||
6.25%, 10/15/18(b) | 4,540 | 4,704,620 | ||||||
6.25%, 10/15/18(b) | 2,710 | 2,808,265 | ||||||
6.25%, 10/15/38 | 250 | 259,025 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
138,437,573 | ||||||||
Minnesota — 0.3% | ||||||||
City of Minneapolis Minnesota, Refunding RB, Fairview Health Services: | ||||||||
Series A, 6.75%, 11/15/18(b) | 5,940 | 6,208,429 | ||||||
Series B (AGC), 6.50%, 11/15/18(b) | 2,775 | 2,894,464 | ||||||
Series B (AGC), 6.50%, 11/15/38 | 15,240 | 15,919,094 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,021,987 | ||||||||
Mississippi — 0.0% | ||||||||
County of Warren Mississippi, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, 6.50%, 09/01/32 | 1,890 | 1,954,695 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Missouri — 0.0% | ||||||||
City of St. Louis Missouri, RB, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Series A-1, 6.25%, 07/01/29 | 1,175 | 1,251,222 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Montana — 0.1% | ||||||||
City of Kalispell Montana, Refunding RB, Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.25%, 05/15/37 | 405 | 430,851 | ||||||
5.25%, 05/15/47 | 1,500 | 1,583,955 | ||||||
5.25%, 05/15/52 | 1,500 | 1,578,105 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,592,911 | ||||||||
Nebraska — 0.5% | ||||||||
Omaha Public Power District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42 | 10,000 | 12,036,300 | ||||||
Omaha Public Power District, Separate Electric System, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.25%, 02/01/42 | 14,265 | 16,674,073 | ||||||
5.25%, 02/01/46 | 14,670 | 17,106,247 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
45,816,620 | ||||||||
Nevada — 1.2% | ||||||||
City of Las Vegas Nevada, GO, Limited Tax, Performing Arts Center, 6.00%, 04/01/19(b) | 12,925 | 13,634,066 | ||||||
County of Clark Nevada Airport System, ARB, Series B, 5.75%, 07/01/42 | 51,700 | 55,894,938 | ||||||
County of Clark Nevada Water Reclamation District, GO, Series B, 5.75%, 07/01/19(b) | 32,685 | 34,715,065 | ||||||
Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB, Series A(c): | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/15/37 | 875 | 906,640 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/15/47 | 1,400 | 1,437,086 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
106,587,795 | ||||||||
New Hampshire — 0.2% | ||||||||
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, 6.00%, 08/01/19(b) | 15,605 | 16,700,783 | ||||||
|
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SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 33 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New Jersey — 6.5% | ||||||||
County of Cape May New Jersey Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Atlantic City Electric Co., Series A (NPFGC), 6.80%, 03/01/21 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,631,500 | ||||
County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/45(c) | 5,180 | 5,220,870 | ||||||
County of Monmouth New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Brookdale Community College Project, 6.00%, 08/01/18(b) | 3,600 | 3,694,896 | ||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series PP, 5.00%, 06/15/26 | 8,380 | 9,283,532 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.00%, 06/15/26 | 5,000 | 5,627,550 | ||||||
Series XX, 5.25%, 06/15/27 | 8,030 | 9,147,615 | ||||||
New Jersey EDA, RB: | ||||||||
School Facilities Construction Bonds, Series DDD, 5.00%, 06/15/42 | 2,815 | 3,083,382 | ||||||
Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40 | 14,955 | 16,472,484 | ||||||
New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Provident Group-Monteclair Properties LLC (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/28 | 1,000 | 1,185,430 | ||||||
Provident Group-Monteclair Properites LLC (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/29 | 1,000 | 1,176,360 | ||||||
Provident Group-Monteclair Properties LLC (AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/37 | 5,800 | 6,683,166 | ||||||
New Jersey American Water Co., Inc. Project, Series B, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/34 | 8,280 | 8,932,795 | ||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23 | 5,125 | 5,657,949 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/26 | 2,500 | 2,858,050 | ||||||
Series B, 5.50%, 06/15/30 | 44,645 | 52,466,804 | ||||||
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B(b): | ||||||||
7.13%, 06/01/19 | 2,870 | 3,089,469 | ||||||
7.50%, 06/01/19 | 9,200 | 9,951,456 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
AHS Hospital Corp., 6.00%, 07/01/21(b) | 33,185 | 38,018,395 | ||||||
AHS Hospital Corp., 6.00%, 07/01/21(b) | 1,200 | 1,374,780 | ||||||
Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 7,375 | 8,746,529 | ||||||
Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38 | 6,450 | 7,602,293 | ||||||
Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39 | 22,245 | 26,198,826 | ||||||
RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43 | 17,110 | 19,607,033 | ||||||
St. Joseph’s Healthcare System, | 200 | 205,040 | ||||||
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, AMT: | ||||||||
Series 1, 5.75%, 12/01/27 | 335 | 367,452 | ||||||
Series 1, 5.75%, 12/01/28 | 275 | 300,685 | ||||||
Student Loan, Series 1B, 2.95%, 12/01/28 | 16,000 | 16,262,080 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/27 | 7,000 | 8,026,760 | ||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/28 | 8,280 | 9,448,142 | ||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/31 | 7,600 | 7,703,892 | ||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/15/24 | 9,000 | 10,143,900 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New Jersey (continued) | ||||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB (continued): | ||||||||
Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/38 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,435,600 | ||||
Transportation System, Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/35 | 2,155 | 2,424,073 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series A, 5.88%, 12/15/38 | 14,255 | 14,755,636 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series A, 5.50%, 06/15/41 | 1,855 | 1,993,902 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/42 | 5,695 | 6,061,018 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39 | 39,890 | 44,066,483 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series B, 5.25%, 06/15/36 | 14,410 | 15,411,207 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series C, 5.25%, 06/15/32 | 19,810 | 21,906,294 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/34 | 6,500 | 7,692,490 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/34 | 3,000 | 3,597,960 | ||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/31 | 6,500 | 7,878,000 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 01/01/36 | 25,000 | 29,862,250 | ||||||
Series G, 5.00%, 01/01/37 | 20,000 | 23,832,000 | ||||||
South Jersey Port Corp., RB, Marine Terminal, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/42 | 2,535 | 2,779,374 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series 1A, 5.00%, 06/01/41 | 70,000 | 67,929,400 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
559,794,802 | ||||||||
New Mexico — 0.0% | ||||||||
County of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, (AGM), 6.00%, 02/01/27 | 250 | 300,677 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
New York — 13.5% | ||||||||
City of New York New York, GO: | ||||||||
Series B-1, 5.00%, 10/01/39 | 5,000 | 5,984,100 | ||||||
Sub-Series E-1, 6.25%, 10/15/18(b) | 12,875 | 13,344,937 | ||||||
Sub-Series E-1, 6.25%, 10/15/28 | 575 | 596,913 | ||||||
SubSeries I-1, 5.63%, 04/01/19(b) | 2,655 | 2,789,449 | ||||||
SubSeries I-1, 5.63%, 04/01/29 | 105 | 110,210 | ||||||
City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing: | ||||||||
Series M, 6.50%, 11/01/28 | 4,300 | 4,453,381 | ||||||
Series M, 6.88%, 11/01/38 | 7,785 | 8,056,697 | ||||||
Sustainable Neighborhood, Series G, 2.00%, 11/01/57(a) | 6,000 | 5,988,540 | ||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2017, Series DD, 5.25%, 06/15/47 | 14,285 | 17,302,849 | ||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution: | ||||||||
Subseries, 5.25%, 06/15/37 | 45,000 | 55,070,550 | ||||||
Water & Sewer System, Fiscal 2017, Series EE, 5.25%, 06/15/37 | 7,525 | 9,242,807 | ||||||
Water & Sewer System, Series EE, 5.38%, 06/15/43 | 7,125 | 7,836,289 | ||||||
City of New York New York Water & Sewer System, RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series DD (BHAC), 5.75%, 06/15/40 | 9,500 | 9,682,495 |
34 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
City of New York New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution: | ||||||||
Series FF-2, 5.50%, 06/15/40 | $ | 69,085 | $ | 72,706,436 | ||||
Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/31 | 17,500 | 19,278,525 | ||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A: | ||||||||
6.25%, 06/01/41(c) | 8,200 | 8,486,098 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/45 | 16,695 | 16,044,396 | ||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/01/51 | 8,000 | 8,278,320 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior, Fiscal 2012: | ||||||||
5.75%, 02/15/21(b) | 5,590 | 6,268,850 | ||||||
5.75%, 02/15/47 | 3,435 | 3,783,893 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/39 | 12,000 | 14,259,600 | ||||||
Long Island Power Authority, RB, General: | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/37 | 2,980 | 3,523,165 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/47 | 5,000 | 5,865,200 | ||||||
Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 6.00%, 05/01/19(b) | 56,950 | 60,289,548 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/39 | 30,000 | 35,135,400 | ||||||
Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/18(b) | 17,505 | 18,255,439 | ||||||
Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/18(b) | 1,450 | 1,512,162 | ||||||
Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28 | 4,510 | 4,710,154 | ||||||
Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/21(b) | 6,255 | 7,087,478 | ||||||
Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/21(b) | 1,775 | 2,007,667 | ||||||
Sub-Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/15/44 | 38,000 | 44,659,500 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Green Bond, Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34 | 45,115 | 54,396,509 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37 | 25,000 | 29,420,000 | ||||||
Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/35 | 17,670 | 21,252,062 | ||||||
SubSeries C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/31 | 14,000 | 16,855,580 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series DD, 5.75%, 06/15/40 | 13,400 | 13,657,414 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
2nd General Resolution Series CC, 5.25%, 06/15/46 | 65,965 | 79,259,586 | ||||||
2nd General Resolution Sub Series CC1, 5.00%, 06/15/37 | 25,000 | 29,807,250 | ||||||
Second Generation Resolution, 5.00%, 06/15/37 | 10,000 | 11,980,700 | ||||||
Series EE, 5.25%, 06/15/36 | 15,500 | 18,950,765 | ||||||
New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series D, 5.63%, 01/01/28 | 3,000 | 3,122,010 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/41 | 5,115 | 5,625,835 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/26 | 6,000 | 6,450,540 | ||||||
5.00%, 08/01/31 | 48,265 | 51,583,219 | ||||||
Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42(c) | 5,000 | 5,003,500 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB: | ||||||||
194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55 | 37,020 | 43,350,420 | ||||||
Consolidated, 151th Series, AMT, 6.00%, 09/15/28 | 74,580 | 75,275,831 | ||||||
Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.75%, 11/01/30 | 4,695 | 4,755,612 | ||||||
Consolidated, 198th Series, 5.25%, 11/15/56 | 58,140 | 69,304,043 | ||||||
Consolidated, 206th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/42 | 3,000 | 3,534,300 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Columbia University, 5.00%, 07/01/38 | $ | 46,870 | $ | 47,693,975 | ||||
Series 2015-B, 5.00%, 03/15/33 | 10,000 | 11,941,700 | ||||||
Series B, 5.75%, 03/15/19(b) | 19,280 | 20,255,182 | ||||||
State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/31 | 5,000 | 5,715,900 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, Series A-2: | ||||||||
5.38%, 11/15/18(b) | 2,135 | 2,207,804 | ||||||
5.38%, 11/15/38 | 3,580 | 3,698,605 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, General: | ||||||||
MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/42 | 5,000 | 6,009,300 | ||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/45 | 7,805 | 9,310,194 | ||||||
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41 | 31,020 | 36,007,706 | ||||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51 | 2,500 | 2,570,375 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,161,606,965 | ||||||||
North Carolina — 0.2% | ||||||||
County of Columbus North Carolina Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, International Paper Co. Projects, Series B, 6.25%, 11/01/33 | 3,000 | 3,251,340 | ||||||
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, Refunding RB, (AMBAC), 6.00%, 01/01/18 | 16,555 | 16,555,000 | ||||||
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19,806,340 | ||||||||
Ohio — 1.0% | ||||||||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, 6.25%, 06/01/37 | 15,450 | 15,496,041 | ||||||
County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, RB, Mercy Health, Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/47(a) | 7,500 | 8,380,800 | ||||||
County of Butler Port Authority, RB, StoryPoint Fairfield Project, Series A-1(c): | ||||||||
6.38%, 01/15/43 | 1,500 | 1,590,225 | ||||||
6.50%, 01/15/52 | 3,335 | 3,543,004 | ||||||
County of Lucas Ohio, Refunding RB, Promedica Healthcare, Series A(b): | ||||||||
5.75%, 11/15/21 | 500 | 573,475 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/15/21 | 4,415 | 5,154,910 | ||||||
6.50%, 11/15/21 | 12,690 | 15,122,673 | ||||||
County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, Catholic Health: | ||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/19(b) | 3,695 | 3,883,482 | ||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 05/01/34 | 6,900 | 7,197,045 | ||||||
Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, Pratt Paper (Ohio) LLC Project, AMT, 4.25%, 01/15/38(c) | 435 | 449,363 | ||||||
State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Cleveland Clinic Health, Series A, 5.50%, 01/01/19(b) | 17,195 | 17,876,610 | ||||||
State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/39 | 7,500 | 8,538,750 | ||||||
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87,806,378 | ||||||||
Pennsylvania — 4.1% | ||||||||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB, City Center Project(c): | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/27 | 3,250 | 3,718,423 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/32 | 3,750 | 4,165,800 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/42 | 6,305 | 6,796,601 | ||||||
City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB, AMT, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/37 | 3,500 | 4,065,215 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/47 | 10,570 | 12,182,665 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 35 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Pennsylvania (continued) | ||||||||
City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Gas Works, RB, 12th Series B (NPFGC), 7.00%, 05/15/20(e) | $ | 1,700 | $ | 1,815,923 | ||||
County of Cumberland Pennsylvania Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, Diakon Lutheran: | ||||||||
6.38%, 01/01/19(b) | 9,520 | 9,974,485 | ||||||
6.38%, 01/01/39 | 1,055 | 1,096,282 | ||||||
County of Dauphin General Authority, Refunding RB, Pinnacle Health System Project: | ||||||||
6.00%, 06/01/29 | 6,670 | 7,084,540 | ||||||
6.00%, 06/01/19(b) | 6,090 | 6,464,961 | ||||||
County of Dauphin Pennsylvania General Authority, Refunding RB, Pinnacle Health System Project: | ||||||||
6.00%, 06/01/19(b) | 3,295 | 3,497,873 | ||||||
6.00%, 06/01/36 | 595 | 630,081 | ||||||
County of Northampton Pennsylvania IDA, Route 33 Project, Tax Allocation Bonds, 7.00%, 07/01/32 | 2,365 | 2,747,279 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Project: | ||||||||
American Water Co., 6.20%, 04/01/39 | 3,475 | 3,656,013 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc., Series A, AMT, 1.70%, 08/01/37(a) | 8,570 | 8,570,000 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB: | ||||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 06/01/19(b) | 12,420 | 13,055,159 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/39 | 3,560 | 4,063,669 | ||||||
Series B (BAM), 5.25%, 12/01/44 | 8,000 | 9,366,080 | ||||||
Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/46 | 46,430 | 55,486,171 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/37 | 11,205 | 12,812,917 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/42 | 8,000 | 9,092,320 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47 | 79,500 | 92,300,295 | ||||||
Subordinate, Special Motor License Fund, 6.00%, 12/01/20(b) | 1,195 | 1,333,453 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A-1, 5.25%, 12/01/45 | 22,000 | 25,412,200 | ||||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, University of the Sciences, 5.00%, 11/01/47 | 30,000 | 34,013,100 | ||||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding RB, Wesley Enhanced Living Obligated Group, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 1,085 | 1,155,883 | ||||||
Philadelphia Gas Works Co, Refunding RB, 1988 General Ordinance, Series Fifteenth, 5.00%, 08/01/42 | 15,000 | 17,481,000 | ||||||
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352,038,388 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico — 0.3% | ||||||||
Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds: | ||||||||
5.50%, 05/15/39 | 13,720 | 12,930,277 | ||||||
5.63%, 05/15/43 | 10,455 | 9,920,540 | ||||||
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22,850,817 | ||||||||
Rhode Island — 0.1% | ||||||||
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50 | 10,000 | 10,452,800 | ||||||
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South Carolina — 0.4% | ||||||||
South Carolina Jobs EDA, Refunding RB, Palmetto Health, Series A (AGM): | ||||||||
6.50%, 08/01/39 | 4,455 | 5,149,445 | ||||||
6.25%, 08/01/34 | 1,525 | 1,745,027 | ||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, the Woodlands at Furman, 5.25%, 11/15/37 | 6,005 | 6,449,490 | ||||||
South Carolina Jobs-EDA, Refunding RB, The Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc., 5.00%, 05/01/42 | 250 | 263,710 | ||||||
South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/19(b) | 3,090 | 3,279,881 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
South Carolina (continued) | ||||||||
State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Santee Cooper, Series A, 5.75%, 12/01/43 | $ | 13,875 | $ | 16,082,096 | ||||
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| |||||||
32,969,649 | ||||||||
Tennessee — 0.6% | ||||||||
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Gas Project, 4.00%, 05/01/48(a) | 19,170 | 20,996,326 | ||||||
5.25%, 09/01/18 | 25,000 | 25,580,500 | ||||||
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46,576,826 | ||||||||
Texas — 8.5% | ||||||||
City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB: | ||||||||
Senior Lien, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/39 | 10,000 | 10,187,800 | ||||||
United Airlines, Inc., Airport Improvement Projects, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/20 | 6,535 | 6,945,137 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, Combined 1st Lien, Series A (AGC): | ||||||||
6.00%, 05/15/19(b) | 30,645 | 32,459,797 | ||||||
6.00%, 11/15/35 | 1,705 | 1,807,164 | ||||||
5.38%, 11/15/38 | 1,855 | 1,944,856 | ||||||
City of Houston Texas Utility System, Refunding RB, Series A, 1st Lien, 5.25%, 11/15/30 | 24,305 | 26,658,453 | ||||||
City of Texas El Paso, GO, 5.00%, 08/15/42 | 15,845 | 18,629,600 | ||||||
