UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-02857
Name of Fund: BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc., 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762
Date of fiscal year end: 09/30/2010
Date of reporting period: 09/30/2010
Item 1 – Report to Stockholders
Annual Report
BlackRock High Income Fund | of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
September 30, 2010
Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
Table of Contents | |
Page | |
Dear Shareholder | 3 |
Annual Report: | |
Fund Summary | 4 |
About Fund Performance | 6 |
Disclosure of Expenses | 6 |
Financial Statements: | |
Schedule of Investments | 7 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 17 |
Statement of Operations | 18 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 19 |
Financial Highlights | 20 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 23 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 32 |
Important Tax Information | 32 |
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement | 33 |
Officers and Directors | 37 |
Additional Information | 40 |
Mutual Fund Family | 42 |
2 BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Dear Shareholder
The global economic recovery that began in 2009 has continued on its choppy course this year, delivering mixed economic data and gradual if uneven
improvement of investor sentiment. The risks of a double-dip recession continue to recede, but the economy remains mired in a slow-growth environ-
ment. The major short-term ambiguities that kept market participants on the fence — the US financial reform bill, political uncertainty, European bank
stress test results, and European sovereign funding — have all abated to some degree, allowing market conditions to regain some degree of normalcy
and demonstrate growth. In the United States, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the “Great Recession” ended in June 2009.
Spanning December 2007 to June 2009, this marked the longest reported recession since the Great Depression. Structural problems of ongoing
deleveraging and weak spending among businesses and households weigh heavily on the pace of economic growth. The Federal Reserve Board has
made it clear that additional policy action will be needed to combat the slow pace of growth, high unemployment, and deflation risks.
The high levels of volatility experienced in global equity markets throughout 2009 continued into 2010 as uncertainty driven by mixed economic data
and lingering credit issues caused stocks to trade in both directions, but by the end of the first quarter, most markets had managed to post gains. The
second quarter, in contrast, brought higher levels of volatility and a “flight to quality” as investor sentiment was dominated by fears of a double-dip reces-
sion. Global equity markets saw negative quarterly returns — and for many markets, the first significant downturn since the bull market began in March
2009. As the end of the 12-month period drew near, economic data turned less negative and strong corporate earnings reports became increasingly
consistent. These factors along with the anticipation of further quantitative easing drove equity markets higher in the third quarter, with most markets
recapturing their second quarter losses and moving into positive territory year-to-date. International equities turned positive, posting gains on both a
six- and 12-month basis. In the US, both large and small cap equities posted robust gains for the 12-month period; however large cap stocks remain
negative on a six-month basis while small caps turned positive.
In fixed income markets, yields fluctuated but generally declined over the past 12 months amid heightened uncertainty. Weak economic data, lingering
credit problems and, near the end of the period, the expectation of additional quantitative easing drove interest rates lower and bond prices higher.
Treasuries rallied over the period, modestly outperforming the credit spread sectors of the market. Corporate credit spreads benefited from the low inter-
est rate environment and high yield fixed income became increasingly attractive due to declining default rates and better-than-expected results on
European bank stress tests. Tax-exempt municipal bonds performed well over the 12-month period, driven primarily by technical factors including favor-
able supply-and-demand dynamics.
Cash investments, as represented by the 3-month Treasury bill, returned only a fraction over 0% for the 12-month period as short-term interest rates
remained low. Yields on money market securities remain near all-time lows.
Against this backdrop, the major market averages posted the following returns: | ||
Total Returns as of September 30, 2010 | 6-month | 12-month |
US large cap equities (S&P 500 Index) | (1.42)% | 10.16% |
US small cap equities (Russell 2000 Index) | 0.25 | 13.35 |
International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index) | 0.20 | 3.27 |
3-month Treasury bill (BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month Treasury Bill Index) | 0.07 | 0.13 |
US Treasury securities (BofA Merrill Lynch 10-Year US Treasury Index) | 13.20 | 10.23 |
US investment grade bonds (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index) | 6.05 | 8.16 |
Tax-exempt municipal bonds (Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index) | 5.51 | 5.81 |
US high yield bonds (Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index) | 6.55 | 18.24 |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
As global economic conditions continue to improve, investors across the world continue to face uncertainty about the future of economic growth. Through
periods of uncertainty, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For additional market perspective and
investment insight, visit www.blackrock.com/shareholdermagazine, where you’ll find the most recent issue of our award-winning Shareholder® maga-
zine, as well as its quarterly companion newsletter, Shareholder Perspectives. We thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look
forward to your continued partnership in the months and years ahead.
THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT
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Fund Summary as of September 30, 2010
Portfolio Management Commentary
How did the Fund perform?
• The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital US
Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, for the 12-month
period ended September 30, 2010.
What factors influenced performance?
• The Fund’s allocation to securities of distressed issuers that success-
fully emerged from debt restructurings and exposure to bonds with
modest equity beta substantially boosted returns. The Fund also ben-
efited from strong security selection among lower quality speculative
grade issues. On a sector basis, security selection within the home
construction, aerospace & defense and health care sectors con-
tributed positively to returns.
• Detracting from performance was the Fund’s underweight in the
life insurance sector and security selection within the chemicals
segment.
Describe recent portfolio activity.
• During the 12-month period, we selectively participated in the robust
high yield new issue calendar, as we sought to purchase higher qual-
ity deals with strong risk/reward profiles, good fundamentals and
solid cash flows and earnings. We also continued to purchase
new-issue senior-secured bonds offering better relative downside
protection. We reduced exposure to lower quality issuers for which
valuations have become less attractive and which may face pressure
in the slow-growth economic environment. On a sector basis, we
increased exposure to diversified financial services and reduced
exposure to electric utilities.
Describe Fund positioning at period end.
• At period end, the Fund was overweight in the wireless, packing and
automotive sectors, and was underweight in the technology, gaming
and retailer segments.
• Overall, we hold the opinion that the high yield asset class is attrac-
tively priced for the slow structural recovery. Historically, high yield
has performed well in post-recessionary periods. It is our view that
the culmination of more positive economic data, improving corporate
credit conditions, and declining default activity will be additionally
supportive of the sector. Given the current environment, we find the
high yield asset class compelling for its ability to offer attractive
yields with minimal duration risk and its potential to provide returns
that are on par with equities.
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 Profile
Percent of | |
Corporate | |
Bond | |
Credit Quality Allocations1 | Investments |
BBB/Baa | 4% |
BB/Ba | 34 |
B | 48 |
CCC/Caa | 9 |
Not Rated | 5 |
Percent of | |
Long-Term | |
Portfolio Composition | Investments |
Corporate Bonds | 82% |
Floating Rate Loan Interests | 11 |
Other Interests | 3 |
Preferred Stocks | 2 |
Common Stocks | 2 |
1 Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P’s”) or Moody’s Investors
Service Inc. (“Moody’s”) ratings.
The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging
The Fund may utilize leverage to seek to enhance its yield. However,
these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.
The Fund may utilize leverage through borrowings, including through
entering into reverse repurchase agreements. In general, the concept
of leveraging is based on the premise that the cost of assets to be
obtained from leverage will be based on short-term interest rates,
which normally will be lower than the income earned by the Fund on
its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets
of the Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested
in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Fund’s investors will benefit
from the incremental net income.
Furthermore, the value of the Fund’s investments generally varies
inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other
factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. Changes in
interest rates can influence the Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in
addition to the impact on the Fund’s performance from leverage.
The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income
to the Fund, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or
long-term interest rates fluctuate. If the income derived from securities
purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of lever-
age, the Fund’s net income will be greater than if leverage had not been
used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not suf-
ficient to cover the cost of leverage, the Fund’s net income will be less
than if leverage had not been used. The 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 leverage instruments which may cause
the Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit the Fund’s ability
to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging
strategies. The Fund will incur expenses in connection with the use
of leverage, all of which are borne by Fund investors and may
reduce income.
4 BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment
1 Assuming maximum sales charge, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory fees, if any. Institutional Shares do
not have a sales charge.
2 Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in fixed income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories
of the established rating services, or in unrated securities that management believes are of a comparable quality.
3 This unmanaged index is comprised of issues that meet the following criteria: at least $150 million par value outstanding; maximum credit
rating of Ba1; at least one year to maturity; and no issuer represents more than 2% of the index.
Performance Summary for the Period Ended September 30, 2010
Average Annual Total Returns4 | ||||||||
1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | ||||||
Standardized | 6-Month | w/o sales | w/sales | w/o sales | w/sales | w/o sales | w/sales | |
30-Day Yields | Total Returns | charge | charge | charge | charge | charge | charge | |
Institutional | 7.94% | 6.53% | 21.76% | N/A | 7.08% | N/A | 6.41% | N/A |
Investor A | 7.31 | 6.18 | 21.49 | 16.63% | 6.80 | 5.93% | 6.14 | 5.71% |
Investor B | 7.10 | 5.87 | 20.75 | 16.75 | 6.18 | 5.89 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
Investor C | 6.70 | 5.69 | 20.30 | 19.30 | 5.68 | 5.68 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
Investor C1 | 7.00 | 5.84 | 20.70 | 19.70 | 6.13 | 6.13 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
Barclays Capital US Corporate High Yield 2% | ||||||||
Issuer Capped Index | — | 6.55 | 18.24 | N/A | 8.39 | N/A | 8.09 | N/A |
4 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 6 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.
N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Fund may invest in various derivative instruments, including financial
futures contracts, swaps, options and foreign currency exchange con-
tracts as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which
may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such instruments are used
to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical cus-
tody of securities or to hedge market, credit and/or foreign currency
exchange rate risks. Such derivative instruments involve risks, including
the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative instrument
and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the
transaction or illiquidity of the derivative instrument. The Fund’s ability to
successfully use a derivative instrument depends on the investment
advisor’s ability to accurately predict pertinent market movements, which
cannot be assured. The use of derivative instruments may result in
losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Fund to
sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for dis-
tressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can real-
ize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold an investment that
it might otherwise sell. The Fund’s investments in these instruments are
discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 5
About Fund Performance
• Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. Institutional
Shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available
only to eligible investors.
• Investor A Shares incur a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load)
of 4% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee).
• Investor B Shares are subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales
charge of 4% declining to 0% after six years. In addition, Investor B
Shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.50% per year and a service
fee of 0.25% per year. These shares automatically convert to Investor A
Shares after approximately 10 years. (There is no initial sales charge for
automatic share conversions.)
• Investor C Shares are subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge
if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, Investor C Shares
are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of
0.25% per year. Prior to October 2, 2006, Investor C Share performance
results are those of Institutional Shares (which have no distribution or
service fees) restated to reflect Investor C Share fees.
• Investor C1 Shares are subject to a 1% contingent deferred sales charge
if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, Investor C1 Shares
are subject to a distribution fee of 0.55% per year and a service fee of
0.25% per year.
Investor B and C1 Shares are only available for purchase through
exchanges, dividend reinvestments or for purchase by certain qualified
employee benefit plans.
Performance information reflects past performance and does not guaran-
tee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the
performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds 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. The Fund may
charge a 2% redemption fee for sales or exchanges of shares within
30 days of purchase or exchange. Performance data does not reflect this
potential fee. Figures shown in the performance tables on the previous
page assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions,
if any, at net asset value on the ex-dividend 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. Dividends 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.
Disclosure of Expenses
Shareholders of this Fund may incur the following charges: (a) expenses
related to transactions, including sales charges, redemption fees and
service and exchange fees; and (b) operating expenses including
advisory fees, distribution fees including 12b-1 fees and other Fund
expenses. The expense example on the previous page (which is based
on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on April 1, 2010 and
held through September 30, 2010) is intended to assist shareholders
both in calculating expenses based on an investment in the Fund and
in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other
mutual funds.
The table provides 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 correspon-
ding to their share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During
the Period.”
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values
and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 this Fund and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical
example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in other funds’
shareholder reports.
The expenses shown in the table are intended to highlight shareholders’
ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such
as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypo-
thetical example is 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.
Actual | Hypothetical3 | |||||||||
Including Interest Expense | Excluding Interest Expense | Including Interest Expense | Excluding Interest Expense | |||||||
Beginning | Ending | Ending | Beginning | Ending | Ending | |||||
Account Value Account Value Expenses | Account Value | Expenses | Account Value Account Value Expenses | Account Value Expenses | ||||||
April 1, | September 30, Paid During | September 30, Paid During | April 1, | September 30, Paid During | September 30, Paid During | |||||
2010 | 2010 | the Period1 | 2010 | the Period2 | 2010 | 2010 | the Period1 | 2010 | the Period2 | |
Institutional | $1,000.00 | $1,065.30 | $3.62 | $1,065.30 | $3.57 | $1,000.00 | $1,021.59 | $3.55 | $1,021.64 | $3.50 |
Investor A | $1,000.00 | $1,061.80 | $4.81 | $1,061.80 | $4.81 | $1,000.00 | $1,020.44 | $4.71 | $1,020.44 | $4.71 |
Investor B | $1,000.00 | $1,058.70 | $7.84 | $1,058.70 | $7.84 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.48 | $7.69 | $1,017.48 | $7.69 |
Investor C | $1,000.00 | $1,056.90 | $9.64 | $1,056.90 | $9.59 | $1,000.00 | $1,015.72 | $9.45 | $1,015.77 | $9.40 |
Investor C1 | $1,000.00 | $1,058.40 | $8.10 | $1,058.40 | $8.10 | $1,000.00 | $1,017.23 | $7.94 | $1,017.23 | $7.94 |
1 For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.70% for Institutional, 0.93% for Investor A, 1.52% for Investor B, 1.87% for
Investor C and 1.57% for Investor C1), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
2 For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class (0.69% for Institutional, 0.93% for Investor A, 1.52% for Investor B, 1.86% for
Investor C and 1.57% for Investor C1), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).
3 Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by pro rating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by 365.
