BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21051

Name of Fund:    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

Fund Address:    100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Maryland

Municipal Bond Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2014

Date of reporting period: 02/28/2014


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


FEBRUARY 28, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

 

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BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (MHN)

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Table of Contents     

 

 

     Page  

Dear Shareholder

    3   

Semi-Annual Report:

 

Municipal Market Overview

    4   

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

    5   

Derivative Financial Instruments

    5   

Trust Summaries

    6   
Financial Statements:  

Schedules of Investments

    22   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    55   

Statements of Operations

    57   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    59   

Statements of Cash Flows

    63   

Financial Highlights

    65   

Notes to Financial Statements

    73   

Officers and Trustees

    82   

Additional Information

    83   

 

                
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Dear Shareholder

 

One year ago, US financial markets were improving despite a sluggish global economy, as easy monetary policy gave investors enough conviction to take on more risk in their portfolios. Slow but positive growth in the US was sufficient to support corporate earnings, while uncomfortably high unemployment reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve would continue its aggressive monetary stimulus programs. International markets were more volatile given uneven growth rates and more direct exposure to macro risks such as the banking crisis in Cyprus and a generally poor outlook for European economies. Emerging markets significantly lagged the rest of the world amid fears over slowing growth and debt problems.

Global financial markets were rattled in May when then-Fed Chairman Bernanke mentioned the possibility of reducing (or “tapering”) the central bank’s asset purchase programs — comments that were widely misinterpreted as signaling an end to the Fed’s zero-interest-rate policy. US Treasury yields rose sharply, triggering a steep sell-off across fixed income markets. (Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields.) Equity prices also suffered as investors feared the implications of a potential end of a program that had greatly supported the markets. Markets rebounded in late June, however, when the Fed’s tone turned more dovish, and improving economic indicators and better corporate earnings helped extend gains through most of the summer.

Although autumn brought mixed events, it was a surprisingly positive period for most asset classes. Early on, the Fed defied market expectations with its decision to delay tapering, but higher volatility returned in late September when the US Treasury Department warned that the national debt would soon breach its statutory maximum. The ensuing political brinksmanship led to a partial government shutdown, roiling global financial markets through the first half of October. Equities and other so-called “risk assets” managed to resume their rally when politicians engineered a compromise to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling, at least temporarily.

The remainder of 2013 was generally positive for stock markets in the developed world, although investors continued to grapple with uncertainty about when and how much the Fed would scale back on stimulus. When the long-awaited taper announcement ultimately came in mid-December, the Fed reduced the amount of its monthly asset purchases but at the same time reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining low short-term interest rates. Markets reacted positively, as the taper signaled the Fed’s perception of real improvement in the economy, and investors were finally relieved from the anxiety that had gripped them for quite some time.

The start of the new year brought another turn in sentiment, as heightened volatility in emerging markets and mixed US economic data caused global equities to weaken in January while bond markets found renewed strength. Although these headwinds persisted, equities were back on the rise in February thanks to positive developments in Washington, DC. For one, Congress extended the nation’s debt ceiling through mid-March 2015, thereby reducing some degree of fiscal uncertainty for the next year. Additionally, investors were encouraged by market-friendly comments in new Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s Congressional testimony, giving further assurance that short-term rates would remain low for a prolonged period.

While accommodative monetary policy was the main driver behind positive market performance over the period, it was also a key cause of investor uncertainty. Developed market stocks were the strongest performers for the six- and 12-month periods ended February 28. In contrast, emerging markets were weighed down by uneven growth, high levels of debt and severe currency weakness, in addition to the broader concern about reduced global liquidity. The anticipation of Fed tapering during 2013 pressured US Treasury bonds and other high-quality fixed income sectors, including tax-exempt municipals and investment grade corporate bonds. High yield bonds, to the contrary, benefited from income-oriented investors’ search for yield in the low-rate environment. Short-term interest rates remained near zero, keeping yields on money market securities close to historic lows.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit www.blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s world.

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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“While accommodative monetary policy was the main driver behind positive market performance over the period, it was also a key cause of investor uncertainty.”

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of February 28, 2014  
    6-month     12-month  

US large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    15.07     25.37

US small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    17.75        31.56   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,

Far East Index)

    15.01        19.28   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    4.77        (6.01

3-month Treasury bill
(BofA Merrill Lynch

3-Month US Treasury

Bill Index)

    0.03        0.08   

US Treasury securities
(BofA Merrill Lynch

10-Year US Treasury Index)

    2.61        (3.65

US investment grade

bonds (Barclays US

Aggregate Bond Index)

    2.84        0.15   

Tax-exempt municipal

bonds (S&P Municipal

Bond Index)

    6.08        (0.27

US high yield bonds

(Barclays US Corporate

High Yield 2% Issuer

Capped Index)

    7.46        8.36   
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.    

 

                
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Municipal Market Overview     

 

For the Reporting Period Ended February 28, 2014      

Municipal Market Conditions

In the earlier months of 2013, municipal bond supply was met with robust demand as investors were starved for yield in the low-rate, low-return environment and seeking tax-exempt investments in light of higher US tax rates that became effective at the turn of the year. Investors moved into municipal bond mutual funds, favoring long-duration and high-yield funds as they tend to provide higher levels of income.

However, market conditions turned less favorable in May when the US Federal Reserve initially mentioned the eventual reduction of its bond-buying stimulus program (which ultimately took effect in January 2014). Further signals from the Fed alluding to a retrenchment of asset purchases led to rising interest rates and waning municipal bond performance in June. (Bond prices fall as rates rise.) Municipal bond mutual funds saw strong outflows in the last six months of 2013, before investors again sought the relative safety of the asset class in the new year. For the 12-month period ended February 28, 2014, net outflows were approximately $64 billion (based on data from the Investment Company Institute).

High levels of interest rate volatility resulted in a sharp curtailment of tax-exempt issuance in May through the end of the period. However, from a historical perspective, total new issuance for the 12 months ended February 28, 2014 remained relatively strong at $315 billion (but meaningfully lower than the $387 billion issued in the prior 12-month period). A significant portion of new supply during this period was attributable to refinancing activity (roughly 40%) as issuers took advantage of lower interest rates to reduce their borrowing costs.

S&P Municipal Bond Index

Total Returns as of February 28, 2014

  6 months :    6.08%

12 months :   (0.27)%

A Closer Look at Yields

 

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From February 28, 2013 to February 28, 2014, muni yields increased by 81 basis points (“bps”) from 2.91% to 3.72% on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds, while increasing 59 bps from 1.81% to 2.40% on 10-year bonds and rising another 23 bps from 0.77% to 1.00% on 5-year issues (as measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data). Overall, the municipal yield curve remained relatively steep over the 12-month period as the spread between 2- and 30-year maturities widened by 86 bps and the spread between 2- and 10-year maturities widened by 64 bps.

During the same time period, US Treasury rates rose by 49 bps on 30-year and 77 bps on 10-year bonds, while moving up 74 bps in 5-years. Accordingly, tax-exempt municipal bonds underperformed Treasuries on the long end of the yield curve as investors sought to reduce interest rate risk later in the period. On the short end of the curve, the outperformance of municipal bonds versus Treasuries was driven largely by a supply/demand imbalance within the municipal market and a rotation from long-duration assets (which are more sensitive to interest rate movements) into short- and intermediate-duration investments (which are less sensitive to interest rate movements). Additionally, municipal bonds benefited from the increased appeal of tax-exempt investing in the new higher tax rate environment. The asset class is known for its lower relative volatility and preservation of principal with an emphasis on income as tax rates rise. The municipal market continues to be an attractive avenue for investors seeking yield in today’s environment, particularly as the recent correction has restored value in the market and placed yields at levels not obtainable since early 2011. However, opportunities have not been as broad-based as in 2011 and 2012, warranting a more tactical approach going forward.

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers Continue to Improve

Following an extended period of nation-wide austerity and de-leveraging as states sought to balance their budgets, 15 consecutive quarters of positive revenue growth coupled with the elimination of more than 750,000 jobs in recent years have put state and local governments in a better financial position. Many local municipalities, however, continue to face increased health care and pension costs passed down from the state level. BlackRock maintains the view that municipal bond defaults will be minimal and remain in the periphery, and that the overall market is fundamentally sound. We continue to recognize that careful credit research, appropriate structure and security selection remain imperative amid uncertainty in this tepid economic environment.

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. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

                
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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging     

 

 

The Trusts may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and net asset value (“NAV”) of their common shares (“Common Shares”). However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.

In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which will be based on short-term interest rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by a Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of the Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Trust’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Trust’s Common Shares capitalization is $100 million and it utilizes leverage for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in longer-term income securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and longer-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Trust’s financing costs on the $30 million of proceeds obtained from leverage are based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by the Trust with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, the Trust’s costs of leverage are significantly lower than the income earned on the Trust’s longer-term investments acquired from leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

However, in order to benefit Common Shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed the Trust’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders will be lower than if the Trust had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Trust’s portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the value of the Trust’s obligations under its leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Trust’s NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Trust’s intended leveraging strategy will be successful.

Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Trusts’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value and market price of a Trust’s Common Shares than if the Trust were not leveraged. In addition, the Trust may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit the Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. The Trust will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares.

To obtain leverage, each Trust has issued Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) and/or leveraged its assets through the use of tender option bond trusts (“TOBs”) as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), each Trust is permitted to issue debt up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets or equity securities (e.g., Preferred Shares) up to 50% of its total managed assets. A Trust may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act. In addition, a Trust may also be subject to certain asset coverage, leverage or portfolio composition requirements imposed by the Preferred Shares’ governing instrument or by rating agencies rating the Preferred Shares, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments     

 

The Trusts may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts, as specified in Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or interest rate risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Trusts’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Trust to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Trust can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders and/or may cause a Trust to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust’s (BZM) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and Maryland personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and Maryland personal income taxes. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
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For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 8.73% based on market price and 11.13% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.34% based on market price and 10.35% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

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The Trust’s duration exposure (sensitivity to interest rate movements) was the largest contributor to performance as municipal interest rates fell significantly during the period. (Bond prices rise as rates fall.) Additionally, the Trust’s credit exposure had a positive impact on results as spreads tightened during the period amid seasonably low supply while investors remained focused on yield and income strategies.

 

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Conversely, the use of US Treasury futures to protect the Trust against interest rate increases detracted from returns, although the impact was minimal.

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

 

Trust Information

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) MKT

   BZM

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($13.37)1

   5.61%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   10.52%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0625

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7500

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   37%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 46.65%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The monthly distribution per common share, declared on March 3, 2014, was decreased to $0.0595 per share. The yield on closing market price, current monthly distribution per common share and current annualized distribution per common share do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change in the future.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.37       $ 12.66         5.61    $ 13.67       $ 11.86   

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.39       $ 13.33         7.95    $ 14.39       $ 13.22   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

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Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments
Sector Allocation   2/28/14     8/31/13  

Education

    21     17

Transportation

    19        19   

Health

    19        17   

County/City/Special District/School District

    16        16   

Housing

    15        15   

Utilities

    7        12   

Corporate

    2        1   

State

    1        3   
Credit Quality Allocation1   2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

    15     15

AA/Aa

    39        40   

A

    22        20   

BBB/Baa

    10        11   

BB/Ba

    1        1   

Not Rated2

    13        13   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $1,070,400 and $1,029,490, each representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     7

2015

     3   

2016

       

2017

     3   

2018

     9   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust’s (MHE) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income exempt from both regular federal income taxes and Massachusetts personal income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of shareholders’ capital. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in Massachusetts tax-exempt obligations (including bonds, notes and capital lease obligations). The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in obligations that are rated investment grade at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests its assets so that at least 80% of the income generated by the Trust is exempt from federal income taxes, including federal alternative minimum tax, and Massachusetts personal income taxes. The Trust invests primarily in long term municipal obligations with maturities of more than ten years. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
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For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 8.86% based on market price and 11.50% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.34% based on market price and 10.35% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

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As the municipal yield curve flattened during the period (i.e., rates on longer-dated bonds fell more than rates on shorter-dated securities), the Trust’s longer-dated holdings in health, transportation and education contributed positively to performance as these bonds experienced strong price appreciation. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.)

 

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Conversely, the use of US Treasury futures to protect the Trust against interest rate increases detracted from returns, although the impact was minimal.

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

 

Trust Information

Symbol on NYSE MKT

   MHE

Initial Offering Date

   July 23, 1993

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($12.57)1

   5.97%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   11.13%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0625

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7500

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   37%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 46.37%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt  Trust

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 12.57       $ 11.91         5.54    $ 12.90       $ 11.35   

Net Asset Value

   $ 13.34       $ 12.34         8.10    $ 13.34       $ 12.22   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

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Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments

 

Sector Allocation    2/28/14     8/31/13  

Education

     48     53

Health

     16        21   

State

     13        16   

Transportation

     13        4   

Housing

     8        6   

County/City/Special District/School District

     2          
Credit Quality Allocation1    2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

     10     7

AA/Aa

     50        52   

A

     31        32   

BBB/Baa

     9        9   

 

  1   

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

   
Call/Maturity Schedule2        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     2

2015

     11   

2016

     2   

2017

     12   

2018

     6   

 

  2   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
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Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MHN) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in investment grade New York municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes (“New York Municipal Bonds”), except at times when, in the judgment of its investment adviser, New York Municipal Bonds of sufficient quality and quantity are unavailable for investment by the Trust. At all times, however, except during temporary defensive periods, the Trust invests at least 65% of its assets in New York Municipal Bonds. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
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For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 8.36% based market price and 11.81% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.99% based on market price and 10.07% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

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As tax-exempt rates declined over the period, the Trust’s longer-duration (higher sensitivity to interest rate movements) and longer-dated bond holdings tended to provide the largest returns. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) In this environment, the Trust’s transportation, health and corporate holdings contributed positively to performance as these were among the better performing sectors. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds also drove returns as they had strong price performance due to their relatively long durations for their respective maturities. The Trust’s significant exposure to high-quality issues had a positive impact on results as the market’s strongest performance during the period was concentrated in this quality segment. Additionally, the Trust benefited from income generated from coupon payments on its municipal bond holdings. The use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

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The Trust’s exposure to Puerto Rico government-related credits, although limited, was a detractor from results as credit spreads on these bonds widened materially due to investors’ lack of confidence and a weak local economy. The Trust sold its exposure to these deteriorating securities early in the period.

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

 

Trust Information

Symbol on NYSE

   MHN

Initial Offering Date

   September 19, 1997

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($13.24)1

   6.44%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   13.05%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.071

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.852

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   40%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.67%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
10    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


     BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.24       $ 12.65         4.66    $ 13.31       $ 12.00   

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.19       $ 13.14         7.99    $ 14.19       $ 13.00   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments
Sector Allocation   2/28/14     8/31/13  

County/City/Special District/School District

    26     27

Transportation

    24        25   

Education

    18        17   

State

    10        11   

Utilities

    10        7   

Health

    6        6   

Housing

    4        5   

Corporate

    2        2   
Credit Quality Allocation1   2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

    14     15

AA/Aa

    50        47   

A

    32        33   

BBB/Baa

    2        3   

BB/Ba

    1        1   

Not Rated2

    1        1   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $1,043,920 and $2,043,158, each representing less than 1%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     11

2015

     10   

2016

     6   

2017

     11   

2018

     9   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    11


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust’s (BLJ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New Jersey gross income tax. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New Jersey gross income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
Ÿ  

For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 6.02% based on market price and 12.12% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.34% based on market price and 11.24% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

Ÿ  

As the municipal yield curve flattened during the period (i.e., rates on longer-dated bonds fell more than rates on shorter-dated securities), the Trust’s longer-dated holdings in tax development districts, health, education and transportation contributed positively to performance as these bonds experienced strong price appreciation. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.)

 

Ÿ  

Conversely, the use of US Treasury futures to protect the Trust against interest rate increases detracted from returns, although the impact was minimal.