County of Bexar Texas, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 06/15/43 | 16,665 | 19,653,701 | ||||||
County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB: | ||||||||
1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 7.00%, 01/01/23(b) | 1,075 | 1,332,162 | ||||||
1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 7.00%, 01/01/23(b) | 2,625 | 3,252,953 | ||||||
1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B, 6.38%, 01/01/33 | 465 | 528,738 | ||||||
Texas Children’s Hospital Project, 5.50%, 10/01/39 | 8,500 | 9,092,195 | ||||||
County of Matagorda Texas Navigation District No. 1, Refunding RB, Central Power & Light Co., Project, Series A, 6.30%, 11/01/29 | 9,775 | 10,586,716 | ||||||
County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare(b): | ||||||||
6.00%, 08/15/20 | 3,700 | 4,101,413 | ||||||
6.00%, 08/15/20 | 46,300 | 51,386,055 | ||||||
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, GO, Variable, School Building, Series A-3 (PSF-GTD), 3.00%, 02/15/43(a) | 10,000 | 10,392,100 | ||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, AMT: | ||||||||
Joint Improvement, Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/38 | 11,265 | 12,286,510 | ||||||
Joint Improvement, Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/42 | 9,430 | 10,270,779 | ||||||
Joint Improvement, Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/43 | 11,850 | 12,646,913 | ||||||
Joint Improvement, Series H, 5.00%, 11/01/42 | 25,265 | 27,517,627 | ||||||
Series C, 5.13%, 11/01/43 | 3,600 | 3,980,520 | ||||||
Dallas-Fort Worth Texas International Airport, ARB, Joint Improvement, Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/37 | 32,100 | 35,059,941 | ||||||
Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., RB, Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/51 | 22,155 | 25,242,742 | ||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 05/15/30 | 6,085 | 7,153,343 | ||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Jubilee Academic Center Project, Series A(c): | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/15/37 | 2,000 | 2,021,140 | ||||||
5.13%, 08/15/47 | 2,085 | 2,101,638 | ||||||
North Texas Municipal Water District, Refunding RB, 6.25%, 06/01/18 | 2,795 | 2,850,676 |
36 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Texas (continued) | ||||||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 6.00%, 09/01/21(b) | $ | 4,815 | $ | 5,508,023 | ||||
North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
6.00%, 01/01/19(b) | 10,265 | 10,711,938 | ||||||
6.00%, 01/01/25 | 2,365 | 2,470,621 | ||||||
1st Tier System, 6.00%, 01/01/21(b) | 11,490 | 12,922,918 | ||||||
1st Tier System (NPFGC), 5.75%, 01/01/18(b) | 2,895 | 2,895,000 | ||||||
1st Tier System (NPFGC), 5.75%, 01/01/40 | 935 | 935,000 | ||||||
1st Tier System, Series A, 6.00%, 01/01/28 | 185 | 192,718 | ||||||
1st Tier System, Series K-2 (AGC), | 2,245 | 2,345,037 | ||||||
1st Tier System, Series S (NPFGC), | 8,425 | 8,425,000 | ||||||
1st Tier System, Series S (NPFGC), | 3,890 | 3,890,000 | ||||||
1st Tier System, Series SE (NPFGC), 5.75%, 01/01/40 | 1,445 | 1,445,000 | ||||||
1st Tier-Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38 | 5,000 | 5,924,450 | ||||||
1st Tier-Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/43 | 46,000 | 54,198,120 | ||||||
State of Texas, RB, 4.00%, 08/30/18 | 50,000 | 50,825,000 | ||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/15/47 | 30,000 | 34,599,000 | ||||||
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien: | ||||||||
LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 06/30/40 | 48,215 | 53,883,638 | ||||||
NTE Mobility Partners LLC, North Tarrant Express Managed Lanes Project, 6.88%, 12/31/39 | 33,065 | 36,180,715 | ||||||
Texas Water Development Board, RB: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/42 | 12,175 | 14,672,579 | ||||||
State Water Implementation Revenue, 5.25%, 10/15/46 | 65,415 | 78,718,449 | ||||||
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730,833,875 | ||||||||
Utah — 1.3% | ||||||||
County of Utah Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc.: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/15/43 | 70,000 | 76,970,600 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/46 | 22,500 | 26,264,700 | ||||||
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, The Freedom Academy Foundation Project(c): | ||||||||
5.25%, 06/15/37 | 3,795 | 3,849,648 | ||||||
5.38%, 06/15/48 | 4,740 | 4,769,530 | ||||||
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111,854,478 | ||||||||
Virginia — 0.4% | ||||||||
Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A, 5.50%, 03/01/46 | 1,815 | 1,918,673 | ||||||
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/33 | 2,500 | 3,045,875 | ||||||
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 01/01/37 | 25,515 | 29,021,526 | ||||||
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33,986,074 | ||||||||
Washington — 1.9% | ||||||||
Port of Seattle Washington, ARB, Intermediate Lien, Series C, AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/35 | 5,000 | 5,892,850 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/36 | 5,000 | 5,883,850 | ||||||
5.25%, 05/01/42 | 36,500 | 43,695,610 | ||||||
University of Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/46 | 35,385 | 42,988,175 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.75%, 01/01/45 | 21,355 | 23,954,758 |
Security | Shares/Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Washington (continued) | ||||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB (continued): | ||||||||
MultiCare Health System, Series B (AGC), 6.00%, 08/15/19(b) | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,138,520 | ||||
Swedish Health Services, Series A, 6.75%, 05/15/21(b) | 16,000 | 18,644,000 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Catholic Health Initiatives, Series D, 6.38%, 10/01/36 | 10,090 | 10,392,094 | ||||||
Multicare Health System, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/37 | 10,680 | 12,592,895 | ||||||
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166,182,752 | ||||||||
Wisconsin — 0.3% | ||||||||
Public Finance Authority, RB(c): | ||||||||
Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31 | 1,715 | 1,732,185 | ||||||
Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47 | 1,715 | 1,789,791 | ||||||
American Preparatory Academy, 5.38%, 07/15/52 | 6,760 | 6,934,746 | ||||||
Delray Beach Radiation Therapy, 7.00%, 11/01/46 | 6,385 | 6,767,589 | ||||||
Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Project, 5.25%, 05/15/47 | 1,000 | 1,090,610 | ||||||
Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
AMT, National Gypsum Co., 5.25%, 04/01/30 | 5,900 | 6,398,845 | ||||||
WhiteStone, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue, 5.00%, 03/01/37(c) | 760 | 829,540 | ||||||
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25,543,306 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 97.3% |
| 8,362,335,029 | ||||||
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Short-Term Securities — 1.5% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.53%(f)(g) | 128,848,517 | 128,848,517 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Securities — 1.5% |
| 128,848,517 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Total Investments — 98.8% |
| 8,491,183,546 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2% |
| 103,963,928 | ||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% |
| $ | 8,595,147,474 | |||||
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(a) | Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. |
(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) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(d) | Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(e) | Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations. |
(f) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 37 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund |
(g) | During the period ended December 31, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate | Shares Held at 06/30/17 | Net Activity | Shares Held at 12/31/17 | Value at 12/31/17 | Income | Net Realized Gain (a) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class | 429,034,619 | (300,186,102 | ) | 128,848,517 | $ | 128,848,517 | $ | 1,483,418 | $ | 25,455 | $ | (45,847 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000) | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Short Contracts | ||||||||||||||||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 1,523 | 03/20/18 | $ | 188,923 | $ | 140,333 | ||||||||||
Long U.S. Treasury Bond | 1,552 | 03/20/18 | 237,456 | 337,793 | ||||||||||||
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 739 | 03/29/18 | 85,845 | 178,163 | ||||||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts | Credit Contracts | Equity Contracts | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments |
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Net unrealized appreciation(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 656,289 | $ | — | $ | 656,289 | ||||||||||||||
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(a) | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Commodity Contracts | Credit Contracts | Equity Contracts | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,045,681 | $ | — | $ | 4,045,681 | ||||||||||||||
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 793,020 | $ | — | $ | 793,020 | ||||||||||||||
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts: | ||||
Average notional value of contracts — short | $ | 463,730,442 |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
38 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock National Municipal Fund |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: |
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Investments: |
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Long-Term Investments(a) | $ | — | $ | 8,362,335,029 | $ | — | $ | 8,362,335,029 | ||||||||
Short-Term Securities | 128,848,517 | — | — | 128,848,517 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 128,848,517 | $ | 8,362,335,029 | $ | — | $ | 8,491,183,546 | |||||||||
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Assets: |
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Interest rate contracts | $ | 656,289 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 656,289 | ||||||||
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(a) | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state. |
(b) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 39 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Municipal Bonds — 99.8% |
| |||||||
Alabama — 1.0% | ||||||||
Bessemer Governmental Utility Services Corp., Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 06/01/21 | $ | 470 | $ | 516,751 | ||||
State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, Docks Facilities Revenue, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/18 | 1,000 | 1,022,850 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,050,440 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/20 | 1,750 | 1,888,005 | ||||||
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4,478,046 | ||||||||
Arizona — 1.9% | ||||||||
City of Peoria Arizona, GO, Refunding, Series B, 4.00%, 07/15/19 | 5,325 | 5,523,569 | ||||||
Maricopa County IDA, Refunding RB, Banner Health, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/20 | 2,500 | 2,659,575 | ||||||
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8,183,144 | ||||||||
California — 6.2% | ||||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Biola University, 5.00%, 10/01/20 | 305 | 334,195 | ||||||
Community Medical Centers, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/18 | 750 | 751,852 | ||||||
Community Medical Centers, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,032,030 | ||||||
California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, Rady Children’s Hospital, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/19 | 625 | 650,063 | ||||||
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, RB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/20 | 1,100 | 1,181,972 | ||||||
City of Riverside California Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/18 | 1,020 | 1,035,137 | ||||||
Fresno Joint Powers Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Master Lease Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,070,510 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/21 | 1,250 | 1,375,475 | ||||||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,048,100 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/20 | 8,000 | 8,544,480 | ||||||
Palmdale Financing Authority, Refunding RB, (AGM): | ||||||||
4.00%, 11/01/19 | 325 | 339,589 | ||||||
4.00%, 11/01/20 | 340 | 362,076 | ||||||
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/19 | 1,055 | 1,109,522 | ||||||
Semitropic Improvement District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/19(a) | 500 | 534,210 | ||||||
State of California Department of Water Resources, Refunding RB, Central Valley Project, 5.00%, 06/01/18(a) | 2,580 | 2,618,984 | ||||||
State of California Public Works Board, RB, Various Capital Projects, Sub Series I-1, 5.38%, 11/01/19(a) | 5,000 | 5,334,800 | ||||||
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27,322,995 | ||||||||
Colorado — 0.9% | ||||||||
Adams & Arapahoe Joint School District 28J Aurora, GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/20 | 355 | 388,661 | ||||||
City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/18 | 3,000 | 3,091,350 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/19 | 500 | 531,130 | ||||||
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| |||||||
4,011,141 | ||||||||
Connecticut — 6.8% | ||||||||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Sacred Heart University, Series I -1, 5.00%, 07/01/21 | 700 | 773,528 | ||||||
State of Connecticut, GO: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/20 | 8,800 | 9,375,960 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Connecticut (continued) | ||||||||
State of Connecticut, GO (continued): | ||||||||
Series C, VRDN (Bank of America N.A SBPA), 1.73%, 05/15/34(b) | $ | 10,270 | $ | 10,270,000 | ||||
Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/19 | 1,425 | 1,506,068 | ||||||
Series E, 4.00%, 09/15/21 | 770 | 818,687 | ||||||
State of Connecticut, Special Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/19 | 3,000 | 3,143,850 | ||||||
State of Connecticut, Special Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/19 | 2,665 | 2,792,787 | ||||||
Town of Manchester, GO, 2.00%, 02/21/18 | 1,000 | 1,000,750 | ||||||
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29,681,630 | ||||||||
Florida — 5.1% | ||||||||
City of Gainesville Florida Utilities System Revenue, RB, Utility System, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/21 | 3,875 | 4,329,421 | ||||||
County of Monroe School District, RB, Florida Sales Tax (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/20 | 500 | 543,065 | ||||||
Florida Gulf Coast University Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Housing Project, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/21 | 2,160 | 2,381,854 | ||||||
Orlando Utilities Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/20 | 5,000 | 5,430,650 | ||||||
South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group, 5.00%, 08/15/21 | 2,500 | 2,756,675 | ||||||
State of Florida, GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/19 | 6,500 | 6,829,030 | ||||||
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| |||||||
22,270,695 | ||||||||
Georgia — 0.9% | ||||||||
City of Atlanta Georgia, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bonds, Atlantic Station Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/20 | 2,000 | 2,164,680 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/21 | 1,150 | 1,274,119 | ||||||
County of Cobb Kennestone Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Revenue Anticipation Certificates: | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/20 | 110 | 117,655 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/21 | 200 | 219,334 | ||||||
County of Fulton Development Authority, RB, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/21 | 125 | 137,084 | ||||||
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3,912,872 | ||||||||
Illinois — 3.4% | ||||||||
Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, General, Senior Lien, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/20 | 7,000 | 7,442,540 | ||||||
Chicago Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Section 5337, State of Good Repair Formula Funds: | ||||||||
5.00%, 06/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,071,230 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/21 | 2,000 | 2,189,920 | ||||||
Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Southern Illinois Healthcare, 5.00%, 03/01/21 | 265 | 289,997 | ||||||
State of Illinois Sales Tax, Refunding RB, Build Illinois Bonds, 5.00%, 06/15/19 | 3,715 | 3,875,637 | ||||||
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14,869,324 | ||||||||
Iowa — 4.9% | ||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, CJ BIO America, Inc. Project (Korea Development Bank LOC), | 21,500 | 21,500,000 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Kansas — 0.9% | ||||||||
Geary County Unified School District No. 475, GO, Refunding Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/20 | 750 | 811,050 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/21 | 2,215 | 2,457,520 | ||||||
Johnson County Unified School District No. 233 Olathe, GO, Refunding Series B, 3.00%, 09/01/21 | 500 | 519,895 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,788,465 |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Kentucky — 1.8% | ||||||||
Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, Refunding RB, Project No.117, Series D: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/20 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 3,198,660 | ||||
5.00%, 05/01/21 | 4,400 | 4,819,804 | ||||||
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| |||||||
8,018,464 | ||||||||
Louisiana — 0.3% | ||||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, 5.00%, 05/15/20 | 225 | 241,162 | ||||||
State Tammany Parish Wide School District No. 12, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/21 | 300 | 319,518 | ||||||
West Baton Rouge Parish School District No. 3, GO, (AGM): | ||||||||
3.00%, 03/01/21 | 300 | 310,260 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/21 | 225 | 246,514 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,117,454 | ||||||||
Maine — 0.1% | ||||||||
Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, University of New England, 4.00%, 07/01/21 | 450 | 481,487 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Maryland — 0.1% | ||||||||
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, LifeBridge Health Issue, 5.00%, 07/01/21 | 235 | 260,190 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Massachusetts — 4.4% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO: | ||||||||
Refunding Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/19 | 7,595 | 7,998,067 | ||||||
Refunding Series D (AGM), 5.50%, 11/01/19 | 4,250 | 4,546,480 | ||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Harvard University, Series B-1, 5.00%, 10/15/20(a) | 765 | 834,638 | ||||||
Partners HealthCare System Issue, 5.00%, 07/01/21 | 3,485 | 3,854,828 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Educational Financing Authority, RB, Issue I, AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/18 | 1,750 | 1,750,000 | ||||||
Massachusetts State Educational Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Issue K, Senior Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/20 | 375 | 391,946 | ||||||
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| |||||||
19,375,959 | ||||||||
Michigan — 2.2% | ||||||||
Grand Rapids Public Schools, GO, Refunding, (AGM): | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/19 | 220 | 229,279 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/20 | 475 | 509,262 | ||||||