6 BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Schedule of Investments September 30, 2010
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Building Products — 0.3% | ||
Masonite Worldwide Holdings (a) | 77,021 | $2,849,777 |
Chemicals — 0.2% | ||
LyondellBasell Industries NV (a): | ||
Class A | 24,725 | 590,928 |
Class B | 80,237 | 1,913,652 |
2,504,580 | ||
Communications Equipment — 0.3% | ||
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a) | 51,986 | 2,713,669 |
Construction Materials — 0.0% | ||
Nortek, Inc. (a) | 4,680 | 187,200 |
Electrical Equipment — 0.0% | ||
Medis Technologies Ltd. (a) | 852,625 | 27,284 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1% | ||
Beckman Coulter, Inc. | 13,500 | 658,665 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0% | ||
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,546 | 8,156 |
Machinery — 0.1% | ||
Navistar International Corp. (a) | 27,600 | 1,204,464 |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4% | ||
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a) | 601,773 | 1,450,478 |
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)(b) | 691,101 | 1,665,789 |
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a) | 1,280,355 | 391,984 |
Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(b) | 330,542 | 101,196 |
3,609,447 | ||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0% | ||
Spansion, Inc., Class A | 34,000 | 508,980 |
SunPower Corp., Class B (a) | 2,142 | 29,688 |
538,668 | ||
Software — 0.2% | ||
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a) | 350,136 | 1,750,680 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | ||
FiberTower Corp. (a) | 396,744 | 1,682,195 |
Total Common Stocks — 1.8% | 17,734,785 | |
Par | ||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | |
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4% | ||
DynCorp International, Inc., 10.38%, 7/01/17 (b) | USD 555 | 552,225 |
GeoEye, Inc., 9.63%, 10/01/15 | 710 | 774,788 |
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%, | ||
6/01/17 | 2,320 | 2,459,200 |
3,786,213 | ||
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6% | ||
National Air Cargo Group, Inc.: | ||
Series 1, 12.38%, 8/16/15 | 2,945 | 2,945,000 |
Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15 (f) | 2,945 | 2,945,000 |
5,890,000 |
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Airlines — 1.1% | |||
Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b) | USD | 3,730 | $ 3,767,300 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16 | 2,423 | 2,592,726 | |
United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12 | 3,866 | 4,329,562 | |
10,689,588 | |||
Auto Components — 1.5% | |||
Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.00%, 11/01/15 (b) | 1,620 | 1,757,700 | |
Delphi International Holdings Unsecured, 12.00%, | |||
10/06/14 | 321 | 314,161 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: | |||
8.25%, 8/15/20 | 1,710 | 1,799,775 | |
8.75%, 8/15/20 | 1,380 | 1,476,600 | |
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18 (c) | 8,995 | 9,039,975 | |
14,388,211 | |||
Beverages — 0.3% | |||
Cott Beverages USA, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18 (b) | 1,032 | 1,092,630 | |
Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b) | EUR | 1,560 | 2,233,007 |
3,325,637 | |||
Biotechnology — 0.2% | |||
QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b) | USD | 2,314 | 2,365,707 |
Building Products — 1.3% | |||
Associated Materials LLC, 9.88%, 11/15/16 | 1,400 | 1,694,000 | |
Building Materials Corp. of America (b): | |||
6.88%, 8/15/18 | 2,070 | 2,033,775 | |
7.00%, 2/15/20 | 1,660 | 1,701,500 | |
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Series WI, | |||
9.75%, 12/01/14 | 2,360 | 2,419,000 | |
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13 | 3,985 | 4,263,950 | |
12,112,225 | |||
Capital Markets — 0.9% | |||
American Capital Ltd., 8.96%, 12/31/13 | 1,500 | 1,533,630 | |
E*Trade Financial Corp. (d)(e): | |||
3.96%, 8/31/19 (b) | 831 | 1,168,594 | |
Series A, 3.63%, 8/31/19 | 26 | 36,562 | |
KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b) | 2,545 | 2,599,198 | |
MU Finance Plc, 8.75%, 2/01/17 (b) | GBP | 1,007 | 1,526,525 |
Pinafore LLC, 9.00%, 10/01/18 (b) | USD | 1,660 | 1,743,000 |
8,607,509 | |||
Chemicals — 3.8% | |||
American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15 | 3,100 | 3,076,750 | |
CF Industries, Inc.: | |||
6.88%, 5/01/18 | 2,440 | 2,626,050 | |
7.13%, 5/01/20 | 1,255 | 1,372,656 | |
Celanese US Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/18 (b) | 1,900 | 1,942,750 | |
Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (b) | 1,865 | 1,948,925 | |
Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/17 (b) | 715 | 748,963 | |
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.: | |||
9.75%, 11/15/14 | 3,350 | 3,484,000 | |
8.88%, 2/01/18 | 1,300 | 1,274,000 |
Portfolio Abbreviations | ||
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names | CAD | Canadian Dollar |
and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the | EUR | Euro |
following list: | FKA | Formerly Known As |
GBP | British Pound | |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | USD | US Dollar |
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Chemicals (continued) | |||
Huntsman International LLC: | |||
6.88%, 11/15/13 (b) | EUR | 1,245 | $ 1,743,923 |
8.63%, 3/15/20 | USD | 1,005 | 1,040,175 |
8.63%, 3/15/21 (b) | 930 | 962,550 | |
Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b) | 1,700 | 1,774,375 | |
Koppers, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/19 | 1,825 | 1,902,563 | |
MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (b) | 2,460 | 2,570,700 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 8.63%, 11/01/19 | 2,500 | 2,653,125 | |
Nalco Co., 8.25%, 5/15/17 | 2,000 | 2,210,000 | |
OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b) | 1,893 | 2,039,707 | |
PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20 | 840 | 866,250 | |
Rhodia SA, 6.88%, 9/15/20 (b) | 715 | 729,300 | |
Solutia, Inc., 8.75%, 11/01/17 | 965 | 1,054,263 | |
TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)(f) | 1,225 | 1,255,625 | |
37,276,650 | |||
Commercial Banks — 3.5% | |||
CIT Group, Inc.: | |||
7.00%, 5/01/16 | 13,758 | 13,551,702 | |
7.00%, 5/01/17 | 15,046 | 14,726,569 | |
Glitnir Banki HF (a)(g): | |||
4.76%, 4/20/10 (b) | 507 | 154,635 | |
6.38%, 9/25/12 (b) | 3,050 | 930,250 | |
Series EMTN, 5.07%, 1/27/10 | EUR | 1,700 | 660,496 |
Series EMTN, 3.00%, 6/30/10 | 1,690 | 656,610 | |
Series GMTN, 4.38%, 2/05/10 | 220 | 85,476 | |
HBOS Plc (h): | |||
1.19%, 9/01/16 | 705 | 837,296 | |
1.08%, 3/21/17 | 345 | 395,664 | |
HSH Nordbank AG (h): | |||
0.98%, 2/14/17 | 250 | 240,317 | |
4.38%, 2/14/17 | 1,500 | 1,561,336 | |
33,800,351 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2% | |||
Inaer Aviation Finance Ltd., 9.50%, 8/01/17 (b) | 1,730 | 2,352,530 | |
Mobile Services Group, Inc., 9.75%, 8/01/14 | USD | 2,750 | 2,873,750 |
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17 (b) | 2,900 | 3,226,250 | |
West Corp.: | |||
11.00%, 10/15/16 | 1,588 | 1,687,250 | |
8.63%, 10/01/18 | 1,740 | 1,740,000 | |
11,879,780 | |||
Construction Materials — 0.4% | |||
Nortek, Inc., 11.00%, 12/01/13 | 3,611 | 3,836,474 | |
Consumer Finance — 0.8% | |||
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17 (b) | 1,810 | 1,900,500 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC: | |||
8.00%, 12/15/16 | 1,210 | 1,367,749 | |
6.63%, 8/15/17 | 4,100 | 4,368,288 | |
7,636,537 | |||
Containers & Packaging — 5.2% | |||
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%, 10/15/17 | EUR | 1,070 | 1,460,771 |
Ball Corp.: | |||
7.38%, 9/01/19 | USD | 300 | 326,250 |
6.75%, 9/15/20 | 2,000 | 2,120,000 | |
Berry Plastics Corp.: | |||
8.88%, 9/15/14 | 3,680 | 3,560,400 | |
8.25%, 11/15/15 | 590 | 607,700 | |
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.88%, 9/15/14 | 7,450 | 7,245,125 |
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Containers & Packaging (continued) | |||
Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA, | |||
8.00%, 12/15/16 | EUR | 2,885 | $ 3,697,004 |
Cascades, Inc , 7.75%, 12/15/17 | USD | 2,250 | 2,345,625 |
Crown Americas LLC, 7.63%, 5/15/17 | 3,480 | 3,758,400 | |
Graham Packaging Co. LP, 8.25%, 10/01/18 (b) | 980 | 995,925 | |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.: | |||
9.50%, 6/15/17 | 3,425 | 3,647,625 | |
7.88%, 10/01/18 | 1,545 | 1,587,487 | |
Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/19 | 1,155 | 1,248,844 | |
Impress Holdings BV, 3.65%, 9/15/13 (b)(h) | 1,770 | 1,761,150 | |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.: | |||
6.75%, 12/01/14 | EUR | 1,015 | 1,418,293 |
7.38%, 5/15/16 | USD | 1,890 | 2,034,112 |
Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13 | 4,485 | 4,507,425 | |
Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16 | 740 | 812,150 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 7.88%, 6/15/17 | 3,200 | 3,466,813 | |
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (b): | |||
7.25%, 11/15/17 | EUR | 1,184 | 1,678,654 |
7.75%, 11/15/19 | 1,714 | 2,441,762 | |
50,721,515 | |||
Diversified Financial Services — 4.4% | |||
Ally Financial Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/20 (b) | USD | 7,450 | 7,934,250 |
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, | |||
3/01/16 | 2,925 | 2,983,500 | |
FCE Bank Plc: | |||
7.13%, 1/15/13 | EUR | 1,250 | 1,772,228 |
9.38%, 1/17/14 | 700 | 1,061,633 | |
GMAC, Inc.: | |||
7.50%, 12/31/13 | USD | 210 | 223,125 |
2.50%, 12/01/14 (h) | 3,561 | 3,183,737 | |
8.00%, 3/15/20 (b) | 7,803 | 8,524,777 | |
Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15 (c) | 5,200 | 5,590,000 | |
Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc.: | |||
7.75%, 10/15/16 | EUR | 1,035 | 1,432,130 |
7.75%, 10/15/16 (b) | USD | 3,415 | 3,474,762 |
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b): | |||
7.75%, 10/15/16 | 1,650 | 2,283,107 | |
8.50%, 5/15/18 | 2,265 | 2,214,038 | |
Southern Star Central Corp., 6.75%, 3/01/16 (b) | 2,090 | 2,110,900 | |
42,788,187 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0% | |||
Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%, 9/01/12 | 5,230 | 5,125,400 | |
Frontier Communications Corp.: | |||
7.88%, 4/15/15 | 1,165 | 1,258,200 | |
8.25%, 4/15/17 | 645 | 705,469 | |
8.50%, 4/15/20 | 1,300 | 1,434,875 | |
ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16 | 2,600 | 2,642,250 | |
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.88%, | |||
5/01/16 (b) | 190 | 201,875 | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 8.00%, | |||
10/01/15 | 2,500 | 2,706,250 | |
Qwest Corp., 7.50%, 10/01/14 | 935 | 1,056,550 | |
tw telecom holdings, inc., 8.00%, 3/01/18 | 1,720 | 1,801,700 | |
Windstream Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/17 | 2,680 | 2,793,900 | |
19,726,469 | |||
Electric Utilities — 0.7% | |||
Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 7/05/26 | 1,230 | 1,156,050 | |
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. : | |||
8.63%, 11/14/11 | 1,500 | 1,580,625 | |
7.25%, 4/01/16 (b) | 3,640 | 3,913,000 | |
6,649,675 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9% | |||
Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, 9.50%, | |||
5/15/16 | USD | 1,045 | $ 1,128,600 |
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas, | |||
7.75%, 5/15/17 | 2,500 | 2,556,250 | |
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, 8.50%, | |||
12/15/16 (b) | 6,974 | 6,642,735 | |
Global Geophysical Services, Inc., 10.50%, | |||
5/01/17 (b) | 1,330 | 1,353,275 | |
North American Energy Alliance LLC, 10.88%, | |||
6/01/16 (b) | 2,400 | 2,622,000 | |
Pride International, Inc., 6.88%, 8/15/20 | 1,620 | 1,763,775 | |
Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17 (b) | 2,450 | 2,560,250 | |
18,626,885 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.6% | |||
AmeriQual Group LLC, 9.50%, 4/01/12 (b) | 2,310 | 2,263,800 | |
Rite Aid Corp., 8.00%, 8/15/20 (b) | 3,600 | 3,654,000 | |
5,917,800 | |||
Food Products — 0.5% | |||
B&G Foods, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 | 960 | 999,600 | |
DGS International Finance Co., 10.00%, | |||
6/01/07 (a)(b)(g) | 20,000 | 2 | |
Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15 | 1,880 | 1,922,300 | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14 (b) | 1,310 | 1,506,500 | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/18 | 560 | 602,000 | |
5,030,402 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8% | |||
DJO Finance LLC, 10.88%, 11/15/14 | 4,605 | 5,007,937 | |
Hologic, Inc., 2.00%, 12/15/37 (d)(i) | 2,760 | 2,553,000 | |
7,560,937 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.8% | |||
American Renal Holdings, 8.38%, 5/15/18 (b) | 1,200 | 1,236,000 | |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.50%, 9/01/18 (b) | 1,930 | 2,060,275 | |
HCA, Inc.: | |||
8.50%, 4/15/19 | 1,370 | 1,527,550 | |
7.25%, 9/15/20 | 2,550 | 2,728,500 | |
inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b) | 1,135 | 1,127,906 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | |||
9.00%, 5/01/15 | 4,814 | 5,235,225 | |
10.00%, 5/01/18 | 1,084 | 1,238,470 | |
8.88%, 7/01/19 | 2,299 | 2,537,521 | |
17,691,447 | |||
Health Care Technology — 0.8% | |||
IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b) | 6,660 | 7,758,900 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.0% | |||
Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18 (b) | 4,160 | 4,087,200 | |
Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18 | GBP | 1,778 | 2,364,602 |
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, | |||
6/15/15 (a)(b)(g) | USD | 225 | 34 |
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, | |||
10.25%, 2/15/14 (a)(b)(g) | 5,965 | 1,998,275 | |
MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14 | 1,850 | 2,058,125 | |
Marina District Finance Co., Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (b) | 1,500 | 1,447,500 | |
Travelport LLC: | |||
4.92%, 9/01/14 (h) | 600 | 558,000 | |
9.88%, 9/01/14 | 930 | 956,737 | |
9.00%, 3/01/16 (b) | 440 | 437,800 | |
11.88%, 9/01/16 | 100 | 107,000 |
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded) | |||
Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%, | |||
12/15/14 (a)(g) | USD | 405 | $ 851 |
Virgin River Casino Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/12 (a)(g) | 8,165 | 3,674,250 | |
Waterford Gaming LLC, 8.63%, 9/15/14 (b) | 2,578 | 1,634,452 | |
19,324,826 | |||
Household Durables — 2.7% | |||
Ashton Woods USA LLC, 15.13%, 6/30/15 (b)(j) | 4,220 | 2,109,900 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.: | |||
8.13%, 6/15/16 | 1,355 | 1,249,988 | |
12.00%, 10/15/17 | 2,000 | 2,300,000 | |
9.13%, 6/15/18 | 4,580 | 4,288,025 | |
DFS Furniture Holdings Plc, 9.75%, 7/15/17 (b) | GBP | 813 | 1,194,123 |
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.63%, 10/15/16 | USD | 3,450 | 3,454,312 |
Pulte Homes, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/33 | 300 | 240,000 | |
Ryland Group Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20 | 3,255 | 3,149,213 | |
Standard Pacific Corp.: | |||
9.25%, 4/15/12 | 580 | 585,800 | |
6.25%, 4/01/14 | 2,375 | 2,288,906 | |
10.75%, 9/15/16 | 3,845 | 4,191,050 | |
8.38%, 5/15/18 | 785 | 785,000 | |
25,836,317 | |||
IT Services — 0.1% | |||
iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (b)(k) | 591 | 511,238 | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 2.5% | |||
The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (b) | 147 | 149,205 | |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 8.00%, | |||
6/01/16 (b) | 4,000 | 4,280,000 | |
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20 (b) | 9,760 | 9,689,337 | |