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

 

Trust Information

Symbol on NYSE MKT

   BLJ

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($13.89)1

   6.44%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   12.50%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0745

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.8940

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   39%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 48.48%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
12    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


     BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.89       $ 13.54         2.58    $ 14.03       $ 12.88   

Net Asset Value

   $ 15.33       $ 14.13         8.49    $ 15.33       $ 13.99   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments
Sector Allocation   2/28/14     8/31/13  

Transportation

    25     23

State

    22        19   

Education

    15        18   

County/City/Special District/School District

    15        14   

Health

    9        9   

Corporate

    8        9   

Housing

    6        7   

Utilities

           1   
Credit Quality Allocation1   2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

    8     9

AA/Aa

    39        38   

A

    33        36   

BBB/Baa

    7        6   

BB/Ba

    5        4   

B

    4        4   

Not Rated2

    4        3   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $1,596,426 and $980,770, each representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     6

2015

       

2016

     1   

2017

     2   

2018

     13   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    13


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust’s (BQH) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
Ÿ  

For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 9.51% based market price and 13.35% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.99% based on market price and 10.07% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

Ÿ  

As tax-exempt rates declined over the period, the Trust’s longer-duration (higher sensitivity to interest rate movements) and longer-dated bond holdings tended to provide the largest returns. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) In this environment, the Trust’s transportation, health and corporate holdings contributed positively to performance as these were among the better performing sectors. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds also drove returns as they had strong price performance due to their relatively long durations for their respective maturities. The Trust’s significant exposure to high-quality issues had a positive impact on results as the market’s strongest performance during the period was concentrated in this quality segment. Additionally, the Trust benefited from income generated from coupon payments on its municipal bond holdings. The use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

The Trust’s exposure to Puerto Rico government-related credits, although limited, was a detractor from results as credit spreads on these bonds widened materially due to investors’ lack of confidence and a weak local economy. The Trust sold its exposure to these deteriorating securities early in the period.

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

 

Trust Information

Symbol on NYSE

   BQH

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($13.22)1

   6.04%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   12.24%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0665

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7980

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   40%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.67%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
14    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


     BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.22       $ 12.45         6.18    $ 13.29       $ 12.09   

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.64       $ 13.32         9.91    $ 14.64       $ 13.19   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments
Sector Allocation   2/28/14     8/31/13  

County/City/Special District/School District

    25     28

Education

    21        21   

Health

    14        14   

Transportation

    13        10   

Utilities

    9        8   

Corporate

    8        10   

Housing

    5        5   

State

    5        4   
Credit Quality Allocation1   2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

    12     14

AA/Aa

    37        37   

A

    32        31   

BBB/Baa

    7        8   

BB/Ba

    3        2   

Not Rated2

    9        8   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $1,581,084, representing 2%, and $487,168, representing 1%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     6

2015

     2   

2016

     4   

2017

     8   

2018

     4   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    15


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality  Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust’s (BSE) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax, including the alternative minimum tax, and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (including the alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests primarily in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
Ÿ  

For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 8.78% based market price and 12.08% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.99% based on market price and 10.07% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

Ÿ  

As tax-exempt rates declined over the period, the Trust’s longer-duration (higher sensitivity to interest rate movements) and longer-dated bond holdings tended to provide the largest returns. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) In this environment, the Trust’s transportation, health and corporate holdings contributed positively to performance as these were among the better performing sectors. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds also drove returns as they had strong price performance due to their relatively long durations for their respective maturities. The Trust’s significant exposure to high-quality issues had a positive impact on results as the market’s strongest performance during the period was concentrated in this quality segment. Additionally, the Trust benefited from income generated from coupon payments on its municipal bond holdings. The use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

The Trust’s exposure to Puerto Rico government-related credits, although limited, was a detractor from results as credit spreads on these bonds widened materially due to investors’ lack of confidence and a weak local economy. The Trust sold its exposure to these deteriorating securities early in the period.

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

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE

   BSE

Initial Offering Date

   October 31, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($12.70)1

   5.91%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   11.98%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0625

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.7500

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   37%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.67%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
16    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


     BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 12.70       $ 12.05         5.39    $ 12.81       $ 11.58   

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.03       $ 12.92         8.59    $ 14.03       $ 12.77   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments

 

Sector Allocation    2/28/14     8/31/13  

Education

     24     23

County/City/Special District/School District

     23        28   

Transportation

     19        19   

Utilities

     13        11   

Health

     10        9   

State

     8        8   

Housing

     2        1   

Corporate

     1        1   

 

Credit Quality Allocation1    2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

     17     15

AA/Aa

     45        50   

A

     29        28   

BBB/Baa

     3        3   

BB/Ba

            2   

B

     2          

Not Rated2

     4        2   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $1,565,880, representing 1%, and $3,000,060, representing 2%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

 

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     11

2015

     5   

2016

     1   

2017

     9   

2018

     8   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    17


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II’s (BFY) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
Ÿ  

For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 10.19% based market price and 13.02% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper New York Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.99% based on market price and 10.07% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

Ÿ  

As tax-exempt rates declined over the period, the Trust’s longer-duration (higher sensitivity to interest rate movements) and longer-dated bond holdings tended to provide the largest returns. (Bond prices rise when rates fall.) In this environment, the Trust’s transportation, health and corporate holdings contributed positively to performance as these were among the better performing sectors. Exposure to lower-coupon and zero-coupon bonds also drove returns as they had strong price performance due to their relatively long durations for their respective maturities. The Trust’s significant exposure to high-quality issues had a positive impact on results as the market’s strongest performance during the period was concentrated in this quality segment. Additionally, the Trust benefited from income generated from coupon payments on its municipal bond holdings. The use of leverage allowed the Trust to enhance its level of income.

 

Ÿ  

The Trust’s exposure to Puerto Rico government-related credits, although limited, was a detractor from results as credit spreads on these bonds widened materially due to investors’ lack of confidence and a weak local economy. The Trust sold its exposure to these deteriorating securities early in the period.

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

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE MKT

   BFY

Initial Offering Date

   July 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($13.40)1

   6.27%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   12.71%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.07

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.84

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   40%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 50.67%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
18    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


     BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.40       $ 12.56         6.69    $ 13.53       $ 12.16   

Net Asset Value

   $ 14.62       $ 13.36         9.43    $ 14.62       $ 13.23   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments
Sector Allocation    2/28/14     8/31/13  

County/City/Special District/School District

     23     23

Education

     15        13   

Health

     15        18   

Transportation

     14        11   

Utilities

     9        8   

State

     9        10   

Corporate

     9        10   

Housing

     6        7   
Credit Quality Allocation1    2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

     16     13

AA/Aa

     32        33   

A

     36        34   

BBB/Baa

     6        7   

BB/Ba

     2        4   

Not Rated2

     8        9   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $3,825,909, representing 3%, and $4,256,744, representing 4%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     4

2015

     6   

2016

     5   

2017

     10   

2018

     4   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    19


Trust Summary as of February 28, 2014    BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust’s (BHV) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax and Virginia personal income taxes. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and Virginia personal income taxes. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

Performance
Ÿ  

For the six month period ended February 28, 2014, the Trust returned 10.09% based on market price and 11.56% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds category posted an average return of 8.34% based on market price and 10.35% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s premium to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

Ÿ  

The Trust’s duration exposure (sensitivity to interest rate movements) was the largest contributor to performance as municipal interest rates fell significantly during the period. (Bond prices rise as rates fall.) Additionally, the Trust’s credit exposure had a positive impact on results as spreads tightened during the period amid seasonably low supply while investors remained focused on yield and income strategies.

 

Ÿ  

Conversely, the use of US Treasury futures to protect the Trust against interest rate increases detracted from returns, although the impact was minimal. The persistently low interest rate environment exposed the Trust to reinvestment rate risk as it had to reinvest cash that resulted from bond calls and maturities at yields well below where these bonds were originally held. This resulted in a reduction to the income component of the Trust.

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

 

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE MKT

   BHV

Initial Offering Date

   April 30, 2002

Yield on Closing Market Price as of February 28, 2014 ($15.94)1

   5.38%

Tax Equivalent Yield2

   10.08%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.0715

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share3

   $0.8580

Economic Leverage as of February 28, 20144

   38%

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal federal and state tax rate of 46.65%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 

  3   

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

  4   

Represents VRDP Shares and TOBs as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOBs, minus the sum of accrued liabilities. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 5.

 

                
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     BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

 

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary      
           
      2/28/14      8/31/13      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 15.94       $ 14.91         6.91    $ 16.95       $ 14.15   

Net Asset Value

   $ 15.20       $ 14.03         8.34    $ 15.20       $ 13.92   

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

LOGO

 

Overview of the Trust’s Long-Term Investments
Sector Allocation    2/28/14     8/31/13  

Health

     20     20

Education

     19        18   

County/City/Special District/School District

     16        9   

Transportation

     16        15   

Housing

     11        12   

State

     7        9   

Utilities

     6        9   

Corporate

     5        8   
Credit Quality Allocation1    2/28/14     8/31/13  

AAA/Aaa

     20     20

AA/Aa

     51        45   

A

     11        15   

BBB/Baa

     7        7   

Not Rated2

     11        13   

 

  1   

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

 

  2   

The investment advisor has deemed certain of these non-rated securities to be of investment grade quality. As of February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, the market value of these securities was $2,697,020 and $2,638,768, each representing 7%, respectively, of the Trust’s long-term investments.

   
Call/Maturity Schedule3        

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

  

2014

     3

2015

       

2016

     1   

2017

     4   

2018

     20   

 

  3   

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland — 129.9%

                

Corporate — 2.8%

    

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB:

    

CNX Marine Terminals, Inc., 5.75%, 9/01/25

   $ 500      $ 527,425   

Potomac Electric Power Co., 6.20%, 9/01/22

     250        295,883   
    

 

 

 
               823,308   

County/City/Special District/School District — 25.3%

  

City of Annapolis Maryland, Tax Allocation, Park Place Project, Series A, 5.35%, 1/01/15 (a)

     475        500,175   

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB, Special Tax, Harborview Lot No. 2, 6.50%, 7/01/31

     960        967,526   

County of Anne Arundel Maryland Consolidated Special Taxing District, Refunding, Special Tax, The Villages of Dorchester and Farmington Project, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     500        536,615   

County of Frederick Maryland, RB, Jefferson Technology Park Project, Series B, 7.13%, 7/01/43

     250        260,828   

County of Montgomery Maryland, GO, Refunding, Consolidated Public Improvement, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/26

     400        463,124   

County of Prince George’s Maryland, SO, Remarketing, National Harbor Project, 5.20%, 7/01/34

     1,500        1,502,415   

State of Maryland, GO, Refunding, State & Local Facilities Loan, Third Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/20

     500        607,010   

State of Maryland, GO, State & Local Facilities Loan:

    

1st Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/22

     250        288,190   

2nd Series B, 3.00%, 8/01/27

     2,425        2,418,331   
    

 

 

 
               7,544,214   

Education — 31.6%

  

County of Anne Arundel Maryland, Refunding RB, Maryland Economic Development, Anne Arundel Community College Project:

    

4.00%, 9/01/27

     510        528,748   

3.25%, 9/01/28

     360        339,055   

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, University Village at Sheppard Pratt, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,000        1,009,440   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Goucher College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     1,000        1,057,920   

Johns Hopkins University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     1,000        1,152,980   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

  

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

    

Johns Hopkins University Project, Series A, 4.00%, 7/01/37

   $ 500      $ 507,430   

Loyola University Maryland, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     900        944,163   

Maryland Institute College of Art, 5.00%, 6/01/29

     500        527,640   

Notre Dame Maryland University, 5.00%, 10/01/42

     500        505,195   

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, RB, Our Lady Of Good Counsel School, Series A, 6.00%, 5/01/35

     1,000        1,025,450   

University System of Maryland, RB, Auxiliary Facility and Tuition, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/24

     1,000        1,217,020   

University System of Maryland, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 10/01/21

     500        604,665   
    

 

 

 
               9,419,706   

Health — 28.6%

    

City of Gaithersburg Maryland, Refunding RB, Asbury Maryland Obligation, Series B, 6.00%, 1/01/23

     250        272,135   

County of Howard Maryland, Refunding RB, Vantage House Facility, Series A, 5.25%, 4/01/33

     550        472,967   

County of Montgomery Maryland, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, 5.00%, 12/01/40

     1,000        1,041,010   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Ascension Health Alliance, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/51

     1,000        1,033,530   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Anne Arundel Health System, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     500        542,900   

Anne Arundel Health System, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,000        1,027,270   

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

     1,000        1,070,400   

Frederick Memorial Hospital, Series A, 4.00%, 7/01/38

     1,250        1,044,150   

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

     1,000        1,026,460   

University of Maryland Medical System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/43

     1,000        1,018,370   
    

 

 

 
               8,549,192   

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:      AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.    HFA    Housing Finance Agency
     AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.    HRB    Housing Revenue Bonds
     AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.    IBC    Insured Bond Certificates
     AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)    IDA    Industrial Development Authority
     ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds    LRB    Lease Revenue Bonds
     BARB    Building Aid Revenue Bonds    M/F    Multi-Family
     BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.    NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
     BOCES    Board of Cooperative Educational Services    PILOT    Payment in Lieu of Taxes
     CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds    Radian    Radian Guaranty, Inc.
     CIFG    CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty    RB    Revenue Bonds
     COP    Certificates of Participation    S/F    Single Family
     EDA    Economic Development Authority    SBPA    Stand-by Bond Purchase Agreements
     EDC    Economic Development Corp.    SO    Special Obligation
     ERB    Education Revenue Bonds    SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency
     FHA    Federal Housing Administration    Syncora    Syncora Guarantee
     GO    General Obligation Bonds    VRDN    Variable Rate Demand Notes
     HDA    Housing Development Authority      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Maryland (concluded)

                

Housing — 15.3%

    

Maryland Community Development Administration, HRB:

    

Series A, 4.05%, 7/01/42

   $ 1,220      $ 1,145,519   

Series H, AMT, 5.10%, 9/01/37

     1,000        1,012,490   

Maryland Community Development Administration, RB, Residential:

    

Series A, 5.05%, 9/01/39

     500        513,570   

Series B, 4.75%, 9/01/39

     150        152,248   

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding RB, Residential, Series B, 5.25%, 9/01/35

     1,690        1,754,271   
    

 

 

 
               4,578,098   

Transportation — 15.3%

    

Maryland EDC, RB:

    

Term Project, Series B, 5.75%, 6/01/35

     500        513,490   

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

     500        513,490   

Maryland State Department of Transportation, RB, Consolidated, 4.00%, 5/15/22

     1,000        1,088,050   

Maryland State Transportation Authority, RB, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Project, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 6/01/29

     1,925        1,941,632   

Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Project, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 3/01/23

     445        507,620   
    

 

 

 
               4,564,282   

Utilities — 11.0%

    

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB:

    

Wastewater Project, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     1,000        1,087,430   

Water Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/43

     1,000        1,078,110   

County of Montgomery Maryland, RB, Water Quality Protection Charge, Series A:

    

5.00%, 4/01/31

     500        561,460   

5.00%, 4/01/32

     500        555,710   
    

 

 

 
               3,282,710   
Total Municipal Bonds in Maryland        38,761,510   
    

District of Columbia — 3.6%

                

Transportation — 3.6%

    

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.13%, 7/01/32

     1,000        1,073,960   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Guam — 2.3%

                

State — 2.3%

    

Territory of Guam, RB, Series A:

    

Business Privilege Tax Bonds, 5.13%, 1/01/42

   $ 250      $ 253,610   

Limited Obligation Bonds, Section 30, 5.63%, 12/01/29

     410        434,633   
    

 

 

 
               688,243   
Total Municipal Bonds in Guam        688,243   
    

Multi-State — 6.9%

                

Housing — 6.9%

    

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, Series B-2, 7.20%, 11/15/14 (b)(c)

     2,000        2,079,060   
Total Municipal Bonds142.7%        42,602,773   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (d) — 10.8%
 

Maryland — 10.8%

                

Transportation — 10.8%

    

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

     3,000        3,214,710   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $45,480,145) — 153.5%

  

  

    45,817,483   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (e)(f)

     1,042,343        1,042,343   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $1,042,343) — 3.5%

  

  

    1,042,343   
Total Investments (Cost — $46,522,488) — 157.0%        46,859,826   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.6%        487,315   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (5.0%)

   

    (1,500,257
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (53.6%)        (16,000,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 29,846,884   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

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

 

(c)   Represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(d)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(e)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       421,659           620,684           1,042,343         $ 214   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

 

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (30   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 3,735,938      $ (6,717

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 45,817,483              $ 45,817,483   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 1,042,343                          1,042,343   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,042,343         $ 45,817,483              $ 46,859,826   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

      

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2             

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (6,717                     $ (6,717

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

      

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash

  $ 12,001                        $ 12,001   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    47,000                          47,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (1,500,000             (1,500,000

VRDP Shares

              (16,000,000             (16,000,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 59,001         $ (17,500,000           $ (17,440,999
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Massachusetts — 154.2%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 3.6%