Grand Valley State University, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/20 | 630 | 684,111 | ||||||
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series C: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,088,560 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/21 | 1,000 | 1,115,900 | ||||||
Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, INDL & COMML Bank of China SBPA VRDN, 1.75%, 06/01/30(b) | 4,780 | 4,780,000 | ||||||
University of Michigan, Refunding RB, General, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,074,410 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,481,522 | ||||||||
Mississippi — 0.2% | ||||||||
Mississippi Development Bank, RB, Special Obligation, Hinds County Bond Project: | ||||||||
3.00%, 11/01/20 | 460 | 473,345 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/01/21 | 500 | 554,215 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,027,560 | ||||||||
Nevada — 1.8% | ||||||||
Clark County School District, GO, Refunding Series C: | ||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/20 | 2,500 | 2,694,000 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/21 | 2,500 | 2,758,475 | ||||||
County of Clark Department of Aviation, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/18 | 2,250 | 2,289,443 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,741,918 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New Jersey — 18.3% | ||||||||
Borough of Oceanport New Jersey, GO, BAN, 2.00%, 06/29/18 | $ | 5,518 | $ | 5,524,831 | ||||
Burlington County Bridge Commission, Refunding RB, Governmental Leasing Program, 5.00%, 08/15/21 | 700 | 778,078 | ||||||
City of North Wildwood New Jersey, GO, Refunding BAN, 2.25%, 05/09/18 | 4,530 | 4,539,151 | ||||||
Gloucester County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Rowan University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/20 | 520 | 564,465 | ||||||
Hasbrouck Heights Board of Education, GO, Promissory Notes, 2.00%, 07/13/18 | 5,125 | 5,129,408 | ||||||
New Jersey Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/21 | 2,325 | 2,500,003 | ||||||
New Jersey EDA, RB, Series DDD: | ||||||||
5.00%, 06/15/20 | 810 | 856,834 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/15/21 | 3,000 | 3,225,810 | ||||||
New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series DD-1, 5.00%, 12/15/18 | 1,725 | 1,772,282 | ||||||
School Facilities Construction, Series PP, 5.00%, 06/15/20 | 3,450 | 3,649,479 | ||||||
Transit Corp. Projects, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/19 | 4,500 | 4,704,570 | ||||||
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Ramapo College, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/21 | 890 | 979,685 | ||||||
The William Paterson University of New Jersey, Series E (BAM), 5.00%, 07/01/20 | 2,160 | 2,316,902 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Inspira Health Obligated Group, 5.00%, 07/01/21 | 100 | 110,154 | ||||||
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Hospital Asset Transformation Program, 5.00%, 10/01/20 | 600 | 638,700 | ||||||
Hospital Asset Transformation Program, 5.00%, 10/01/21 | 2,500 | 2,705,225 | ||||||
Inspira Health Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,076,440 | ||||||
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/20 | 11,500 | 12,176,200 | ||||||
Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/21 | 1,320 | 1,422,062 | ||||||
Transportation System, Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/21 | 3,235 | 3,485,130 | ||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/19 | 2,670 | 2,762,168 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/20 | 3,190 | 3,397,510 | ||||||
Township of Lacey New Jersey, GO, BAN, Series A, 2.00%, 05/25/18 | 3,000 | 3,004,260 | ||||||
Township of Lumberton New Jersey, GO, Refunding BAN, Series A, 2.25%, 05/09/18 | 2,682 | 2,686,795 | ||||||
Township of Pennsauken New Jersey, GO, BAN, Series A, 2.50%, 06/20/18 | 2,515 | 2,524,054 | ||||||
Township of Vernon, GO, 2.00%, 09/14/18 | 3,887 | 3,893,453 | ||||||
Township of Winslow New Jersey, GO, 1.75%, 06/06/18 | 3,508 | 3,509,783 | ||||||
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| |||||||
79,933,432 | ||||||||
New York — 19.0% | ||||||||
City of Glens Falls New York, GO, Refunding BAN, 1.40%, 06/08/18 | 6,575 | 6,564,151 | ||||||
City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/19 | 10,000 | 10,522,700 | ||||||
City of Yonkers, GO, Series A (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/19 | 600 | 624,000 | ||||||
Cooperstown Central School District, GO, BAN, 2.00%, 06/29/18 | 5,000 | 5,005,150 | ||||||
County of Nassau New York, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/21 | 4,500 | 4,998,330 | ||||||
Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, City School District Buffalo Project, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/18 | 2,000 | 2,024,020 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 41 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
New York (continued) | ||||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Future Tax Secured, Fiscal 2015, Sub-Series E-1: | ||||||||
5.00%, 02/01/19(c) | $ | 1,660 | $ | 1,721,686 | ||||
5.00%, 02/01/19 | 3,340 | 3,463,380 | ||||||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority, Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, VRDN, Subordinate, Sub-Series C-5 (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. LOC), 1.80%, 11/01/41(b) | 1,600 | 1,600,000 | ||||||
New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, VRDN, 2nd General Resolution, Series AA-6 (Mizuho Bank Ltd. SBPA), 1.78%, 06/15/48(b) | 3,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/18 | 5,000 | 5,082,000 | ||||||
New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/19 | 4,740 | 4,943,773 | ||||||
Oneida City School District Foundation, Inc., GO, 2.00%, 06/29/18 | 4,000 | 4,004,120 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
167th Series, 5.00%, 09/15/19 | 5,000 | 5,277,800 | ||||||
172nd Series, 5.00%, 10/01/18 | 8,765 | 8,989,033 | ||||||
197th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/19 | 2,750 | 2,916,512 | ||||||
Solvay Union Free School District, GO, Refunding BAN, 2.00%, 06/29/18 | 4,400 | 4,405,016 | ||||||
Southwestern Central School District, GO, Chautauqua County, BAN, 2.00%, 06/28/18 | 7,000 | 7,006,510 | ||||||
TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Senior, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/20 | 770 | 825,979 | ||||||
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| |||||||
82,974,160 | ||||||||
North Carolina — 0.6% | ||||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, Moses Cone Health System, VRDN Series A, BMO Harris Bank SBPA, 1.75%, 10/01/35(b) | 2,500 | 2,500,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Ohio — 3.1% | ||||||||
City of Willoughby Ohio, GO, BAN, 2.00%, 06/22/18 | 5,000 | 5,006,850 | ||||||
County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/20 | 605 | 651,319 | ||||||
County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/21 | 1,840 | 2,028,986 | ||||||
County of Butler Ohio, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | 750 | 830,355 | ||||||
State of Ohio, GO, Series B, 5.00%, 03/15/19 | 5,000 | 5,206,650 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,724,160 | ||||||||
Oklahoma — 1.5% | ||||||||
Grand River Dam Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/20 | 4,000 | 4,310,480 | ||||||
Norman Regional Hospital Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
4.00%, 09/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,032,990 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,075,720 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,419,190 | ||||||||
Oregon — 2.4% | ||||||||
City of Portland Oregon Sewer System Revenue, Refunding RB, 1st Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/19 | 10,000 | 10,478,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Pennsylvania — 0.8% | ||||||||
City of Philadelphia, GO, Refunding Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/20 | 2,250 | 2,426,400 | ||||||
City of Williamsport Pennsylvania, GO, Refunding(AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/21 | 365 | 402,949 | ||||||
Philadelphia Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, Juvenile Justice Services Center, 5.00%, 04/01/20 | 700 | 746,963 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,576,312 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
South Carolina — 0.2% | ||||||||
Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., Refunding RB, Lexmed Obligated Group: | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/01/20 | $ | 500 | $ | 542,755 | ||||
5.00%, 11/01/21 | 250 | 277,693 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
820,448 | ||||||||
Tennessee — 0.4% | ||||||||
Jackson Energy Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/20 | 1,000 | 1,089,750 | ||||||
Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, RB, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/20 | 690 | 740,625 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,830,375 | ||||||||
Texas — 5.9% | ||||||||
City of Houston Texas, GO, Refunding Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/20 | 2,000 | 2,144,280 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/01/21 | 3,500 | 3,852,800 | ||||||
City Public Service Board of San Antonio, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 02/01/19 | 6,485 | 6,723,843 | ||||||
County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Baylor College of Medicine, 5.00%, 11/15/19 | 1,660 | 1,757,674 | ||||||
Teco Project, 5.00%, 11/15/20 | 800 | 871,896 | ||||||
Teco Project, 5.00%, 11/15/21 | 725 | 810,688 | ||||||
County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Baylor Health Care System Project, VRDN TD Bank LOC, 1.76%, 11/15/50 | 2,120 | 2,120,000 | ||||||
State of Texas, RB, 4.00%, 08/30/18 | 2,000 | 2,033,000 | ||||||
Tarrant Regional Water District, Refunding RB, Water Control & Improvement District, 5.00%, 03/01/20 | 3,980 | 4,262,699 | ||||||
Texas A&M University, Refunding RB, Financing System, | 1,200 | 1,329,024 | ||||||
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25,905,904 | ||||||||
Utah — 0.9% | ||||||||
Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Refunding RB, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 10/01/20 | 1,850 | 2,013,503 | ||||||
5.00%, 10/01/21 | 1,875 | 2,096,325 | ||||||
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4,109,828 | ||||||||
Virginia — 0.8% | ||||||||
Lynchburg EDA, Refunding RB, Centra Health, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/20 | 500 | 531,225 | ||||||
5.00%, 01/01/21 | 500 | 545,280 | ||||||
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/15/21 | 2,000 | 2,231,080 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,307,585 | ||||||||
Washington — 2.8% | ||||||||
Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Refunding RB, Electric System Revenue, 2.00%, 12/02/20 | 9,000 | 9,006,840 | ||||||
King County Washington Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/20 | 1,250 | 1,352,562 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/21 | 1,000 | 1,111,860 | ||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
MultiCare Health System, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/21 | 625 | 694,250 | ||||||
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 5.00%, 03/01/18 | 290 | 291,601 | ||||||
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12,457,113 | ||||||||
Wisconsin — 0.2% | ||||||||
Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Retirement Housing Foundation: | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/19 | 440 | 469,247 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/20 | 425 | 466,327 | ||||||
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935,574 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8% |
| 436,495,047 | ||||||
|
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42 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Short-Term Securities — 0.0% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.30%(d)(e) | 169,529 | $ | 169,529 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 0.0% |
| 169,529 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 99.8% |
| 436,664,576 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% |
| 740,789 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
| $ | 437,405,365 | |||||
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(a) | U.S. Government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
(b) | Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand. |
(c) | Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations. |
(d) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | During the period ended December 31, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliated | Shares Held at 06/30/17 | Net Activity | Shares Held at 12/31/17 | Value at 12/31/17 | Income | Net Realized Gain (a) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class | 68,139 | 101,390 | 169,529 | $ | 169,529 | $ | 3,304 | $ | 2,378 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: |
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Long-Term Investments(a) | $ | — | $ | 436,495,047 | $ | — | $ | 436,495,047 | ||||||||
Short-Term Securities | 169,529 | — | — | 169,529 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 169,529 | $ | 436,495,047 | $ | — | $ | 436,664,576 | |||||||||
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During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 43 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Corporate Bonds — 0.7% | ||||||||
New York — 0.7% | ||||||||
Corporate — 0.1% | ||||||||
American Museum of Natural History, 4.37%, 07/15/45 | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,054,622 | ||||
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Education — 0.1% | ||||||||
New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations, 4.31%, 07/01/45 | 1,000 | 1,072,649 | ||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
New York & Presbyterian Hospital, 4.06%, 08/01/56 | 2,000 | 2,100,731 | ||||||
Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 3.98%, 11/01/46 | 2,000 | 1,951,566 | ||||||
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Total Corporate Bonds — 0.7% | 6,179,568 | |||||||
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Municipal Bonds — 86.8% | ||||||||
New York — 86.1% | ||||||||
Corporate — 3.6% | ||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35(a) | 280 | 312,105 | ||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/22 | 500 | 555,750 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/28 | 1,520 | 1,652,924 | ||||||
County of Essex New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 09/01/32 | 350 | 362,268 | ||||||
County of Onondaga New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. Project, AMT, 5.75%, 03/01/24 | 750 | 894,967 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.50%, 10/01/37 | 780 | 1,056,253 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35 | 9,500 | 12,454,785 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT: | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/26 | 2,870 | 3,085,508 | ||||||
5.00%, 08/01/31 | 6,130 | 6,551,437 | ||||||
Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42(a) | 2,150 | 2,151,505 | ||||||
Southold Local Development Corp., RB, Peconic Landing Inc., Project, 4.00%, 12/01/45 | 1,900 | 1,795,994 | ||||||
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30,873,496 | ||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District — 14.1% | ||||||||
City of New York New York, GO, Refunding: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/30 | 2,250 | 2,666,767 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/31 | 1,250 | 1,476,788 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/34 | 500 | 583,795 | ||||||
City of New York New York, GO: | ||||||||
Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/35 | 400 | 440,064 | ||||||
Series B-1, 5.00%, 10/01/38 | 4,000 | 4,791,040 | ||||||
Sub-Series D-1, Fiscal 2014, 5.00%, 08/01/31 | 690 | 795,970 | ||||||
Sub-Series I-1, 5.38%, 04/01/36 | 805 | 842,787 | ||||||
City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, CAB, Sub Lien, Hotel Unit Fee, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 11/15/55(b) | 5,000 | 1,197,550 | ||||||
City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured: | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/35 | 3,500 | 4,069,695 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District (continued) | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/40 | $ | 6,090 | $ | 7,002,099 | ||||
4.00%, 11/15/45 | 2,075 | 2,192,528 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/45 | 8,490 | 9,742,190 | ||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT: | ||||||||
CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), | ||||||||
0.00%, 03/01/42(b) | 5,000 | 2,121,500 | ||||||
0.00%, 03/01/45(b) | 1,500 | 569,130 | ||||||
(AMBAC), 5.00%, 01/01/39 | 1,850 | 1,875,401 | ||||||
Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.50%, 01/01/46 | 700 | 732,781 | ||||||
Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 01/01/46 | 790 | 799,385 | ||||||
Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 4.75%, 03/01/46 | 250 | 250,373 | ||||||
Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 5.00%, 03/01/46 | 1,000 | 1,005,220 | ||||||
City of Poughkeepsie, GO, Refunding BAN, Series A, 4.00%, 05/04/18 | 1,200 | 1,201,968 | ||||||
City of Syracuse New York, GO, Airport Terminal Security & Access, Series A, AMT (AGM), 4.75%, 11/01/31 | 500 | 531,770 | ||||||
County of Erie New York Fiscal Stability Authority, RB, Sales Tax and State Aid Secured Refunding Bonds, Series D: | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/35 | 445 | 542,081 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/36 | 400 | 486,496 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/37 | 445 | 539,945 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/38 | 685 | 829,843 | ||||||
5.00%, 09/01/39 | 555 | 671,828 | ||||||
County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Rochester Schools Modernization Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/31 | 1,840 | 2,235,913 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/32 | 1,690 | 2,045,779 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/33 | 1,750 | 2,110,325 | ||||||
County of Nassau New York, GO: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/30 | 2,205 | 2,640,377 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/30 | 335 | 399,534 | ||||||
Refunding Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38 | 1,500 | 1,733,745 | ||||||
Refunding Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/31 | 3,600 | 4,325,616 | ||||||
Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 10/15/36 | 140 | 159,866 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior, Fiscal 2012: | ||||||||
5.75%, 02/15/21(c) | 60 | 67,286 | ||||||
5.75%, 02/15/47 | 40 | 44,063 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Fiscal 2017, 5.00%, 02/15/42 | 22,365 | 26,437,219 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/15/35 | 2,000 | 2,381,960 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 2, 5.63%, 07/15/47 | 9,305 | 10,020,182 | ||||||
2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 07/15/49 | 1,200 | 1,289,136 | ||||||
3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, | 5,000 | 5,438,150 | ||||||
3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, | 400 | 442,836 | ||||||
4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31 | 860 | 954,170 | ||||||
4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44 | 1,500 | 1,635,030 | ||||||
7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 09/15/35 | 425 | 456,225 | ||||||
7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 09/15/43 | 3,085 | 3,371,257 | ||||||
7 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 5.00%, 03/15/44 | 1,720 | 1,867,473 | ||||||
World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51 | 1,250 | 1,416,563 | ||||||
Town of Oyster Bay New York, GO: | ||||||||
BAN, Series A, 3.50%, 06/01/18 | 3,840 | 3,857,242 | ||||||
RAN, 2.50%, 02/23/18 | 275 | 275,132 |