Infinis Plc, 9.13%, 12/15/14 (b) | GBP | 1,205 | 1,987,574 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | |||
7.25%, 2/01/14 | USD | 3,035 | 3,114,669 |
7.38%, 2/01/16 | 745 | 766,419 | |
7.38%, 1/15/17 | 955 | 978,875 | |
8.50%, 6/15/19 | 3,540 | 3,730,275 | |
24,696,354 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4% | |||
Sequa Corp. (b): | |||
11.75%, 12/01/15 | 4,080 | 4,304,400 | |
13.50%, 12/01/15 (k) | 8,527 | 9,123,554 | |
13,427,954 | |||
Insurance — 0.4% | |||
ING Verzekeringen NV, 6.38%, 5/07/27 (h) | EUR | 2,000 | 2,535,649 |
USI Holdings Corp., 4.25%, 11/15/14 (b)(h) | USD | 1,530 | 1,302,413 |
3,838,062 | |||
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.2% | |||
Brunswick Corp., 11.25%, 11/01/16 (b) | 1,660 | 1,913,150 | |
Machinery — 2.3% | |||
ESCO Corp. (b): | |||
4.17%, 12/15/13 (h) | 1,110 | 1,015,650 | |
8.63%, 12/15/13 | 1,560 | 1,599,000 | |
Navistar International Corp.: | |||
3.00%, 10/15/14 (d) | 6,770 | 7,607,787 | |
8.25%, 11/01/21 | 2,000 | 2,135,000 | |
Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17 | 3,170 | 3,407,750 | |
Titan International, Inc. (b): | |||
8.00%, 1/15/12 | 3,315 | 3,563,625 | |
5.63%, 1/15/17 (d) | 1,050 | 1,548,750 | |
7.88%, 10/01/17 (f) | 1,560 | 1,575,600 | |
22,453,162 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
9
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Marine — 0.9% | |||
Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 (d) | USD | 9,770 | $ 8,890,700 |
Media — 9.9% | |||
Affinion Group, Inc., 10.13%, 10/15/13 | 5,690 | 5,846,475 | |
CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16 | 3,052 | 3,624,795 | |
CCO Holdings LLC (b): | |||
7.88%, 4/30/18 | 2,020 | 2,095,750 | |
8.13%, 4/30/20 | 2,020 | 2,141,200 | |
Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, | |||
10/01/15 (b)(k) | 2,195 | 2,348,650 | |
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., | |||
11.63%, 9/15/16 (b) | EUR | 1,950 | 2,631,758 |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., | |||
Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17 | USD | 13,400 | 14,304,500 |
DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13 | 1,060 | 1,124,925 | |
Gannett Co., Inc., 10.00%, 4/01/16 | 2,200 | 2,486,000 | |
Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15 | 960 | 958,800 | |
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.: | |||
6.00%, 5/15/15 (h) | 980 | 823,200 | |
9.50%, 5/15/15 | 1,180 | 1,118,050 | |
Intelsat Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/16 | 3,390 | 3,614,587 | |
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (b) | 4,010 | 4,290,700 | |
Liberty Global, Inc., 4.50%, 11/15/16 (b)(d) | 1,970 | 2,649,650 | |
Liberty Media Corp., 3.13%, 3/30/23 (d) | 2,775 | 3,055,969 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b) | 1,800 | 1,818,000 | |
The McClatchy Co., 11.50%, 2/15/17 | 1,605 | 1,707,319 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC: | |||
11.63%, 2/01/14 | 1,330 | 1,509,550 | |
10.00%, 8/01/14 | 2,980 | 3,132,725 | |
15.99%, 8/01/16 (j) | 380 | 380,475 | |
7.75%, 10/15/18 (f) | 2,860 | 2,839,036 | |
ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b) | 1,940 | 1,969,100 | |
ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(b)(g) | 3,928 | 3,456,724 | |
Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.38%, | |||
9/01/14 (b) | 3,723 | 3,871,920 | |
Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18 | 1,310 | 1,373,863 | |
TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b) | 4,410 | 4,382,437 | |
Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19 | EUR | 719 | 1,058,593 |
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG, 8.13%, | |||
12/01/17 | 720 | 1,029,392 | |
UPC Germany GmbH (b): | |||
8.13%, 12/01/17 | USD | 3,365 | 3,499,600 |
8.13%, 12/01/17 | EUR | 1,578 | 2,256,084 |
9.63%, 12/01/19 | 2,490 | 3,666,058 | |
UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b) | USD | 1,000 | 1,065,000 |
UPCB Finance Ltd., 7.63%, 1/15/20 (b) | EUR | 1,021 | 1,452,775 |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b) | 1,426 | 2,046,057 | |
95,629,717 | |||
Metals & Mining — 3.1% | |||
AK Steel Corp., 7.63%, 5/15/20 | USD | 70 | 70,875 |
Aleris International, Inc. (a)(g): | |||
9.00%, 12/15/14 | 2,135 | 5,338 | |
10.00%, 12/15/16 | 4,700 | 2,115 | |
Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/01/13 | 891 | 901,024 | |
Drummond Co., Inc.: | |||
9.00%, 10/15/14 (b) | 3,400 | 3,591,250 | |
7.38%, 2/15/16 | 3,510 | 3,575,812 |
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Metals & Mining (concluded) | |||
FMG Finance Property Ltd. (b): | |||
10.00%, 9/01/13 | USD | 1,155 | $ 1,276,275 |
10.63%, 9/01/16 | 3,870 | 4,764,937 | |
Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (d) | 2,305 | 2,803,456 | |
Murray Energy Corp., 10.25%, 10/15/15 (b) | 1,595 | 1,654,812 | |
New World Resources NV: | |||
7.38%, 5/15/15 | EUR | 865 | 1,173,317 |
7.88%, 5/01/18 | 455 | 643,540 | |
7.88%, 5/01/18 (b) | 774 | 1,094,726 | |
Novelis, Inc., 11.50%, 2/15/15 | USD | 530 | 605,525 |
RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 (a)(g) | 6,665 | 72,449 | |
Ryerson, Inc.: | |||
7.84%, 11/01/14 (h) | 1,670 | 1,555,188 | |
12.00%, 11/01/15 | 650 | 669,500 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc.: | |||
7.38%, 11/01/12 | 480 | 513,000 | |
7.63%, 3/15/20 (b) | 270 | 280,125 | |
United States Steel Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/20 | 1,170 | 1,219,725 | |
Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (b) | 2,925 | 3,159,000 | |
29,631,989 | |||
Multiline Retail — 0.9% | |||
Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (k) | 7,112 | 8,285,480 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.1% | |||
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20 | 3,340 | 3,527,875 | |
Atlas Energy Operating Co. LLC: | |||
12.13%, 8/01/17 | 2,100 | 2,428,125 | |
10.75%, 2/01/18 | 500 | 553,750 | |
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16 | 2,625 | 2,690,625 | |
Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16 | 210 | 229,425 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp.: | |||
6.50%, 8/15/17 | 1,200 | 1,245,000 | |
6.63%, 8/15/20 (c) | 7,195 | 7,518,775 | |
2.25%, 12/15/38 (d) | 3,550 | 2,729,062 | |
Cimarex Energy Co., 7.13%, 5/01/17 | 2,745 | 2,882,250 | |
Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b) | 1,265 | 1,334,575 | |
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd. (b): | |||
11.75%, 7/15/14 | 835 | 910,150 | |
10.25%, 12/15/15 | 4,500 | 4,567,500 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20 (b)(c) | 5,000 | 5,462,500 | |
Continental Resources Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21 (b) | 1,430 | 1,487,200 | |
Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18 | 1,095 | 1,147,013 | |
Denbury Resources, Inc.: | |||
7.50%, 12/15/15 | 750 | 778,125 | |
9.75%, 3/01/16 | 1,895 | 2,127,137 | |
8.25%, 2/15/20 | 2,021 | 2,205,416 | |
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 9/15/18 | 2,090 | 2,076,938 | |
El Paso Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/16 | 2,500 | 2,781,250 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20 | 2,620 | 2,757,550 | |
Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14 | 1,110 | 1,212,675 | |
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.88%, 10/01/17 (b)(f) | 395 | 403,888 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 8.00%, 2/15/20 (b) | 2,980 | 3,061,950 | |
Linn Energy LLC (b): | |||
8.63%, 4/15/20 | 4,750 | 5,035,000 | |
7.75%, 2/01/21 | 2,305 | 2,325,169 | |
Massey Energy Co., 6.88%, 12/15/13 | 1,370 | 1,404,250 | |
Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18 (b)(c) | 6,000 | 6,420,000 | |
OPTI Canada, Inc. (b): | |||
9.00%, 12/15/12 | 7,000 | 7,087,500 | |
9.75%, 8/15/13 | 3,900 | 3,958,500 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded) | |||
Patriot Coal Corp., 8.25%, 4/30/18 (l) | USD | 1,790 | $ 1,790,000 |
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20 | 3,305 | 3,557,006 | |
Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP, 8.25%, 4/15/18 | 2,280 | 2,362,650 | |
Petrohawk Energy Corp.: | |||
10.50%, 8/01/14 | 2,160 | 2,446,200 | |
7.88%, 6/01/15 | 2,795 | 2,927,762 | |
7.25%, 8/15/18 (b) | 1,935 | 1,973,700 | |
Range Resources Corp.: | |||
6.38%, 3/15/15 | 1,840 | 1,881,400 | |
6.75%, 8/01/20 | 1,140 | 1,185,600 | |
Swift Energy Co., 7.13%, 6/01/17 | 1,700 | 1,683,000 | |
Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20 | 2,860 | 3,113,825 | |
Trafigura Beheer BV, 6.38%, 4/08/15 | EUR | 1,020 | 1,293,195 |
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/18 | USD | 1,425 | 1,457,063 |
108,020,574 | |||
Paper & Forest Products — 3.0% | |||
APP Finance II Mauritius Ltd., 12.00% (a)(g)(m) | 21,000 | 2,100 | |
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (b)(k) | 5,582 | 4,772,613 | |
Boise Cascade LLC, 7.13%, 10/15/14 | 1,985 | 1,905,600 | |
Boise Paper Holdings LLC: | |||
9.00%, 11/01/17 | 1,455 | 1,560,487 | |
8.00%, 4/01/20 | 1,195 | 1,236,825 | |
Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.63%, 6/15/16 | 1,865 | 2,098,125 | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)(c) | 5,885 | 6,539,706 | |
NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 | 8,000 | 7,240,000 | |
PH Glatfelter Co., 7.13%, 5/01/16 | 910 | 929,338 | |
Verso Paper Holdings LLC: | |||
11.50%, 7/01/14 | 2,195 | 2,403,525 | |
Series B, 4.22%, 8/01/14 (h) | 851 | 757,390 | |
29,445,709 | |||
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0% | |||
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 4.05%, | |||
12/01/13 (h) | 4,195 | 3,597,212 | |
Novasep Holding SAS, 9.63%, 12/15/16 (b) | EUR | 2,724 | 2,877,962 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b): | |||
6.75%, 10/01/17 | USD | 1,465 | 1,494,300 |
7.00%, 10/01/20 | 1,860 | 1,901,850 | |
9,871,324 | |||
Professional Services — 0.3% | |||
FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (b) | 2,625 | 2,644,688 | |
Road & Rail — 1.1% | |||
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 9.63%, 3/15/18 | 2,185 | 2,310,638 | |
The Hertz Corp., 7.50%, 10/15/18 (b) | 1,175 | 1,175,000 | |
Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV, 8.50%, 7/31/15 (b) | EUR | 3,030 | 4,337,187 |
Syncreon Global Ireland Ltd., 9.50%, 5/01/18 (b) | USD | 2,490 | 2,443,312 |
10,266,137 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2% | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/20 (b) | 1,180 | 1,218,350 | |
Linear Technology Corp., Series A, 3.00%, 5/01/27 (d) | 275 | 279,125 | |
1,497,475 | |||
Software — 0.0% | |||
BMS Holdings, Inc., 8.59%, 2/15/12 (b)(k) | 2,497 | 49,931 | |
Specialty Retail — 0.5% | |||
Toys 'R' US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b) | 1,250 | 1,271,875 | |
United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16 | 3,190 | 3,114,237 | |
4,386,112 |
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Tobacco — 0.3% | |||
Vector Group Ltd., 11.00%, 8/15/15 | USD | 2,900 | $ 2,983,375 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.4% | |||
Clearwire Communications LLC, 12.00%, | |||
12/01/15 (b) | 580 | 624,950 | |
Cricket Communications, Inc.: | |||
10.00%, 7/15/15 | 5,550 | 5,994,000 | |
7.75%, 5/15/16 | 3,470 | 3,682,537 | |
Digicel Group Ltd. (b): | |||
8.88%, 1/15/15 | 2,680 | 2,733,600 | |
9.13%, 1/15/15 (k) | 3,160 | 3,227,150 | |
8.25%, 9/01/17 | 2,070 | 2,173,500 | |
10.50%, 4/15/18 | 2,200 | 2,414,500 | |
FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (b) | 1,519 | 1,303,596 | |
iPCS, Inc., 2.59%, 5/01/13 (c)(h) | 6,810 | 6,469,500 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 10/15/20 (b) | 2,560 | 2,572,800 | |
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.: | |||
9.25%, 11/01/14 | 4,880 | 5,111,800 | |
9.25%, 11/01/14 | 3,120 | 3,268,200 | |
7.88%, 9/01/18 | 2,400 | 2,472,000 | |
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%, | |||
10/31/13 | 1,890 | 1,901,812 | |
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA, 7.88%, 2/08/14 (b) | 1,385 | 1,339,988 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28 (c) | 7,606 | 6,959,490 | |
52,249,423 | |||
Total Corporate Bonds — 84.0% | 813,920,796 | ||
Floating Rate Loan Interests (h) | |||
Auto Components — 0.2% | |||
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 3.01% - 3.05%, | |||
8/07/14 | 2,069 | 1,939,387 | |
Automobiles — 0.4% | |||
Ford Motor Co., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, | |||
3.01% – 3.05%, 12/15/13 | 4,382 | 4,293,543 | |
Capital Markets — 0.1% | |||
Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.31% - 5.56%, | |||
12/15/14 | 1,133 | 849,991 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.6% | |||
AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, | |||
7.75%, 6/10/16 | 2,500 | 2,525,000 | |
Centerplate, Inc., Term Loan B, 10.75%, 8/24/16 | 3,900 | 3,825,237 | |
6,350,237 | |||
Consumer Finance — 0.7% | |||
American General Finance Corp., Term Loan, | |||
7.25%, 4/21/15 | 6,500 | 6,524,375 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3% | |||
Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., | |||
Tranche C Term Loan, 4.75%, 5/30/14 | 3,270 | 2,289,262 | |
Wind Finance SL SA, Euro Facility (Second Lien): | |||
7.87%, 12/17/14 | EUR | 5,645 | 7,713,802 |
7.72%, 3/22/15 | USD | 2,250 | 2,243,437 |
12,246,501 | |||
Electric Utilities — 0.3% | |||
New Development Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 7/03/17 | 3,192 | 3,236,465 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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11
Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | |||
Floating Rate Loan Interests (h) | (000) | Value | |
Food Products — 0.3% | |||
Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien), | |||
11.25%, 9/29/17 | USD | 3,100 | $ 3,038,000 |
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7% | |||
HCA, Inc., Tranche A-1 Term Loan, 1.79%, 11/16/12 | 845 | 815,397 | |
Harden Healthcare, Term Loan A: | |||
8.50%, 2/22/15 | 1,353 | 1,325,539 | |
7.75%, 3/02/15 | 2,447 | 2,398,305 | |
inVentiv Health, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 7/31/16 | 2,592 | 2,592,250 | |
7,131,491 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0% | |||
Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Loan, | |||
8.37%, 3/27/12 | 10,359 | 9,633,649 | |
Household Durables — 0.4% | |||
Visant Holding Corp., Term Loan B, 7.00%, 12/20/16 | 3,700 | 3,720,350 | |
IT Services — 0.3% | |||
First Data Corp.: | |||
Initial Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14 | 559 | 492,119 | |
Initial Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14 | 1,605 | 1,411,902 | |
Initial Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.01%, 9/24/14 | 1,405 | 1,235,708 | |
3,139,729 | |||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.4% | |||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., Term Letter of Credit Facility, | |||
4.01%, 4/02/13 | 551 | 544,029 | |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU), Initial | |||
Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.76% - 3.79%, 10/10/14 | 4,498 | 3,478,156 | |
4,022,185 | |||
Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.3% | |||
EB Sports Corp., Loan, 11.50%, 5/01/12 | 2,674 | 2,607,554 | |
Media — 0.9% | |||
HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, | |||
5.76%, 6/12/14 | 2,742 | 2,521,504 | |
Newsday, LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13 | 5,725 | 6,079,234 | |
Protostar Ltd., Debtor in Possession Term Loan, | |||
18.00%, 10/26/10 | 763 | 762,999 | |
9,363,737 | |||
Multiline Retail — 0.4% | |||
Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 9.12%, 1/29/17 | EUR | 2,619 | 3,454,071 |
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Term Loan, | |||
2.26% – 2.29%, 4/06/13 | USD | 67 | 64,446 |
3,518,517 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.6% | |||