  

Town of Holyoke Massachusetts, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 9/01/26

   $ 1,000      $ 1,143,810   

Education — 74.6%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB:

    

Boston University, Series T-1 (AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/01/39

     1,000        1,041,300   

Foxborough Regional Charter School, Series A, 7.00%, 7/01/42

     250        274,447   

Mount Holyoke College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     500        523,090   

Smith College, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     2,000        2,091,800   

Wellesley College, Series J, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,950        2,098,512   

WGBH Educational Foundation, Series A (AMBAC), 5.75%, 1/01/42

     650        751,543   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Boston University, Series P, 5.45%, 5/15/59

     1,500        1,609,035   

Clark University (Syncora), 5.13%, 10/01/35

     500        523,985   

Emerson College, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/40

     200        200,790   

Trustees of Deerfield Academy, 5.00%, 10/01/40

     1,675        1,811,462   

Wheelock College, Series C, 5.25%, 10/01/37

     1,000        1,008,080   

Williston Northampton School Project (Syncora), 5.00%, 10/01/25

     500        507,715   

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (NPFGC), 5.00%, 9/01/27

     1,985        2,158,350   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Northeastern University, Series R, 5.00%, 10/01/33

     225        240,145   

Tufts University, Series O, 5.38%, 8/15/38

     1,000        1,113,460   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Berklee College of Music, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/37

     1,000        1,057,170   

Harvard University, Series A, 5.50%, 11/15/36

     100        113,080   

Harvard University, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/38

     400        437,996   

Northeastern University, Series T-1, 5.00%, 10/01/31

     950        1,019,179   

Northeastern University, Series T-2, 5.00%, 10/01/32

     500        533,410   

Springfield College, 5.63%, 10/15/40

     500        525,645   

Tufts University, Series M, 5.50%, 2/15/27

     1,000        1,228,730   

Massachusetts State College Building Authority, RB, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 5/01/16 (a)

     1,000        1,101,580   

Massachusetts State College Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series B (Syncora), 5.50%, 5/01/39

     825        988,812   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, RB, Senior-Series 2, 5.00%, 11/01/39

     500        537,455   
    

 

 

 
               23,496,771   

Health — 25.0%

  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, First Mortgage, Edgecombe Project, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/21

     730        731,650   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

    

Carleton-Willard Village, 5.63%, 12/01/30

     500        526,665   

Partners Healthcare System, Series L, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     1,000        1,061,720   

Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates (Radian), 5.00%, 9/01/35

     240        217,944   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB:

    

Cape Cod Healthcare Obligated Group, Series D (AGC), 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,000        1,042,270   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Massachusetts (concluded)

                

Health (concluded)

  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB (concluded):

    

Caregroup, Series E-1, 5.00%, 7/01/28

   $ 500      $ 516,900   

Children’s Hospital, Series M, 5.25%, 12/01/39

     600        624,414   

Children’s Hospital, Series M, 5.50%, 12/01/39

     500        555,345   

Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Series D, 5.25%, 8/15/37

     1,000        1,037,090   

Southcoast Health Obligation Group, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     500        510,535   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Winchester Hospital, Series H, 5.25%, 7/01/38

     1,000        1,039,800   
    

 

 

 
               7,864,333   

Housing — 11.7%

  

Massachusetts HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Series A (FHA), 5.25%, 12/01/35

     185        195,060   

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30

     490        501,054   

Series C, 5.35%, 12/01/42

     2,000        2,029,540   

Series F, 5.70%, 6/01/40

     915        946,440   
    

 

 

 
               3,672,094   

State — 20.1%

  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/29

     730        878,686   

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB:

    

Dedicated Sales Tax, Senior, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/43

     500        538,990   

Senior Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     1,000        1,074,680   

Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/15 (a)

     1,000        1,070,210   

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

     2,500        2,787,725   
    

 

 

 
               6,350,291   

Transportation — 19.2%

  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/27

     1,000        1,150,800   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/38

     500        545,670   

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Refunding RB, Senior Series B:

    

5.00%, 1/01/32

     1,120        1,190,370   

5.00%, 1/01/37

     1,000        1,043,640   

Massachusetts Port Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,000        1,038,630   

Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 7/01/36

     1,000        1,087,410   
    

 

 

 
               6,056,520   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost — 46,390,437) — 154.2%
        48,583,819   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities         

Municipal Bonds — 2.5%

  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series A, VRDN, 0.03%, 3/11/14 (b)

     300        300,000   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, VRDN, Partners Healthcare System, Series P2 (JPMorgan NA SBPA), 0.03%, 3/03/14 (b)

     500        500,000   
Total Municipal Bonds — 2.5%              800,000   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Money Market — 0.0%    Shares     Value  

BIF Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (c)(d)

     5      $ 5   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $800,005) — 2.5%
        800,005   
Total Investments (Cost — $47,190,442) — 156.7%        49,383,824   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.0%        625,168   
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (58.7%)        (18,500,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

  

  $ 31,508,992   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

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

 

(c)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

BIF Massachusetts Municipal Money Fund

       5                     5             

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (29   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 3,611,406      $ (6,493

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 48,583,819              $ 48,583,819   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 5           800,000                800,005   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 5         $ 49,383,819              $ 49,383,824   
 

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

      

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2             

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (6,493                     $ (6,493

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

      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

 

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash

  $ 41,192                        $ 41,192   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    45,000                          45,000   

Liabilities:

                

VRDP Shares

            $ (18,500,000             (18,500,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 86,192         $ (18,500,000           $ (18,413,808
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 140.4%

                

Corporate — 3.7%

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

Terminal One Group Association Project, 5.50%, 1/01/24 (a)

   $ 1,500      $ 1,605,435   

Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     820        821,058   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, KeySpan Generation LLC, Port Jefferson, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/27

     4,340        4,364,260   

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

     5,500        6,025,580   

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Brooklyn Union Gas/Keyspan, Series A, AMT (NPFGC), 4.70%, 2/01/24

     3,340        3,521,162   
    

 

 

 
               16,337,495   

County/City/Special District/School District — 36.7%

  

Buffalo & County of Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     1,000        1,063,180   

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding:

    

Fiscal 2012, Series I, 5.00%, 8/01/32

     490        530,205   

Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/25

     5,500        6,600,220   

Series E, 5.00%, 8/01/30

     2,000        2,200,840   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/35

     2,350        2,502,703   

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     1,630        1,752,380   

Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 10/01/33

     4,175        4,465,622   

Fiscal 2014, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     945        1,038,035   

Refunding Fiscal 2014, Series E, 5.00%, 8/01/32

     2,000        2,180,300   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/30

     2,100        2,205,315   

5.00%, 11/15/35

     19,150        19,399,524   

5.00%, 11/15/44

     6,105        6,154,389   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     6,505        7,133,253   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     1,375        1,461,391   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/39 (b)

     1,380        374,491   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 1/01/39

     800        883,104   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/31

     3,500        3,335,010   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/36

     6,640        6,180,512   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 5.00%, 3/01/36

     2,200        2,229,964   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 5.00%, 3/01/46

     9,500        9,526,505   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB:

    

(NPFGC), 5.25%, 2/01/22

     45        45,051   

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 11/15/26

     180        180,720   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

County/City/Special District/School District (concluded)

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB (concluded):

    

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/01/33

   $ 1,015      $ 1,018,745   

Sub-Series A1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     950        1,027,131   

Sub-Series B1, 5.00%, 11/01/35

     2,100        2,299,773   

Sub-Series B1, 5.00%, 11/01/36

     1,690        1,846,291   

County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, City School District of Buffalo Project, Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/31

     1,000        1,096,180   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 2/15/47

     2,350        2,378,600   

(AGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     7,370        7,500,596   

(AGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     305        310,405   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     7,530        7,663,432   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     14,055        14,077,488   

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     1,500        1,518,255   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Liberty:

    

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,710        1,833,000   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     4,000        4,128,880   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     2,080        2,263,269   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 9/15/35

     885        895,930   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 9/15/43

     3,530        3,626,369   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Series A (AMBAC):

    

5.25%, 10/15/27

     2,500        2,572,100   

5.00%, 10/15/32

     21,175        21,713,268   

Syracuse New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT, Carousel Center Project, Series A, AMT (Syncora), 5.00%, 1/01/36

     3,100        3,045,223   
    

 

 

 
               162,257,649   

Education — 23.9%

  

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM), 4.63%, 10/01/40

     4,975        5,096,888   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

American Museum of Natural History (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/36

     6,300        6,378,120   

Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39

     3,150        3,221,442   

Carnegie Hall, 5.00%, 12/01/39

     1,850        1,922,002   

Wildlife Conservation Society, 5.00%, 8/01/33

     2,000        2,167,140   

Wildlife Conservation Society, 5.00%, 8/01/42

     2,840        3,006,168   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     6,035        6,259,502   

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., RB, Vassar College, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/49

     1,000        1,040,710   

County of Madison New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Colgate University Project, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/30

     4,000        4,096,320   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     1,240        1,320,860   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (continued)

  

County of Onondaga New York, RB, Syracuse University Project:

    

5.00%, 12/01/29

   $ 1,135      $ 1,247,308   

5.00%, 12/01/36

     1,100        1,182,555   

County of Orange New York Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Mount St. Mary College Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/37

     715        729,121   

5.00%, 7/01/42

     445        446,175   

County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Clarkson University Project:

    

6.00%, 9/01/34

     300        338,376   

5.38%, 9/01/41

     125        131,578   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM):

    

5.50%, 7/01/33

     500        546,040   

5.25%, 7/01/36

     700        747,565   

County of Tompkins New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Civic Facility Cornell University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     500        542,300   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Siena College, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,345        1,396,083   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Rochester Institute of Technology, 4.00%, 7/01/31

     3,300        3,346,662   

St. John’s University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     500        547,765   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart, 5.75%, 11/01/40

     1,770        1,942,911   

Fordham University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     175        193,169   

Fordham University, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/36

     1,375        1,499,534   

General Purpose, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/36

     4,500        4,867,830   

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 5.13%, 7/01/39

     1,000        1,037,490   

New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC), 5.50%, 7/01/40

     3,500        4,115,860   

New York University, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/34

     400        444,524   

New York University, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     3,000        3,188,970   

New York University, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     2,000        2,159,280   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     750        802,440   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,500        1,586,655   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     1,500        1,587,690   

The New School, 5.50%, 7/01/43

     3,265        3,498,970   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

3rd General Resolution, State University Educational Facilities Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/29

     1,000        1,106,230   

Cornell University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,000        1,096,280   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44 (c)

     700        740,523   

New York University (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,500        4,672,035   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

   $ 3,000      $ 3,304,740   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     4,180        4,495,256   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     500        526,795   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     750        784,823   

Rockefeller University, Series B, 4.00%, 7/01/38

     1,550        1,569,701   

St. John’s University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     370        408,709   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/31

     4,755        5,292,695   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

     6,435        7,125,282   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,490        1,583,855   
    

 

 

 
               105,342,927   

Health — 10.0%

    

City of New York New York Health & Hospital Corp., Refunding RB, Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/30

     1,800        1,915,254   

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Vassar Brothers Medical Center (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/34

     500        533,805   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

     1,180        1,221,371   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Rochester General Hospital Project, Series B, 3.60%, 12/01/32

     795        674,860   

Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     5,925        6,619,114   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/38

     2,250        2,456,077   

Hudson Valley Hospital (BHAC), 5.00%, 8/15/36

     5,500        5,829,890   

Montefiore Hospital (NPFGC, FHA), 5.00%, 8/01/33

     1,000        1,004,180   

New York & Presbyterian Hospital (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/14 (d)

     3,880        3,967,339   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/31

     2,680        2,926,131   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/40

     1,800        1,966,068   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     1,825        1,935,084   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series C, 4.25%, 5/01/39

     1,000        986,250   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series D, 4.25%, 5/01/39

     185        182,456   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     1,000        1,022,450   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     2,000        2,099,380   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/34

     7,375        7,850,024   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    29


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Health (concluded)

    

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (FHA), 4.90%, 8/15/31

   $ 1,000      $ 1,043,920   
    

 

 

 
               44,233,653   

Housing — 6.5%

    

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing AMT:

    

Series A-1-A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     750        759,525   

Series A-1-A, 5.45%, 11/01/46

     1,335        1,342,329   

Series C, 5.00%, 11/01/26

     1,250        1,269,888   

Series C, 5.05%, 11/01/36

     2,000        2,023,220   

Series H-1, 4.70%, 11/01/40

     1,000        1,000,440   

Series H-2-A, 5.20%, 11/01/35

     835        844,310   

Series H-2-A, 5.35%, 5/01/41

     600        614,172   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Series L-2-A, 4.00%, 5/01/44

     1,080        1,013,310   

City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Monastery Manor Associates LP Project, AMT (SONYMA), 5.25%, 4/01/37

     2,000        2,010,220   

New York State HFA, RB, Affordable Housing, Series E, (SONYMA):

    

3.40%, 11/01/37

     4,755        4,028,626   

3.50%, 11/01/42

     4,225        3,477,006   

State of New York HFA, RB, St. Philip’s Housing, Series A, AMT (Fannie Mae), 4.65%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,000,440   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, 49th Series, 4.00%, 10/01/43

     3,200        3,071,104   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB:

    

48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     3,210        2,928,451   

133rd Series, AMT, 4.95%, 10/01/21

     380        380,733   

143rd Series, AMT, 4.85%, 10/01/27

     1,085        1,101,438   

143rd Series, AMT (NPFGC, IBC), 4.85%, 10/01/27

     2,000        2,043,060   
    

 

 

 
               28,908,272   

State — 15.5%

    

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB:

    

Fiscal 2008, Series S-1, 4.50%, 1/15/38

     1,510        1,534,115   

Fiscal 2008, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/33

     3,000        3,366,390   

Fiscal 2009, Series S-1 (AGC), 5.50%, 7/15/38

     4,000        4,476,600   

Fiscal 2009, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/39

     1,250        1,399,025   

Series S-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 1/15/37

     3,750        3,993,750   

Series S-2 (NPFGC), 4.25%, 1/15/34

     4,000        4,031,120   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     4,000        4,417,440   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/41

     2,500        2,641,150   

General Purpose, Series E, 5.00%, 2/15/31

     2,645        2,903,231   

Mental Health Services Facilities Improvement, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/33

     4,500        4,838,715   

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Secured Hospital, North General Hospital (Syncora), 5.75%, 2/15/17

     2,000        2,008,060   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, ERB, Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     2,320        2,509,590   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

State (concluded)

    

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/37

   $ 3,000      $ 3,219,570   

Master BOCES Program Lease (AGC), 5.00%, 8/15/28

     250        270,178   

School Districts Financing Program, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/37

     2,500        2,628,125   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, School Districts Financing Program, Series A, (AGM):

    

5.00%, 10/01/35

     5,000        5,307,100   

5.00%, 10/01/35

     450        477,639   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB:

    

2nd General Highway and Bridge Trust, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 4/01/26

     8,700        9,411,660   

2nd General Highway and Bridge Trust, Series B, 5.00%, 4/01/27

     1,000        1,100,900   

Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     2,740        3,025,015   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Highway and Bridge Trust, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     1,000        1,087,240   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, Personal Income Tax:

    

Series A, 3.50%, 3/15/28

     1,660        1,677,579   

State Facilities, Series A-1 (NPFGC), 5.00%, 3/15/14 (d)

     2,000        2,004,620   
    

 

 

 
               68,328,812   

Transportation — 31.8%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

5.25%, 11/15/33

     1,620        1,782,940   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/27

     1,000        1,103,080   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     5,500        5,964,200   

Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/34

     1,620        1,774,742   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     6,015        7,168,015   

Series C, 4.00%, 11/15/43

     1,300        1,192,308   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/41

     2,000        2,127,540   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     8,750        9,245,862   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,000        1,136,820   

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,000        1,138,590   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Dedicated Tax Fund, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     2,500        2,659,250   

Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     885        956,287   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Construction, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     11,500        12,247,845   

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Refunding RB, Toll Bridge System, Series A (AGC), 4.00%, 10/01/19

     1,600        1,733,056   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB:

    

Consolidated, 37th Series, AMT (AGM), 5.13%, 7/15/30

     2,500        2,536,000   

Consolidated, 163rd Series, 5.00%, 7/15/35

     2,500        2,687,525   

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 6, AMT (NPFGC), 6.25%, 12/01/15

     7,830        8,198,793   

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 6, AMT (NPFGC), 5.90%, 12/01/17

     4,000        4,006,880   

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 6, AMT (NPFGC), 5.75%, 12/01/22