44 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
County/City/Special District/School District (continued) | ||||||||
Town of Oyster Bay New York, GO, Refunding, BAN, Series C: | ||||||||
2.50%, 06/01/18 | $ | 385 | $ | 385,219 | ||||
4.00%, 06/01/18 | 615 | 618,856 | ||||||
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124,568,148 | ||||||||
Education — 11.0% | ||||||||
Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM), 4.63%, 10/01/20(c) | 305 | 329,156 | ||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
City University Queens College, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43 | 325 | 368,319 | ||||||
Manhattan College Project, 5.00%, 08/01/47 | 1,860 | 2,171,011 | ||||||
City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, RB, Juilliard School, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/39 | 500 | 514,645 | ||||||
City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, 4.00%, 07/01/41 | 1,000 | 1,056,040 | ||||||
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, 4.00%, 07/01/46 | 1,715 | 1,805,895 | ||||||
American Museum of Natural History, 5.00%, 07/01/37 | 885 | 1,030,122 | ||||||
Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39 | 1,550 | 1,623,842 | ||||||
Carnegie Hall, 5.00%, 12/01/39 | 1,325 | 1,396,841 | ||||||
City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 08/01/28 | 2,690 | 3,185,552 | ||||||
Series A, 5.13%, 09/01/40 | 4,280 | 4,578,787 | ||||||
Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/35 | 1,000 | 1,060,190 | ||||||
City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Sarah Lawrence College Project, Series A, 6.00%, 06/01/19(c) | 1,000 | 1,060,560 | ||||||
Counties of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp. Project, 5.38%, 10/01/41 | 620 | 681,293 | ||||||
The Charter School for Applied Technologies Project, 5.00%, 06/01/35 | 600 | 648,606 | ||||||
County of Cattaraugus New York, RB, St. Bonaventure University Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/34 | 130 | 144,268 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/39 | 165 | 182,507 | ||||||
County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/46 | 2,475 | 2,068,011 | ||||||
County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Vassar College Project, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 1,980 | 2,353,685 | ||||||
County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Nazareth College of Rochester Project, 4.00%, 10/01/47 | 345 | 345,535 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23(c) | 240 | 279,732 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32 | 300 | 363,321 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | 350 | 422,888 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/34 | 350 | 421,250 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 800 | 960,616 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36 | 1,000 | 1,198,910 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Education (continued) | ||||||||
County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB (continued): | ||||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37 | $ | 500 | $ | 598,060 | ||||
University of Rochester Project, Series C, 5.05%, 07/01/28 | 1,000 | 1,135,550 | ||||||
University of Rochester Project, Series D, 4.00%, 07/01/43 | 1,490 | 1,605,922 | ||||||
County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 4.75%, 03/01/20(c) | 1,000 | 1,064,650 | ||||||
County of Orange New York Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Mount St. Mary College Project, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/37 | 360 | 394,481 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/42 | 220 | 238,275 | ||||||
County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Clarkson University Project, 5.38%, 09/01/41 | 500 | 552,745 | ||||||
County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, St. Lawrence University Project: | ||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/43 | 2,000 | 2,119,700 | ||||||
Series B, 4.43%, 07/01/56 | 1,500 | 1,558,260 | ||||||
County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 01/01/21(c) | 450 | 499,297 | ||||||
Dobbs Ferry Local Development Corp., RB, Mercy College Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/39 | 1,000 | 1,158,750 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/44 | 2,000 | 2,312,280 | ||||||
Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Culinary Institute of America Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/30 | 200 | 231,422 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/31 | 200 | 230,608 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/32 | 440 | 505,556 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/35 | 155 | 176,598 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/36 | 100 | 113,774 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/41 | 215 | 243,414 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/46 | 300 | 338,460 | ||||||
Horace Mann School, Series 2017, 3.27%, 07/01/27 | 2,000 | 1,985,447 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Columbia University, Series A-2, 5.00%, 10/01/46 | 4,500 | 6,334,110 | ||||||
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40 | 2,500 | 2,794,225 | ||||||
New School (AGM), 5.50%, 07/01/20(c) | 1,000 | 1,092,170 | ||||||
New School Project, Series B, 4.22%, 07/01/38 | 1,000 | 999,980 | ||||||
New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/40 | 500 | 689,510 | ||||||
New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC) (BHAC), 5.50%, 07/01/31 | 230 | 295,235 | ||||||
State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/19(c) | 750 | 788,077 | ||||||
State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/19(c) | 5 | 5,272 | ||||||
Touro College & University System Obligation Group, Series A, 4.13%, 01/01/30 | 600 | 617,046 | ||||||
Touro College & University System, Series A, 5.50%, 01/01/44 | 2,000 | 2,233,040 | ||||||
Touro College and University System, 5.00%, 01/01/42 | 5,000 | 5,525,750 | ||||||
University of Rochester, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/19(c) | 865 | 917,800 | ||||||
University of Rochester, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/39 | 135 | 143,178 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Barnard College, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | 470 | 552,306 | ||||||
Barnard College, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43 | 1,000 | 1,148,530 | ||||||
Brooklyn Law School, 5.75%, 07/01/33 | 475 | 498,793 | ||||||
Culinary Institute of America, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 300 | 328,488 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 45 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Education (continued) | ||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (continued): | ||||||||
Fordham University, 5.00%, 07/01/32 | $ | 250 | $ | 299,728 | ||||
Fordham University, 4.00%, 07/01/35 | 1,060 | 1,147,015 | ||||||
Fordham University, 5.00%, 07/01/44 | 850 | 960,882 | ||||||
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 800 | 902,096 | ||||||
New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 1,000 | 1,126,040 | ||||||
Pratt Institute, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44 | 1,000 | 1,119,730 | ||||||
Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 07/01/34 | 750 | 830,925 | ||||||
Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 1,460 | 1,609,037 | ||||||
Skidmore College, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/29 | 135 | 150,706 | ||||||
St. John’s University, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37 | 350 | 398,937 | ||||||
State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/30 | 2,095 | 2,439,313 | ||||||
State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/32 | 2,095 | 2,435,773 | ||||||
State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 895 | 989,557 | ||||||
State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46 | 3,875 | 4,567,269 | ||||||
State University of New York Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35 | 1,320 | 1,576,436 | ||||||
Teachers College, 5.50%, 03/01/19(c) | 850 | 889,176 | ||||||
Town of Hempstead New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/34 | 465 | 532,992 | ||||||
Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/35 | 265 | 305,519 | ||||||
Hofstra University Project, 5.00%, 07/01/47 | 2,065 | 2,415,183 | ||||||
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Health — 6.1% | ||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, New York Methodist Hospital Project, 5.00%, 07/01/30 | 600 | 682,428 | ||||||
City of New York New York Health & Hospital Corp., Refunding RB, Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/30 | 1,000 | 1,071,550 | ||||||
City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Special Needs FAS Pool, Series A-1, 4.38%, 07/01/20 | 405 | 402,311 | ||||||
Counties of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., RB, Catholic Health System Obligation, 5.25%, 07/01/35 | 500 | 571,040 | ||||||
County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., RB, Health Quest Systems, Inc.: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/34 | 750 | 851,648 | ||||||
Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/41 | 6,965 | 7,371,268 | ||||||
County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Health Quest System, Inc., Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/40 | 300 | 332,505 | ||||||
County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Episcopal Church Home, Series A, 6.00%, 02/01/28 | 185 | 185,496 | ||||||
County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/01/27 | 430 | 430,533 | ||||||
5.00%, 12/01/32 | 580 | 580,522 | ||||||
County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, 5.00%, 12/01/46 | 4,800 | 5,457,936 | ||||||
County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 08/15/40 | 1,050 | 1,178,089 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Health (continued) | ||||||||
County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project (continued): | ||||||||
County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Special Needs Facility Pooled Program (ACA), 4.90%, 07/01/21 | $ | 270 | $ | 269,571 | ||||
County of Orange New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series G-1 (ACA), 4.90%, 07/01/21 | 715 | 713,634 | ||||||
County of Suffolk New York EDC, RB, Catholic Health Services, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/32 | 305 | 342,860 | ||||||
County of Sullivan New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series H-1 (ACA), 4.90%, 07/01/21 | 285 | 284,456 | ||||||
County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal at Ithaca, Inc. Project, Series A: | ||||||||
4.25%, 07/01/44 | 1,595 | 1,610,998 | ||||||
5.00%, 07/01/44 | 1,250 | 1,331,900 | ||||||
County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien: | ||||||||
Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30 | 3,645 | 3,967,182 | ||||||
Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/20(c) | 325 | 363,321 | ||||||
Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30 | 50 | 55,281 | ||||||
County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Kendal On Hudson Project, 5.00%, 01/01/28 | 930 | 1,026,571 | ||||||
Kendal On Hudson Project, 5.00%, 01/01/34 | 875 | 948,430 | ||||||
Westchester Medical Center Obligation, 5.00%, 11/01/46 | 1,610 | 1,762,451 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/19(c) | 250 | 260,423 | ||||||
Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 08/15/18(c) | 5 | 5,108 | ||||||
Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 02/15/22 | 80 | 81,776 | ||||||
Mental Health Services, 2nd Series (AGM), 5.00%, 08/15/18(c) | 5 | 5,108 | ||||||
New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc., Series B (AMBAC), 6.00%, 07/01/19(c) | 700 | 745,304 | ||||||
New York University Hospitals Center, | 1,055 | 1,158,643 | ||||||
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 05/01/19(c) | 1,675 | 1,762,267 | ||||||
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.75%, 05/01/19(c) | 1,725 | 1,820,513 | ||||||
Orange Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/40(a) | 1,300 | 1,426,282 | ||||||
Orange Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/45(a) | 1,700 | 1,859,341 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 4.00%, 07/01/33 | 3,895 | 4,258,520 | ||||||
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 4.00%, 07/01/37 | 345 | 373,321 | ||||||
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 5.00%, 07/01/42 | 825 | 982,987 | ||||||
Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association, 5.00%, 07/01/29 | 290 | 302,047 | ||||||
Mount Sinai Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/26 | 1,635 | 1,765,931 | ||||||
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/21(c) | 2,500 | 2,757,225 | ||||||
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43 | 1,570 | 1,790,930 | ||||||
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series E, 5.50%, 05/01/33 | 1,000 | 1,048,180 | ||||||
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46 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Housing — 2.6% | ||||||||
City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB: | ||||||||
M/F Housing, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1, 5.25%, 07/01/32 | $ | 2,020 | $ | 2,264,945 | ||||
M/F Housing, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1, 5.00%, 07/01/33 | 400 | 441,740 | ||||||
M/F Housing, Sustainable Neighborhood, Series G, 2.00%, 11/01/57(d) | 8,000 | 7,984,720 | ||||||
Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, 4.15%, 11/01/46 | 2,805 | 2,926,821 | ||||||
City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, M/F Housing, 8 Spruce Street, Class F, 4.50%, 02/15/48 | 770 | 812,981 | ||||||
City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Series A, AMT (SONYMA): | ||||||||
Monastery Manor Associates LP Project, 5.25%, 04/01/37 | 585 | 586,539 | ||||||
Sacred Heart Association Project, 5.00%, 10/01/37 | 1,640 | 1,642,870 | ||||||
County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Agency, IDRB, Southview Towers Project, AMT (SONYMA), 6.25%, 02/01/31 | 1,000 | 1,000,890 | ||||||
County Westchester Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Waterburg Senior Housing, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30(a) | 965 | 980,488 | ||||||
State of New York HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, AMT: | ||||||||
Division Street (SONYMA), 5.10%, 02/15/38 | 875 | 875,980 | ||||||
Highland Avenue Senior Apartments (SONYMA), 5.00%, 02/15/39 | 1,975 | 1,981,913 | ||||||
Kensico Terrace Apartments (SONYMA), 4.90%, 02/15/38 | 645 | 645,626 | ||||||
Watergate II, 4.75%, 02/15/34 | 580 | 580,539 | ||||||
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| |||||||
22,726,052 | ||||||||
State — 12.1% | ||||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Series S-1, Sub-Series E-1, Fiscal 2014, Fiscal 2015, Fiscal 2018, Sub-Series F-1: | ||||||||
Fiscal 2009, 5.63%, 07/15/38 | 200 | 204,484 | ||||||
Fiscal 2011, Sub-Series S-1B, Build America Bonds, 6.83%, 07/15/40 | 1,500 | 2,078,025 | ||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
5.00%, 07/15/35 | 3,275 | 3,922,631 | ||||||
Series S-2, 5.00%, 07/15/35 | 1,250 | 1,497,188 | ||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB: | ||||||||
Series A, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/36 | 3,500 | 4,169,025 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/36 | 680 | 787,093 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/38 | 3,450 | 4,109,743 | ||||||
Fiscal 2016, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38 | 5,000 | 5,950,050 | ||||||
Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38 | 1,000 | 1,144,680 | ||||||
5.00%, 05/01/39 | 615 | 732,047 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/01/41 | 3,000 | 3,517,680 | ||||||
Fiscal 2012, 5.00%, 02/01/42 | 650 | 720,337 | ||||||
Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 08/01/42 | 2,800 | 3,220,280 | ||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series A: | ||||||||
Income Tax, 5.00%, 02/15/36 | 9,000 | 10,695,780 | ||||||
5.00%, 02/15/38 | 5,000 | 5,920,900 | ||||||
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/31 | 1,625 | 1,929,346 | ||||||
State of New York, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/39 | 750 | 776,655 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB: | ||||||||
General Purpose, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42 | 4,390 | 5,183,668 | ||||||
Personal Income Tax, Series G, 5.00%, 08/15/32 | 1,975 | 2,185,792 | ||||||
Sales Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/37 | 4,745 | 5,662,730 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
State (continued) | ||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB (continued): | ||||||||
Sales Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/42 | $ | 8,335 | $ | 9,902,063 | ||||
Sales Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/43 | 7,315 | 8,683,783 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 03/15/37 | 1,500 | 1,768,020 | ||||||
State of New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/42 | 1,695 | 1,946,233 | ||||||
State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 04/01/19(c) | 1,000 | 1,042,970 | ||||||
State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax: | ||||||||
General Purpose, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/38 | 5,000 | 5,953,550 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/31 | 5,000 | 5,715,900 | ||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/32 | 4,000 | 4,553,680 | ||||||
State of New York Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Clarkson Center Advance Materials, 5.50%, 01/01/20 | 730 | 758,521 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/34 | 1,000 | 1,199,750 | ||||||
University Facilities Grants, 5.50%, 01/01/19 | 945 | 962,804 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
106,895,408 | ||||||||
Tobacco — 3.8% | ||||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A: | ||||||||
6.25%, 06/01/41(a) | 3,600 | 3,725,604 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/42 | 3,775 | 3,671,112 | ||||||
5.00%, 06/01/45 | 895 | 860,122 | ||||||
Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/51 | 3,655 | 3,436,760 | ||||||
Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/01/51 | 4,000 | 4,139,160 | ||||||
County of Chautauqua New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 4.75%, 06/01/39 | 750 | 757,815 | ||||||
County of Nassau New York Tobacco Settlement Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-3, 5.13%, 06/01/46 | 1,085 | 1,085,000 | ||||||
County of Niagara New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed: | ||||||||
5.25%, 05/15/34 | 1,750 | 1,977,675 | ||||||
5.25%, 05/15/40 | 1,080 | 1,213,844 | ||||||
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45 | 4,595 | 4,454,807 | ||||||
Westchester New York Tobacco Asset Securitization, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/42 | 6,110 | 5,979,185 | ||||||
Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51 | 2,175 | 2,236,226 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,537,310 | ||||||||
Transportation — 22.8% | ||||||||
Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, RB, Toll Bridge System, 5.00%, 01/01/47 | 1,275 | 1,486,739 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB: | ||||||||
Build America Bonds, 6.67%, 11/15/39 | 1,400 | 1,981,602 | ||||||
Green Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/35 | 3,040 | 3,654,202 | ||||||
Green Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/42 | 5,000 | 5,955,100 | ||||||
Series A, 5.63%, 11/15/18(c) | 90 | 93,183 | ||||||
Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/23(c) | 540 | 640,294 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/39 | 5,795 | 6,764,561 | ||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/44 | 2,125 | 2,473,713 | ||||||
Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28 | 335 | 349,867 | ||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38 | 2,350 | 2,681,068 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