Turbo Beta Ltd., Dollar Facility, 14.50%, 3/15/18 | 9,835 | 6,392,951 | |
Paper & Forest Products — 0.4% | |||
Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, PIK Loan, | |||
6.69% – 7.74%, 2/01/13 | 4,842 | 3,631,358 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1% | |||
iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), | |||
1.76% – 1.77%, 6/28/11 | 925 | 860,712 | |
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7% | |||
Realogy Corp.: | |||
Initial Term Loan B, 3.26%, 10/10/13 | 1,793 | 1,590,484 | |
Synthetic Letter of Credit, 0.106%, 10/10/13 | 288 | 255,215 | |
Term Loan (Second Lien), 13.50%, 10/15/17 | 4,375 | 4,637,500 | |
6,483,199 |
Par | ||
Floating Rate Loan Interests (h) | (000) | Value |
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | ||
Claire's Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.05% – 3.23%, | ||
5/29/14 | USD 687 | $ 594,492 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | ||
Vodafone Americas Finance, Revolving Credit, 6.88%, | ||
7/30/15 | 10,500 | 10,500,000 |
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 11.3% | 110,078,423 | |
Beneficial | ||
Interest | ||
Other Interests (n) | (000) | |
Auto Components — 2.0% | ||
Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, | ||
Class B Membership Interests | 1 | 19,630,631 |
Lear Corp. Escrow: | ||
5.75% | 1,800 | 22,500 |
8.50% | 2,480 | 31,000 |
19,684,131 | ||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0% | ||
Buffets, Inc. | 1,855 | 185 |
Household Durables — 0.6% | ||
Stanley Martin, Class B Membership Units (o) | 14 | 5,894,000 |
Media — 0.0% | ||
Adelphia Escrow | 25,500 | 2,550 |
Adelphia Recovery Trust | 31,980 | 127,922 |
130,472 | ||
Metals & Mining — 0.3% | ||
Rath Gibson SPV, LLC (o) | 421 | 2,234,979 |
Total Other Interests — 2.9% | 27,943,767 | |
Preferred Securities | ||
Par | ||
Capital Trusts | (000) | |
Insurance — 0.3% | ||
American General Institutional Capital A, 7.57%, | ||
12/01/45 (b) | 2,985 | 2,805,900 |
Total Capital Trusts — 0.3% | 2,805,900 | |
Preferred Stocks | Shares | |
Auto Components — 0.2% | ||
Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (b)(d) | 13,300 | 1,451,363 |
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5% | ||
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (b) | 10,621 | 9,560,560 |
Citigroup, Inc., 7.50% (d) | 41,900 | 4,965,569 |
14,526,129 | ||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0% | ||
PTV, Inc., Series A, 10.00% (a) | 130 | 8 |
Household Durables — 0.1% | ||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.50% (d) | 48,298 | 1,093,950 |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0% | ||
MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a) | 38,549 | 410,161 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Preferred Stocks | Shares | Value |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0% | ||
Fannie Mae, Series O (a) | 120,000 | $ 64,800 |
Freddie Mac, Series Z (a) | 310,989 | 133,725 |
198,525 | ||
Total Preferred Stocks — 1.8% | 17,680,136 | |
Total Preferred Securities — 2.1% | 20,486,036 | |
Warrants (p) | ||
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0% | ||
HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14) | 201,408 | 2 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0% | ||
Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14) 1,566 | 16 | |
Media — 0.0% | ||
Virgin Media, Inc. (Expires 1/13/11) | 117,980 | 2,359 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0% | ||
Turbo Cayman Ltd. | 6 | — |
Software — 0.0% | ||
HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17) | 53,520 | 1 |
Total Warrants — 0.0% | 2,378 | |
Total Long-Term Investments | ||
(Cost — $1,061,090,952) — 102.1% | 990,166,185 | |
Short-Term Securities | ||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, | ||
Institutional Class, 0.23% (q)(r) | 17,574,867 | 17,574,867 |
Total Short-Term Securities | ||
(Cost — $17,574,867) — 1.8% | 17,574,867 | |
Total Investments | ||
(Cost — $1,078,665,819*) — 103.9% | 1,007,741,052 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.9)% | (37,583,038) | |
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ 970,158,014 |
* The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of
September 30, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes were
as follows:
Aggregate cost | $1,073,447,656 |
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 68,512,123 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (134,218,727) |
Net unrealized depreciation | $ (65,706,604) |
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to quali-
fied institutional investors.
(c) All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with
open reverse repurchase agreements.
(d) Convertible security.
(e) Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of
report date.
(f) When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:
Unrealized | ||
Counterparty | Value | Appreciation |
Bank of America Securies Inc. | $ 403,888 | $ 11,577 |
Deutsche Bank AG | $ 4,094,661 | $ 38,588 |
Goldman Sachs Co. | $ 1,575,600 | $ 15,600 |
Wells Fargo Bank | $ 2,945,000 | — |
(g) Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.
(h) Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.
(i) Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period
and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of
report date.
(j) Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period
and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown reflects the
current yield as of report date.
(k) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in
additional par/shares.
(l) All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection
with swaps.
(m) Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.
(n) Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other
reorganization entities and are non-income producing.
(o) The investment is held by a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of the Fund.
(p) Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares
of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and
number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the
expiration date, if any.
(q) Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the
year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, were as follows:
Shares Held at | Shares Held at | |||
September 30, | Net | September 30, | ||
Affiliate | 2009 | Activity | 2010 | Income |
BlackRock Liquidity | ||||
Funds, TempFund, | ||||
Institutional Class | 1,301 | 17,573,566 | 17,574,867 | $ 8,820 |
(r) Represents the current yield as of report date.
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13
Schedule of Investments (continued)
• | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of September 30, 2010 were as follows: | ||||||
Unrealized | |||||||
Currency | Currency | Settlement Appreciation | |||||
Purchased | Sold | Counterparty | Date (Depreciation) | ||||
CAD | 530,000 | USD | 503,209 | UBS AG | 10/20/10 | $ 11,676 | |
GBP | 436,000 | USD | 680,138 | UBS AG | 10/20/10 | 4,673 | |
GBP | 1,525,000 | USD | 2,409,060 | Citibank NA | 10/20/10 | (13,008) | |
USD | 2,022,445 | CAD | 2,135,500 | Deutsche | |||
Bank AG | 10/20/10 | (52,154) | |||||
USD | 8,189,017 | GBP | 5,364,500 | Citibank NA | 10/20/10 | (236,827) | |
USD | 1,242,387 | GBP | 814,000 | Deutsche | |||
Bank AG | 10/20/10 | (36,136) | |||||
USD | 551,061 | GBP | 357,500 | Royal Bank of | |||
Scotland AG | 10/20/10 | (10,453) | |||||
EUR | 4,151,000 | USD | 5,412,041 | Citibank NA | 11/17/10 | 244,660 | |
EUR | 5,771,200 | USD | 7,836,816 | Royal Bank of | |||
Scotland AG | 11/17/10 | 27,783 | |||||
USD 74,909,890 | EUR 58,903,000 | Citibank NA | 11/17/10 | (5,359,115) | |||
Total | $(5,418,901) |
• | Financial futures contracts sold as of September 30, 2010 were as follows: | |||||
Expiration | Notional | Unrealized | ||||
Contracts | Issue | Exchange | Date | Value | Depreciation | |
62 | S&P 500 | Chicago | December | |||
Index | Mercantile | 2010 | USD 17,294,661 (324,189) |
• | Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of | ||||||
September 30, 2010 were as follows: | |||||||
Pay | Notional | Unrealized | |||||
Fixed | Expiration | Amount | Appreciation | ||||
Issuer | Rate Counterparty | Date | (000) | (Depreciation) | |||
K. Hovnanian | 5.00% Goldman Sachs December | USD | 2,240 | $ 3,589 | |||
Enterprises, Inc. | International | 2011 | |||||
K. Hovnanian | 5.00% Goldman Sachs September | USD | 1,000 | 17,556 | |||
Enterprises, Inc. | International | 2013 | |||||
Louisiana- | 5.00% | JPMorgan | March | USD | 2,000 | (425,971) | |
Pacific Corp. | Chase Bank NA | 2014 | |||||
Brunswick Corp. | 5.00% Goldman Sachs September | USD | 900 | (85,431) | |||
Bank USA | 2014 | ||||||
iStar Financial, | 5.00% | Deutsche | December | USD | 900 | (32,305) | |
Inc. | Bank AG | 2016 | |||||
Total | $ (522,562) |
• Credit default swaps on single-name issues - sold protection outstanding as of September 30, 2010 were as follows: | |||||||
Notional | Unrealized | ||||||
Received | Expiration | Credit | Amount | Appreciation | |||
Issuer | Fixed Rate | Counterparty | Date | Rating1 | (000)2 | (Depreciation) | |
iStar Financial, Inc. | 5.00% | Deutsche Bank AG | September 2011 | CCC | USD | 900 | $ 23,936 |
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC | 5.00% | Goldman Sachs International | September 2012 | B- | USD | 2,000 | (132,864) |
Realogy Corp. | 5.00% | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | March 2015 | CC | USD | 700 | (60,362) |
Realogy Corp. | 5.00% | Credit Suisse International | March 2015 | CC | USD | 475 | (616) |
Realogy Corp. | 5.00% | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | March 2015 | CC | USD | 475 | (4,792) |
Realogy Corp. | 5.00% | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | March 2015 | CC | USD | 900 | (22,591) |
Levi Strauss & Co. | 5.00% | Goldman Sachs International | June 2015 | B+ | USD | 1,050 | 33,945 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp. | 5.00% | Goldman Sachs International | June 2015 | B+ | USD | 1,650 | (254) |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | 5.00% | Deutsche Bank AG | September 2015 | B | USD | 750 | 13,703 |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | 5.00% | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | September 2015 | B | USD | 1,500 | (657) |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. | 5.00% | Goldman Sachs International | September 2015 | B | USD | 1,675 | 12,261 |
Levi Strauss & Co. | 5.00% | Goldman Sachs International | September 2015 | B+ | USD | 2,200 | 62,283 |
Realogy Corp. | 5.00% | JPMorgan Chase Bank NA | September 2015 | CC | USD | 500 | (5,442) |
Total | $ (81,450) |
1 Using S&P’s rating.
2 The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
• Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of September 30, 2010 were as
follows:
Interest | Trade | Maturity | Net Closing | Face | |
Counterparty | Rate | Date | Date | Amount | Amount |
Deutsche Bank | 0.60% | 9/16/10 | 10/7/10 | $ 4,509,127 | $ 4,508,000 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.60% | 9/21/10 | 10/7/10 | 7,616,436 | 7,615,167 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.55% | 9/27/10 | 10/4/10 | 5,903,758 | 5,903,397 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.55% | 9/27/10 | 10/4/10 | 5,664,046 | 5,663,700 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.55% | 9/27/10 | 10/4/10 | 5,081,296 | 5,080,985 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.55% | 9/27/10 | 10/4/10 | 6,105,708 | 6,105,335 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.55% | 9/28/10 | 10/4/10 | 4,950,227 | 4,950,000 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Deutsche Bank | 0.60% | 9/28/10 | 10/7/10 | 6,601,023 | 6,600,693 |
Securities Inc. | |||||
Total | $46,431,621 | $46,427,277 |
• Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value
of investments and derivatives, which are as follows:
• Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets
and liabilities
• Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted
prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices
for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active,
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabili-
ties (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 (includ-
ing the Fund's own assumptions used in determining the fair value of invest-
ments and derivatives)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an
indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For informa-
tion about the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives
and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to
Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the inputs used as of September 30, 2010 in
determining the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments and derivatives.
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets: | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||
Common | ||||
Stocks | $14,318,316 $ 1,665,789 $ 1,750,680 | $ 17,734,785 | ||
Corporate | ||||
Bonds | — | 802,623,357 | 11,297,439 | 813,920,796 |
Floating | ||||
Rate Loan | ||||
Interests | — | 77,443,164 | 32,635,259 | 110,078,423 |
Other | ||||
Interests | — | — | 27,943,767 | 27,943,767 |
Preferred | ||||
Securities | 16,228,774 | 4,257,262 | — | 20,486,036 |
Warrants | 2,359 | — | 19 | 2,378 |
Short-Term | ||||
Securities | 17,574,867 | — | — | 17,574,867 |
Liabilities: | ||||
Unfunded Loan | ||||
Commitments . | — | — | (167,499) | (167,499) |
Total | $48,124,316 $885,989,572 $73,459,665 $1,007,573,553 |
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | ||||
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Assets: | ||||
Foreign currency | ||||
exchange | ||||
contracts | — | $ 288,792 | — | $ 288,792 |
Credit | ||||
contracts | — | 167,273 | — | 167,273 |
Liabilities: | ||||
Equity | ||||
contracts | $ (324,189) | — | — | (324,189) |
Foreign | ||||
currency | ||||
exchange | ||||
contracts | — | (5,707,693) | — | (5,707,693) |
Credit | ||||
contracts | — | (771,285) | — | (771,285) |
Total | $ (324,189) | $(6,022,913) | — | $(6,347,102) |
1 Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, swaps and
foreign currency exchange contracts. Financial futures contracts, swaps and
foreign currency exchange contracts are shown at the unrealized apprecia-
tion/depreciation on the instrument.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
Investments in Securities | |||||
Common | Corporate | Floating Rate | Other | ||
Stocks | Bonds | Loan Interests | Interests | Warrants | |
Balance, as of September 30, 2009 | $ 35 | $ 3,577,089 | $ 66,224,232 | $ 130,658 | $ 18 |
Accrued discounts/premiums. | — | 571,504 | 1,112,332 | — | — |
Net realized gain (loss) | — | 125,424 | (12,769,023) | — | 584,165 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2 | — | 2,071,443 | 21,386,931 | — | (15) |
Purchases | — | 55,401 | 2,262,768 | — | — |
Sales | — | (1,053,469) | (42,854,247) | — | (584,165) |
Transfers in3 | 1,750,680 | 7,838,613 | 19,378,100 | 27,813,109 | 16 |
Transfers out3 | (35) | (1,888,566) | (22,105,834) | — | — |
Balance, as of September 30, 2010 | $ 1,750,680 | $ 11,297,439 | $ 32,635,259 | $ 27,943,767 | $ 19 |
Unfunded Loan | ||
Commitments | Total | |
Balance, as of September 30, 2009 | — | $ 69,932,032 |
Accrued discounts/premiums | — | 1,683,836 |
Net realized gain (loss) | — | (12,059,434) |
Net change in unrealized | ||
appreciation (depreciation)2 | $ (167,499) | 23,290,860 |
Purchases | — | 2,318,169 |
Sales | — | (44,491,881) |
Transfers in3 | — | 56,780,518 |
Transfers out3 | — | (23,994,435) |
Balance, as of September 30, 2010 | $ (167,499) | $ 73,459,665 |
2 Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
in the Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on securities still held at September 30, 2010
was $6,986,509.