     19,725        19,848,281   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Transportation (concluded)

    

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB:

    

179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/38

   $ 1,390      $ 1,510,680   

Consolidated, 147th Series, AMT, 4.75%, 4/15/37

     2,250        2,268,113   

Consolidated, 177th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 1/15/43

     1,350        1,231,268   

Consolidated, 178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/43

     750        783,525   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, AMT:

    

5.00%, 12/01/33

     1,000        1,065,920   

Consolidated, 177th Series, 3.50%, 7/15/35

     1,600        1,376,944   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB:

    

General, Series G (AGM), 4.75%, 1/01/29

     1,250        1,308,525   

General, Series G (AGM), 4.75%, 1/01/30

     1,030        1,079,080   

General, Series G (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/32

     15,450        16,142,314   

General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/24

     1,000        1,145,560   

General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/37

     5,635        5,960,252   

General, Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     4,270        4,455,403   

Series F (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/15 (d)

     3,330        3,465,198   

Series F (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/30

     1,670        1,723,824   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

    

General, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32 (b)

     7,400        3,261,624   

General, Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/36

     1,000        1,079,780   

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,385        1,470,441   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/28

     2,500        2,782,625   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/29

     875        965,239   
    

 

 

 
               140,584,329   

Utilities — 12.3%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     3,500        3,727,920   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System 2nd General Resolution:

    

Fiscal 2010, Series FF, 5.00%, 6/15/31

     1,500        1,671,930   

Fiscal 2011, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/31

     1,000        1,114,620   

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     5,750        6,102,820   

Series FF, 4.00%, 6/15/45

     1,375        1,315,738   

Long Island Power Authority, RB, Electric System Series A:

    

(AMBAC), 5.00%, 9/01/14 (d)

     3,000        3,073,590   

General (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/36

     2,375        2,485,532   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Electric System, Series A (AGC), 5.75%, 4/01/39

     1,000        1,127,050   

General, Electric System, Series A (AGC), 6.00%, 5/01/33

     1,500        1,711,335   

General, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/35

     3,500        3,705,870   

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Long Island Water Corp. Project, Series A, AMT (NPFGC), 4.90%, 10/01/34

     6,000        6,014,640   

State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, Revolving Funds New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects, 2nd General Resolution, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     3,200        3,465,856   

State of New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     2,580        2,790,554   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Utilities (concluded)

    

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41

   $ 14,490      $ 15,813,806   
    

 

 

 
               54,121,261   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York        620,114,398   
    

Guam — 0.3%

  

Utility — 0.3%

  

Guam Power Authority, RB, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/37

     1,175        1,203,423   
    

Puerto Rico — 0.5%

  

Housing — 0.5%

  

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     2,500        2,502,400   
Total Municipal Bonds — 141.2%        623,820,221   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
            

New York — 22.9%

  

County/City/Special District/School District — 5.3%

  

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series J, 5.00%, 5/15/23

     6,800        6,863,036   

Sub-Series C-3 (AGC), 5.75%, 8/15/28 (f)

     10,000        11,803,800   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured, Fiscal 2012,
Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     1,650        1,767,034   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Liberty, 7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 9/15/40

     2,610        2,780,616   
    

 

 

 
               23,214,486   

Education — 5.7%

  

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

     5,000        5,701,800   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, LRB, State University Dormitory Facilities, New York University, Series A:

    

5.25%, 7/01/29

     5,000        5,458,350   

5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,448        4,792,941   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

(AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,999        3,250,151   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     5,498        5,876,942   
    

 

 

 
               25,080,184   

State — 1.3%

    

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, Mental Health Services Facilities, Series C, AMT (AGM), 5.40%, 2/15/33

     5,458        5,975,486   

Transportation — 7.2%

    

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (f)

     6,000        6,546,192   

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

     7,002        7,529,753   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/25

     8,005        8,859,821   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

  

Transportation (concluded)

    

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series H (AGM), 5.00%, 1/01/37

   $ 8,500      $ 9,026,830   
    

 

 

 
               31,962,596   

Utilities — 3.4%

  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

     4,004        4,500,574   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System 2nd General Resolution:

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     7,151        7,793,071   

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

     2,400        2,600,767   
    

 

 

 
               14,894,412   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 22.9%
        101,127,164   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $700,163,842) — 164.1%
        724,947,385   
Short-Term Securities   

Shares

    Value  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund,
0.00% (g)(h)

     8,148,072      $ 8,148,072   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $8,148,072) — 1.9%
        8,148,072   
Total Investments (Cost — $708,311,914) — 166.0%        733,095,457   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%        3,710,632   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (11.7%)

   

    (51,477,799
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (55.1%)        (243,600,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 441,728,290   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $ 740,523         $ (623

 

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

 

(e)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(f)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from February 15, 2017 to February 15, 2019 is $8,472,296.

 

(g)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       9,101,817           (953,745        8,148,072         $ 577   

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (537   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 66,873,281      $ (120,239

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

 

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 724,947,385              $ 724,947,385   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 8,148,072                          8,148,072   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,148,072         $ 724,947,385              $ 733,095,457   
 

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

      

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (120,239                     $ (120,239

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

      

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 830,000                        $ 830,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (51,469,151             (51,469,151

VRDP shares

              (243,600,000             (243,600,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 830,000         $ (295,069,151           $ (294,239,151
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey — 133.7%

                

Corporate — 12.6%

  

 

County of Middlesex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Heldrich Center Hotel, Sub-Series B,
6.25%, 1/01/37 (a)(b)

   $ 560      $ 38,886   

County of Salem New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Atlantic City Electric, Series A, 4.88%, 6/01/29

     750        788,543   

New Jersey EDA, RB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT:

    

5.63%, 11/15/30

     355        354,968   

7.00%, 11/15/30 (c)

     2,335        2,338,012   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, New Jersey American Water Co. Inc. Project, AMT:

    

Series A, 5.70%, 10/01/39

     500        537,320   

Series B, 5.60%, 11/01/34

     395        427,868   
    

 

 

 
               4,485,597   

County/City/Special District/School District — 18.9%

  

 

City of Margate New Jersey, GO, Refunding, Improvement:

    

5.00%, 1/15/27

     230        252,080   

5.00%, 1/15/28

     110        119,657   

County of Bergen New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Fair Lawn Community Center, Inc. Project, 5.00%, 9/15/34

     245        272,707   

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Project Consolidation (NPFGC):

    

5.50%, 10/01/28

     400        485,792   

5.50%, 10/01/29

     790        954,162   

County of Hudson New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Harrison Parking Facility Project, Series C (AGC), 5.38%, 1/01/44

     800        845,416   

County of Union New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, Guaranteed Lease, Family Court Building Project, 5.00%, 5/01/42

     470        504,846   

County of Union New Jersey Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, Solid Waste System, County Deficiency Agreement, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/41

     685        728,388   

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

     2,250        2,556,427   
    

 

 

 
               6,719,475   

Education — 22.0%

  

 

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

School Facilities Construction, Series S, 5.00%, 9/01/36

     280        291,987   

The Team Academy Charter School, 6.00%, 10/01/33

     455        472,099   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Montclair State University, Series J, 5.25%, 7/01/38

     180        193,707   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

    

College of New Jersey, Series D (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,010        1,074,448   

Georgian Court University, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/33

     150        151,923   

Kean University, Series A, 5.50%, 9/01/36

     700        756,833   

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Series H, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     210        223,585   

Ramapo College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     85        89,251   

Seton Hall University, Series D, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     105        112,351   

University of Medicine & Dentistry, Series B, 7.50%, 6/01/19 (d)

     450        592,686   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

  

 

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB, Student Loan, Series 1A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/22

   $ 915      $ 1,005,393   

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, Student Loan:

    

Series 1, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/29

     640        688,813   

Series 1A, 5.00%, 12/01/25

     140        147,088   

Series 1A, 5.00%, 12/01/26

     110        115,569   

Series 1A, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     255        269,058   

Series 1A, 5.25%, 12/01/32

     300        317,043   

New Jersey Institute of Technology, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     250        263,220   

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 5/01/43

     985        1,060,756   
    

 

 

 
               7,825,810   

Health — 14.2%

  

 

New Jersey EDA, RB, 1st Mortgage, Lions Gate Project, Series A:

    

5.75%, 1/01/25

     150        150,151   

5.88%, 1/01/37

     265        252,508   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

1st Mortgage, Winchester, Series A, 5.80%, 11/01/31

     1,000        1,003,740   

Seabrook Village, Inc. Facility, 5.25%, 11/15/26

     470        470,785   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB:

    

Meridian Health System Obligated Group, Series I (AGC), 5.00%, 7/01/38

     240        248,208   

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/43

     230        246,102   

Virtua Health, Series A (AGC), 5.50%, 7/01/38

     400        420,720   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB:

    

AHS Hospital Corp., 6.00%, 7/01/41

     610        698,182   

Meridian Health System Obligated Group, 5.00%, 7/01/26

     305        332,310   

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     500        507,770   

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/32

     180        192,182   

St. Barnabas Health Care System, Series A, 5.63%, 7/01/37

     505        531,124   
    

 

 

 
               5,053,782   

Housing — 3.9%

  

 

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB:

    

M/F Housing, Series A, 4.75%, 11/01/29

     370        382,806   

S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.38%, 10/01/28

     505        530,275   

S/F Housing, Series AA, 6.50%, 10/01/38

     150        150,595   

S/F Housing, Series CC, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     330        341,976   
    

 

 

 
               1,405,652   

State — 33.3%

  

 

Garden State Preservation Trust, RB, CAB, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/27 (e)

     4,000        2,467,160   

New Jersey EDA, RB:

    

Motor Vehicle Surcharge, Series A (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/01/25

     500        582,595   

School Facilities Construction, Series CC-2, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     500        535,610   

School Facilities Construction, Series Z (AGC), 5.50%, 12/15/34

     1,000        1,116,300   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New Jersey (continued)

                

State (concluded)

  

 

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/28

   $ 255      $ 269,152   

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 6/15/29

     500        522,755   

Cigarette Tax (AGM), 5.00%, 6/15/22

     750        855,292   

School Facilities Construction, Series AA, 5.50%, 12/15/29

     500        549,465   

School Facilities Construction, Series GG, 5.25%, 9/01/26

     1,000        1,120,670   

School Facilities Construction, Series GG, 5.25%, 9/01/27

     1,345        1,495,748   

School Facilities Construction, Series NN, 5.00%, 3/01/29

     875        956,559   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Hospital Asset Transformation Program, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     500        517,475   

State of New Jersey, COP, Equipment Lease Purchase, Series A:

    

5.25%, 6/15/27

     600        664,356   

5.25%, 6/15/28

     200        217,788   
    

 

 

 
               11,870,925   

Transportation — 28.1%

    

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

     250        261,703   

New Jersey EDA, RB, The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, 5.38%, 1/01/43

     1,060        1,082,016   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/38

     500        529,680   

Series E, 5.25%, 1/01/40

     370        396,196   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

    

CAB, Transportation System, Series C (AGM), 0.00%, 12/15/32 (e)

     1,250        483,275   

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

     955        1,046,088   

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.50%, 6/15/39

     425        469,548   

Transportation System, 6.00%, 12/15/38

     325        370,497   

Transportation System, Series A, 6.00%, 6/15/35

     1,275        1,492,630   

Transportation System, Series A, 5.88%, 12/15/38

     555        627,744   

Transportation System, Series A, 5.50%, 6/15/41

     830        902,592   

Transportation System, Series A (AGC), 5.63%, 12/15/28

     200        230,440   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

     450        489,744   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated AMT:

    

152nd Series, 5.75%, 11/01/30

     525        579,500   

172nd Series, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     1,000        1,053,660   
    

 

 

 
               10,015,313   

Utility — 0.7%

    

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB, CAB, Series A (NPFGC), 0.00%, 9/01/33 (e)

     650        259,649   
Total Municipal Bonds in New Jersey              47,636,203   
    

Multi-State — 5.8%

                

Housing — 5.8%

  

 

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, Series B-2, 7.20%, 11/15/14 (f)(g)

     2,000        2,079,060   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 1.6%

                

Transportation — 1.6%

  

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 166th Series, 5.25%, 7/15/36

   $ 500      $ 552,430   
Total Municipal Bonds — 141.1%              50,267,693   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
 

New Jersey — 22.5%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 5.3%

  

County of Union New Jersey Utilities Authority, Refunding LRB, Resource Recovery Facility, Covanta Union, Inc., Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/31

     1,780        1,885,607   

Education — 2.9%

    

Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, RB, Series F, 5.00%, 5/01/39

     990        1,060,412   

State — 3.2%

    

New Jersey EDA, RB, School Facilities Construction (AGC):

    

6.00%, 12/15/18 (d)

     329        374,774   

6.00%, 12/15/34

     671        764,246   
    

 

 

 
               1,139,020   

Transportation — 11.1%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, Transportation System:

    

Series A (AGM) (AMBAC), 5.00%, 12/15/32

     600        647,508   

Series B, 5.25%, 6/15/36 (i)

     1,000        1,068,811   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/41

     1,500        1,558,350   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, Consolidated, 152nd Series, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/35

     630        675,252   
    

 

 

 
               3,949,921   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 22.5%
        8,034,960   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $55,543,599) — 163.6%
        58,302,653   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (j)(k)

     244,421        244,421   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $244,421) — 0.7%
        244,421   
Total Investments (Cost — $55,788,020) — 164.3%        58,547,074   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%        312,022   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates,
Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (12.7%)

   

    (4,520,441
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (52.5%)        (18,700,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 35,638,655   
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

(e)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

(g)   Represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(h)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(i)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on June 15, 2019 is $777,216.

 

(j)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

BIF New Jersey Municipal Money Fund

       630,435           (386,014        244,421             

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
(Sold)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (32   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 3,985,000      $ (7,165

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 58,302,653                   $ 58,302,653   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 244,421                               244,421   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 244,421         $ 58,302,653                   $ 58,547,074   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

      

    
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (7,165                          $ (7,165

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

      

    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

 

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 50,000                             $ 50,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (4,519,518                  (4,519,518

VRDP Shares

              (18,700,000                  (18,700,000
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 50,000         $ (23,219,518                $ (23,169,518
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 137.1%

                

Corporate — 13.6%

    

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, ARB, American Airlines, Inc., JFK International Airport, AMT (a):

    

7.63%, 8/01/25

   $ 750      $ 821,812   

7.75%, 8/01/31

     1,000        1,095,740   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     690        690,890   

County of Chautauqua New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, NRG Dunkirk Power Project, 5.88%, 4/01/42

     750        789,938   

County of Essex New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 9/01/32

     100        110,297   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, KeySpan Generation LLC, Port Jefferson, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/27

     500        502,795   

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

     250        273,890   

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42

     375        359,955   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Continental Airlines, Inc. & Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Project, LaGuardia, AMT, 9.13%, 12/01/15

     920        938,998   
    

 

 

 
               5,584,315   

County/City/Special District/School District — 35.4%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E, 5.50%, 8/01/25

     455        546,018   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, Fiscal 2009, 4.75%, 8/15/25

     500        565,490   

Series D, 5.38%, 6/01/32

     15        15,061   

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     245        269,120   

Sub-Series G-1, 5.00%, 4/01/29

     250        276,035   

Sub-Series G-1, 6.25%, 12/15/31

     250        287,780   

Sub-Series I-1, 5.38%, 4/01/36

     450        505,139   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/44

     500        504,045   

4.75%, 11/15/45

     500        502,500   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     735        805,986   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     250        265,708   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/41 (b)

     5,155        1,205,445   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/42 (b)

     500        110,500   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/43 (b)

     2,000        417,660   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/45 (b)

     950        173,328   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 1/01/39

     100        110,388   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/39

     500        457,475   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 5.00%, 3/01/46

     175        175,488   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

County/City/Special District/School District (concluded)

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Sub-Series B1, 5.00%, 11/01/35

   $ 200      $ 219,026   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

5.00%, 2/15/47

     650        657,911   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     750        763,290   

(NPFGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     465        470,659   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     850        851,360   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 2, 5.63%, 7/15/47

     1,350        1,451,439   

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     285        305,782   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     750        803,948   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     340        369,957   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 9/15/35

     320        323,952   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 9/15/43

     550        565,015   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     520        524,789   
    

 

 

 
               14,500,294   

Education — 34.3%

  

Albany Industrial Development Agency, RB, New Covenant Charter School Project, Series A (c)(d):

    