Green Bond, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/36 | 10,000 | 11,959,300 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 47 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Transportation (continued) | ||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB (continued): | ||||||||
Green Bonds, Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/56 | $ | 1,560 | $ | 1,829,287 | ||||
Green Bonds, Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/57 | 5,410 | 6,450,992 | ||||||
Green Bonds, Series C-1, 4.00%, 11/15/38 | 5,000 | 5,400,800 | ||||||
Green Bonds, Series C-2, 0.00%, 11/15/39(b) | 9,515 | 4,581,853 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34 | 1,750 | 2,071,493 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37 | 2,240 | 2,636,032 | ||||||
Series D, 4.00%, 11/15/42 | 7,500 | 8,046,150 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 11/15/30 | 1,000 | 1,136,940 | ||||||
Series F, 5.00%, 11/15/35 | 1,500 | 1,761,570 | ||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56 | 9,985 | 11,257,688 | ||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project: | ||||||||
Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/31 | 4,850 | 5,096,235 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/34 | 250 | 277,283 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/46 | 7,805 | 8,570,046 | ||||||
Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50 | 9,975 | 11,066,764 | ||||||
Series B, 3.02%, 07/01/24 | 4,150 | 3,997,820 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB: | ||||||||
192nd Series, 4.81%, 10/15/65 | 2,000 | 2,436,340 | ||||||
Consolidated, 160th Series, 5.65%, 11/01/40 | 1,800 | 2,360,934 | ||||||
Consolidated, 169th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,092,320 | ||||||
Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42 | 2,000 | 2,223,900 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, AMT: | ||||||||
178th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/43 | 285 | 320,420 | ||||||
186th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/44 | 6,000 | 6,700,080 | ||||||
195th Series, 5.00%, 04/01/36 | 1,430 | 1,672,457 | ||||||
202th Series, 5.00%, 04/15/37 | 5,000 | 5,875,700 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, AMT: | ||||||||
178th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/32 | 1,000 | 1,134,800 | ||||||
195th Series, 5.00%, 10/01/35 | 2,800 | 3,279,472 | ||||||
Consolidated, 197th Series, 5.00%, 11/15/36 | 3,000 | 3,514,950 | ||||||
State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Junior Lien, Series A: | ||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/41 | 5,140 | 5,976,946 | ||||||
5.25%, 01/01/56 | 4,850 | 5,714,852 | ||||||
State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General: | ||||||||
Series I, 5.00%, 01/01/42 | 280 | 308,806 | ||||||
Series J, 5.00%, 01/01/41 | 5,750 | 6,356,682 | ||||||
Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/29 | 5,000 | 5,942,250 | ||||||
Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/31 | 2,500 | 2,935,575 | ||||||
Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/32 | 3,500 | 4,104,870 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB, Series B: | ||||||||
5.00%, 11/15/40 | 1,290 | 1,527,063 | ||||||
5.00%, 11/15/45 | 2,000 | 2,355,000 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
CAB, Sub-Series A, 0.00%, 11/15/32(b) | 2,480 | 1,581,298 | ||||||
General, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/42 | 3,470 | 4,170,454 | ||||||
General, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/41 | 3,750 | 4,413,450 | ||||||
General, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/50 | 1,000 | 1,159,930 | ||||||
General, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37 | 5,000 | 6,000,950 | ||||||
General, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/38 | 4,500 | 5,392,575 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
200,772,656 |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Utilities — 10.0% | ||||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution: | ||||||||
Fiscal 2013, Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/47 | $ | 2,000 | $ | 2,257,260 | ||||
Fiscal 2017, Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/46 | 5,000 | 5,414,350 | ||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2017, Series DD, 5.25%, 06/15/47 | 2,455 | 2,973,643 | ||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution: | ||||||||
Fiscal 2015, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/39 | 1,000 | 1,166,740 | ||||||
Fiscal 2017, Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/37 | 2,735 | 3,276,721 | ||||||
Fiscal 2017, Series EE, 5.25%, 06/15/37 | 1,075 | 1,320,401 | ||||||
City of New York New York Water & Sewer System, RB: | ||||||||
2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2017, Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/47 | 2,320 | 2,743,725 | ||||||
Sub-Series BB-1, 5.00%, 06/15/46 | 5,250 | 6,241,515 | ||||||
City of New York New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series FF-2, 5.50%, 06/15/40 | 800 | 841,936 | ||||||
City of New York New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/31 | 2,500 | 2,754,075 | ||||||
Long Island Power Authority, RB, General: | ||||||||
5.00%, 09/01/37 | 1,000 | 1,182,270 | ||||||
Electric Systems, 5.00%, 09/01/36 | 2,000 | 2,370,120 | ||||||
Electric Systems, 5.00%, 09/01/42 | 1,365 | 1,612,529 | ||||||
Electric Systems, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/21(c) | 500 | 553,155 | ||||||
Electric Systems, Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 09/01/29 | 3,000 | 3,756,570 | ||||||
Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 04/01/19(c) | 875 | 917,971 | ||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 04/01/19(c) | 300 | 315,654 | ||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 05/01/19(c) | 2,450 | 2,593,668 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/34 | 4,280 | 4,887,503 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/41 | 1,500 | 1,754,700 | ||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/46 | 7,000 | 8,159,270 | ||||||
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, The Brooklyn Union Gas Co. Project, Series A-1 (NPFGC), 2.45%, 12/01/20 | 3,250 | 3,209,863 | ||||||
State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., RB: | ||||||||
Green Bond, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/41 | 1,135 | 1,368,640 | ||||||
Green Bond, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/42 | 2,200 | 2,652,870 | ||||||
Green Bonds, Series B, 5.00%, 03/15/45 | 2,535 | 2,919,458 | ||||||
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects, Series E, 5.00%, 06/15/38 | 2,500 | 3,013,775 | ||||||
Series D, 3.26%, 01/15/30 | 1,500 | 1,507,515 | ||||||
State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, Revolving Funds, New York City Municipal Water, Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/36 | 1,000 | 1,100,570 | ||||||
Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB: | ||||||||
5.00%, 04/01/28 | 100 | 120,418 | ||||||
5.00%, 04/01/29 | 375 | 449,074 | ||||||
4.00%, 04/01/32 | 100 | 109,548 | ||||||
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring: | ||||||||
5.00%, 12/15/41 | 8,000 | 9,728,480 | ||||||
Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41 | 4,225 | 4,904,338 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
88,178,325 | ||||||||
Puerto Rico — 0.7% | ||||||||
State — 0.1% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding, Series A(e)(f): | ||||||||
Public Improvement, 5.50%, 07/01/39 | 800 | 180,000 | ||||||
8.00%, 07/01/35 | 2,030 | 482,125 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, , 6.00%, 07/01/38(e)(f) | 885 | 199,125 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
861,250 |
48 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Tobacco — 0.4% | ||||||||
Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds: | ||||||||
5.50%, 05/15/39 | $ | 1,215 | $ | 1,145,065 | ||||
5.63%, 05/15/43 | 2,530 | 2,400,666 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,545,731 | ||||||||
Utilties — 0.2% | ||||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/44 | 1,785 | 1,135,706 | ||||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/38 | 1,190 | 757,138 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,892,844 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico |
| 6,299,825 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds — 86.8% |
| 765,021,762 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g) |
| |||||||
New York — 13.8% | ||||||||
County/City/Special District/School District — 3.0% | ||||||||
City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E, 5.00%, 08/01/29 | 10,000 | 12,090,800 | ||||||
City of New York New York, GO: | ||||||||
Sub-Series G-1, 5.00%, 04/01/29 | 750 | 838,837 | ||||||
Sub-Series I-1, 5.00%, 03/01/36 | 1,500 | 1,724,130 | ||||||
City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured, 5.00%, 11/15/32 | 2,000 | 2,348,770 | ||||||
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 2.45%, 02/15/47(h) | 2,250 | 2,473,902 | ||||||
New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43 | 6,495 | 7,271,101 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,747,540 | ||||||||
Education — 0.2% | ||||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, LRB, State University Dormitory Facilities, New York University, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/29 | 1,350 | 1,422,778 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
State — 5.5% | ||||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2009, Series S-3, 5.25%, 01/15/39 | 2,100 | 2,175,400 | ||||||
City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured: | ||||||||
Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38 | 1,650 | 1,822,837 | ||||||
Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/30 | 8,000 | 9,642,480 | ||||||
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/32 | 1,440 | 1,615,421 | ||||||
State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB: | ||||||||
General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,090,520 | ||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/44 | 3,299 | 3,796,193 | ||||||
State Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/34 | 10,000 | 11,923,359 | ||||||
State of New York Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series A: | ||||||||
4.00%, 03/15/37 | 8,740 | 9,461,531 | ||||||
5.00%, 03/15/45 | 6,003 | 6,942,390 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
48,470,131 | ||||||||
Transportation — 3.3% | ||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Green Bonds, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/51 | 10,000 | 11,734,131 | ||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/26 | 1,500 | 1,660,575 |
Security | Shares/Par (000) | Value | ||||||
Transportation (continued) | ||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55 | $ | 1,950 | $ | 2,280,857 | ||||
State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/31 | 1,560 | 1,730,258 | ||||||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/41 | 10,000 | 11,766,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,171,921 | ||||||||
Utilities — 1.8% | ||||||||
City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution: | ||||||||
Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/32 | 2,790 | 3,067,577 | ||||||
Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/44 | 3,751 | 4,145,014 | ||||||
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Subordinated SRF Bonds, 4.00%, 06/15/46 | 1,503 | 1,619,817 | ||||||
Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring: | ||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/34 | 5,000 | 6,014,850 | ||||||
Series B, 4.00%, 12/15/35 | 1,300 | 1,429,883 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,277,141 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 13.8% |
| 122,089,511 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments — 101.3% |
| 893,290,840 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Short-Term Securities — 3.5% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.30%(i)(j) | 30,625,634 | 30,625,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Securities — 3.5% |
| 30,625,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments — 104.8% |
| 923,916,474 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.1% |
| 18,344,957 | ||||||
Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (6.9)% |
| (60,932,114 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% |
| $ | 881,329,317 | |||||
|
|
(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) | Zero-coupon bond. |
(c) | U.S. Government securities, held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security, as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par. |
(d) | Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. |
(e) | Non-income producing security. |
(f) | Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default. |
(g) | Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(h) | All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on February 15, 2019, is $1,191,479. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
(i) | Annualized 7-day yield as of period end. |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 49 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund |
(j) | During the period ended December 31, 2017, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliated | Shares Held at 06/30/17 | Net Activity | Shares Held at 12/31/17 | Value at 12/31/17 | Income | Net Realized Gain (a) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class | 27,004,384 | 3,621,250 | 30,625,634 | $ | 30,625,634 | $ | 135,467 | $ | 862 | $ | (4,838 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable. |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to 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 adviser. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End
Futures Contracts
Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000) | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
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10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 1,009 | 03/20/18 | $ | 125,163 | $ | 425,060 | ||||||||||
Long U.S. Treasury Bond | 1,406 | 03/20/18 | 215,118 | 162,677 | ||||||||||||
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 292 | 03/29/18 | 33,920 | 92,569 | ||||||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure
As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:
Commodity Contracts | Credit Contracts | Equity Contracts | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 680,306 | $ | — | $ | 680,306 | ||||||||||||||
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(a) | Includes cumulative depreciation on futures contracts, if any, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operation was as follows:
Commodity Contracts | Credit Contracts | Equity Contracts | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | Interest Rate Contracts | Other Contracts | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 891,055 | $ | — | $ | 891,055 | ||||||||||||||
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Futures contracts | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,949,348 | $ | — | $ | 1,949,348 | ||||||||||||||
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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments
Futures contracts: |
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Average notional value of contracts — long | $ | 6,049,078 | (a) | |
Average notional value of contracts — short | $ | 377,274,883 |
(a) | Actual amounts for the period are shown due to limited outstanding derivative financial instruments as of each quarter. |
For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.
50 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) December 31, 2017 | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund |
The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:
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Long Term Investments(a) | $ | — | $ | 893,290,840 | $ | — | $ | 893,290,840 | ||||||||
Short-Term Securities | 30,625,634 | — | — | 30,625,634 | ||||||||||||
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Interest rate contracts | $ | 680,306 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 680,306 | ||||||||
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(a) | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector or political subdivision. |
(b) | Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end TOB Trust Certificates of $60,785,300 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.
During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 51 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
December 31, 2017
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund | |||||||||||||
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Investments at value — unaffiliated(a) | $ | 880,693,760 | $ | 8,362,335,029 | $ | 436,495,047 | $ | 893,290,840 | ||||||||
Investments at value — affiliated(b) | 21,590,863 | 128,848,517 | 169,529 | 30,625,634 | ||||||||||||
Cash | 47,699 | 574,679 | — | 469,992 | ||||||||||||
Cash pledged for futures contracts | 692,500 | 5,982,000 | — | 5,089,350 | ||||||||||||
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Interest — unaffiliated | 9,787,602 | 100,938,767 | 3,935,102 | 10,462,866 | ||||||||||||
Capital shares sold | 1,808,640 | 22,204,889 | 474,454 | 6,408,559 | ||||||||||||
Investments sold | 180,000 | 6,916,064 | — | 1,235,000 | ||||||||||||
Dividends — affiliated | 20,843 | — | 546 | 33,302 | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliated | — | 245,586 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 62,001 | 390,334 | 53,609 | 50,076 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 3,512 | 72,992 | 2,891 | 10,822 | ||||||||||||
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Capital shares redeemed | 1,617,981 | 22,417,581 | 672,120 | 1,155,627 | ||||||||||||
Investments purchased | 1,498,587 | 292,302 | 2,500,000 | 2,421,896 | ||||||||||||
Income dividends | 1,127,610 | 4,741,189 | 209,031 | 575,742 | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 327,192 | 2,550,469 | 78,733 | 313,156 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense and fees | 142,120 | — | — | 146,814 | ||||||||||||
Service and distribution fees | 100,034 | 835,810 | 31,711 | 153,045 | ||||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts | 82,969 | 841,810 | — | 627,771 | ||||||||||||
Officer’s and Directors’ fees | 6,703 | 23,936 | 6,022 | 6,276 | ||||||||||||
Other affiliates | 3,140 | 20,549 | 1,728 | 1,645 | ||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 297,160 | 1,637,737 | 226,468 | 159,852 | ||||||||||||
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Total accrued liabilities | 5,203,496 | 33,361,383 | 3,725,813 | 5,561,824 | ||||||||||||
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TOB Trust Certificates | 60,042,812 | — | — | 60,785,300 | ||||||||||||
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Total liabilities | 65,246,308 | 33,361,383 | 3,725,813 | 66,347,124 | ||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 849,641,112 | $ | 8,595,147,474 | $ | 437,405,365 | $ | 881,329,317 | ||||||||
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Paid-in capital | $ | 821,296,812 | $ | 8,319,164,970 | $ | 439,759,067 | $ | 852,516,166 | ||||||||
Undistributed net investment income | 639,233 | 2,773,060 | 510,903 | 518,463 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (15,048,987 | ) | (42,290,983 | ) | (1,065,377 | ) | (4,745,057 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 42,754,054 | 315,500,427 | (1,799,228 | ) | 33,039,745 | |||||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 849,641,112 | $ | 8,595,147,474 | $ | 437,405,365 | $ | 881,329,317 | ||||||||
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(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated | $ | 838,051,540 | $ | 8,047,489,320 | $ | 438,294,275 | $ | 860,929,670 | ||||||||
(b) Investments at cost — affiliated | $ | 21,591,549 | $ | 128,850,089 | $ | 169,529 | $ | 30,627,365 |
See notes to financial statements.