3 The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the
end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused
the transfer.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |
September 30, 2010 | |
Assets | |
Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $1,061,090,952) | $ 990,166,185 |
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $17,574,867) | 17,574,867 |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 288,792 |
Unrealized appreciation on swaps | 167,273 |
Cash | 110,938 |
Cash pledged as collateral for swaps | 460,000 |
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | 2,076,000 |
Foreign currency at value (cost — $148) | 150 |
Investments sold receivable | 28,137,458 |
Interest receivable | 16,855,629 |
Capital shares sold receivable | 4,477,479 |
Principal paydown receivable | 1,299,343 |
Swaps premiums paid | 815,664 |
Margin variation receivable | 36,542 |
Swaps receivable | 23,823 |
Dividends receivable | 22,654 |
Prepaid expenses | 50,235 |
Other assets | 2,637,323 |
Total assets | 1,065,200,355 |
Liabilities | |
Reverse repurchase agreements | 46,427,277 |
Unrealized depreciation on swaps | 771,285 |
Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments | 167,499 |
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 5,707,693 |
Investments purchased payable | 31,992,530 |
Income dividends payable | 5,134,643 |
Capital shares redeemed payable | 2,389,643 |
Swap premiums received | 1,221,255 |
Swaps payable | 10,756 |
Investment advisory fees payable | 339,122 |
Service and distribution fees payable | 303,297 |
Other affiliates payable | 10,688 |
Interest expense payable | 4,344 |
Officer's and Directors' fees payable | 842 |
Other accrued expenses payable | 560,831 |
Other liabilities | 636 |
Total liabilities | 95,042,341 |
Net Assets | $ 970,158,014 |
Net Assets Consist of | |
Paid-in capital | $2,496,213,917 |
Undistributed net investment income | 32,625,793 |
Accumulated net realized loss | (1,482,068,352) |
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (76,613,344) |
Net Assets | $ 970,158,014 |
Net Asset Value | |
Institutional — Based on net assets of $203,939,525 and 43,980,027 shares outstanding, 500 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value | $ 4.64 |
Investor A — Based on net assets of $492,814,965 and 106,168,088 shares outstanding, 500 million shares authorized, $0.10 per value | $ 4.64 |
Investor B — Based on net assets of $43,620,133 and 9,392,704 shares outstanding, 1,500 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value | $ 4.64 |
Investor C — Based on net assets of $102,344,798 and 22,034,023 shares outstanding, 200 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value | $ 4.64 |
Investor C1 — Based on net assets of $127,438,593 and 27,443,552 shares outstanding, 200 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value | $ 4.64 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Statement of Operations | |
Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Investment Income | |
Interest | $ 96,040,153 |
Dividends | 662,777 |
Facility and other fees | 509,000 |
Dividends — affiliated | 8,820 |
Total income | 97,220,750 |
Expenses | |
Investment advisory | 4,415,078 |
Service - Investor A | 1,301,657 |
Service and distribution — Investor B | 360,900 |
Service and distribution — Investor C | 929,775 |
Service and distribution — Investor C1 | 1,055,101 |
Transfer agent — Institutional | 487,588 |
Transfer agent — Investor A | 852,649 |
Transfer agent — Investor B | 136,355 |
Transfer agent — Investor C | 374,358 |
Transfer agent — Investor C1 | 355,198 |
Professional | 243,254 |
Accounting services | 233,741 |
Printing | 133,061 |
Custodian | 105,310 |
Registration | 89,269 |
Officer and Directors | 41,714 |
Miscellaneous | 95,163 |
Total expenses excluding interest expense | 11,210,171 |
Interest expense | 108,109 |
Total expenses | 11,318,280 |
Less fees waived by advisor | (3,598) |
Less fees paid indirectly | (277) |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 11,314,405 |
Net investment income | 85,906,345 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | |
Investments | 35,293,954 |
Swaps | (6,690,292) |
Financial futures contracts | 719,089 |
Options written | 695,250 |
Foreign currency transactions | 13,793,031 |
43,811,032 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | |
Investments | 73,643,414 |
Swaps | 4,910,135 |
Financial futures contracts | (324,189) |
Foreign currency transactions | (5,468,099) |
Unfunded loan commitments | (167,499) |
72,593,762 | |
Total realized and unrealized gain | 116,404,794 |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ 202,311,139 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | ||
Year Ended September 30, | ||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | 2010 | 2009 |
Operations | ||
Net investment income | $ 85,906,345 | $ 91,314,019 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 43,811,032 | (144,237,600) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 72,593,762 | 136,802,026 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 202,311,139 | 83,878,445 |
Dividends to Shareholders From | ||
Net investment income: | ||
Institutional | (22,236,336) | (22,891,440) |
Investor A | (42,256,281) | (42,922,786) |
Investor B | (3,625,940) | (4,961,796) |
Investor C | (6,616,276) | (6,220,177) |
Investor C1 | (9,867,069) | (11,954,053) |
Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends to shareholders | (84,601,902) | (88,950,252) |
Capital Share Transactions | ||
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (167,187,753) | (56,047,403) |
Redemption Fee | ||
Redemption fee | 41,045 | 20,264 |
Net Assets | ||
Total decrease in net assets | (49,437,471) | (61,098,946) |
Beginning of year | 1,019,595,485 | 1,080,694,431 |
End of year | $ 970,158,014 | $1,019,595,485 |
Undistributed net investment income | $ 32,625,793 | $ 19,269,129 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights | ||||||||||
Institutional | Investor A | |||||||||
Year Ended September 30, | Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year | $ 4.14 | $ 4.13 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.04 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.05 |
Net investment income1 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.49 | (0.00)3 | (0.98) | (0.01) | 0.08 | 0.49 | (0.01) | (0.97) | — | 0.06 |
Net increase (decrease) from investment | ||||||||||
operations | 0.87 | 0.37 | (0.59) | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.86 | 0.36 | (0.59) | 0.38 | 0.43 |
Dividends from net investment income | (0.37) | (0.36) | (0.40) | (0.38) | (0.38) | (0.36) | (0.36) | (0.39) | (0.38) | (0.36) |
Net asset value, end of year | $ 4.64 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.13 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.12 | $ 4.64 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.12 |
Total Investment Return4 | ||||||||||
Based on net asset value | 21.76% | 11.63% | (12.25)% | 7.75% | 9.54% | 21.49% | 11.14% | (12.23)% | 7.51% | 9.06% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.70% | 0.77% | 0.72% | 0.66% | 0.64% | 0.93% | 0.97% | 0.93% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid | ||||||||||
indirectly | 0.70% | 0.77% | 0.72% | 0.66% | 0.64% | 0.93% | 0.97% | 0.93% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid | ||||||||||
indirectly and excluding interest expense | 0.69% | 0.77% | 0.72% | 0.66% | 0.64% | 0.92% | 0.97% | 0.93% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Net investment income | 8.50% | 10.90% | 8.23% | 7.50% | 7.55% | 8.24% | 10.72% | 7.91% | 7.27% | 7.29% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000) | $203,940 | $263,648 | $261,913 | $331,998 | $333,995 | $492,815 | $486,450 | $495,943 | $607,913 | $551,649 |
Portfolio turnover | 97% | 98% | 72% | 80% | 77% | 97% | 98% | 72% | 80% | 77% |
1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share.
3 Amount is less than $(0.01) per share.
4 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued) | |||||||||||
Investor B | Investor C | ||||||||||
October 2, | |||||||||||
20061 to | |||||||||||
Year Ended September 30, | Year Ended September 30, September 30, | ||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||
Per Share Operating Performance | |||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.13 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.05 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.13 | $ 5.13 | ||
Net investment income2 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)3 | 0.49 | (0.02) | (0.98) | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.50 | (0.01) | (0.98) | 0.03 | ||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.83 | 0.33 | (0.63) | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.82 | 0.31 | (0.67) | 0.32 | ||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.33) | (0.33) | (0.36) | (0.35) | (0.34) | (0.32) | (0.31) | (0.32) | (0.32) | ||
Net asset value, end of period | $ 4.64 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.13 | $ 5.12 | $ 4.64 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.13 | ||
Total Investment Return4 | |||||||||||
Based on net asset value | 20.75% | 10.42% | (12.91)% | 7.14% | 8.49% | 20.30% | 9.73% | (13.57)% 6.30%5 | |||
Ratios to Average Net Assets | |||||||||||
Total expenses | 1.55% | 1.64% | 1.51% | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.92% | 2.24% | 2.27% | 2.16%6 | ||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 1.55% | 1.64% | 1.51% | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.92% | 2.24% | 2.27% | 2.16%6 | ||
Total expenses after fees waived and paid | |||||||||||
indirectly and excluding interest expense | 1.54% | 1.64% | 1.51% | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.91% | 2.24% | 2.27% | 2.16%6 | ||
Net investment income | 7.66% | 10.24% | 7.34% | 6.72% | 6.78% | 7.26% | 9.41% | 6.57% | 6.05%6 | ||
Supplemental Data | |||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ 43,620 | $ 51,369 | $ 74,449 | $152,559 | $284,787 | $102,345 | $ 84,176 | $ 80,535 | $ 70,070 | ||
Portfolio turnover | 97% | 98% | 72% | 80% | 77% | 97% | 98% | 72% | 80% |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Based on average shares outstanding.
3 Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share.
4 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
5 Aggregate total investment return.
6 Annualized.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded) | ||||||
Investor C1 | ||||||
Year Ended September 30, | ||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||
Per Share Operating Performance | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.13 | $ 5.12 | $ 5.05 | |
Net investment income1 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)2 | 0.49 | (0.01) | (0.98) | 0.01 | 0.08 | |
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.83 | 0.33 | (0.63) | 0.36 | 0.42 | |
Dividends from net investment income | (0.33) | (0.33) | (0.36) | (0.35) | (0.35) | |
Net asset value, end of year | $ 4.64 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.14 | $ 5.13 | $ 5.12 | |
Total Investment Return3 | ||||||
Based on net asset value | 20.70% | 10.39% | (12.96)% | 7.07% | 8.42% | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets | ||||||
Total expenses | 1.59% | 1.67% | 1.57% | 1.50% | 1.48% | |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 1.59% | 1.66% | 1.57% | 1.50% | 1.48% | |
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and | ||||||
excluding interest expense | 1.58% | 1.66% | 1.57% | 1.50% | 1.48% | |
Net investment income | 7.61% | 10.13% | 7.28% | 6.66% | 6.70% | |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of year (000) | $127,439 | $133,953 | $167,855 | $240,270 | $274,416 | |
Portfolio turnover | 97% | 98% | 72% | 80% | 77% |
1 Based on average shares outstanding.
2 Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.01 per share.
3 Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
BlackRock High Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Bond
Fund, Inc. (the “Bond Fund”), is registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified,
open-end management investment company. The Bond Fund is organized
as a Maryland corporation. The Fund's financial statements are prepared
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America ("US GAAP"), which may require management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. The Fund offers multiple classes of shares.
Institutional Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain
eligible investors. Investor A Shares are generally sold with a front-end
sales charge. Investor B, Investor C and Investor C1 Shares may be
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. All classes of shares
have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the
same terms and conditions, except that Investor A, Investor B, Investor C
and Investor C1 Shares bear certain expenses related to the shareholder
servicing of such shares, and Investor B, Investor C and Investor C1
Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such
shares. Investor B Shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares
after approximately ten years. Investor B and C1 Shares are only avail-
able through exchanges, dividend reinvestment by existing shareholders
or for purchase by certain qualified employee benefit plans. Each
class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to
its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that
Investor B shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A
distribution plan).
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by
the Fund:
Valuation: The Fund fair values its financial instruments at market value
using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved
by the Board of Directors (the "Board"). The Fund values its bond invest-
ments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quota-
tions provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests
are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or
dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of
a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information
with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from deal-
ers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments,
various relationships observed in the market between investments and
calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly
employed in the market for such investments. Financial futures contracts
traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Swap agree-
ments are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Fund's pricing
service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves
and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as
discounted cash flows and trades and values of the underlying reference
instruments. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued
at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remain-
ing maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which
approximates fair value.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the
NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price
that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity
investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale
price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity
investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no
sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid
price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is deter-
mined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of
the security.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid
and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options
trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is val-
ued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no
bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it
is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of
the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and swaptions are valued
by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which
incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and
prices of the underlying instruments.
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign curren-
cies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as
of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between
the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business
on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date
of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a
price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the
market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will
be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflect-
ing fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair
Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to
determine the price that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive
from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair
value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the
investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of
all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a
committee thereof.
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23
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed
each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE.
Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur
between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE
that may not be reflected in the computation of the Fund's net assets. If
events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a
natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materi-
ally affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair
Value Assets and be valued at their fair values, as determined in good
faith by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies
approved by the Board.
Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's books and records are main-
tained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are
recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the date the transactions
are entered into. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against for-
eign currency, the Fund's investments denominated in that currency will
lose value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite
effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.
The Fund reports foreign currency related transactions as components of
realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such com-
ponents are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities:
The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may pur-
chase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of
such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the pur-
chase or sale commitment is made. The 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, the Fund may be required to pay more at settlement
than the security is worth. In addition, the purchaser is not entitled to
any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a secu-
rity on a delayed delivery basis, the Fund assumes the rights and risks of
ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctua-
tions. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Fund's maximum
amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued
transactions, which is shown on the Schedule of Investments, if any.
Capital Trusts: These securities are typically issued by corporations, gen-
erally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities char-
acteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in
the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly
structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or
adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated
maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of
default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all
cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments
does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open
market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than
dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities can have
a rating that is slightly below that of the issuing company’s senior
debt securities.
Preferred Stock: The Fund may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock
has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in
receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the
issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred
stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies
inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market
price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element
of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities
and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of
the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock
than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteris-
tics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock divi-
dends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors.
Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemp-
tion provisions.
Floating Rate Loan Interests: The Fund may invest in floating rate loan
interests. The floating rate loan interests the Fund holds are typically
issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institu-
tions, and privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”).
Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often
involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and
companies that are highly leveraged. The Fund may invest in obligations
of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan inter-
ests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit.
Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital
structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay inter-
est at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base
lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the
lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR
(London Inter Bank Offered Rate), the prime rate offered by one or more
US banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests
may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in
foreign currencies. The Fund considers these investments to be invest-
ments in debt securities for purposes of its investment policies.
When the Fund buys a floating rate loan interest it may receive a facility
fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest it may pay a facility fee.
On an ongoing basis, the Fund may receive a commitment fee based on
the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating
rate loan interest. The Fund earns and/or pays facility and other fees on
floating rate loan interests, which are shown as facility and other fees in
the Statement of Operations. Facility and commitment fees are typically
amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commit-
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
ment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to
income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by
the Fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a bor-
rower, are recorded as realized gains. The Fund may invest in multiple
series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have vary-
ing terms and carry different associated risks.
Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s
option. The Fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in
loans (“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of loans
from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Fund having
a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower.
The Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest
and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the
Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from
the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, the Fund gen-
erally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the
terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the bor-
rower, and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral support-
ing the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the
Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that
is selling the Participation. The Fund's investment in loan participation
interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries
who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the
lender selling the Participation, the Fund may be treated as a general
creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the
lender and the borrower.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into reverse repur-
chase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. In a reverse
repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities to a bank or broker-
dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually
agreed upon date and price. Certain agreements have no stated maturity
and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value
of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based
upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. The
Fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated
that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the pro-
ceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the
transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and
also the risk that the market value of the securities that the Fund is
obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the
repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse
repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the
Fund's use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted while
the other party, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to
enforce the Fund's obligation to repurchase the securities.
Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Fund may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which
are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not
provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experi-
ence greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obliga-
tions which provide for regular interest payments.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and
the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) require that the Fund either delivers collateral or segregates
assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures con-
tracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps and written options),
or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements) the Fund
will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued
by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records
cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to
the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segre-
gated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain
exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements
to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting
purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the trans-
actions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on
investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income,
including amortization and accretion of premiums and discount on debt
securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income and realized and
unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on
its relative net assets. Consent fees are compensation for agreeing to
changes in the terms of debt instruments and are included in facility
and other fees in the Statement of Operations.
Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income
are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are
recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The amount and timing of dividends
and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax
regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.
Income Taxes: It is the Fund's policy to comply with the requirements
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to
regulated investment companies (“RIC”) and to distribute substantially
all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income
tax provision is required.
The Fund has wholly owned taxable subsidiaries organized as limited lia-
bility companies (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”), each of which holds one of
the investments listed in the Schedule of Investments. The Taxable
Subsidiaries allow the Fund to hold an investment that is organized as
an operating partnership while still satisfying RIC tax requirements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Income earned on the investments held by the Taxable Subsidiaries is
taxable to such subsidiaries. Income tax expense, if any, of the Taxable
Subsidiaries is reflected in the market value of the investments held by
the Taxable Subsidiaries.
The Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No
income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limita-
tions on the Fund's US federal tax returns remains open for each of the
four years ended September 30, 2010. The statutes of limitations on the
Fund's state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional
year depending upon the jurisdiction. There are no uncertain tax posi-
tions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Fund are charged to that Fund or
class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated
among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropri-
ate methods. Other expenses of the Fund are allocated daily to each
class based on its relative net assets. The Fund has an arrangement with
the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on unin-
vested cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid indi-
rectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on
overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits
earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Fund engages in various portfolio investment strategies using deriva-
tive contracts both to increase the returns of the Fund and to economi-
cally hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as credit risk,
equity risk or foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be
transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfa-
vorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instru-
ment or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The
Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC deriva-
tives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collat-
eral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. For OTC options purchased,
the Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus
the positive change in market values net of any collateral received on
the options should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts.
Options written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk,
as options written obligate the Fund to perform and not the counter-
party. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures con-
tracts and options is minimal because of the protection against defaults
provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
The Fund may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and
through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and
Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreement implemented
between the Fund and each of its respective counterparties. The ISDA
Master Agreement allows the Fund to offset with each separate counter-
party certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receiv-
ables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from
applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer
amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Fund
from its counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or other-
wise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.
See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with
respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Fund manages counter-
party risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it
believes have the financial resources to honor its obligations and by
monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives
to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s
net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the
terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Fund to
accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Fund purchases or sells financial
futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain expo-
sure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (inter-
est rate risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).
Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities
or currencies at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield.
Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the
broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the
contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and
are recognized by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the con-
tract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the dif-
ference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and
the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures transac-
tions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in
the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying
assets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Fund enters into foreign
currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either spe-
cific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to for-
eign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency
exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell
a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency
exchange contracts, when used by the Fund, help to manage the overall
exposure to the currency backing some of the investments held by the
Fund. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market
value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the
contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the
difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at
the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts
involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced
foreign currencies and the risk that a counterparty to the contract does
not perform its obligations under the agreement.
Options: The Fund purchases and writes call and put options to increase
or decrease its exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk
and/or interest rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to gener-
ate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser of
the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the
seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at
the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option
period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the
writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise price at any time
or at a specified time during the option period. When the Fund pur-
chases (writes) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid
(received) by the Fund is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of
the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the cur-
rent market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument
is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related pre-
mium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the
instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the
instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a clos-
ing transaction), the Fund realizes a gain or loss on the option to the
extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the
cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid).
When the Fund writes a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning
that the Fund holds the underlying instrument subject to being called by
the option counterparty. When the Fund writes a put option, such option
is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.
Options on swaps (swaptions) are similar to options on securities except
that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security,
the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right
to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default
swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option.
In purchasing and writing options, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavor-
able change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that
the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an
illiquid market. Exercise of an option written could result in the Fund
purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current
market value.
Swaps: The Fund enters into swap agreements, in which the Fund and
a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified
notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Fund
are recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains or losses,
respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any
upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the
term of the swap, which is recognized as realized gain or loss in the
Statement of Operations. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and
changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
When the swap is terminated, the Fund will record a realized gain or loss
equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the clos-
ing transaction and the Fund's basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the
basis of the contracts is the premium received or paid. Swap transac-
tions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and
market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will
be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the
agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to
the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there
may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values
associated with these transactions.
• Credit default swaps — The Fund enters into credit default swaps to
manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market,
to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign
issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers
to which it is not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Fund enters into
credit default agreements to provide a measure of protection against
the default of an issuer (as buyer protection) and/or gain credit
exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller
of protection). The Fund may either buy or sell (write) credit default
swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combi-
nation or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit
default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the
buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration
for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should
a negative credit event take place (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay,
obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring).
Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the
buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for
a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a
write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual
underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an
underlying credit event occurs, the Fund will either receive from the
seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and
deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising
of an index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional
amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or under-
lying securities comprising of an index. As a seller (writer), if an
underlying credit event occurs, the Fund will either pay the buyer an
amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery
of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising of an
index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount
of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying
securities comprising of an index.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure: | ||||
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2010 | ||||
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||
Statement of Assets and | Statement of Assets and | |||
Liabilities Location | Value | Liabilities Location | Value | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on foreign | Unrealized depreciation on foreign | ||
currency exchange contracts | $ 288,792 | currency exchange contracts | $5,707,693 | |
Credit contracts | Unrealized appreciation on swaps | 167,273 | Unrealized depreciation on swaps | 771,285 |
Equity contracts | Net unrealized appreciation/ | Net unrealized appreciation/ | ||
depreciation* | — | depreciation* | 324,189 | |
Total | $ 456,065 | $6,803,167 |
* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported
within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations | |||||
Year Ended September 30, 2010 | |||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from | |||||
Financial | Foreign | ||||
Futures | Currency | ||||
Contracts | Transactions | Swaps | Options** | ||
Equity contracts | $ 719,089 | — | — | — | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | $12,928,759 | — | — | |
Credit contracts | — | — | $ (6,690,242) | $ 695,250 | |
Total | $ 719,089 | $12,928,759 | $ (6,690,242) | $ 695,250 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | ||||
Financial | Foreign | |||
Futures | Currency | |||
Contracts | Transactions | Swaps | ||
Equity contracts | $ (324,189) | — | — | |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | $ (5,330,707) | — | |
Credit contracts | — | — | $4,910,135 | |
Total | $ (324,189) | $ (5,330,707) | $4,910,135 |
** Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.
For the year ended September 30, 2010, the average quarterly balances
of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
Financial futures contracts: | |
Average number of contracts sold | 40 |
Average notional value of contracts sold | $ 10,852,635 |
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | |
Average number of contracts-US dollars purchased | 11 |
Average number of contracts-US dollars sold | 5 |
Average US dollar amounts purchased | $105,839,332 |
Average US dollar amounts sold | $ 12,417,959 |
Options: | |
Average number of contracts written. | 19 |
Average notional value of contracts written | $ 19,250,000 |
Credit default swaps: | |
Average number of contracts-buy protection | 9 |
Average number of contracts-sell protection | 8 |
Average notional value-buy protection | $ 21,236,563 |
Average notional value-sell protection | $ 8,256,250 |
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions
with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. ("PNC"), Bank of America
Corporation ("BAC") and Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") are the largest
stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"). Due to the ownership
structure, PNC is an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes, but
BAC and Barclays are not.
The Bond Fund, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an investment
Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“the Manager”), the
Fund’s investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services.
The Manager is responsible for the management of the Fund's portfolio
and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain
other services necessary to the operations of the Fund. For such serv-
ices, the Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee with respect to the Fund
28 BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
based upon the aggregate average daily value of the net assets of the
Fund and BlackRock Total Return Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
(“Total Return Fund”) at the following annual rates:
Not exceeding $250 million | 0.55% |
In excess of $250 million, but not exceeding $500 million | 0.50% |
In excess of $500 million, but not exceeding $750 million | 0.45% |
In excess of $750 million | 0.40% |
For the year ended September 30, 2010, the aggregate average daily
net assets of the Fund and the Total Return Fund were approximately
$3,681,161.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by
the amount of investment advisory fees the Fund pays to the Manager
indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, how-
ever the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the
amount of investment advisory fees paid through the Fund's investment
in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is shown
as fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock
Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The
Manager pays BFM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a
percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to
the Manager.
For the year ended September 30, 2010, the Fund reimbursed the
Manager $21,062 for certain accounting services, which is included in
accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund has entered into a Distribution Agreement and Distribution
and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (”BRIL“), an affiliate
of BlackRock. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in
accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the 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 shares of the Fund as follows:
Service | Distribution | |
Fee | Fee | |
Investor A | 0.25% | — |
Investor B | 0.25% | 0.50% |
Investor C | 0.25% | 0.75% |
Investor C1 | 0.25% | 0.55% |
Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL
provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Fund.
The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and
each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribu-
tion related services to Investor A, Investor B, Investor C and Investor
C1 shareholders.
For the year ended September 30, 2010, affiliates earned underwriting
discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the
Fund's Investor A Shares, which totaled $32,707. Affiliates received con-
tingent deferred sales charges of $13,602, $15,831 and $3,232 relat-
ing to transactions in Investor B, Investor C and Investor C1 Shares,
respectively. Furthermore, affiliates received contingent deferred sale
charges of $749 relating to transactions subject to front-end sales
charge waivers on Investor A Shares.
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (formerly PNC Global
Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“PNCGIS”)), serves as transfer agent and
dividend disbursing agent. On July 1, 2010, The Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation purchased PNCGIS, which prior to this date was an indirect,
wholly owned subsidiary of PNC and an affiliate of the Manager. Transfer
agency fees borne by the Fund are comprised of those fees charged
for all shareholder communications including mailing of shareholder
reports, dividend and distribution notices, and proxy materials for share-
holder meetings, as well as per account and per transaction fees related
to servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts, including the
issuing, redeeming and transferring of shares, check writing, anti-money
laundering services, and customer identification services. Pursuant to
written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which
may be affiliates, provide the Fund with sub-accounting, recordkeeping,
sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to
sub-accounts they service. For these services, these entities receive
a fee that could vary depending on, among other things, shareholder
accounts, share class and net assets. For the year ended September 30,
2010 the Fund paid $105,108 to affiliates in return for these services,
which is included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statement
of Operations.
The Manager maintains a call center, which is responsible for providing
certain shareholder services to the Fund, such as responding to share-
holder inquiries and processing transactions based upon instructions
from shareholders with respect to the subscription and redemption of
Fund shares. For the year ended September 30, 2010, the Fund reim-
bursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running
the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in
the Statement of Operations.
Institutional | $4,606 |
Investor A | $9,143 |
Investor B | $ 774 |
Investor C | $2,541 |
Investor C1 | $2,820 |
Certain officers and/or directors of the Fund are officers and/or directors
of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Fund reimburses the Manager for com-
pensation paid to the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Income Tax Information:
Reclassifications: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America require that certain components of net assets be
adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax
reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net
asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of
September 30, 2010 attributable to the accounting for swap agreements,
amortization methods on fixed income securities, the classification of
settlement proceeds, foreign currency transactions, securities in default
and the expiration of capital loss carryforwards were reclassified to the
following accounts:
Paid-in capital | $ (187,386,138) |
Undistributed net investment income | $ 12,052,221 |
Accumulated net realized loss | $ 175,333,917 |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 was as follows:
Ordinary income | |
9/30/2010 | $ 84,601,902 |
9/30/2009 | 88,950,252 |
Total distributions | |
9/30/2010 | $ 84,601,902 |
9/30/2009 | $ 88,950,252 |
As of September 30, 2010, the tax components of accumulated net
losses were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 30,905,766 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(1,478,642,409) |
Net unrealized losses* | $ (78,319,260) |
Total | $(1,526,055,903) |
* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized losses were
attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, amortization
methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual
of income on securities in default, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized
gains/losses on certain futures and foreign currency contracts, the deferral
of post-October capital losses for tax purposes, the timing and recognition of
partnership income, the accounting for swap agreements, investments in wholly
owned subsidiaries and other temporary differences.
As of September 30, 2010, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards
available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated
expiration dates:
Expires September 30, | |
2011 | $ 684,131,730 |
2012 | $ 458,613,508 |
2013 | $ 8,631,903 |
2014 | $ 59,615,799 |
2015 | $ 82,988,587 |
2016 | $ 10,095,668 |
2017 | $ 82,037,194 |
2018 | $ 92,528,020 |
Total | $ 1,478,642,409 |
5. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and excluding
short-term securities, for the year ended September 30, 2010, were
$1,031,399,982 and $1,173,932,790, respectively.
Transactions in options written for the year ended September 30, 2010
were as follows:
Calls | Puts | |||
Notional | Premiums | Notional | Premiums | |
(000) | Received | (000) | Received | |
Outstanding options, | ||||
beginning of year | — | — | — | — |
Options written | 87,050 | $ 891,250 | 13,500 | $ 202,500 |
Options expired | (48,550) | (492,750) | (13,500) | (202,500) |
Options exercised | (38,500) | (398,500) | ||
Outstanding options, | ||||
end of year | — | — | — | — |
6. Commitments:
The Fund may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with
these investments, the Fund may also enter into unfunded loan commit-
ments (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish
temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be
arranged. In connection with these commitments, the Fund earns a
commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment
amount. Such fee income, which is classified in the Statement of
Operations as facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the
commitment period. As of September 30, 2010, the Fund had the
following unfunded loan commitments:
Unfunded | Value of | |
Borrower | Commitment | Underlying Loans |
Delphi Holdings LLP | $ 3,045,437 | $ 2,877,938 |
7. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and
enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the mar-
ket (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obli-
gations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Fund may
decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving
the issuers whose securities are owned by the Fund; conditions affecting
the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global
political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate
and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Fund may be
exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which
the Fund has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to
perform on its commitments. The Fund manages counterparty credit risk
by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes
have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring
the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which
potentially expose the Fund to market, issuer and counterparty credit
risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due
from counterparties. The extent of the Fund's exposure to market, issuer
30 BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is
generally approximated by their value recorded in the Fund's Statement
of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Fund.
8. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | |||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||
Institutional | ||||||
Shares sold | 10,966,360 | $ 48,677,491 | 10,248,030 | $ 33,796,456 | ||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 4,048,334 | 17,952,692 | 5,515,311 | 18,473,295 | ||
Total issued | 15,014,694 | 66,630,183 | 15,763,341 | 52,269,751 | ||
Shares redeemed | (34,762,774) | (154,935,872) | (15,432,734) | (51,748,056) | ||
Net increase (decrease) | (19,748,080) | $ (88,305,689) | 330,607 | $ 521,695 | ||
Investor A | ||||||
Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares | 29,634,616 | $ 132,991,321 | 23,442,360 | $ 76,468,076 | ||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 6,573,022 | 29,249,111 | 8,860,880 | 29,643,518 | ||
Total issued | 36,207,638 | 162,240,432 | 32,303,240 | 106,111,594 | ||
Shares redeemed | (47,515,988) | (213,890,697) | (34,762,793) | (118,759,581) | ||
Net decrease | (11,308,350) | $ (51,650,265) | (2,459,553) | $ (12,647,987) | ||
Investor B | ||||||
Shares sold | 413,902 | $ 1,841,440 | 710,842 | $ 2,352,052 | ||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 464,840 | 2,065,013 | 844,417 | 2,804,248 | ||
Total issued | 878,742 | 3,906,453 | 1,555,259 | 5,156,300 | ||
Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares | (3,886,647) | (17,233,159) | (7,153,740) | (23,710,078) | ||
Net decrease | (3,007,905) | $ (13,326,706) | (5,598,481) | $ (18,553,778) | ||
Investor C | ||||||
Shares sold | 7,191,551 | $ 32,010,925 | 8,350,652 | $ 27,893,838 | ||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 1,254,042 | 5,585,490 | 1,610,356 | 5,387,974 | ||
Total issued | 8,445,593 | 37,596,415 | 9,961,008 | 33,281,812 | ||
Shares redeemed | (6,728,040) | (29,852,893) | (9,110,981) | (30,863,264) | ||
Net increase | 1,717,553 | $ 7,743,522 | 850,027 | $ 2,418,548 | ||
Investor C1 | ||||||
Shares sold | 54,225 | $ 241,171 | 77,817 | $ 265,035 | ||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | 1,650,424 | 7,334,151 | 2,696,340 | 8,979,728 | ||
Total issued | 1,704,649 | 7,575,322 | 2,774,157 | 9,244,763 | ||
Shares redeemed | (6,600,492) | (29,223,937) | (11,016,220) | (37,030,644) | ||
Net decrease | (4,895,843) | $ (21,648,615) | (8,242,063) | $ (27,785,881) |
There is a 2% redemption fee on shares redeemed or exchanged that have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees are collected and
retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fees are recorded as a credit to paid-in capital.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
10. Borrowings:
The Fund, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and
its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group
of lenders, which expires in November 2010 and was subsequently
renewed until November 2011. The Fund may borrow under the credit
agreement to fund shareholder redemptions. Effective November 2008,
the credit agreement had the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the
aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to the Fund based
on its net assets as of October 31, 2008, a commitment fee of 0.08%
per annum based on the Fund’s pro rata share of the unused portion
of the credit agreement, which is included in miscellaneous in the
Statement of Operations, and interest at a rate equal to the higher of
(a) federal funds effective rate and (b) reserve adjusted one-month
LIBOR, plus, in each case, the higher of (i) 1.50% and (ii) 50% of the
CDX Index (as defined in the credit agreement) on amounts borrowed.
Effective November 2009, the credit agreement was renewed with the
following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment
amount which was allocated to the Fund based on its net assets as of
October 31, 2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum based on
the Fund's pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement
which is included in miscellaneous in the Statement of Operations and
interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus
1.25% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per annum
on amounts borrowed. The Fund did not borrow under the credit agree-
ment during the year ended September 30, 2010.
For the year ended September 30, 2010, the Fund’s daily average
amount of outstanding transactions considered as borrowings from
reverse repurchase agreements was approximately $22,979,000 and
the daily average weighted interest rate was 0.46%.
11. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the
Fund 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.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of BlackRock
Bond Fund, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, of BlackRock High Income Fund,
one of the Funds constituting BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), as
of September 30, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the
year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the
two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each
of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and
financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assur-
ance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights
are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor
were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over finan-
cial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures
included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2010,
by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and agent banks;
where replies were not received from brokers and agent banks, we
performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
of BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc. as of
September 30, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then
ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the
period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years
in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
November 26, 2010
Important Tax Information (Unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund,
Inc. during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010:
Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents* | ||
Month(s) Paid: | October 2009 – January 2010 | 83.60% |
February 2010 | 76.61% | |
March 2010 – September 2010 | 74.23% |
* Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.
BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
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33
Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Board of Directors (the “Board,” and the members of which are
referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock High Income Fund (the
“Fund”), a series of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”), met
on April 13, 2010 and May 11–12, 2010 to consider the approval of the
Corporation’s investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”),
on behalf of the Fund, with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the
Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of the
sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the
Manager and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”),
with respect to the Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred
to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory
Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”
Activities and Composition of the Board
The Board consists of fourteen individuals, eleven of whom are not
“interested persons” of the Corporation as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent
Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight
of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed
on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Inde-
pendent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to
assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board
is an Independent Board Member. The Board has established five stand-
ing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating
Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight
Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is composed
of Independent Board Members (except for the Performance Oversight
Committee and the Executive Committee, each of which also has
one interested Board Member) and is chaired by Independent Board
Members. The Board also has one ad hoc committee, the Joint Product
Pricing Committee, which consists of Independent Board Members and
directors/trustees of the boards of certain other BlackRock-managed
funds, who are not “interested persons” of their respective funds.
The Agreements
Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the cont-
inuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. In connection with this
process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope
and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the personnel of
BlackRock and its affiliates, including investment management, admin-
istrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and
custody, marketing services and assistance in meeting applicable
legal and regulatory requirements.
From time to time throughout the year, the Board, acting directly and
through its committees, considers at each of its meetings factors that
are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agree-
ments, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the
Fund and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered
were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods,
as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any,
as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the
reasons for any over performance or underperformance against its peers
and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, adminis-
tration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affili-
ates by the Fund for services, such as transfer agency, marketing and
distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating ex-
penses; (d) the resources devoted to and compliance reports relating to
the Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) the Fund’s
compliance with its Code of Ethics and compliance policies and proce-
dures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management
services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and
other service providers’ internal controls; (h) BlackRock’s implementation
of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) execution quality
of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Fund’s
valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of contractual and
actual management fees for products with similar investment objectives
across the open-end fund, closed-end fund and institutional account
product channels, as applicable; and (l) periodic updates on
BlackRock’s business.
Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements
The Approval Process: Prior to the April 13, 2010 meeting, the Board
requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements.
The Board is engaged in a process with BlackRock to periodically review
the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its
deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meet-
ing included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by
Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses, and the investment
performance of the Fund as compared with a peer group of funds as
determined by Lipper (collectively, “Peers”); (b) information on the prof-
itability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fall-out
benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders;
(c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment
advisory fees charged to other clients, such as institutional clients and
closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the
performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) the impact of
economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the
Fund to BlackRock; (f) sales and redemption data regarding the Fund’s
shares; and (g) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to
similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.
At an in-person meeting held on April 13, 2010, the Board reviewed
materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of
the discussions that occurred during the April 13, 2010 meeting, the
Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional
information and BlackRock responded to these requests with additional
written information in advance of the May 11–12, 2010 Board meeting.
34 BLACKROCK HIGH INCOME FUND
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (continued)
At an in-person meeting held on May 11–12, 2010, the Board, including
the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continua-
tion of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Corporation,
on behalf of the Fund, and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the
Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to the Fund, each for a one-
year term ending June 30, 2011. In approving the continuation of the
Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality
of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance
of the Fund and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the
services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from
their relationship with the Fund; (d) economies of scale; and (e) other
factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.
The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the
approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates
relating to the distribution of Fund shares, services related to the valua-
tion and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits
to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders from their
relationship with the Fund and advice from independent legal counsel
with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the
Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel
to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did
not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board
Member may have attributed different weights to the various
items considered.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock:
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the
nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including
the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the
Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to
the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds, and the
performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Board met with
BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment
operations, including the senior investment officers. The Board also
reviewed the materials provided by the Fund’s portfolio management
team discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective,
strategies and outlook.
The Board considered, among other factors, the number, education
and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and the
Fund’s portfolio management team, investments by portfolio managers
in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities,
BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance,
BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis capa-
bilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio
managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The
Board also reviewed a general description of BlackRock’s compensation
structure with respect to the Fund’s portfolio management team and
BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent.
In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the
administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the
Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders provide
the Fund with certain administrative, transfer agency, shareholder and
other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Fund
by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for
the operations of the Fund. In addition to investment advisory services,
BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Fund with other services, includ-
ing (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the
statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports;
(ii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and
coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing
Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings;
(v) providing legal and compliance support; and (vi) performing other
administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Fund, such
as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, and call center
services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s
fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments
and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring
compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Board,
including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and consid-
ered the performance history of the Fund. In preparation for the April 13,
2010 meeting, the Board was provided with reports, independently pre-
pared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the Fund’s
performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis
of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed vari-
ous factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, the
Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment per-
formance of the Fund as compared to a representative group of similar
funds as determined by Lipper and to all funds in the Fund’s applicable
Lipper category. The Board was provided with a description of the meth-
odology used by Lipper to select peer funds. The Board regularly reviews
the performance of the Fund throughout the year. The Board attaches
more importance to performance over relatively long periods of time,
typically three to five years.
The Board noted that the Fund ranked in the first, fourth and third
quartiles against its Lipper Performance Universe for the one-, three-
and five-year periods reported, respectively. The Board and BlackRock
reviewed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three-
and five-year periods compared with its Peers. The Board was informed
that, among other things, there were a few specific bond issues that
contributed to very weak performance in 2008, particularly impacting
the Fund’s overall three- and five-year performance.
The Board and BlackRock discussed BlackRock’s strategy for improving
the Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (continued)
resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio managers and to
improve the Fund's performance.
The Board noted that BlackRock has made changes to the organization
of the overall fixed income group management structure designed to
result in a strengthened leadership team with clearer accountability.
C. Consideration of the Advisory Fees and the Cost of the Services
and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their
Relationship with the Fund: The Board, including the Independent Board
Members, reviewed the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate compared
with the other funds in its Lipper category. It also compared the Fund’s
total expenses, as well as actual management fees, to those of other
funds in its Lipper category. The Board considered the services provided
and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with
similar investment mandates, including separately managed
institutional accounts.
The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s
financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it
provided the Fund. The Board was also provided with a profitability
analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred
by BlackRock for services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed
BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Fund and other funds the
Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2009 com-
pared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the year
ended December 31, 2008. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability
with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or
its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and method-
ology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inher-
ent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The
Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors
including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements
by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and
business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of
those factors.
The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line prof-
itability of other advisors is not publicly available. Nevertheless, to the
extent such information was available, the Board considered BlackRock’s
operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for lead-
ing investment management firms whose operations include advising
open-end funds, among other product types. That data indicates that
operating margins for BlackRock with respect to its registered funds are
generally consistent with margins earned by similarly situated publicly
traded competitors. In addition, the Board considered, among other
things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin
with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. That third
party data indicates that larger asset bases do not, in themselves, trans-
late to higher profit margins.
In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to
the Fund by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating
to the management and distribution of the Fund and the other funds
advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board
reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the manage-
ment of the Fund. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the
financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality invest-
ment management personnel to perform its obligations under the
Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that
is expected by the Board.
The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate was lower
than or equal to the median contractual advisory fee rate paid by the
Fund’s Peers, in each case, before taking into account any expense reim-
bursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted that the Fund has an
advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee
rate downward as the aggregate assets of the Fund, combined with the
assets of BlackRock Total Return Fund, also a series of the Corporation,
increase above certain contractually specified levels.
D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board
Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be
realized as the assets of the Fund increase. The Board also considered
the extent to which the Fund benefits from such economies and whether
there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to
enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example
through the use of revised breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon
the aggregate asset level of the Fund and the BlackRock Total
Return Fund.
E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board,
including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other
ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates and signifi-
cant shareholders may derive from their respective relationships with
the Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to
leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios, an
increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community,
and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates and significant sharehold-
ers as service providers to the Fund, including for administrative, transfer
agency and distribution services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s
overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the
quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use
and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated
by certain mutual fund transactions to assist in managing all or a num-
ber of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that BlackRock
completed the acquisition of a complex of exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”) on December 1, 2009, and that BlackRock’s funds may invest
in such ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable
by the funds to BlackRock.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (concluded)
In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also
received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar
practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included
information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices
throughout the year.
The Board noted the competitive nature of the open-end fund market-
place, and that shareholders are able to redeem their Fund shares if
they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they
are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.
Conclusion
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously
approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the
Manager and the Corporation, on behalf of the Fund, for a one-year
term ending June 30, 2011 and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between
the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Fund, for a one-
year term ending June 30, 2011. As part of its approval, the Board con-
sidered the discussions of BlackRock’s fee structure, as it applies to the
Fund, being conducted by the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committee.
Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their
totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was sat-
isfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and
in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at a
decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any
single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but
considered all factors together, and different Board Members may
have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The
Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of inde-
pendent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee
arrangements for the Fund reflect the results of several years of review
by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discus-
sions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members)
and BlackRock. Certain aspects of the arrangements may be the subject
of more attention in some years than in others, and the Board Members’
conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these
arrangements in prior years.