7.00%, 5/01/25

     200        30,010   

7.00%, 5/01/35

     130        19,507   

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A, (AGM):

    

4.38%, 10/01/30

     250        255,887   

4.63%, 10/01/40

     140        143,430   

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Series A:

    

Bronx Charter School For Excellence Project, 5.50%, 4/01/43

     270        268,434   

Bronx Charter School For International Cultures & The Arts Project, 5.00%, 4/15/33

     200        166,448   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, RB, Juilliard School, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/39

     250        269,350   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39

     400        409,072   

Wildlife Conservation Society, 3.25%, 8/01/32

     140        123,787   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     710        736,412   

City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Sarah Lawrence College Project, Series A, 6.00%, 6/01/41

     250        268,575   

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-2, 4.50%, 8/01/36

     415        353,323   

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., RB, Vassar College, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/49

     250        260,177   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
38    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Education (concluded)

  

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/31

   $ 500      $ 541,095   

5.00%, 7/01/41

     500        523,410   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     120        127,825   

County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 4.75%, 3/01/26

     200        206,308   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/33

     100        109,208   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     150        157,070   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/40

     300        329,307   

New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC, BHAC), 5.50%, 7/01/31

     245        288,277   

New York University, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,250        1,328,737   

Teachers College, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,800        1,893,888   

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

     215        236,562   

University of Rochester, Series A, 0.00%, 7/01/39 (e)

     175        184,559   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Brooklyn Law School, 5.75%, 7/01/33

     125        132,034   

Cornell University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     150        164,442   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     160        169,262   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     445        478,562   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     1,750        1,867,880   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     250        272,730   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     350        393,088   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

     350        387,544   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     225        239,173   

Teachers College, 5.50%, 3/01/39

     350        371,980   

Teachers College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     325        352,157   
    

 

 

 
               14,059,510   

Health — 23.1%

  

 

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Health Quest System, Inc., Series A (AGM), 5.75%, 7/01/30

     350        384,605   

County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project, 5.00%, 12/01/27

     150        148,518   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

     370        382,972   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     275        307,216   

County of Saratoga New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Saratoga Hospital Project, Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/32

     200        205,188   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

                

Health (concluded)

  

 

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Jefferson’s Ferry Project, 5.00%, 11/01/28

   $ 260      $ 266,786   

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,150        1,205,143   

Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30

     200        222,598   

County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal On Hudson Project:

    

4.00%, 1/01/23

     550        549,494   

5.00%, 1/01/34

     500        509,630   

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., Refunding RB, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Project, 4.50%, 7/01/32

     810        692,420   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

(AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (f)

     5        5,889   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/22

     330        377,721   

New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc., Series B (AMBAC), 6.00%, 7/01/32

     185        198,577   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/31

     220        240,205   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series B, 5.63%, 7/01/37

     260        271,835   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     450        477,144   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.75%, 5/01/37

     500        538,085   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     290        302,250   

Mount Sinai Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/26

     315        342,304   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     1,000        1,049,690   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series E, 5.50%, 5/01/33

     250        266,755   

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (FHA), 4.90%, 8/15/31

     500        521,960   
    

 

 

 
               9,466,985   

Housing — 2.0%

  

State of New York HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 5.00%, 2/15/39

     500        503,960   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, 48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     360        328,424   
    

 

 

 
               832,384   

State — 7.0%

  

State of New York, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/39

     250        275,808   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, ERB:

    

Series B, 5.75%, 3/15/36

     300        342,108   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     250        270,430   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/41

     500        528,230   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     80        88,322   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Highway and Bridge Trust, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     1,000        1,087,240   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     250        279,477   
    

 

 

 
               2,871,615   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    39


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

Transportation — 15.6%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Dedicated Tax Fund, Series A, 5.63%, 11/15/39

   $ 250      $ 279,715   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     250        271,100   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     700        834,183   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/41

     1,000        1,063,770   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/30

     250        279,847   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/31

     250        278,127   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/32

     170        187,964   

Series F, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     500        540,275   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

     500        544,160   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB:

    

179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     150        163,023   

Consolidated, 147th Series, AMT, 4.75%, 4/15/37

     150        151,208   

Consolidated, 177th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 1/15/43

     100        91,205   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series I:

    

5.00%, 1/01/27

     130        143,923   

5.00%, 1/01/37

     1,000        1,057,720   

5.00%, 1/01/42

     140        146,079   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

    

CAB, Sub-Series A, 0.00%, 11/15/32 (b)

     170        72,704   

General, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32 (b)

     400        176,304   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     100        109,331   
    

 

 

 
               6,390,638   

Utilities — 6.1%

    

Long Island Power Authority, RB, General Electric System:

    

Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/36

     225        235,471   

Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

     500        571,705   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.50%, 4/01/24

     100        111,923   

State of New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     600        648,966   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     860        938,570   
    

 

 

 
               2,506,635   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York              56,212,376   
    

Multi-State — 6.3%

                

Housing — 6.3%

  

 

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, Series B-2, 7.20%, 11/15/14 (g)(h)

     2,500        2,598,825   
Total Municipal Bonds — 143.4%              58,811,201   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
            

New York — 18.9%

                

County/City/Special District/School District — 4.9%

  

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured, Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     825        883,517   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (i)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

                

County/City/Special District/School District (concluded)

  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Liberty, 7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 9/15/40

   $ 1,050      $ 1,118,639   
    

 

 

 
               2,002,156   

State — 1.3%

    

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

     500        543,816   

Transportation — 5.1%

    

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (j)

     700        763,722   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     630        670,969   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/31

     600        665,526   
    

 

 

 
               2,100,217   

Utilities — 7.6%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

     405        455,114   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System 2nd General Resolution:

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     990        1,078,862   

Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     1,500        1,586,646   
    

 

 

 
               3,120,622   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 18.9%
        7,766,811   

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost — $64,224,683) — 162.3%

  

  

    66,578,012   
    
   
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (k)(l)

     1,207,094        1,207,094   

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.01% (k)(l)

     11,156        11,156   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,218,250) — 3.0%
        1,218,250   
Total Investments (Cost — $65,442,933) — 165.3%        67,796,262   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%        83,348   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including
Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (11.6%)

   

    (4,776,032
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (53.9%)        (22,100,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 41,003,578   
    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
40    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(c)   Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

(e)   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 is as of report date.

 

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

 

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

 

(h)   Represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(i)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(j)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on February 15, 2019 is $ $370,628.

 

(k)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       1,962,512           (755,418        1,207,094         $ 115   

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

                 11,156           11,156             

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (51   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 6,351,094      $ (11,419

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    41


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

 

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 66,578,012              $ 66,578,012   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 1,218,250                          1,218,250   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,218,250         $ 66,578,012              $ 67,796,262   
 

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

      

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (11,419                     $ (11,419

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

      

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 78,000                        $ 78,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (4,775,215             (4,775,215

VRDP Shares

              (22,100,000             (22,100,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 78,000         $ (26,875,215           $ (26,797,215
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 130.2%

  

Corporate — 1.1%

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/28

   $ 165      $ 165,213   

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

     750        821,670   
    

 

 

 
               986,883   

County/City/Special District/School District — 28.7%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E:

    

5.50%, 8/01/25

     830        996,033   

5.00%, 8/01/30

     1,000        1,100,420   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, 5.00%, 8/01/35

     200        212,996   

Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34

     330        354,776   

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     440        483,318   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/44

     3,610        3,639,205   

4.75%, 11/15/45

     500        502,500   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     915        1,003,371   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     400        425,132   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/39 (a)

     1,000        271,370   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 1/01/39

     150        165,582   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 4.75%, 3/01/46

     160        160,709   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB, Sub-Series B1, 5.00%, 11/01/35

     425        465,430   

County of Erie New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, City School District of Buffalo Project Series A:

    

5.25%, 5/01/31

     200        219,236   

(AGM), 5.75%, 5/01/25

     1,000        1,124,390   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

5.75%, 2/15/47

     1,000        1,091,120   

5.00%, 2/15/47

     500        506,085   

(AGC), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     1,250        1,272,150   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     750        763,290   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     1,150        1,151,840   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Liberty:

    

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,000        1,071,930   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     1,250        1,290,275   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     670        729,034   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 9/15/35

     1,100        1,113,585   

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 10/15/32

     6,000        6,152,520   
    

 

 

 
               26,266,297   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Education — 32.4%

  

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB:

    

American Museum of Natural History, Series A (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/44

   $ 2,500      $ 2,531,000   

Museum of Modern Art, Series 1A, 5.00%, 4/01/31

     700        771,141   

Wildlife Conservation Society, Series A, 3.25%, 8/01/32

     440        389,044   

Wildlife Conservation Society, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/42

     410        433,989   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     2,145        2,224,794   

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., RB, Vassar College, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/49

     250        260,177   

County of Herkimer New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, College Foundation, Inc., Student Housing Project, 6.25%, 8/01/34

     1,000        1,000,710   

County of Madison New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Colgate University Project, Series A, 4.50%, 7/01/39

     1,600        1,650,432   

County of Madison New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Colgate University Project, Series A (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/30

     1,000        1,024,080   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     500        541,095   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     400        426,084   

County of Orange New York Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Mount St. Mary College Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 7/01/37

     180        183,555   

5.00%, 7/01/42

     115        115,304   

County of Schenectady New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Union College, 5.00%, 7/01/32

     940        1,019,947   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/33

     250        273,020   

County of Tompkins New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Civic Facility Cornell University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     1,000        1,084,600   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/40

     300        329,307   

FIT Student Housing Corp. (NPFGC), 5.13%, 7/01/14 (b)

     2,500        2,542,650   

Fordham University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     500        551,910   

New York University, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     500        537,710   

New York University, Series C, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     1,000        1,079,640   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     550        590,381   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     600        634,662   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     1,000        1,058,460   

Teachers College, Series B, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     500        526,080   

The New School (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/43

     350        375,081   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Education (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Cornell University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/40

   $ 250      $ 274,070   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44

     340        359,683   

New York University Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NPFGC), 5.00%, 7/01/35

     2,000        2,076,460   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     745        801,188   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 4.00%, 7/01/32

     395        398,053   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/27

     135        148,372   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     1,500        1,684,665   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

     600        664,362   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     450        478,345   

Teachers College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     525        568,869   
    

 

 

 
               29,608,920   

Health — 15.1%

    

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Vassar Brothers Medical Center (AGC), 5.50%, 4/01/30

     500        540,055   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

     850        879,801   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     725        809,934   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

(AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

     5        5,889   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/22

     990        1,133,164   

Hudson Valley Hospital (BHAC), 5.00%, 8/15/36

     1,250        1,324,975   

Mental Health Services (AGM), 5.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

     5        5,903   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/40

     250        273,065   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     350        371,112   

St. Joachim & Anne Residence, 5.25%, 7/01/27

     3,000        2,842,620   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

New York University Hospital Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     500        511,225   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

     750        787,267   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/34

     1,840        1,958,514   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/41

     750        775,522   

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (FHA), 4.90%, 8/15/31

     1,500        1,565,880   
    

 

 

 
               13,784,926   

Housing — 2.7%

    

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Series B1, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     750        832,313   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, 49th Series, 4.00%, 10/01/43

     400        383,888   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, 48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     1,425        1,300,013   
    

 

 

 
               2,516,214   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

State — 12.7%

    

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB:

    

Fiscal 2008, Series S-4 (AGC), 5.50%, 1/15/33

   $ 1,000      $ 1,122,130   

Series S-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 1/15/37

     850        905,250   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     750        828,270   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, ERB:

    

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/37

     1,000        1,073,190   

General Purpose ,Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/41

     750        792,345   

Series B, 5.75%, 3/15/36

     600        684,216   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     1,500        1,622,580   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

3rd General Resolution, State University Educational Facilities Issue, 5.00%, 5/15/30

     1,000        1,099,480   

School Districts Financing Program, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/35

     1,000        1,061,420   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     320        353,286   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Highway and Bridge Trust, Series A, 5.00%, 4/01/32

     250        271,810   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, Personal Income Tax:

    

Series A, 3.50%, 3/15/28

     1,200        1,212,708   

State Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     500        558,955   
    

 

 

 
               11,585,640   

Transportation — 22.8%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/27

     575        634,271   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/34

     270        295,790   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     750        893,767   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/41

     2,000        2,127,540   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     650        686,836   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,500        1,705,230   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     500        540,275   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Dedicated Tax Fund, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     540        574,398   

Series D, 5.25%, 11/15/31

     750        834,382   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 179th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/38

     245        266,271   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General:

    

Series H (AGM, NPFGC), 5.00%, 1/01/37

     4,000        4,247,920   

Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/24

     1,000        1,145,560   

Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/37

     2,000        2,115,440   

Series I, 5.00%, 1/01/42

     425        443,453   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

    

General, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32 (a)

     1,250        550,950   

General, Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/34

     1,000        1,087,480   

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,061,690   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/29

     1,485        1,638,148   
    

 

 

 
               20,849,401   

Utilities — 14.7%

  

Albany Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/33

     1,000        1,079,920   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

  

Utilities (concluded)

  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System 2nd General Resolution:

    

Series DD, 5.00%, 6/15/32

   $ 1,100      $ 1,167,496   

Series FF, 4.00%, 6/15/45

     250        239,225   

Long Island Power Authority, RB, General Electric System:

    

Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 5/01/36

     500        523,270   

Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

     1,000        1,143,410   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System Series A (AGC):

    

5.75%, 4/01/39

     1,690        1,904,715   

General, 6.00%, 5/01/33

     2,000        2,281,780   

State of New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,081,610   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     3,725        4,065,316   
    

 

 

 
               13,486,742   
Total Municipal Bonds — 130.2%        119,085,023   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (c)
       

New York — 26.4%

  

County/City/Special District/School District — 7.8%

  

City of New York New York, GO, Sub-Series C-3 (AGC), 5.75%, 8/15/28 (d)

     1,000        1,180,380   

City of New York New York, GO, Sub- Series G-1, Public Improvement, 5.00%, 4/01/29

     1,000        1,104,140   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured, Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     2,475        2,650,552   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Liberty, 7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 9/15/40

     2,085        2,221,296   
    

 

 

 
               7,156,368   

Education — 5.3%

  

 

State of New York Dormitory Authority, LRB, State University Dormitory Facilities, New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/35

     1,999        2,154,131   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB (AMBAC), 5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,499        2,708,459   
    

 

 

 
               4,862,590   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (c)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

  

Transportation — 7.2%

  

 

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Fiscal 2012, Series A, 5.75%, 2/15/47 (d)

   $ 1,800      $ 1,963,858   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     3,495        3,722,280   

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/31

     800        887,368   
    

 

 

 
               6,573,506   

Utilities — 6.1%

  

 

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

     495        556,251   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution:

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     2,249        2,450,651   

Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     2,011        2,126,105   

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

     405        438,879   
    

 

 

 
               5,571,886   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 26.4%
        24,164,350   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $138,275,397) — 156.6%
        143,249,373   
    
   
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund, 0.00% (e)(f)

     2,046,478        2,046,478   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $2,046,478) — 2.3%
        2,046,478   
Total Investments (Cost — $140,321,875) — 158.9%        145,295,851   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%        202,005   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (14.8%)

   

    (13,559,056
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (44.3%)        (40,500,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 91,438,800   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

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

 

(c)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(d)   All or a portion of security is subject to a recourse agreement, which may require the Trust to pay the liquidity provider in the event there is a shortfall between the TOB trust certificates and proceeds received from the sale of the security contributed to the TOB trust. In the case of a shortfall, the aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire from February 15, 2017 to February 15, 2019 is $1,482,592.