52 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)
December 31, 2017
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund | |||||||||||||
Institutional: |
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Net assets | $ | 563,584,664 | $ | 3,690,082,155 | $ | 331,882,770 | $ | 356,853,800 | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | 58,367,739 | 337,226,172 | 32,963,449 | 31,362,610 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value | $ | 9.66 | $ | 10.94 | $ | 10.07 | $ | 11.38 | ||||||||
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Net assets | $ | — | $ | 3,150,987 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | — | 288,179 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value | $ | — | $ | 10.93 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
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Net assets | $ | 222,533,442 | $ | 2,468,586,090 | $ | 63,730,883 | $ | 318,020,740 | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | 23,101,189 | 225,445,072 | 6,325,979 | 27,934,168 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value | $ | 9.63 | $ | 10.95 | $ | 10.07 | $ | 11.38 | ||||||||
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Net assets | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,491,678 | $ | 111,900,519 | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | — | — | 1,835,241 | 9,829,334 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10.08 | $ | 11.38 | ||||||||
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Net assets | $ | 63,523,006 | $ | 363,541,195 | $ | 20,063,886 | $ | 93,745,974 | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | 6,575,759 | 33,197,331 | 2,045,743 | 8,237,659 | ||||||||||||
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Net assets | $ | — | $ | 11,288,021 | $ | — | $ | 808,284 | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | — | 1,031,251 | — | 71,015 | ||||||||||||
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Net assets | $ | — | $ | 2,058,499,026 | $ | 3,236,148 | $ | — | ||||||||
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Shares outstanding, $0.10 par value | — | 188,047,516 | 321,466 | — | ||||||||||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 53 |
Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Six Months Ended December 31, 2017
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund | |||||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME |
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Interest | $ | 19,156,686 | $ | 138,514,984 | $ | 2,962,208 | $ | 14,229,909 | ||||||||
Dividends — affiliated | 128,499 | 1,483,418 | 3,304 | 135,467 | ||||||||||||
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Total investment income | 19,285,185 | 139,998,402 | 2,965,512 | 14,365,376 | ||||||||||||
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Investment advisory | 1,894,435 | 15,772,759 | 669,889 | 1,860,699 | ||||||||||||
Service and distribution — class specific | 583,903 | 4,964,550 | 196,227 | 862,872 | ||||||||||||
Transfer agent — class specific | 157,798 | 3,105,129 | 226,480 | 221,768 | ||||||||||||
Accounting services | 90,558 | 544,954 | 53,812 | 89,526 | ||||||||||||
Registration | 55,342 | 437,644 | 91,202 | 39,016 | ||||||||||||
Professional | 49,668 | 119,364 | 41,076 | 57,434 | ||||||||||||
Custodian | 18,588 | 117,894 | 13,660 | 16,896 | ||||||||||||
Directors and Officer | 13,634 | 62,976 | 11,354 | 13,228 | ||||||||||||
Printing | 7,788 | 48,814 | 10,242 | 18,324 | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 25,012 | 71,597 | 17,852 | 26,156 | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses excluding interest expense and fees | 2,896,726 | 25,245,681 | 1,331,794 | 3,205,919 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense and fees(a) | 480,345 | — | — | 474,877 | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 3,377,071 | 25,245,681 | 1,331,794 | 3,680,796 | ||||||||||||
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Fees waived by the Manager | (16,526 | ) | (1,227,899 | ) | (200,692 | ) | (139,752 | ) | ||||||||
Transfer agent fees reimbursed — class specific | (19,690 | ) | (1,554,156 | ) | (114,602 | ) | (221,551 | ) | ||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived | 3,340,855 | 22,463,626 | 1,016,500 | 3,319,493 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 15,944,330 | 117,534,776 | 1,949,012 | 11,045,883 | ||||||||||||
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Net realized gain (loss) from: |
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Investments — unaffiliated | 929,321 | 12,812,677 | (162,357 | ) | 730,098 | |||||||||||
Investments — affiliated | (3,918 | ) | (47,538 | ) | 110 | (9,960 | ) | |||||||||
Futures contracts | (23,217 | ) | 4,045,681 | — | 891,055 | |||||||||||
Capital gain distributions from investment companies — affiliated | 3,512 | 72,993 | 2,268 | 10,822 | ||||||||||||
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Investments — unaffiliated | 8,298,856 | 31,305,415 | (2,166,676 | ) | 8,412,136 | |||||||||||
Investments — affiliated | (2,954 | ) | (45,847 | ) | — | (4,838 | ) | |||||||||
Futures contracts | 354,302 | 793,020 | — | 1,949,348 | ||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 9,555,902 | 48,936,401 | (2,326,655 | ) | 11,978,661 | |||||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 25,500,232 | $ | 166,471,177 | $ | (377,643 | ) | $ | 23,024,544 | |||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | |||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended 06/30/17 | Six Months Ended (unaudited) | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS |
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Net investment income | $ | 15,944,330 | $ | 32,815,906 | $ | 117,534,776 | $ | 205,363,448 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 905,698 | (740,852 | ) | 16,883,813 | (4,431,754 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 8,650,204 | (40,134,451 | ) | 32,052,588 | (211,125,691 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 25,500,232 | (8,059,397 | ) | 166,471,177 | (10,193,997 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a) |
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Institutional | (10,968,717 | ) | (21,576,847 | ) | (51,029,524 | ) | (99,278,624 | ) | ||||||||||||
Service | — | — | (44,112 | ) | (82,290 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Investor A | (4,126,647 | ) | (8,823,863 | ) | (33,176,974 | ) | (71,481,738 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor B | — | — | (7,152 | ) | (24,892 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Investor C | (996,261 | ) | (2,195,096 | ) | (3,727,931 | ) | (9,633,517 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor C1 | — | — | (129,503 | ) | (1,267,351 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Class K | — | — | (29,389,228 | ) | (23,451,485 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (16,091,625 | ) | (32,595,806 | ) | (117,504,424 | ) | (205,219,897 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | 59,459,532 | (32,575,193 | ) | 731,783,560 | 1,168,454,766 | |||||||||||||||
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NET ASSETS |
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 68,868,139 | (73,230,396 | ) | 780,750,313 | 953,040,872 | |||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 780,772,973 | 854,003,369 | 7,814,397,161 | 6,861,356,289 | ||||||||||||||||
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 55 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
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Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended 06/30/17 | Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | $ | 1,949,012 | $ | 3,198,267 | $ | 11,045,883 | $ | 19,570,548 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (159,979 | ) | (839,466 | ) | 1,622,015 | 4,106,987 | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (2,166,676 | ) | (2,584,686 | ) | 10,356,646 | (25,828,124 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Institutional | (1,621,431 | ) | (2,734,887 | ) | (4,506,102 | ) | (6,897,068 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor A | (214,861 | ) | (323,093 | ) | (3,983,461 | ) | (7,067,022 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor A1 | (79,447 | ) | (117,071 | ) | (1,661,303 | ) | (3,573,248 | ) | ||||||||||||
Investor C | (1,249 | ) | — | (889,163 | ) | (1,809,064 | ) | |||||||||||||
Investor C1 | — | — | (9,790 | ) | (139,370 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Class K | (16,019 | ) | (21,941 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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Investor A | — | (39,387 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | — | (8,306 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Investor C | — | (11,552 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Class K | — | (1,268 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (1,933,007 | ) | (3,457,939 | ) | (11,049,819 | ) | (19,485,772 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (33,035,370 | ) | (122,336,107 | ) | 153,241,547 | 118,838,716 | ||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 470,440,735 | 592,776,842 | 728,087,770 | 609,249,054 | ||||||||||||||||
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Undistributed net investment income, end of period | $ | 510,903 | $ | 494,898 | $ | 518,463 | $ | 522,399 | ||||||||||||
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56 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 9.28 | $ | 9.12 | $ | 8.86 | $ | 9.26 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.13 | (0.46 | ) | 0.72 | 0.16 | 0.26 | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.32 | (0.05 | ) | 1.12 | 0.57 | 0.70 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 9.66 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 9.28 | $ | 9.12 | $ | 8.86 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 563,585 | $ | 516,247 | $ | 554,336 | $ | 327,422 | $ | 242,949 | $ | 198,416 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) | $ | 60,043 | $ | 60,043 | $ | 46,657 | $ | 26,216 | $ | 28,976 | $ | 46,417 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 57 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.52 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 9.26 | $ | 9.10 | $ | 8.84 | $ | 9.24 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.11 | (0.45 | ) | 0.71 | 0.16 | 0.26 | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.29 | (0.07 | ) | 1.09 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.18 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 9.63 | $ | 9.52 | $ | 9.97 | $ | 9.26 | $ | 9.10 | $ | 8.84 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.95 | %(e)(f) | 0.94 | %(f) | 0.96 | %(f) | 0.97 | % | 1.01 | %(f) | 1.01 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.94 | %(e)(f) | 0.91 | %(f) | 0.96 | %(f) | 0.97 | % | 1.01 | %(f) | 1.01 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 222,533 | $ | 201,212 | $ | 228,140 | $ | 156,348 | $ | 161,218 | $ | 104,693 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) | $ | 60,043 | $ | 60,043 | $ | 46,657 | $ | 26,216 | $ | 28,976 | $ | 46,417 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
58 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.55 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 9.28 | $ | 9.12 | $ | 8.87 | $ | 9.27 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.12 | (0.44 | ) | 0.71 | 0.16 | 0.25 | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.26 | (0.13 | ) | 1.02 | 0.47 | 0.60 | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 63,523 | $ | 63,314 | $ | 71,527 | $ | 54,239 | $ | 51,858 | $ | 50,647 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000) | $ | 60,043 | $ | 60,043 | $ | 46,657 | $ | 26,216 | $ | 28,976 | $ | 46,417 | ||||||||||||||||
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(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 59 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.22 | $ | 10.86 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.91 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.06 | (0.34 | ) | 0.36 | (0.02 | ) | 0.32 | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 2.98 | %(e)(f) | 3.15 | %(f) | 3.10 | % | 3.47 | % | 3.98 | % | 3.59 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 3,690,082 | $ | 3,225,595 | $ | 3,326,972 | $ | 2,088,580 | $ | 1,796,660 | $ | 2,029,739 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | — | — | — | $ | 275,550 | $ | 286,095 | $ | 489,432 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate | 24 | % | 83 | % | 83 | % | 28 | % | 35 | % | 37 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
60 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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Service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.87 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 10.85 | $ | 10.86 | $ | 10.55 | $ | 10.90 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.05 | (0.35 | ) | 0.34 | (0.03 | ) | 0.27 | (0.37 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.21 | (0.02 | ) | 0.68 | 0.35 | 0.70 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.15 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.93 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 10.85 | $ | 10.86 | $ | 10.55 | ||||||||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | 1.96 | %(d) | (0.14 | )% | 6.47 | % | 3.23 | % | 6.85 | % | (0.05 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.70 | %(e)(f) | 0.76 | %(f) | 0.80 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.90 | % | 1.09 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.67 | %(e)(f) | 0.71 | %(f) | 0.78 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.85 | % | 1.04 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, and reorganization costs(g) | 0.67 | %(e)(f) | 0.71 | %(f) | 0.77 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.97 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 2.93 | %(e)(f) | 3.04 | %(f) | 3.06 | % | 3.52 | % | 4.04 | % | 3.42 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 3,151 | $ | 3,150 | $ | 2,505 | $ | 1,739 | $ | 1,089 | $ | 1,171 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | — | — | — | $ | 275,550 | $ | 286,095 | $ | 489,432 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate | 24 | % | 83 | % | 83 | % | 28 | % | 35 | % | 37 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 61 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.23 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.57 | $ | 10.92 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | (0.35 | ) | 0.36 | (0.01 | ) | 0.31 | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.22 | (0.03 | ) | 0.69 | 0.35 | 0.71 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.15 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.95 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.23 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.57 | ||||||||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | 2.04 | %(d) | (0.22 | )% | 6.42 | % | 3.26 | % | 6.93 | % | 0.21 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.77 | %(e)(f) | 0.81 | %(f) | 0.85 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.92 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.69 | %(e)(f) | 0.70 | %(f) | 0.74 | % | 0.75 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.78 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, and reorganization costs(g) | 0.69 | %(e)(f) | 0.70 | %(f) | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.72 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 2.73 | %(e)(f) | 2.93 | %(f) | 2.97 | % | 3.30 | % | 3.81 | % | 3.42 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 2,468,586 | $ | 2,342,752 | $ | 2,669,101 | $ | 2,388,743 | $ | 1,990,729 | $ | 1,791,782 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | — | — | — | 275,550 | $ | 286,095 | $ | 489,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate | 24 | % | 83 | % | 83 | % | 28 | % | 35 | % | 37 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
62 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.23 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.57 | $ | 10.92 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | (0.35 | ) | 0.36 | (0.01 | ) | 0.31 | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.18 | (0.11 | ) | 0.60 | 0.27 | 0.63 | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.11 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.95 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.23 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.57 | ||||||||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | 1.66 | %(d) | (0.96 | )% | 5.63 | % | 2.49 | % | 6.13 | % | (0.53 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 1.47 | %(e)(f) | 1.51 | %(f) | 1.54 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.62 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 1.44 | %(e)(f) | 1.45 | %(f) | 1.49 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.53 | % | 1.53 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, and reorganization costs(g) | 1.44 | %(e)(f) | 1.44 | %(f) | 1.47 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.47 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 1.99 | %(e)(f) | 2.19 | %(f) | 2.22 | % | 2.55 | % | 3.08 | % | 2.67 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 363,541 | $ | 382,703 | $ | 467,928 | $ | 397,945 | $ | 389,612 | $ | 480,207 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | — | — | — | $ | 275,550 | $ | 286,095 | $ | 489,432 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 63 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.22 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.91 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | (0.34 | ) | 0.35 | (0.01 | ) | 0.32 | (0.35 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.19 | (0.08 | ) | 0.62 | 0.29 | 0.66 | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.12 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.95 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.22 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.56 | ||||||||||||||||
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Based on net asset value | 1.76 | %(d) | (0.68 | )% | 5.83 | % | 2.68 | % | 6.43 | % | (0.35 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 1.29 | %(e)(f) | 1.31 | %(f) | 1.34 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.42 | % | 1.42 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 1.24 | %(e)(f) | 1.25 | %(f) | 1.30 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, and reorganization costs(g) | 1.24 | %(e)(f) | 1.25 | %(f) | 1.28 | % | 1.28 | % | 1.28 | % | 1.28 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 2.24 | %(e)(f) | 2.40 | %(f) | 2.42 | % | 2.74 | % | 3.27 | % | 2.88 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 11,288 | $ | 12,072 | $ | 61,362 | $ | 64,049 | $ | 71,147 | $ | 83,766 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | — | — | — | $ | 275,550 | $ | 286,095 | $ | 489,432 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
64 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.88 | $ | 11.22 | $ | 10.87 | $ | 10.88 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.91 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.07 | (0.34 | ) | 0.35 | (0.01 | ) | 0.32 | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.17 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 2,058,499 | $ | 1,847,397 | $ | 332,000 | $ | 341,071 | $ | 366,179 | $ | 401,538 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 65 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.11 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.17 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.07 | (0.05 | ) | 0.04 | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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From net realized gain | — | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.11 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 10.12 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.51 | %(f) | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 0.96 | %(f) | 0.66 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.82 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 331,883 | $ | 357,427 | $ | 454,165 | $ | 492,702 | $ | 619,700 | $ | 529,687 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
66 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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Investor A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.13 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.18 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.06 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 0.06 | (0.04 | ) | 0.03 | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 0.08 | (0.03 | ) | 0.06 | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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From net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | — | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.13 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.16 | $ | 10.12 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.70 | %(f) | 0.72 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.68 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.61 | %(f) | 0.63 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.68 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 0.67 | %(f) | 0.40 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.54 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 63,731 | $ | 67,193 | $ | 78,879 | $ | 100,980 | $ | 137,629 | $ | 172,314 | ||||||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate | 50 | % | 88 | % | 67 | % | 72 | % | 56 | % | 41 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 67 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.13 | $ | 10.19 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.17 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.18 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.06 | (0.05 | ) | 0.05 | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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From net investment income | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | — | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total dividends and distributions | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 18,492 | $ | 19,724 | $ | 25,203 | $ | 33,292 | $ | 37,280 | $ | 44,139 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
68 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 9.86 | $ | 9.96 | $ | 9.95 | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.08 | $ | 10.18 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (0.04 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 0.07 | (0.05 | ) | 0.05 | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 20,064 | $ | 22,859 | $ | 31,251 | $ | 31,121 | $ | 38,520 | $ | 50,033 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(d) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(e) | Aggregate total return. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 69 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class K | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.18 | $ | 10.11 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.11 | $ | 10.18 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 3,236 | $ | 3,238 | $ | 3,279 | $ | 6,732 | $ | 8,814 | $ | 10,372 | ||||||||||||||||
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(d) | Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share. |
(e) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(f) | Aggregate total return. |
(g) | Annualized. |
See notes to financial statements.