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Officers and Directors | |||||
Number of BlackRock- | |||||
Advised Registered | |||||
Length | Investment Companies | ||||
Position(s) | of Time | (“RICs”) Consisting of | |||
Name, Address | Held with | Served as | Investment Portfolios | Public | |
and Year of Birth | Fund | a Director2 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | (“Portfolios”) Overseen | Directorships |
Non-Interested Directors1 | |||||
Robert M. Hernandez | Chairman of the | Since | Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of USX | 34 RICs consisting of | ACE Limited |
55 East 52nd Street | Board, Director and 2007 | Corporation (energy and steel business) from 1991 to 2001. | 98 Portfolios | (insurance company); | |
New York, NY 10055 | Member of the | Eastman Chemical | |||
1944 | Audit Committee | Company (chemicals); | |||
RTI International | |||||
Metals, Inc. (metals); | |||||
TYCO Electronics | |||||
(electronics) | |||||
Fred G. Weiss | Vice Chairman | Since | Managing Director, FGW Associates (consulting and investment | 34 RICs consisting of | Watson |
55 East 52nd Street | of the Board, | 2007 | company) since 1997; Director, Michael J. Fox Foundation for | 98 Portfolios | Pharmaceutical Inc. |
New York, NY 10055 | Chairman of the | Parkinson’s Research since 2000; Director, BTG International | |||
1941 | Audit Committee | Plc (a global technology commercialization company) from | |||
and Director | 2001 to 2007. | ||||
James H. Bodurtha | Director | Since | Director, The China Business Group, Inc. (consulting firm) since | 34 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2002 | 1996 and Executive Vice President thereof from 1996 to 2003; | 98 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | Chairman of the Board, Berkshire Holding Corporation since 1980. | ||||
1944 | |||||
Bruce R. Bond | Director | Since | Trustee and Member of the Governance Committee, State Street | 34 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | Research Mutual Funds from 1997 to 2005; Board Member of | 98 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | of Governance, Audit and Finance Committee, Avaya Inc. | ||||
1946 | (computer equipment) from 2003 to 2007. | ||||
Donald W. Burton | Director | Since | Managing General Partner, The Burton Partnership, LP (an | 34 RICs consisting of | Knology, Inc. (tele- |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | investment partnership) since 1979; Managing General Partner, | 98 Portfolios | communications); | |
New York, NY 10055 | The South Atlantic Venture Funds since 1983; Member of the | Capital Southwest | |||
1944 | Investment Advisory Council of the Florida State Board of | (financial) | |||
Administration from 2001 to 2007. | |||||
Honorable | Director | Since | Partner and Head of International Practice, Covington and | 34 RICs consisting of | Alcatel-Lucent (tele- |
Stuart E. Eizenstat | 2007 | Burling LLP (law firm) since 2001; International Advisory Board | 98 Portfolios | communications); | |
55 East 52nd Street | Member, The Coca Cola Company since 2002; Advisory Board | Global Specialty | |||
New York, NY 10055 | Member, BT Americas (telecommunications) since 2004; | Metallurgical (metal- | |||
1943 | Member of the Board of Directors, Chicago Climate Exchange | lurgical industry); | |||
(environmental) since 2006; Member of the International | UPS Corporation | ||||
Advisory Board GML (energy) since 2003. | (delivery service) | ||||
Kenneth A. Froot | Director | Since | Professor, Harvard University since 1992. | 34 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | 98 Portfolios | |||
New York, NY 10055 | |||||
1957 | |||||
John F. O’Brien | Director | Since | Chairman and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | 34 RICs consisting of | Cabot Corporation |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | since 2009 and Trustee thereof from 2003 to 2009; Director, | 98 Portfolios | (chemicals); LKQ | |
New York, NY 10055 | Allmerica Financial Corporation from 1995 to 2003; Director, | Corporation (auto | |||
1943 | ABIOMED from 1989 to 2006; Director, Ameresco, Inc. (energy | parts manufacturing); | |||
solutions company) from 2006 to 2007; Vice Chairman and | TJX Companies, Inc. | ||||
Director, Boston Lyric Opera from 2002 to 2007. | (retailer) | ||||
Roberta Cooper Ramo | Director | Since | Shareholder, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A. (law | 34 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | firm) since 1993; Chairman of the Board, Cooper’s Inc., (retail) | 98 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | since 2000; Director, ECMC Group (service provider to | ||||
1942 | students, schools and lenders) since 2001; President, The | ||||
American Law Institute, (non-profit) since 2008; President, | |||||
American Bar Association from 1995 to 1996. |
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Officers and Directors (continued) | |||||
Number of BlackRock- | |||||
Advised Registered | |||||
Length | Investment Companies | ||||
Position(s) | of Time | (“RICs”) Consisting of | |||
Name, Address | Held with | Served as | Investment Portfolios | Public | |
and Year of Birth | Fund | a Director2 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | (“Portfolios”) Overseen | Directorships |
Non-Interested Directors1 (concluded) | |||||
David H. Walsh | Director | Since | Director, National Museum of Wildlife Art since 2007; Trustee, | 34 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | University of Wyoming Foundation since 2008; Director, Ruckleshaus | 98 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | Institute and Haub School of Natural Resources at the University | ||||
1941 | of Wyoming from 2006 to 2008; Director, The American Museum | ||||
of Fly Fishing since 1997; Director, The National Audobon Society | |||||
from 1998 to 2005. | |||||
Richard R. West | Director and | Since | Dean Emeritus, New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School | 34 RICs consisting of | Bowne & Co., Inc. |
55 East 52nd Street | Member of the | 2007 | of Business Administration since 1995. | 98 Portfolios | (financial printers); |
New York, NY 10055 | Audit Committee | Vornado Realty Trust | |||
1938 | (real estate | ||||
company); | |||||
Alexander’s Inc. | |||||
(real estate | |||||
company) | |||||
1 Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. | |||||
2 Date shown is the earliest date a person has served as a director for the Fund covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill | |||||
Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock | |||||
Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain directors as joining | |||||
the Fund’s board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: James H. | |||||
Bodurtha, 1995; Bruce R. Bond, 2005; Donald W. Burton, 2002; Stuart E. Eizenstat, 2001; Kenneth A. Froot, 2005; Robert M. Hernandez, 1996; | |||||
John F. O’Brien, 2004; Roberta Cooper Ramo, 2000; David H. Walsh, 2003; Fred G. Weiss, 1998; and Richard R. West, 1978. | |||||
Interested Directors3 | |||||
Richard S. Davis | Director | Since | Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Chief Executive | 169 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from | 290 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | 2000 to 2005; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street | ||||
1945 | Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005. | ||||
Laurence D. Fink | Director | Since | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, Inc. since its | 34 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | formation in 1998 and of BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities | 98 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | since 1988 and Chairman of the Executive and Management | ||||
1952 | Committees; Managing Director, The First Boston Corporation, | ||||
Member of its Management Committee, Co-head of its Taxable | |||||
Fixed Income Division and Head of its Mortgage and Real Estate | |||||
Products Group; Chairman of the Board of several of BlackRock’s | |||||
alternative investment vehicles; Director of several of BlackRock’s | |||||
offshore funds; Member of the Board of Trustees of New York | |||||
University, Chair of the Financial Affairs Committee and a member | |||||
of the Executive Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Board | |||||
Governance, and the Committee on Trustees; Co-Chairman of | |||||
the NYU Hospitals Center Board of Trustees, Chairman of the | |||||
Development/Trustee Stewardship Committee and Chairman of | |||||
the Finance Committee; Trustee, The Boys’ Club of New York. | |||||
Henry Gabbay | Director | Since | Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing | 169 RICs consisting of | None |
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief | 290 Portfolios | ||
New York, NY 10055 | Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to | ||||
1947 | 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond | ||||
Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of | |||||
certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from | |||||
1989 to 2006. |
3 Messrs. Davis and Fink are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Fund based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affil-
iates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Fund based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of
BlackRock, Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of
the year in which they turn 72.
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Officers and Directors (concluded) | ||||||
Position(s) | ||||||
Name, Address | Held with | Length of | ||||
and Year of Birth | Fund | Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |||
Officers1 | ||||||
John M. Perlowski | President | Since | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; | |||
55 East 52nd Street | and Chief | 2010 | Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, | |||
New York, NY 10055 | Executive | L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President | ||||
1964 | Officer | thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009. | ||||
Jeffrey Holland, CFA | Vice | Since | Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s US Retail Group since 2009; | |||
55 East 52nd Street | President | 2009 | Co-head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s US Retail Group from 2007 to 2009; | |||
New York, NY 10055 | Product Manager of Raymond James & Associates from 2003 to 2006. | |||||
1971 | ||||||
Brendan Kyne | Vice | Since | Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2008; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s US | |||
55 East 52nd Street | President | 2009 | Retail Group since 2009, co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to | |||
New York, NY 10055 | 2008; Associate of BlackRock, Inc. from 2002 to 2004. | |||||
1977 | ||||||
Brian Schmidt | Vice | Since | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2004; Various positions with US Trust Company from 1991 to 2003 | |||
55 East 52nd Street | President | 2009 | including Director from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Vice President from 1998 to 2003; Vice President, Chief Financial | |||
New York, NY 10055 | Officer and Treasurer of Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust from 2001 | |||||
1958 | to 2003. | |||||
Neal Andrews | Chief | Since | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund | |||
55 East 52nd Street | Financial | 2007 | Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (US) Inc. from 1992 to 2006. | |||
New York, NY 10055 | Officer | |||||
1966 | ||||||
Jay Fife | Treasurer | Since | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the Merrill Lynch | |||
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P. advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director | ||||
New York, NY 10055 | of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006. | |||||
1970 | ||||||
Brian Kindelan | Chief | Since | Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of | |||
55 East 52nd Street | Compliance | 2007 | BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2004. | |||
New York, NY 10055 | Officer | |||||
1959 | ||||||
Howard Surloff | Secretary | Since | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of US Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; General | |||
55 East 52nd Street | 2007 | Counsel (US) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 1993 to 2006. | ||||
New York, NY 10055 | ||||||
1965 | ||||||
1 Officers of the Fund serve at the pleasure of the Board. | ||||||
Further information about the Fund’s Officers and Directors is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained | ||||||
without charge by calling (800) 441-7762. | ||||||
Investment Advisor | Custodian | Accounting Agent | Distributor | Address of the Fund | ||
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | State Street Bank | State Street Bank | BlackRock Investments, LLC | 100 Bellevue Parkway | ||
Wilmington, DE 19809 | and Trust Company | and Trust Company | New York, NY 10022 | Wilmington, DE 19809 | ||
North Quincy, MA 02171 | Princeton, NJ 08540 | |||||
Sub-Advisor | Legal Counsel | |||||
BlackRock Financial | Transfer Agent | Independent Registered | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | |||
Management, Inc. | BNY Mellon Investment | Public Accounting Firm | New York, NY 10019 | |||
New York, NY 10022 | Servicing (US) Inc. | Deloitte & Touche LLP | ||||
Wilmington, DE 19809 | Princeton, NJ 08540 |
Effective September 15, 2010, John M. Perlowski became
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fund.
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Additional Information
General Information
Electronic Delivery
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available
on the Fund’s website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications
of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses
by enrolling in the Fund’s electronic delivery program.
To enroll:
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or
Brokerages:
Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment
advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.
Shareholders Who Hold Accounts Directly with BlackRock:
1) Access the BlackRock Web site at
http://www.blackrock.com/edelivery
2) Select “eDelivery” under the “More Information” section
3) Log into your account
Householding
The Fund 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 is intended to reduce expenses
and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of
your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you
instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents
to be combined with those for other members of your household, please
call (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third
quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s 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 may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Fund’s Forms
N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling
(800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to
determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available
(1) without charge, upon request, 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 Fund voted proxies relating to securities
held in the Fund’s portfolio 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.
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Additional Information (concluded)
Shareholder Privileges
Account Information
Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST 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/funds.
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 infor-
mation 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 regula-
tions 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 appli-
cations, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your trans-
actions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from
a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-
public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law
or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client
accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the
confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its
intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account
or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or
services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts
access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those
BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information.
BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards
that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its
Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal
of such information.
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A World-Class 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.
Equity Funds | ||||
BlackRock All-Cap Energy & Resources Portfolio | BlackRock Global SmallCap Fund | BlackRock Natural Resources Trust | ||
BlackRock Asset Allocation Portfolio† | BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio | BlackRock Pacific Fund | ||
BlackRock Balanced Capital Fund† | BlackRock Healthcare Fund | BlackRock Science & Technology | ||
BlackRock Basic Value Fund | BlackRock Index Equity Portfolio* | Opportunities Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund | BlackRock International Fund | BlackRock Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio | BlackRock International Index Fund | BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund | BlackRock International Opportunities Portfolio | BlackRock Small Cap Growth Fund II | ||
BlackRock EuroFund | BlackRock International Value Fund | BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund | ||
BlackRock Focus Growth Fund | BlackRock Large Cap Core Fund | BlackRock Small/Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Focus Value Fund | BlackRock Large Cap Core Plus Fund | BlackRock S&P 500 Index Fund | ||
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund† | BlackRock Large Cap Growth Fund | BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund | ||
BlackRock Global Dynamic Equity Fund | BlackRock Large Cap Value Fund | BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Global Emerging Markets Fund | BlackRock Latin America Fund | BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund | ||
BlackRock Global Financial Services Fund | BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio | BlackRock Value Opportunities Fund | ||
BlackRock Global Growth Fund | BlackRock Mid-Cap Value Equity Portfolio | BlackRock World Gold Fund | ||
BlackRock Global Opportunities Portfolio | BlackRock Mid Cap Value Opportunities Fund | |||
Fixed Income Funds | ||||
BlackRock Bond Index Fund | BlackRock High Yield Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Managed Income Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Income Portfolio† | BlackRock Multi-Sector Bond Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Emerging Market Debt Portfolio | BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Short-Term Bond Fund | ||
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio | BlackRock Intermediate Government | BlackRock Strategic Income | ||
BlackRock GNMA Portfolio | Bond Portfolio | Opportunities Portfolio | ||
BlackRock Global Dividend Income Portfolio† | BlackRock International Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Total Return Fund | ||
BlackRock Government Income Portfolio | BlackRock Long Duration Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Total Return Portfolio II | ||
BlackRock High Income Fund | BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio | BlackRock World Income Fund | ||
Municipal Bond Funds | ||||
BlackRock AMT-Free Municipal Bond Portfolio | BlackRock Kentucky Municipal Bond Portfolio | BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund | ||
BlackRock California Municipal Bond Fund | BlackRock Municipal Insured Fund | BlackRock Ohio Municipal Bond Portfolio | ||
BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund | BlackRock National Municipal Fund | BlackRock Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund | ||
BlackRock Intermediate Municipal Fund | BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Fund | BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund | ||
Target Risk & Target Date Funds† | ||||
BlackRock Prepared Portfolios | BlackRock Lifecycle Prepared Portfolios | BlackRock LifePath Portfolios | ||
Conservative Prepared Portfolio | 2015 | 2035 | Retirement | 2040 |
Moderate Prepared Portfolio | 2020 | 2040 | 2020 | 2045 |
Growth Prepared Portfolio | 2025 | 2045 | 2025 | 2050 |
Aggressive Growth Prepared Portfolio | 2030 | 2050 | 2030 | 2055 |
2035 |
* See the prospectus for information on specific limitations on investments in the fund.
† Mixed asset fund.
BlackRock mutual funds are currently distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC. You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and
expenses of the funds under consideration carefully before investing. Each fund’s prospectus contains this and other information and is available at
www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 or from your financial advisor. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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This report is not authorized for use as an offer to buy
shares of the Fund unless accompanied or preceded 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.
Item 2 – Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end
of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer,
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar
functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or
waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without
charge at www.blackrock.com.
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors or trustees, as
applicable (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following
audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit
committee financial expert is independent:
Robert M. Hernandez
Fred G. Weiss
Richard R. West
Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial
expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the
purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or
identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an
audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or
liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a
member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or
identification.
Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) Audit Fees | (b) Audit-Related Fees1 | (c) Tax Fees2 | (d) All Other Fees3 | |||||
Current | Previous | Current | Previous | Current | Previous | Current | Previous | |
Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | Fiscal Year | |
Entity Name | End | End | End | End | End | End | End | End |
BlackRock High | ||||||||
Income Fund of | ||||||||
BlackRock Bond | $39,300 | $39,300 | $0 | $0 | $6,100 | $6,100 | $229 | $1,028 |
Fund, Inc. |
1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of
financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3 The nature of the services include a review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto.
(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:
The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and
procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax
compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-
approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services
provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated
service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the
registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent
with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will
not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the
Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”).
The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless
the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to
the registrant which have a direct impact on the operation or financial reporting of the
registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not
exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose,
multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned
cost levels.
Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific
pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-
approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each
service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person
board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee
for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to
approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit
services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.
(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by
the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not Applicable
(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:
Current Fiscal Year | Previous Fiscal Year | |
Entity Name | End | End |
BlackRock High Income Fund | $17,106 | $409,628 |
of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc. |
(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of
non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including
any non-affiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is
subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment adviser), and any entity
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that
provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph
(c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal
accountant’s independence.
Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $10,777, 0%
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 – The registrant’s Nominating and
Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by
shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a
nominee should send nominations that include biographical information and set forth the
qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no
material changes to these procedures.
Item 11 – Controls and Procedures
11(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing
similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the
evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act
and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
11(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto
12(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2
12(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
12(a)(3) – Not Applicable
12(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
Date: December 1, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ John M. Perlowski
John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
Date: December 1, 2010
By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock High Income Fund of BlackRock Bond Fund, Inc.
Date: December 1, 2010