 

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    45


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (BSE)

 

 

(f)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       3,752,091           (1,705,613        2,046,478         $ 373   

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (111   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 13,822,969      $ (24,854

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 143,249,373              $ 143,249,373   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 2,046,478                          2,046,478   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,046,478         $ 143,249,373              $ 145,295,851   
 

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

    
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2             

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (24,854                     $ (24,854

 

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

    

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 171,000                             $ 171,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (13,557,137                  (13,557,137

VRDP shares

              (40,500,000                  (40,500,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 171,000         $ (54,057,137                $ (53,886,137
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
46    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York — 146.9%

  

Corporate — 14.8%

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, ARB, American Airlines, Inc., JFK International Airport, AMT (a):

    

7.63%, 8/01/25

   $ 1,600      $ 1,753,200   

7.75%, 8/01/31

     1,500        1,643,610   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/28

     330        330,426   

County of Chautauqua New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, NRG Dunkirk Power Project, 5.88%, 4/01/42

     500        526,625   

County of Essex New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 9/01/32

     200        220,594   

County of Jefferson New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal, International Paper Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.20%, 12/01/20

     750        750,300   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, KeySpan Generation LLC, Port Jefferson, AMT, 5.25%, 6/01/27

     2,500        2,513,975   

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

     1,030        1,128,427   

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Covanta Energy Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 11/01/42

     625        599,925   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Continental Airlines, Inc. & Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Project, LaGuardia, AMT, 9.13%, 12/01/15

     1,305        1,331,948   
    

 

 

 
               10,799,030   

County/City/Special District/School District — 37.1%

  

Buffalo & County of Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp. Project, Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/41

     280        297,690   

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, Series E:

    

5.50%, 8/01/25

     1,280        1,536,051   

5.00%, 8/01/30

     500        550,210   

City of New York New York, GO:

    

Series A-1, Fiscal 2009, 4.75%, 8/15/25

     500        565,490   

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 8/01/31

     690        757,931   

Sub-Series G-1, 6.25%, 12/15/31

     250        287,780   

Sub-Series I-1, 5.38%, 4/01/36

     450        505,139   

City of New York New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured (AMBAC):

    

5.00%, 11/15/35

     2,250        2,279,317   

5.00%, 11/15/44

     250        252,023   

4.75%, 11/15/45

     640        643,200   

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1:

    

5.25%, 7/01/32

     915        1,003,371   

5.00%, 7/01/33

     400        425,132   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

    

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/35 (b)

     500        175,985   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/42 (b)

     1,750        386,750   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 3/01/45 (b)

     500        91,225   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

County/City/Special District/School District (concluded)

  

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT (concluded):

    

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 1/01/39

   $ 100      $ 110,388   

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 1/01/39

     500        457,475   

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 4.75%, 3/01/46

     740        743,278   

City of New York New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding ARB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 7/01/22

     350        372,554   

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB:

    

5.00%, 11/01/27

     5        5,021   

Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

     825        883,517   

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/36

     340        371,443   

City of Syracuse New York, GO, Airport Terminal Security & Access, Series A, AMT (AGM), 4.75%, 11/01/31

     500        515,870   

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Series A:

    

Senior, Fiscal 2012, 5.75%, 2/15/47

     1,550        1,691,236   

5.00%, 2/15/47

     2,850        2,884,684   

(AGM), 5.00%, 2/15/47

     850        865,062   

(NPFGC), 4.50%, 2/15/47

     1,510        1,512,416   

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 2, 5.63%, 7/15/47

     1,400        1,505,196   

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 7/15/49

     500        536,460   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     1,000        1,071,930   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

     1,250        1,290,275   

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

     670        729,034   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 9/15/43

     1,100        1,130,030   

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 5.00%, 3/15/44

     690        696,355   
    

 

 

 
               27,129,518   

Education — 25.2%

  

Albany Industrial Development Agency, RB, New Covenant Charter School Project, Series A (c)(d):

    

7.00%, 5/01/25

     345        51,767   

7.00%, 5/01/35

     220        33,011   

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB, University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A, (AGM):

    

4.38%, 10/01/30

     500        511,775   

4.63%, 10/01/40

     275        281,737   

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB, Series A:

    

Bronx Charter School For Excellence Project, 5.50%, 4/01/43

     450        447,390   

Bronx Charter School For International Cultures & The Arts Project, 5.00%, 4/15/33

     400        332,896   

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, RB, Juilliard School, Series A, 5.00%, 1/01/39

     500        538,700   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Education (continued)

  

City of New York New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, Series A:

    

Carnegie Hall, 4.75%, 12/01/39

   $ 700      $ 715,876   

Wildlife Conservation Society, 3.25%, 8/01/32

     420        371,360   

Wildlife Conservation Society, 5.00%, 8/01/33

     500        541,785   

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project, Series A, 5.13%, 9/01/40

     1,445        1,498,754   

City of Yonkers New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Sarah Lawrence College Project, Series A, 6.00%, 6/01/41

     500        537,150   

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-2, 4.50%, 8/01/36

     640        544,883   

County of Herkimer New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, College Foundation, Inc., Student Housing Project, 6.25%, 8/01/34

     385        385,273   

County of Madison New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Colgate University Project, Series A, 4.50%, 7/01/39

     265        273,353   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     1,000        1,082,190   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     240        255,650   

County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 4.75%, 3/01/26

     350        361,039   

County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Clarkson University Project:

    

6.00%, 9/01/34

     150        169,188   

5.38%, 9/01/41

     650        684,203   

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM), 5.50%, 7/01/33

     450        491,436   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

Convent of the Sacred Heart (AGM), 5.75%, 11/01/40

     500        548,845   

Fordham University, Series A, 5.50%, 7/01/36

     150        163,586   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/39

     250        261,783   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/41

     670        709,168   

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

     250        275,073   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Brooklyn Law School, 5.75%, 7/01/33

     250        264,068   

Fordham University, 5.00%, 7/01/44 (e)

     340        359,683   

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/37

     600        645,252   

Rochester Institute of Technology, 5.00%, 7/01/38

     690        726,977   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/29

     200        220,030   

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/31

     300        326,622   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/30

     1,220        1,370,194   

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 7/01/32

     700        775,089   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Education (concluded)

  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

   $ 370      $ 393,306   

Teachers College, 5.50%, 3/01/39

     650        690,820   

Teachers College, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/31

     525        568,869   
    

 

 

 
               18,408,781   

Health — 23.9%

    

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Health Quest System, Inc., Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/40

     300        323,385   

County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project, 5.00%, 12/01/27

     250        247,530   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, Series A:

    

5.00%, 12/01/32

     180        187,900   

5.00%, 12/01/37

     250        258,765   

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Rochester General Hospital Project, Series B, 3.60%, 12/01/32

     250        212,220   

Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 8/15/40

     1,425        1,591,939   

County of Saratoga New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Saratoga Hospital Project, Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/32

     350        359,079   

County of Suffolk New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Jefferson’s Ferry Project, 5.00%, 11/01/28

     450        461,745   

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

    

Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,000        1,047,950   

Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30

     150        166,949   

County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal On Hudson Project:

    

4.00%, 1/01/23

     920        919,154   

5.00%, 1/01/34

     500        509,630   

Onondaga Civic Development Corp., Refunding RB, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Project, 4.50%, 7/01/32

     1,210        1,034,356   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

    

General Purpose, Series E, 5.00%, 2/15/37

     1,000        1,072,550   

Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/38

     500        545,795   

New York Hospital Medical Center-Queens (FHA), 4.75%, 2/15/37

     305        309,285   

New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc., Series A, 6.00%, 7/01/32

     250        280,520   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 7/01/31

     425        464,032   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series B, 5.63%, 7/01/37

     530        554,126   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.50%, 5/01/37

     750        795,240   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association, 5.00%, 7/01/29

     130        135,491   

Mount Sinai Hospital, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/26

     500        543,340   

New York University Hospital Center, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     1,000        1,022,450   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (continued)

  

Health (concluded)

    

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB (concluded):

    

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/32

   $ 1,000      $ 1,049,690   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 5/01/41

     750        775,522   

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series E, 5.50%, 5/01/33

     500        533,510   

St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital (FHA), 4.90%, 8/15/31

     2,000        2,087,840   
    

 

 

 
               17,489,993   

Housing — 3.8%

    

City of New York New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Series J-2-A, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/27

     1,420        1,453,512   

State of New York HFA, RB, M/F Housing, Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 5.00%, 2/15/39

     1,000        1,007,920   

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB, 48th Series, 3.70%, 10/01/38

     360        328,424   
    

 

 

 
               2,789,856   

State — 12.9%

    

City of New York New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Fiscal 2013, Series S-1, 4.00%, 7/15/42

     1,100        1,067,231   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Dedicated Tax Fund, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/31

     750        828,270   

State of New York, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 2/15/39

     500        551,615   

State of New York Dormitory Authority, ERB:

    

General Purpose, Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/37

     1,070        1,148,313   

General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/41

     1,000        1,056,460   

General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/34

     1,000        1,091,640   

Series B, 5.75%, 3/15/36

     300        342,108   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/15/31

     500        540,860   

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Transportation, Series A, 5.00%, 3/15/32

     160        176,643   

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax:

    

Series B, 5.00%, 3/15/35

     2,000        2,075,340   

Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/30

     500        558,955   
    

 

 

 
               9,437,435   

Transportation — 18.1%

  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

    

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/34

     270        295,790   

Series C, 6.50%, 11/15/28

     750        893,768   

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

     1,000        1,056,670   

Series H, 5.00%, 11/15/25

     1,000        1,136,820   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series F:

    

5.00%, 11/15/30

     1,500        1,620,825   

(AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/30

     500        505,115   

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Construction, 5.25%, 12/15/43

     500        532,515   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

     1,000        1,088,320   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated AMT:

    

147th Series, 4.75%, 4/15/37

     500        504,025   

177th Series, 4.00%, 1/15/43

     1,500        1,368,075   

178th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/43

     430        449,221   
Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

  

Transportation (concluded)

  

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, General, Series I:

    

5.00%, 1/01/37

   $ 1,735      $ 1,835,144   

5.00%, 1/01/42

     1,030        1,074,723   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

    

CAB, Sub-Series A, 0.00%, 11/15/32 (b)

     505        215,973   

General, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 11/15/32 (b)

     1,000        440,760   

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/30

     150        163,997   
    

 

 

 
               13,181,741   

Utilities — 11.1%

  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     500        532,560   

Long Island Power Authority, RB, Electric System:

    

CAB, Series A (AGM), 0.00%, 6/01/28 (b)

     3,515        2,023,691   

General, Series C (CIFG), 5.25%, 9/01/29

     1,000        1,143,410   

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series A, 5.50%, 4/01/24

     500        559,615   

State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB:

    

Revolving Funds New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects, 2nd General Resolution, Series B, 5.00%, 6/15/36

     350        379,078   

State Clean Water and Drinking Water Revolving New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 6/15/37

     1,500        1,644,120   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series E, 5.00%, 12/15/41

     1,690        1,844,398   
    

 

 

 
               8,126,872   
Total Municipal Bonds in New York        107,363,226   
    

Multi-State — 6.1%

  

Housing — 6.1%

  

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust (f)(g):

    

Series A-4-1, 5.75%, 5/15/15

     500        526,055   

Series A-4-2, 6.00%, 5/15/19

     1,000        1,163,420   

Series B-3-1, 6.00%, 5/15/15

     1,500        1,578,465   

Series B-3-2, 6.30%, 5/15/19

     1,000        1,176,300   
    

 

 

 
        4,444,240   
    

Puerto Rico — 0.7%

  

Housing — 0.7%

  

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Subordinate, Capital Fund Modernization, 5.13%, 12/01/27

     500        500,480   
Total Municipal Bonds — 153.7%        112,307,946   
    
                  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
       

New York — 10.4%

  

State — 1.9%

  

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

     1,300        1,413,922   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (h)
  

Par  

(000)

    Value  

New York (concluded)

  

Transportation — 4.4%

    

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

   $ 1,995      $ 2,124,735   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated, 169th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/26

     1,000        1,098,180   
    

 

 

 
               3,222,915   

Utilities — 4.1%

    

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB, Water & Sewer System, Fiscal 2009, Series A, 5.75%, 6/15/40

     240        269,697   

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution:

    

Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 6/15/32

     1,500        1,634,640   

Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/44

     1,005        1,063,052   
    

 

 

 
               2,967,389   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 10.4%
        7,604,226   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $115,250,890) — 164.1%
        119,912,172   
Short-Term Securities   

Shares

    Value  

BIF New York Municipal Money
Fund, 0.00% (i)(j)

     2,353,173      $ 2,353,173   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $2,353,173) — 3.2%
        2,353,173   
Total Investments (Cost — $117,604,063) — 167.3%        122,265,345   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%        (132,670

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (6.3%)

   

    (4,635,539
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (60.7%)        (44,400,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 73,097,136   
    

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(c)   Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

     $ 359,683         $ 135   

 

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

 

(g)   Represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(h)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(i)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

BIF New York Municipal Money Fund

       2,552,420           (199,247        2,353,173         $ 288   

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (87   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 10,834,219      $ (19,480

 

Ÿ  

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY)

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 119,912,172              $ 119,912,172   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 2,353,173                          2,353,173   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,353,173         $ 119,912,172              $ 122,265,345   
 

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

    
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (19,480                     $ (19,480

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

      

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 134,000                        $ 134,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (4,634,988             (4,634,988

VRDP Shares

              (44,400,000             (44,400,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 134,000         $ (49,034,988           $ (48,900,988
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    51


Schedule of Investments February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Virginia — 117.8%

                

Corporate — 7.6%

    

County of Chesterfield Virginia EDA, RB, Virginia Electric Power Co. Project, Series A, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/31

   $ 500      $ 527,235   

Isle Wight County Virginia IDA, RB, International Paper, Series A, AMT, 5.70%, 11/01/27

     1,300        1,300,312   
    

 

 

 
               1,827,547   

County/City/Special District/School District — 25.3%

  

City of Norfolk Virginia, GO, Refunding, Capital Improvement, Series A, 5.00%, 8/01/38

     500        546,315   

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

     500        545,740   

City of Suffolk Virginia, GO, Refunding, 5.00%, 6/01/42

     1,000        1,070,850   

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Silverline Phase I Project, 5.00%, 4/01/37

     1,000        1,060,210   

County of Fairfax Virginia Redevelopment & Housing Authority, Refunding RB, Fairfax Redevelopment & Housing, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     1,500        1,568,325   

Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority, Refunding, Special Assessment, Dulles Town Center Project, 4.25%, 3/01/26

     500        460,910   

Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, Series A, 6.88%, 3/01/36

     250        279,618   

Shops at White Oak Village Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, 5.30%, 3/01/17

     113        120,562   

County of Fluvanna Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 6.50%, 12/01/18 (a)

     360        452,246   
    

 

 

 
               6,104,776   

Education — 15.4%

    

County of Montgomery Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Virginia Tech Foundation, Series A, 5.00%, 6/01/39

     355        375,065   

Virginia College Building Authority, Refunding RB:

    

Liberty University Projects, 5.00%, 3/01/41

     1,000        1,051,300   

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/26

     500        587,395   

Washington & Lee University Project (NPFGC), 5.25%, 1/01/31

     1,000        1,176,690   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Roanoke College, 5.75%, 4/01/41

     500        534,055   
    

 

 

 
               3,724,505   

Health — 22.9%

    

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, RB, Vinson Hall LLC, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

     500        456,000   

County of Fairfax Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Goodwin House, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/27

     1,000        1,028,220   

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/42

     500        423,850   

County of Henrico Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, United Methodist Homes, 4.25%, 6/01/26

     145        136,319   

Danville Virginia IDA, Refunding RB, Danville Regional Medical Center (AMBAC), 5.25%, 10/01/28 (b)

     1,000        1,207,890   

Peninsula Ports Authority, Refunding RB, Virginia Baptist Homes, Series C, 5.40%, 12/01/33

     250        211,875   

Roanoke EDA, Refunding RB:

    

Carilion Clinic Obligation Group, 5.00%, 7/01/30

     795        851,461   

Carilion Health System (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/20 (a)

     5        6,019   

Carilion Health System, Series B (AGM), 5.00%, 7/01/38

     495        514,582   
Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Virginia (continued)

                

Health (concluded)

    

Winchester Virginia IDA, RB, Valley Health System Obligation, Series E, 5.63%, 1/01/44

   $ 650      $ 695,149   
    

 

 

 
               5,531,365   

Housing — 11.0%

    

Virginia HDA, RB:

    

M/F Rental Housing, Series A, 5.25%, 5/01/41

     750        778,567   

M/F Rental Housing, Series B, 5.63%, 6/01/39

     1,000        1,060,240   

M/F Rental Housing, Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/38

     250        265,965   

Remarketing, S/F Housing, Sub-Series C-3, 3.25%, 4/01/31

     650        558,721   
    

 

 

 
               2,663,493   

State — 8.5%

    

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Public Higher Education Financing Program, Series A, 5.00%, 9/01/33

     1,000        1,082,130   

Virginia Public School Authority, RB, School Financing, 1997 Resolution, Series B:

    

5.25%, 8/01/33

     500        552,430   

4.00%, 8/01/36

     405        409,143   
    

 

 

 
               2,043,703   

Transportation — 16.9%

    

Richmond Metropolitan Authority, Refunding RB, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 7/15/22

     500        568,605   

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

     1,260        1,385,408   

Virginia Port Authority, RB, 5.00%, 7/01/36

     500        545,365   

Virginia Port Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 7/01/40

     500        517,725   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 1/01/37

     1,000        1,063,240   
    

 

 

 
               4,080,343   

Utilities — 10.2%

    

City of Richmond Virginia, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 1/15/29

     250        286,202   

Virginia Resources Authority, RB, Senior, Virginia Pooled Financing Program, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/33

     2,000        2,190,080   
    

 

 

 
               2,476,282   
Total Municipal Bonds in Virginia        28,452,014   
    

District of Columbia — 7.8%

  

       

Transportation — 7.8%

    

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB:

    

1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

     290        299,112   

1st Senior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/44

     460        475,493   

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/29

     1,000        1,102,890   
    

 

 

 
        1,877,495   
    

Guam — 1.9%

                

State — 1.9%

    

Territory of Guam, RB, Series A:

    

Business Privilege Tax Bonds, 5.13%, 1/01/42

     250        253,610   

Limited Obligation Bonds, Section 30, 5.63%, 12/01/29

     200        212,016   
    

 

 

 
        465,626   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
52    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Municipal Bonds    Par  
(000)
    Value  

Multi-State — 6.5%

                

Housing — 6.5%

    

Centerline Equity Issuer Trust, Series B-2, 7.20%, 11/15/14 (c)(d)

   $ 1,500      $ 1,559,295   
Total Municipal Bonds — 134.0%              32,354,430   
    
   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
 

Virginia — 22.5%

                

Education — 13.7%

    

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

     2,999        3,297,544   

Health — 8.8%

    

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

     999        1,081,381   
Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts (e)
   Par  
(000)
    Value  

Virginia (concluded)

                

Health (concluded)

    

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

   1,000      1,042,917   
    

 

 

 
               2,124,298   
Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to
Tender Option Bond Trusts — 22.5%
        5,421,842   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $35,678,875) — 156.5%
        37,776,272   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities    Shares         

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund, 0.03% (f)(g)

     467,146        467,146   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $467,146) — 1.9%
        467,146   
Total Investments (Cost — $36,146,021) — 158.4%        38,243,418   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 2.1%        518,905   

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest
Expense and Fees Payable — (12.5%)

   

    (3,019,386
VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value — (48.0%)        (11,600,000
    

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%      $ 24,142,937   
    

 

 

 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

(b)   Security is collateralized by municipal or US Treasury obligations.