70 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
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2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.79 | $ | 10.46 | $ | 11.01 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.17 | (0.37 | ) | 0.69 | 0.11 | 0.33 | (0.55 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.34 | (0.02 | ) | 1.05 | 0.52 | 0.76 | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.17 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.38 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.79 | $ | 10.46 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.73 | %(e)(f) | 0.75 | %(f) | 0.76 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.62 | %(e)(f) | 0.63 | %(f) | 0.70 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 3.01 | %(e)(f) | 3.17 | %(f) | 3.26 | % | 3.73 | % | 4.16 | % | 4.07 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 356,854 | $ | 266,540 | $ | 186,378 | $ | 79,506 | $ | 34,777 | $ | 34,029 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | $ | 60,785 | $ | 60,785 | $ | 49,774 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 23,852 | ||||||||||||||||
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(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 71 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.91 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.47 | $ | 11.02 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.17 | (0.38 | ) | 0.68 | 0.11 | 0.33 | (0.55 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.33 | (0.05 | ) | 1.01 | 0.49 | 0.74 | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.16 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.38 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.91 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.47 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.95 | %(e)(f) | 0.96 | %(f) | 1.01 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.02 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.87 | %(e)(f) | 0.88 | %(f) | 0.94 | % | 0.93 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.02 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g) | 0.75 | %(e)(f) | 0.77 | %(f) | 0.89 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.98 | % | 0.95 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 2.76 | %(e)(f) | 2.92 | %(f) | 3.01 | % | 3.50 | % | 3.92 | % | 3.82 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 318,021 | $ | 260,308 | $ | 213,000 | $ | 82,376 | $ | 46,084 | $ | 50,220 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | $ | 60,785 | $ | 60,785 | $ | 49,774 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 23,852 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
72 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.91 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.46 | $ | 11.02 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.17 | (0.37 | ) | 0.67 | 0.11 | 0.34 | (0.56 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.34 | (0.03 | ) | 1.02 | 0.51 | 0.76 | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net investment income(b) | (0.17 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.44 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.38 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.91 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.46 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.80 | %(e)(f) | 0.81 | %(f) | 0.86 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 0.72 | %(e)(f) | 0.73 | %(f) | 0.83 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.87 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g) | 0.60 | %(e)(f) | 0.63 | %(f) | 0.78 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 2.91 | %(e)(f) | 3.06 | %(f) | 3.17 | % | 3.61 | % | 4.07 | % | 3.98 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 111,901 | $ | 114,821 | $ | 124,864 | $ | 125,718 | $ | 132,184 | $ | 140,469 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | $ | 60,785 | $ | 60,785 | $ | 49,774 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 23,852 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 73 |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.46 | $ | 11.01 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income(a) | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 0.17 | (0.37 | ) | 0.69 | 0.10 | 0.34 | (0.55 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.38 | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.46 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 1.72 | %(e)(f) | 1.72 | %(f) | 1.76 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and/or paid indirectly | 1.62 | %(e)(f) | 1.63 | %(f) | 1.69 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.77 | % | 1.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 93,746 | $ | 85,612 | $ | 77,338 | $ | 37,670 | $ | 27,595 | $ | 27,082 | ||||||||||||||||
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Borrowings outstanding, end of period | $ | 60,785 | $ | 60,785 | $ | 49,774 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 18,711 | $ | 23,852 | ||||||||||||||||
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(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
74 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Financial Highlights (continued)
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 (unaudited) | Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.21 | $ | 11.58 | $ | 10.90 | $ | 10.80 | $ | 10.46 | $ | 11.02 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 808 | $ | 807 | $ | 7,670 | $ | 7,762 | $ | 8,827 | $ | 10,038 | ||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. |
(c) | Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions. |
(d) | Aggregate total return. |
(e) | Annualized. |
(f) | Excludes 0.01% of expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. |
(g) | Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 75 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. | ORGANIZATION |
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust (the “Trust”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland Corporation. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:
Registrant Name | Fund Name | Herein Referred To As | Diversification Classification | |||
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. | BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | High Yield Municipal | Diversified | |||
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | National Municipal | Diversified | |||
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund | Short-Term Municipal | Diversified | |||
BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust | BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund | New York Municipal | Diversified |
Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional, Service and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Investor A1 and C1 Shares are only available for dividend and capital gain reinvestment by existing shareholders, and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.
Share Class | Initial Sales Charge | CDSC | Conversion Privilege | |||||||
Institutional, Service and Class K Shares(a) | No | No | None | |||||||
Investor A Shares | Yes | No | (b) | None | ||||||
Investor A1 Shares | No | (c) | No | (d) | None | |||||
Investor C Shares | No | Yes | None | |||||||
Investor C1 Shares | No | No | (e) | None |
(a) | On the close of business on August 15, 2016, all of the issued and outstanding BlackRock Shares were redesignated as Class K Shares. |
(b) | Investor A Shares may be subject to a CDSC for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. |
(c) | Investor A1 Shares are subject to a maximum sales charge on purchases. The sales charge does not apply to dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders and new purchases by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, which are currently the only investors who may invest in Investor A1 Shares. |
(d) | Investor A1 Shares may be subject to a CDSC for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders. |
(e) | A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C1 Shares made within one year after purchase. The CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer sponsored retirement plans or, for National Municipal only, fee based programs previously approved by the Fund, or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders. |
On December 27, 2017, the High Yield Municipal Fund’s Investor B Shares converted into Investor A Shares, with the same relative aggregate NAV as the original shares held immediately prior to conversion.
The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Bond Complex.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:
Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: 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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) or certain borrowings (e.g., TOB Trust transactions) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowing to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.
Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared and reinvested monthly. Distributions of capital gains are distributed at least annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
76 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Recent Accounting Standards: In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update “Premium Amortization of Purchased Callable Debt Securities” which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities. Under the new guidance, the premium amortization of purchased callable debt securities that have explicit, non-contingent call features and are callable at fixed prices will be amortized to the earliest call date. The guidance will be applied on a modified retrospective basis and is effective for fiscal years, and their interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance to the Funds.
Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.
Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
3. | INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) (or if the reporting date falls on a day the NYSE is closed, investments are valued at fair value as of the period end). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Directors of each Fund (the “Board”). The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.
Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:
• | Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair 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. 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. |
• | Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) each business day. |
• | Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. |
If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, or in the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund 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 each Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
NOTESTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 77 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
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 Global 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. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
4. | SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS |
Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.
Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities: Certain Funds 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. A Fund 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, a Fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a Fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, a Fund assumes 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, a Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.
Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain funds leverage their assets through the use of “TOB Trust” transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a “TOB Trust”). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (“TOB Residuals”), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The Funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust. Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.
TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.
The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event, as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.
While a fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. Each fund’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes. The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less certain transaction expenses, is paid to a fund. A fund typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.
Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a fund’s Schedule of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in Other Liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Any loans drawn by the TOB Trust pursuant to the liquidity facility to purchase tendered TOB Trust Certificates are shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates. The carrying amount of a fund’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates or the Liquidity Provider, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates or Loan for TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.
Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a fund on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the TOB Trust transaction and other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Fees paid upon creation of the TOB Trust are recorded as debt issuance costs and are amortized to interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations to the expected maturity of the TOB Trust. In connection with the restructurings of the TOB Trusts to non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts, a fund incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of deferred offering costs in the Statements of Operations.
78 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s TOB Trusts:
Underlying Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts (a) | Liability for TOB Trust Certificates (b) | Range of Interest Rates on TOB Trust Certificates at Period End | Average TOB Trust Certificates Outstanding | Daily Weighted Average Rate of Interest and Other Expenses on TOB Trusts | ||||||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | 112,277,290 | $ | 60,042,812 | 1.65% - 1.94% | $ | 60,040,192 | 1.59 | % | |||||||||||
New York Municipal | 122,089,511 | 60,785,300 | 1.65% - 1.86% | 60,785,300 | 1.55 |
(a) | The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the Funds, as TOB Residuals holders, would be responsible for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider. The maximum potential amounts owed by the Funds, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts. |
(b) | The Funds may invest in TOB Trusts that are structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Fund invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility. In such an event, the Liquidity Provider will typically either (i) fund the full amount owed under the liquidity facility and be subsequently reimbursed from only the proceeds of the liquidation of all or a portion of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust or the remarketing of the TOB Trust Certificates, or (ii) liquidate all or a portion of the municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust and then fund the balance, if any, of the amount owed under the liquidity facility over the liquidation proceeds (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). If a Fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a Fund will usually enter into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a Fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider the amount of any Liquidation Shortfall. As a result, if a Fund invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a Fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by a Fund at December 31 2017, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by a Fund at December 31, 2017. |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the following table is a summary of High Yield Municipal’s Loan for TOB Trust Certificates:
Loan Outstanding at Period End | Interest Rate on Loan at Period End | Average Loan Outstanding | Daily Weighted Average Rate of Interest and Other Expenses on Loan | |||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,620 | 0.78 | % |
5. | DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS |
The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).
Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract.
Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.
6. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.
Investment Advisory: The Corporation and Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreements with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.
For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentage of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets.
NOTESTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 79 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
High Yield Municipal and New York Municipal:
Average Daily Net Assets | Investment Advisory Fee | �� | ||
First $1 Billion | 0.470 | % | ||
$1 Billion — $3 Billion | 0.440 | |||
$3 Billion — $5 Billion | 0.420 | |||
$5 Billion — $10 Billion | 0.410 | |||
Greater than $10 Billion | 0.400 |
National Municipal and Short-Term Municipal:
Rate of Investment Advisory Fee | ||||||||
Aggregate of Average Daily Net Assets of the Two Combined Funds (a) | National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | ||||||
First $250 Million | 0.410 | % | 0.360 | % | ||||
$250 Million — $400 Million | 0.385 | 0.340 | ||||||
$400 Million — $550 Million | 0.385 | 0.320 | ||||||
Greater than $550 Million | 0.385 | 0.290 |
(a) | The portion of the assets of a Fund to which the rate of each breakpoint level applies will be determined on a “uniform percentage” basis. The uniform percentage applicable to a breakpoint level is determined by dividing the amount of the aggregate average daily net assets of the two combined Funds that falls within that breakpoint level by the aggregate average daily net assets of the two combined Funds. The amount of the fee for a Fund at each breakpoint level is determined by multiplying the average daily net assets of that Fund by the uniform percentage applicable to that breakpoint level and multiplying the product by the advisory fee rate. |
Service and Distribution Fees: The Corporation and Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:
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Service | N/A | 0.25 | % | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
Investor A | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | |||||||||
Investor A1 | N/A | N/A | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||
Investor B(a) | N/A | 0.25 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Investor C | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Investor C1 | N/A | 0.25 | N/A | 0.25 |
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Investor B(a) | N/A | 0.50 | % | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
Investor C | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | 0.75 | % | 0.75 | % | |||||||||
Investor C1 | N/A | 0.55 | N/A | 0.35 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
Service | Investor A | Investor A1 | Investor B (a) | Investor C | Investor C1 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | — | $ | 265,826 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 318,077 | $ | — | $ | 583,903 | ||||||||||||||
National Municipal | 4,012 | 3,036,155 | — | 2,397 | 1,874,933 | 47,053 | 4,964,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal | — | 78,706 | 9,588 | — | 107,933 | — | 196,227 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York Municipal | — | 360,945 | 57,073 | — | 442,486 | 2,368 | 862,872 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an
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annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
Institutional | Service | Investor A | Investor A1 | Investor B (a) | Investor C | Investor C1 | Class K | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Municipal | 467,040 | 2 | 227 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 467,274 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal | 107,412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107,412 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing subscriptions and redemptions based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:
Institutional | Service | Investor A | Investor A1 | Investor B (a) | Investor C | Investor C1 | Class K | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | 582 | $ | — | $ | 1,245 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 496 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,323 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Municipal | 23,202 | 76 | 8,760 | — | 11 | 1,903 | 178 | 8,694 | 42,824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal | 1,164 | — | 484 | 93 | — | 156 | — | — | 1,897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York Municipal | 431 | — | 942 | 1,342 | — | 490 | 13 | — | 3,218 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:
Institutional | Service | Investor A | Investor A1 | Investor B (a) | Investor C | Investor C1 | Class K | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | 92,138 | $ | — | $ | 48,103 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 17,557 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 157,798 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Municipal | 1,684,648 | 536 | 1,171,913 | — | 693 | 85,974 | 4,285 | 157,080 | 3,105,129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal | 194,140 | — | 16,858 | 6,613 | — | 8,867 | — | 2 | 226,480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York Municipal | 112,377 | — | 56,734 | 23,794 | — | 28,345 | 518 | — | 221,768 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2017, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:
High Yield Municipal | National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | |||||||||||||
Investor A | $ | 6,377 | $ | 27,949 | $ | 471 | $ | 11,482 |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:
High Yield Municipal | National Municipal (a) | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | |||||||||||||
Investor A | $ | 20,231 | $ | 46,222 | $ | 2,328 | $ | 12,138 | ||||||||
Investor A1 | — | — | — | 37 | ||||||||||||
Investor B | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Investor C | 1,899 | 7,703 | 750 | 5,154 | ||||||||||||
Investor C1 | — | — | — | — |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments:
With respect to each Fund, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation caps, as applicable, will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the amounts waived were as follows:
High Yield Municipal | National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | |||||||||||||
Amounts waived | $ | 16,526 | $ | 191,849 | $ | 524 | $ | 15,647 |
The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through October 31, 2018 for National Municipal, Short-Term Municipal and through October 31, 2019 for High Yield Municipal and New York Municipal. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the independent directors of the Corporation/Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”) or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, there were no fees waived by the manager.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:
High Yield Municipal | National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | |||||||||||||
Amounts reimbursed | $ | 4,314 | $ | 43,492 | $ | 2,780 | $ | 4,078 |
With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The current expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:
Share Class | High Yield Municipal | National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | ||||||||||||
Institutional | 0.54 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||
Service | N/A | 0.69 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Investor A | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
Investor A1 | N/A | N/A | 0.46 | 0.60 | ||||||||||||
Investor B | N/A | 1.19 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Investor C | 1.54 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||
Investor C1 | N/A | 1.24 | N/A | 1.10 | ||||||||||||
Class K | N/A | 0.39 | 0.31 | N/A |
Prior to December 29, 2017, the contractual expense limitations for High Yield Municipal were as follows:
Share Class | High Yield Municipal | |||
Institutional | 0.57 | % | ||
Investor A | 0.82 | |||
Investor C | 1.57 |
The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual expense limitation through October 31, 2018 for Short Term Municipal and National Municipal, and through October 31, 2019 for New York Municipal and High Yield Municipal, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the “Independent Directors” or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed the following amounts, which are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations:
National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | ||||||||||
Amounts waived | $ | 1,036,050 | $ | 200,168 | $ | 124,105 |
These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are included in transfer agent fees waived — class specific in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements are:
Institutional | Service | Investor A | Investor A1 | Investor B (a) | Investor C | Investor C1 | Class K | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | 7,994 | $ | — | $ | 6,570 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,126 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 19,690 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Municipal | 829,293 | — | 566,339 | — | 528 | — | 916 | 157,080 | 1,554,156 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal | 106,773 | — | 2,570 | 1,847 | — | 3,410 | — | 2 | 114,602 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New York Municipal | 112,378 | — | 56,733 | 23,793 | — | 28,199 | 448 | — | 221,551 |
(a) | On December 27, 2017, Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
With respect to the contractual expense caps, if during New York Municipal’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the expense cap for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of: (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:
(1) the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year; and
(2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment adviser or administrator.
This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Manager did not recoup any of New York Municipal’s fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements.
On December 31, 2017, New York Municipal’s fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements subject to possible future recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are as follows:
Expiring 06/30/18 | Expiring 06/30/19 | Expiring 06/30/20 | ||||||||||
Fund level | $ | 101,617 | $ | 126,519 | $ | 124,105 | ||||||
Institutional | 44,470 | 156,521 | 112,378 | |||||||||
Investor A | 59,301 | 84,248 | 56,733 | |||||||||
Investor A1 | — | 31,811 | 23,793 | |||||||||
Investor C | 21,896 | 35,926 | 28,199 | |||||||||
Investor C1 | — | 1,235 | 448 |
Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), High Yield Municipal may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. National Municipal, Short-Term and New York Municipal are currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program. High Yield Municipal is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.
A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.
During the six months ended December 31, 2017, no Fund participated in the Interfund Lending Program.
Officers and Directors: Certain directors and/or officers of the Corporation/Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Corporation’s and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.
Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended December 31, 2017, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||||
National Municipal | $ | — | $ | 3,865,351 | $ | (1,165 | ) |
7. | PURCHASES AND SALES |
For the six months ended December 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
High Yield Municipal | $ | 143,316,781 | $ | 90,220,661 | ||||
National Municipal | 2,837,076,321 | 1,881,076,930 | ||||||
Short-Term Municipal | 227,487,539 | 271,658,707 | ||||||
New York Municipal | 254,922,344 | 121,703,799 |
8. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’ U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for each of the four years ended June 30, 2017. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of December 31, 2017, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
As of June 30, 2017, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
Expires June 30, | High Yield Municipal | National Municipal | New York Municipal | |||||||||
No expiration date(a) | $ | 9,317,830 | $ | — | $ | 5,966,482 | ||||||
2018 | 4,665,271 | 41,255,757 | 367,311 | |||||||||
2019 | 1,973,257 | — | 1,028,212 | |||||||||
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As of December 31, 2017, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
High Yield Municipal | National Municipal | Short-Term Municipal | New York Municipal | |||||||||||||
Tax cost | $ | 799,378,516 | $ | 8,176,980,039 | $ | 438,463,804 | $ | 830,718,290 | ||||||||
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Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 48,820,662 | $ | 322,143,257 | $ | 144,691 | $ | 36,471,773 | ||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (5,844,847 | ) | (7,283,461 | ) | (1,943,919 | ) | (3,378,583 | ) | ||||||||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 42,975,815 | $ | 314,859,796 | $ | (1,799,228 | ) | $ | 33,093,190 | |||||||
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9. | BANK BORROWINGS |
The Corporation and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.12% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2018 unless extended or renewed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended December 31, 2017, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.
10. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
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.
Inventories of municipal bonds held by brokers and dealers may decrease, which would lessen their ability to make a market in these securities. Such a reduction in market making capacity could potentially decrease a Fund’s ability to buy or sell bonds. As a result, a Fund may sell a security at a lower price, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative impact on performance. If a Fund needed to sell large blocks of bonds, those sales could further reduce the bonds’ prices and impact performance.
In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.
Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.
The Funds may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Funds reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Fund.
A Fund structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.
Should short-term interest rates rise, the Funds’ investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect the Funds’ net investment income and dividends to shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds’ NAVs per share.
The SEC and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trust’s municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect the Funds’ ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and the Funds, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.
Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.
A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
With exchange-traded and futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.
Concentration Risk: New York Municipal invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. This may subject each Fund to the risk that economic, political or social issues impacting a particular state or group of states could have an adverse and disproportionate impact on the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Funds’respective portfolio. Investment percentages in specific states or U.S. territories are presented in the Schedule of Investments.
As of period end, New York Municipal invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the transportation sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting such sectors would have a greater impact on the Funds and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.
Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.
11. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 10,298,582 | $ | 98,961,153 | 39,198,169 | $ | 372,295,866 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 666,384 | 6,396,862 | 1,349,615 | 12,896,264 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (6,697,887 | ) | (64,205,843 | ) | (41,948,615 | ) | (398,574,646 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | 4,267,079 | $ | 41,152,172 | (1,400,831 | ) | $ | (13,382,516 | ) | ||||||||
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Shares sold | 5,041,869 | $ | 48,325,284 | 13,662,667 | $ | 130,942,614 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 346,954 | 3,322,388 | 765,635 | 7,283,906 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,424,131 | ) | (32,802,048 | ) | (16,185,881 | ) | (152,726,325 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | 1,964,692 | $ | 18,845,624 | (1,757,579 | ) | $ | (14,499,805 | ) | ||||||||
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Shares sold | 471,262 | $ | 4,530,393 | 1,354,250 | $ | 13,064,898 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 85,143 | 817,747 | 188,069 | 1,792,150 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (612,612 | ) | (5,886,404 | ) | (2,068,126 | ) | (19,549,920 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | (56,207 | ) | $ | (538,264 | ) | (525,807 | ) | $ | (4,692,872 | ) | ||||||
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Total Net Increase (Decrease) | 6,175,564 | $ | 59,459,532 | (3,684,217 | ) | $ | (32,575,193 | ) | ||||||||
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NOTESTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 85 |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
National Municipal | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 61,542,320 | $ | 672,061,959 | 115,666,914 | $ | 1,254,236,767 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,410,323 | 37,194,837 | 6,268,611 | 68,181,972 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (24,287,791 | ) | (265,037,052 | ) | (121,875,014 | ) | (1,321,158,279 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase | 40,664,852 | $ | 444,219,744 | 60,511 | $ | 1,260,460 | ||||||||||
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Service | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 19,906 | $ | 217,250 | 115,360 | $ | 1,255,972 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 3,288 | 35,843 | 5,756 | 62,505 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (24,853 | ) | (270,380 | ) | (54,728 | ) | (586,522 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | (1,659 | ) | $ | (17,287 | ) | 66,388 | $ | 731,955 | ||||||||
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Investor A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 31,009,827 | $ | 338,745,399 | 90,552,031 | $ | 981,197,641 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,762,168 | 30,152,610 | 5,984,695 | 65,168,015 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (23,575,754 | ) | (257,533,673 | ) | (118,999,743 | ) | (1,283,046,274 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) | 10,196,241 | $ | 111,364,336 | (22,463,017 | ) | $ | (236,680,618 | ) | ||||||||
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Investor B(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 52 | $ | 571 | 1,041 | $ | 11,639 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 384 | 4,187 | 1,488 | 16,190 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | (67,440 | ) | (736,573 | ) | (68,127 | ) | (744,860 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease | (67,004 | ) | $ | (731,815 | ) | (65,598 | ) | $ | (717,031 | ) | ||||||
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Investor C | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,508,452 | $ | 16,476,744 | 5,143,508 | $ | 56,380,337 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 282,235 | 3,081,010 | 714,837 | 7,780,809 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,752,327 | ) | (40,994,083 | ) | (12,371,126 | ) | (134,235,729 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease | (1,961,640 | ) | $ | (21,436,329 | ) | (6,512,781 | ) | $ | (70,074,583 | ) | ||||||
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Investor C1 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 12 | $ | 131 | 1,384 | $ | 25,101 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 11,712 | 127,815 | 66,277 | 721,020 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (90,023 | ) | (983,191 | ) | (4,425,087 | ) | (48,186,909 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease | (78,299 | ) | $ | (855,245 | ) | (4,357,426 | ) | $ | (47,440,788 | ) | ||||||
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Class K | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 27,476,312 | $ | 299,829,258 | 149,800,582 | $ | 1,625,097,771 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,359,107 | 14,827,788 | 665,777 | 7,243,587 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (10,573,137 | ) | (115,416,890 | ) | (10,264,324 | ) | (110,965,987 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase | 18,262,282 | $ | 199,240,156 | 140,202,035 | $ | 1,521,375,371 | ||||||||||
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Total Net Increase | 67,014,773 | $ | 731,783,560 | 106,930,112 | $ | 1,168,454,766 | ||||||||||
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(a) | On December 27, 2017, all issued and outstanding Investor B Shares converted to Investor A Shares. |
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 3,652,170 | $ | 36,954,185 | 22,558,904 | $ | 228,239,184 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 82,964 | 839,128 | 139,339 | 1,409,989 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (6,084,638 | ) | (61,554,725 | ) | (32,003,825 | ) | (323,526,766 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Net decrease | (2,349,504 | ) | $ | (23,761,412 | ) | (9,305,582 | ) | $ | (93,877,593 | ) | ||||||
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Investor A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,335,239 | $ | 13,497,464 | 6,124,038 | $ | 61,923,484 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 18,594 | 188,123 | 34,489 | 348,994 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,662,253 | ) | (16,850,803 | ) | (7,268,836 | ) | (73,562,764 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Net decrease | (308,420 | ) | $ | (3,165,216 | ) | (1,110,309 | ) | $ | (11,290,286 | ) | ||||||
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86 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Short-Term Municipal (continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Investor A1 | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 661 | $ | 6,654 | 82 | $ | 826 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,319 | 43,758 | 7,832 | 79,329 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (116,961 | ) | (1,185,028 | ) | (534,723 | ) | (5,418,055 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net decrease | (111,981 | ) | $ | (1,134,616 | ) | (526,809 | ) | $ | (5,337,900 | ) | ||||||
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Investor C | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 102,206 | $ | 1,006,293 | 673,726 | $ | 6,641,796 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 101 | 991 | 977 | 9,588 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (373,958 | ) | (3,686,202 | ) | (1,496,127 | ) | (14,775,337 | ) | ||||||||
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|
| |||||||||
Net decrease | (271,651 | ) | $ | (2,678,918 | ) | (821,424 | ) | $ | (8,123,953 | ) | ||||||
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Class K | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,584 | 16,019 | 2,293 | 23,209 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (57 | ) | (577 | ) | (4,491 | ) | (45,760 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 1,527 | $ | 15,442 | (2,198 | ) | $ | (22,551 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Total Net Decrease | (3,040,029 | ) | $ | (30,724,720 | ) | (11,766,322 | ) | $ | (118,652,283 | ) | ||||||
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Six Months Ended 12/31/17 | Year Ended 06/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
New York Municipal Opportunities | ||||||||||||||||
Institutional | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 9,477,729 | $ | 107,178,687 | 13,037,863 | $ | 145,616,260 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 331,246 | 3,739,114 | 489,558 | 5,470,745 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,228,483 | ) | (25,157,168 | ) | (5,844,591 | ) | (64,609,995 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase | 7,580,492 | $ | 85,760,633 | 7,682,830 | $ | 86,477,010 | ||||||||||
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Investor A | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 6,977,866 | $ | 78,832,544 | 12,210,129 | $ | 137,594,021 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 324,529 | 3,664,619 | 580,535 | 6,488,974 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,580,997 | ) | (29,143,851 | ) | (7,966,062 | ) | (88,376,574 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase | 4,721,398 | $ | 53,353,312 | 4,824,602 | $ | 55,706,421 | ||||||||||
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Investor A1 |
| |||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 26,447 | $ | 299,937 | 62,605 | $ | 698,271 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 92,640 | 1,045,164 | 219,169 | 2,451,830 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (529,168 | ) | (5,975,211 | ) | (822,430 | ) | (9,233,010 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net decrease | (410,081 | ) | $ | (4,630,110 | ) | (540,656 | ) | $ | (6,082,909 | ) | ||||||
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Investor C |
| |||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,381,444 | $ | 15,609,970 | 2,610,838 | $ | 29,403,233 | ||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 73,096 | 825,260 | 149,904 | 1,674,336 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (854,288 | ) | (9,641,087 | ) | (1,802,627 | ) | (20,038,397 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase | 600,252 | $ | 6,794,143 | 958,115 | $ | 11,039,172 | ||||||||||
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Investor C1 |
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Shares sold | — | — | 14 | $ | 152 | |||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | 867 | $ | 9,790 | 6,939 | 77,620 | |||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,856 | ) | (20,946 | ) | (597,222 | ) | (6,742,389 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
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| |||||||||
Net decrease | (989 | ) | $ | (11,156 | ) | (590,269 | ) | $ | (6,664,617 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Total Net Increase | 12,491,072 | $ | 141,266,822 | 12,334,622 | $ | 140,475,077 | ||||||||||
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12. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
NOTESTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 87 |
Director and Officer Information
Robert M. Hernandez, Chair of the Board and Director
James H. Bodurtha, Director
Bruce R. Bond, Director
Donald W. Burton, Director
Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Director
Henry Gabbay, Director
Lena G. Goldberg, Director
Henry R. Keizer, Director
John F. O’Brien, Director
Donald C. Opatrny, Director
Roberta Cooper Ramo, Director
Robert Fairbairn, Director
John M. Perlowski, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer McGovern, Vice President
Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay M. Fife, Treasurer
Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer
Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Benjamin Archibald, Secretary
Effective December 31, 2017 Donald W. Burton and Roberta Cooper Ramo retired as Directors of the Corporation and Trust.
Investment Adviser | Transfer Agent | |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. | |
Wilmington, DE 19809 | Wilmington, DE 19809 | |
Accounting Agent and Custodian | Distributor | |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | BlackRock Investments, LLC | |
Boston, MA 02111 | New York, NY 10022 | |
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | ||
Deloitte & Touche LLP | ||
Boston, MA 02116 | ||
Legal Counsel | ||
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | ||
New York, NY 10019 | ||
Address of the Funds | ||
100 Bellevue Parkway | ||
Wilmington, DE 19809 |
88 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
General Information
Effective September 26, 2016, BlackRock implemented a new methodology for calculating “effective duration” for BlackRock’s municipal bond portfolios. The new methodology replaces the model previously used by BlackRock to evaluate municipal bond duration and is a common indicator of an investment’s sensitivity to interest rate movements. The new methodology is applied to each Fund’s duration reported for periods after September 26, 2016.
Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds, including each Fund’s effective duration and additional information about the new methodology may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.
Householding
The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and it is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room or how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ 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 Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 441-7762; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family
BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 89 |
Additional Information (continued)
Shareholder Privileges
Account Information
Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com.
Automatic Investment Plans
Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.
Systematic Withdrawal Plans
Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.
Retirement Plans
Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.
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.
90 | 2017 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTTO SHAREHOLDERS |
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report
Portfolio Abbreviations | ||
ACA | American Capital Access Holding Ltd. | |
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 | |
BAM | Build America Mutual Assurance Co. | |
BAN | Bond Anticipation Notes | |
BARB | Building Aid Revenue Bonds | |
BHAC | Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. | |
CAB | Capital Appreciation Bonds | |
CIFG | CIFG Assurance North America, Inc. | |
COP | Certificates of Participation | |
EDA | Economic Development Authority | |
EDC | Economic Development Corp. | |
ERB | Education Revenue Bonds | |
ETF | Exchange-Traded Fund | |
FHA | Federal Housing Administration | |
GARB | General Airport Revenue Bonds | |
GO | General Obligation Bonds | |
GTD | Guaranteed | |
HFA | Housing Finance Agency | |
IDA | Industrial Development Authority | |
IDB | Industrial Development Board | |
IDRB | Industrial Development Revenue Bonds | |
LOC | Letter of Credit | |
LRB | Lease Revenue Bonds | |
M/F | Multi-Family | |
MRB | Mortgage Revenue Bonds | |
NPFGC | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. | |
PILOT | Payment in Lieu of Taxes | |
PSF | Permanent School Fund | |
PSF-GTD | Permanent School Fund Guaranteed | |
RAN | Revenue Anticipation Notes | |
RB | Revenue Bonds | |
S/F | Single-Family | |
SBPA | Stand-by Bond Purchase Agreements | |
SONYMA | State of New York Mortgage Agency | |
SRF | State Revolving Fund | |
VRDN | Variable Rate Demand Notes |
GLOSSARYOF TERMS USEDINTHIS REPORT | 91 |
This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of a Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.
MBNYMB-12/17-SAR |
Item 2 – | Code of Ethics – During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to clarify an inconsistency as to whom persons covered by the code should report suspected violations of the code. The amendment clarifies that such reporting should be made to BlackRock Advisors, LLC’s General Counsel, and retains the alternative option of anonymous reporting following “whistleblower” policies. Other non-material changes were also made in connection with this amendment. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-441-7762. |
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 |
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 |
Item 8 – | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 9 – | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable |
Item 10 – | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders –There have been no material changes to these procedures. |
Item 11 – | Controls and Procedures |
(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable |
Item 13 – | Exhibits attached hereto |
(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
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(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
(a)(3) – Not Applicable
(a)(4) – Not Applicable
(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | |
John M. Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | ||
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. |
Date: March 8, 2018
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ John M. Perlowski | |
John M. Perlowski | ||
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of | ||
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. |
Date: March 8, 2018
By: | /s/ Neal J. Andrews | |
Neal J. Andrews | ||
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of | ||
BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. |
Date: March 8, 2018
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