 

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

 

(d)   Represents a beneficial interest in a trust. The collateral deposited into the trust is federally tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by various state or local governments, or their respective agencies or authorities. The security is subject to remarketing prior to its stated maturity.

 

(e)   Represent bonds transferred to a TOB. In exchange for which the Trust acquired residual interest certificates. These bonds serve as collateral in a financing transaction. See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs.

 

(f)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the six months ended February 28, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2013
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at February 28,
2014
       Income  

FFI Institutional Tax-Exempt Fund

       389,989           77,157           467,146         $ 135   

 

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

 

Ÿ  

Financial futures contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

Contracts
Sold
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration   Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  (30   10-Year US Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   June 2014   $ 3,735,938      $ (6,717

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

  Ÿ  

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

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    53


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of February 28, 2014:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

            $ 37,776,272              $ 37,776,272   

Short-Term Securities

  $ 467,146                          467,146   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 467,146         $ 37,776,272              $ 38,243,418   
 

 

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

      

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Liabilities:

                

Interest rate contracts

  $ (6,717                     $ (6,717

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

      

The carrying amount for certain of the Trust’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of February 28, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

  $ 47,000                        $ 47,000   

Liabilities:

                

TOB trust certificates

            $ (3,018,979             (3,018,979

VRDP Shares

              (11,600,000             (11,600,000
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 47,000         $ (14,618,979           $ (14,571,979
 

 

 

 

There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended February 28, 2014.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
54    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)   BlackRock
Maryland
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BZM)
    BlackRock
Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt
Trust
(MHE)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
New York Quality
Fund, Inc.
(MHN)
   

BlackRock

New Jersey
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BLJ)

 
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 45,817,483      $ 49,383,819      $ 724,947,385      $ 58,302,653   

Investments at value — affiliated2

    1,042,343        5        8,148,072        244,421   

Cash

    12,001        41,192                 

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    47,000        45,000        830,000        50,000   

Interest receivable

    521,899        632,312        8,233,976        787,957   

Investments sold receivable

    5,017               991,787          

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    6,201        5,994        110,998        6,614   

Deferred offering costs

    80,510        91,443        422,308        84,393   

Prepaid expenses

    22,566        19,955        73,795        16,842   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    47,555,020        50,219,720        743,758,321        59,492,880   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Accrued Liabilities                                

Investments purchased payable

                  3,988,670        355,000   

Income dividends payable — Common Shares

    129,646        147,649        2,210,190        173,206   

Investment advisory fees payable

    21,639        19,423        308,637        29,097   

Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

    11,712        821        166,912        11,034   

Interest expense and fees payable

    257               8,648        16,213   

Offering costs payable

    4,000        4,000               4,000   

Other accrued expenses payable

    40,882        38,835        277,823        46,157   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    208,136        210,728        6,960,880        634,707   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Other Liabilities                                

TOB trust certificates

    1,500,000               51,469,151        4,519,518   

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

    16,000,000        18,500,000        243,600,000        18,700,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    17,500,000        18,500,000        295,069,151        23,219,518   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    17,708,136        18,710,728        302,030,031        23,854,225   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 29,846,884      $ 31,508,992      $ 441,728,290      $ 35,638,655   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                

Paid-in capital5,6,7

  $ 29,400,570      $ 29,926,350      $ 445,880,632      $ 32,966,853   

Undistributed net investment income

    343,575        461,717        4,860,186        662,373   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (227,882     (1,065,964     (33,675,832     (742,460

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    330,621        2,186,889        24,663,304        2,751,889   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 29,846,884      $ 31,508,992      $ 441,728,290      $ 35,638,655   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 14.39      $ 13.34      $ 14.19      $ 15.33   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 45,480,145      $ 47,190,437      $ 700,163,842      $ 55,543,599   

2 Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,042,343      $ 5      $ 8,148,072      $ 244,421   

3 VRDP Shares outstanding:

       

Par value $0.001 per share

    160                      187   

Par value $0.10 per share

           185        2,436          

4 Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPS”)

    unlimited        unlimited        14 ,956        unlimited   

5 Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.001      $ 0.010      $ 0.100      $ 0.001   

6 Common Shares outstanding

    2,074,338        2,362,385        31,129,432        2,324,917   

7 Common Shares authorized

    unlimited        unlimited        200 million        unlimited   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

 

February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)   BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BQH)
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Quality Trust
(BSE)
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Trust II
(BFY)
    BlackRock
Virginia
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BHV)
 
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 66,578,012      $ 143,249,373      $ 119,912,172      $ 37,776,272   

Investments at value — affiliated2

    1,218,250        2,046,478        2,353,173        467,146   

Cash

                           

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    78,000        171,000        134,000        47,000   

Interest receivable

    728,920        1,622,005        1,316,374        524,766   

Investments sold receivable

    26,299        97,510        44,535        31,000   

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    10,542        22,944        17,983        6,201   

Deferred offering costs

    175,565        188,758        150,351        83,448   

Prepaid expenses

    32,052        34,072        66,112        12,707   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    68,847,640        147,432,140        123,994,700        38,948,540   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Accrued Liabilities                                

Investments purchased payable

    705,990        1,433,152        1,433,011          

Income dividends payable — Common Shares

    186,207        407,479        349,924        113,571   

Investment advisory fees payable

    33,553        60,732        51,103        19,190   

Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

    11,595        10,315        13,336        7,817   

Interest expense and fees payable

    817        1,919        551        407   

Offering costs payable

                         9,863   

Other accrued expenses payable

    30,685        22,606        14,651        35,776   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    968,847        1,936,203        1,862,576        186,624   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Other Liabilities                                

TOB trust certificates

    4,775,215        13,557,137        4,634,988        3,018,979   

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share3,4

    22,100,000        40,500,000        44,400,000        11,600,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    26,875,215        54,057,137        49,034,988        14,618,979   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    27,844,062        55,993,340        50,897,564        14,805,603   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 41,003,578      $ 91,438,800      $ 73,097,136      $ 24,142,937   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of                                

Paid-in capital5,6,7

  $ 39,746,674      $ 92,440,865      $ 70,850,109      $ 22,650,857   

Undistributed net investment income

    700,981        785,860        1,257,930        264,407   

Accumulated net realized loss

    (1,785,987     (6,737,047     (3,652,705     (863,007

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    2,341,910        4,949,122        4,641,802        2,090,680   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

  $ 41,003,578      $ 91,438,800      $ 73,097,136      $ 24,142,937   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, per Common Share

  $ 14.64      $ 14.03      $ 14.62      $ 15.20   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1 Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 64,224,683      $ 138,275,397      $ 115,250,890      $ 35,678,875   

2 Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,218,250      $ 2,046,478      $ 2,353,173      $ 467,146   

3 VRDP Shares outstanding:

       

Par value $0.001 per share

    221        405        444        116   

Par value $0.010 per share

                           

4 Preferred Shares authorized, including Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPS”)

    unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        unlimited   

5 Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.001      $ 0.001   

6 Common Shares outstanding

    2,800,105        6,519,660        4,998,911        1,588,405   

7 Common Shares authorized

    unlimited        unlimited        unlimited        unlimited   

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Operations     

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)   BlackRock
Maryland
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BZM)
    BlackRock
Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt
Trust
(MHE)
    BlackRock
MuniHoldings
New York Quality
Fund, Inc.
(MHN)
    BlackRock
New Jersey
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BLJ)
 
       
Investment Income                                

Interest

  $ 1,008,779      $ 1,107,614      $ 16,394,259      $ 1,386,235   

Income — affiliated

    214               577          
 

 

 

 

Total income

    1,008,993        1,107,614        16,394,836        1,386,235   
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses                                

Investment advisory

    149,001        124,208        1,971,987        184,795   

Liquidity fees

                  799,720          

Professional

    22,900        20,445        62,558        24,356   

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

                  120,799          

Accounting services

    4,938        5,254        49,692        5,854   

Transfer agent

    7,993        9,457        16,219        7,816   

Officer and Trustees

    1,751        1,264        27,716        1,932   

Custodian

    3,058        2,406        17,449        3,121   

Printing

    2,774        2,767        7,652        2,922   

Registration

    415        478        4,875        470   

Miscellaneous

    15,623        18,099        45,921        18,318   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    208,453        184,378        3,124,588        249,584   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs1

    85,664        97,602        504,913        110,683   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    294,117        281,980        3,629,501        360,267   

Less fees waived by Manager

    (11,581            (193,024     (357
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    282,536        281,980        3,436,477        359,910   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    726,457        825,634        12,958,359        1,026,325   
 

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized loss from:        

Investments

    (59,792     (209,980     (9,695,515     (423,586

Financial futures contracts

    (18,721     (2,588     (501,846     (2,832
 

 

 

 
    (78,513     (212,568     (10,197,361     (426,418
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        

Investments

    2,341,058        2,625,532        44,006,226        3,244,266   

Financial futures contracts

    (6,717     (6,493     (120,239     (7,165
 

 

 

 
    2,334,341        2,619,039        43,885,987        3,237,101   
 

 

 

 

Total realized and unrealized gain

    2,255,828        2,406,471        33,688,626        2,810,683   
 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ 2,982,285      $ 3,232,105      $ 46,646,985      $ 3,837,008   
 

 

 

 

1 Related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares.

  

 

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Statements of Operations (concluded)     

 

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)   BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BQH)
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Quality Trust
(BSE)
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Trust II
(BFY)
    BlackRock
Virginia
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BHV)
 
       
Investment Income                                

Interest

  $ 1,567,156      $ 3,127,209      $ 2,791,785      $ 891,582   

Income — affiliated

    115        373        288        135   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    1,567,271        3,127,582        2,792,073        891,717   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Expenses                                

Investment advisory

    212,767        386,867        324,861        121,836   

Liquidity fees

    101,852        186,653        204,627          

Professional

    23,892        25,533        23,652        17,829   

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

    11,112        20,362        22,323          

Accounting services

    6,556        13,870        8,698        906   

Transfer agent

    7,982        9,600        7,686        7,664   

Officer and Trustees

    2,270        4,137        3,616        1,246   

Custodian

    3,679        5,964        5,425        2,544   

Printing

    3,073        3,503        3,467        2,713   

Registration

    4,148        4,190        1,020        325   

Miscellaneous

    28,712        29,869        31,007        15,498   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    406,043        690,548        636,382        170,561   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    44,014        86,425        61,023        68,579   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    450,057        776,973        697,405        239,140   

Less fees waived by Manager

    (239     (675     (741     (76
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    449,818        776,298        696,664        239,064   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,117,453        2,351,284        2,095,409        652,653   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                

Net realized loss from:

       

Investments

    (961,377     (1,335,313     (1,344,758     (64,259

Financial futures contracts

    (48,696     (103,654     (79,700     (20,014
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,010,073     (1,438,967     (1,424,458     (84,273
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

       

Investments

    4,722,563        8,831,627        7,773,169        1,982,280   

Financial futures contracts

    (11,419     (24,854     (19,480     (6,717
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,711,144        8,806,773        7,753,689        1,975,563   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total realized and unrealized gain

    3,701,071        7,367,806        6,329,231        1,891,290   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

  $ 4,818,524      $ 9,719,090      $ 8,424,640      $ 2,543,943   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1 Related to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares.

  

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

 

    BlackRock Maryland Municipal
Bond Trust (BZM)
        BlackRock Massachusetts
Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 726,457      $ 1,498,753        $ 825,634      $ 1,678,871   

Net realized gain (loss)

    (78,513     60,801          (212,568     187,502   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    2,334,341        (4,698,900       2,619,039        (4,838,619
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    2,982,285        (3,139,346       3,232,105        (2,972,246
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Dividends to Common Shareholders From                                    

Net investment income

    (777,877     (1,580,308 )1        (885,895     (1,770,755 )1 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Reinvestment of common dividends

           41,683                 53,858   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    2,204,408        (4,677,971       2,346,210        (4,689,143

Beginning of period

    27,642,476        32,320,447          29,162,782        33,851,925   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $   29,846,884      $   27,642,476        $   31,508,992      $   29,162,782   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 343,575      $ 394,995        $ 461,717      $ 521,978   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1 Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

 

    BlackRock MuniHoldings New York
Quality Fund (MHN)
   

 

  BlackRock New Jersey
Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 12,958,359      $ 27,057,254        $ 1,026,325      $ 2,040,093   

Net realized loss

    (10,197,361     (1,942,217       (426,418     (189

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    43,885,987        (74,508,341       3,237,101        (5,918,003
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    46,646,985        (49,393,304       3,837,008        (3,878,099
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Dividends to Common Shareholders From                                    

Net investment income

    (13,853,562     (28,662,477 )1        (1,039,238     (2,046,497 )1 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Reinvestment of common dividends

           1,536,366                 37,979   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    32,793,423        (76,519,415       2,797,770        (5,886,617

Beginning of period

    408,934,867        485,454,282          32,840,885        38,727,502   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $   441,728,290      $   408,934,867        $   35,638,655      $   32,840,885   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 4,860,186      $ 5,755,389        $ 662,373      $ 675,286   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1 Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
60    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal
Bond Trust (BQH)
        BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Quality Trust (BSE)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 1,117,453      $ 2,356,440        $ 2,351,284      $ 5,104,756   

Net realized loss

    (1,010,073     (511,799       (1,438,967     (669,198

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    4,711,144        (7,892,037       8,806,773        (15,841,855
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    4,818,524        (6,047,396       9,719,090        (11,406,297
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders From                                    

Net investment income

    (1,117,242     (2,319,200 )1        (2,542,667     (5,433,780 )1 

Net realized gain

           (627,819 )1                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

    (1,117,242     (2,947,019       (2,542,667     (5,433,780
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Reinvestment of common dividends and distributions

           139,133                 237,223   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    3,701,282        (8,855,282       7,176,423        (16,602,854

Beginning of period

    37,302,296        46,157,578          84,262,377          100,865,231   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $   41,003,578      $   37,302,296        $   91,438,800      $ 84,262,377   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 700,981      $ 700,770        $ 785,860      $ 977,243   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

1   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust II (BFY)
   

 

  BlackRock Virginia Municipal
Bond Trust (BHV)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:   Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
        Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2013
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 2,095,409      $ 4,442,803        $ 652,653      $ 1,337,324   

Net realized loss

    (1,424,458     (532,808       (84,273     (189,331

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    7,753,689        (13,156,037       1,975,563        (4,004,854
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    8,424,640        (9,246,042       2,543,943        (2,856,861
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Dividends to Common Shareholders From                                    

Net investment income

    (2,099,543     (4,425,551 )1        (688,275     (1,446,084 )1 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Reinvestment of common dividends

           215,906          31,289        92,688   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    6,325,097        (13,455,687       1,886,957        (4,210,257

Beginning of period

    66,772,039        80,227,726          22,255,980        26,466,237   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $   73,097,136      $    66,772,039        $   24,142,937      $   22,255,980   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 1,257,930      $ 1,262,064        $ 264,407      $ 300,029   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

1   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows     

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)  

BlackRock
Maryland
Municipal

Bond Trust

(BZM)

   

BlackRock
Massachusetts

Tax-Exempt

Trust

(MHE)

   

BlackRock
MuniHoldings

New York Quality

Fund, Inc.

(MHN)

    BlackRock
New Jersey
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BLJ)
 
       
Cash Provided by Operating Activities                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,982,285      $ 3,232,105      $ 46,646,985      $ 3,837,008   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

    16,680        10,691        (88,873     (8,133

Increase in cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    (47,000     (45,000     (830,000     (50,000

Decrease in variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    (6,201     (5,994     (110,998     (6,614

Increase in prepaid expenses

    (12,240     (12,402     (64,471     (12,392

Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fees payable

    (1,689     (1,779     10,508        (2,897

Increase (decrease) in interest expense and fees payable

    (176     (338     (16,547     14,052   

Decrease in other accrued expenses payable

    (1,387     1,162        (34,786     (658

Increase (decrease) in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

    383        (180     16,502        306   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    59,792        209,980        9,696,083        423,586   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (2,341,058     (2,625,532     (44,006,226     (3,244,266

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

    86,676        104,332        941,233        11,863   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns

    4,965,912        6,959,648        110,241,405        3,800,962   

Purchases of long-term investments

    (4,292,920     (6,263,769     (98,544,373     (4,111,135

Net proceeds from sales of short-term securities

    (620,684     1,200,000        3,353,745        386,014   
 

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

    788,373        2,762,924        27,210,187        1,037,696   
 

 

 

 
       
Cash Used for Financing Activities                                

Payments for TOB trust certificates

           (1,839,595     (13,188,676       

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (777,877     (885,895     (14,024,774     (1,039,238

Decrease in bank overdraft

    (73                     

Increase in amortization of deferred offering costs

    1,578        1,725        3,263        1,542   
 

 

 

 

Cash used for financing activities

    (776,372     (2,723,765     (27,210,187     (1,037,696
 

 

 

 
       
Cash                                

Net increase in cash

    12,001        39,159                 

Cash at beginning of period

           2,033                 
 

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

  $ 12,001      $ 41,192                 
 

 

 

 
       
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information                                

Cash paid during the period for interest and fees

  $ 84,262      $ 96,215      $ 518,197      $ 96,631   
 

 

 

 
       
Non-Cash Financing Activities                                

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

                           
 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (concluded)     

 

 

Six Months Ended February 28, 2014 (Unaudited)  

BlackRock

New York

Municipal

Bond Trust

(BQH)

   

BlackRock

New York

Municipal Income

Quality Trust

(BSE)

    BlackRock
New York
Municipal Income
Trust II
(BFY)
    BlackRock
Virginia
Municipal
Bond Trust
(BHV)
 
       
Cash Provided by Operating Activities                                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 4,818,524      $ 9,719,090      $ 8,424,640      $ 2,543,943   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

       

Increase in interest receivable

    (28,887     (27,837     (71,139     (4,855

Increase in cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    (78,000     (171,000     (134,000     (47,000

Increase in variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

    (10,542     (22,944     (17,983     (6,201

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expense

    7,788        10,921        (22,815     (11,949

Decrease in investment advisory fees payable

    (2,714     (6,903     (4,758     (1,619

Decrease in interest expense and fees payable

    (1,063     (5,146     (1,223     (691

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable

    930        (11,448     (1,905     3,208   

Increase (decrease) in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

    403        (44     281        141   

Net realized loss on investments

    961,496        1,335,721        1,345,067        64,259   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (4,722,563     (8,831,627     (7,773,169     (1,982,280

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

    48,316        221,390        69,534        25,515   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns

    9,237,883        25,040,182        22,149,255        3,958,932   

Purchases of long term investments

    (9,834,276     (22,856,418     (21,511,908     (3,806,235

Net proceeds from sales of short-term securities

    744,262        1,705,613        199,247        (77,157
 

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

    1,141,557        6,099,550        2,649,124        658,011   
 

 

 

 
       
Cash Used for Financing Activities                                

Proceeds from TOB trust certificates

    20        500,000               69   

Payments for TOB trust certificates

           (3,996,899     (562,527       

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (1,117,242     (2,575,265     (2,099,543     (659,211

Decrease in bank overdraft

                         (121

Increase (decrease) in amortization of deferred offering costs

    (24,335     (27,386     12,946        1,252   
 

 

 

 

Cash used for financing activities

    (1,141,557     (6,099,550     (2,649,124     (658,011
 

 

 

 
       
Cash                                

Net increase in cash

                           

Cash at beginning of period

                           
 

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

                           
 

 

 

 
       
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information                                

Cash paid during the period for interest and fees

  $ 69,412      $ 118,957      $ 49,300      $ 68,018   
 

 

 

 
       
Non-Cash Financing Activities                                

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

                       $ 31,289   
 

 

 

 

 

 

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64    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (BZM)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.33      $ 15.60      $ 14.61      $ 15.23      $ 13.81      $ 14.45   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.35        0.72        0.90        0.97        1.02        0.96   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.09        (2.23     1.05        (0.59     1.29        (0.68
Dividends and distributions to AMPS shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                  (0.02     (0.03     (0.03     (0.13

Net realized gain

                         (0.00 )2             (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.44        (1.51     1.93        0.35        2.28        0.15   
 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.76 )3      (0.94 )3      (0.95 )3      (0.86 )3      (0.79 )3 

Net realized gain

                         (0.02 )3             (0.00 )2,3 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.38     (0.76     (0.94     (0.97     (0.86     (0.79
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.39      $ 13.33      $ 15.60      $ 14.61      $ 15.23      $ 13.81   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.37      $ 12.66      $ 18.43      $ 15.02      $ 15.91      $ 15.35   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                    

Based on net asset value

    11.13% 5      (10.24)%        13.08%        2.45%        16.80%        1.52%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    8.73% 5      (27.84)%        29.95%        0.83%        9.77%        3.53%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    2.06% 6      2.04%        1.66% 7      1.58% 7      1.56% 7      1.83% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.98% 6      2.02%        1.60% 7      1.45% 7      1.35% 7      1.50% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.38% 6      1.41%        1.44% 7,9      1.41% 7      1.31% 7      1.39% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.10% 6      4.73%        5.94% 7      6.73% 7      6.95% 7      7.62% 7 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.10%        0.19%        0.21%        1.04%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.10% 6      4.73%        5.84%        6.54%        6.74%        6.58%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 29,847      $ 27,642      $ 32,320      $ 30,203      $ 31,349      $ 28,310   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $ 16,000      $ 16,000      $ 16,000   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 16,000      $ 16,000      $ 16,000                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    10%        11%        30%        11%        13%        9%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation value, end of period

                       $  72,192      $  73,985      $  69,235   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  286,543      $  272,765      $  302,003                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

3   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

4   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

5   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

6   

Annualized.

 

7   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP shares, respectively.

 

9   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs and remarketing fees was 1.40%.

 

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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.34      $ 14.35      $ 13.01      $ 13.52      $ 12.19      $ 12.55   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.35        0.71        0.84        0.90        0.89        0.83   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.03        (1.97     1.34        (0.54     1.31        (0.43

Dividends to AMPS shareholders from net investment income

                  (0.01     (0.03     (0.03     (0.13
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.38        (1.26     2.17        0.33        2.17        0.27   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.38     (0.75 )2      (0.83 )2      (0.84 )2      (0.84 )2      (0.63 )2 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.34      $ 12.34      $ 14.35      $ 13.01      $ 13.52      $ 12.19   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 12.57      $ 11.91      $ 14.91      $ 13.11      $ 13.98      $ 12.00   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                                

Based on net asset value

    11.50% 4      (9.27)%        17.02%        2.78%        18.40%        3.29%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    8.86% 4      (15.72)%        20.66%        0.16%        24.37%        13.73%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    1.88% 5      1.77%        1.50% 6      1.39% 6      1.39% 6      1.54% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.88% 5      1.77%        1.50% 6      1.39% 6      1.38% 6      1.54% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expenses, fees and amortization of offering costs7

    1.23% 5      1.12%        1.33% 6,8      1.36% 6      1.35% 6      1.45% 6 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.50% 5      5.06%        6.07% 6      7.15% 6      6.95% 6      7.50% 6 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.11%        0.22%        0.24%        1.22%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.50% 5      5.06%        5.96%        6.93%        6.71%        6.28%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $  31,509      $  29,163      $  33,852      $  30,611      $  31,739      $  28,575   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $50,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $ 18,500      $ 18,500      $ 18,500   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 18,500      $ 18,500      $ 18,500                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    12%        11%        17%        10%        12%        12%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $50,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                       $ 132,732      $ 135,785      $ 127,234   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  270,319      $  257,637      $  282,983                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

3   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

4   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

5   

Annualized.

 

6   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

7   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

8   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs and remarketing fees was 1.24%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
66    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.14      $ 15.64      $ 14.34      $ 15.09      $ 13.74      $ 13.92   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.42        0.87        0.89        0.97        1.04        0.94   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.08        (2.45     1.36        (0.73     1.21        (0.30

Dividends to AMPS shareholders from net investment income

                         (0.03     (0.03     (0.14
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.50        (1.58     2.25        0.21        2.22        0.50   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.45     (0.92 )2      (0.95 )2      (0.96 )2      (0.87 )2      (0.68 )2 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.19      $ 13.14      $ 15.64      $ 14.34      $ 15.09      $ 13.74   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.24      $ 12.65      $ 15.86      $ 13.90      $ 15.17      $ 12.89   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders3                                    

Based on net asset value

    11.81% 4      (10.59)%        16.15%        1.85%        16.87%        5.19%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    8.36% 4      (15.12)%        21.52%        (1.80)%        25.24%        13.34%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    1.72% 5      1.75%        1.95%        1.47% 6      1.29% 6      1.55% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.63% 5      1.67%        1.87%        1.36% 6      1.14% 6      1.35% 6 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs7

    1.39% 5,8      1.36% 8      1.45% 8      1.18% 6      1.02% 6      1.05% 6 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.15% 5      5.73%        5.89%        6.98% 6      7.24% 6      7.45% 6 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                         0.19%        0.23%        1.09%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.15% 5      5.73%        5.89%        6.79%        7.01%        6.36%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $  441,728      $  408,935      $  485,454      $  443,325      $  464,853      $  422,983   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                              $ 243,625      $ 243,625   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 243,600      $ 243,600      $ 243,600      $ 243,600                 
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    12%        18%        14%        18%        10%        18%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                              $ 72,703      $ 67,407   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $ 281,333      $ 267,871      $ 299,283      $ 281,989                 
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

3   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

4   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

5   

Annualized.

 

6   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

7   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

8   

For the six months ended February 28, 2014 and the two years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering cost, liquidity and remarketing fee was 0.96%, 0.95% and 1.02%, respectively.

 

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   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    67


Financial Highlights    BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (BLJ)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.13      $ 16.67      $ 14.55      $ 15.23      $ 13.53      $ 14.16   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.44        0.88        0.95        1.00        1.05        1.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.21        (2.54     2.12        (0.68     1.61        (0.68
Dividends and distributions to AMPS shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                  (0.02     (0.03     (0.03     (0.14

Net realized gain

                         (0.00 )2               
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.65        (1.66     3.05        0.29        2.63        0.23   
 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.45     (0.88 )3      (0.93 )3      (0.94 )3      (0.93 )3      (0.86 )3 

Net realized gain

                         (0.03 )3               
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.45     (0.88     (0.93     (0.97     (0.93     (0.86
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.33      $ 14.13      $ 16.67      $ 14.55      $ 15.23      $ 13.53   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.89      $ 13.54      $ 16.66      $ 13.60      $ 15.63      $ 13.59   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                    

Based on net asset value

    12.12% 5      (10.43)%        21.52%        2.46%        20.04%        2.50%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    6.02% 5      (14.12)%        29.94%        (6.68)%        22.65%        (1.23)%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    2.13% 6      2.10%        1.65% 7      1.57% 7      1.54% 7      1.72% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    2.13% 6      2.10%        1.59% 7      1.43% 7      1.32% 7      1.36% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.47% 6      1.45%        1.41% 7,9      1.41% 7      1.31% 7      1.34% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.07% 6      5.39%        6.01% 7      7.08% 7      7.32% 7      8.55% 7 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.11%        0.20%        0.24%        1.14%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.07% 6      5.39%        5.90%        6.88%        7.08%        7.41%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 35,639      $ 32,841      $ 38,728      $  33,753      $ 35,277      $ 31,239   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $ 18,775      $ 18,775      $ 18,775   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end period (000)

  $ 18,700      $ 18,700      $ 18,700                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    7%        8%        25%        19%        18%        28%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                       $ 69,944      $  71,974      $  66,600   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  290,581      $  275,620      $  307,099                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

3   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

4   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

5   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

6   

Annualized.

 

7   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

9   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs and remarketing fees was 1.34%.

 

 

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68    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.32      $ 16.53      $ 14.89      $ 15.65      $ 14.56      $ 14.71   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.40        0.84        0.87        1.04        1.07        1.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.32        (3.00     1.73        (0.78     1.09        (0.24
Dividends and distributions to AMPS shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                  (0.00 )2      (0.03     (0.03     (0.14

Net realized gain

                         (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.72        (2.16     2.60        0.23        2.12        0.70   
 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.40     (0.83 )3      (0.96 )3      (0.99 )3      (0.94 )3      (0.85 )3 

Net realized gain

           (0.22 )3             (0.00 )2,3      (0.09 )3      (0.00 )2,3 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.40     (1.05     (0.96     (0.99     (1.03     (0.85
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.64      $ 13.32      $ 16.53      $ 14.89      $ 15.65      $ 14.56   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.22      $ 12.45      $ 16.56      $ 14.83      $ 15.79      $ 14.32   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                    

Based on net asset value

    13.35% 5      (13.83)%        17.99%        1.81%        15.18%        5.97%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    9.51% 5      (19.61)%        18.68%        0.50%        18.15%        4.87%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    2.32% 6      2.26%        2.26% 7      1.50% 7      1.49% 7      1.61% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    2.32% 6      2.26%        2.20% 7      1.37% 7      1.27% 7      1.30% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    2.09% 6,9      1.96% 9      1.90% 7,9      1.36% 7      1.24% 7      1.25% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.76% 6      5.26%        5.52% 7      7.12% 7      7.07% 7      8.06% 7 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.02%        0.19%        0.19%        1.01%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.76% 6      5.26%        5.50%        6.93%        6.88%        7.05%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 41,004      $ 37,302      $ 46,158      $ 41,399      $ 43,409      $ 40,204   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $ 22,125      $ 22,125      $ 22,125   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 22,100      $ 21,000      $ 22,100                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    13%        18%        45%        14%        22%        30%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000, liquidation preference, end of period

                       $  71,778      $  74,052      $  70,431   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  285,537      $  268,789      $  308,858                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

3   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

4   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

5   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

6   

Annualized.

 

7   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

9   

For the period ended February 28, 2014 and years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.51 % and 1.47% and 1.45%, respectively.

 

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   SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014    69


Financial Highlights    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust  (BSE)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.92      $ 15.51      $ 14.25      $ 14.90      $ 13.61      $ 13.95   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.36        0.78        0.81        0.90        0.91        0.88   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.14        (2.54     1.31        (0.67     1.23        (0.39

Dividends to AMPS shareholders from net investment income

                  (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03     (0.11
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.50        (1.76     2.12        0.21        2.11        0.38   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.39     (0.83 )3      (0.86 )3      (0.86 )3      (0.82 )3      (0.72 )3 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.03      $ 12.92      $ 15.51      $ 14.25      $ 14.90      $ 13.61   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 12.70      $ 12.05      $ 15.74      $ 13.54      $ 14.91      $ 13.15   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                    

Based on net asset value

    12.08% 5      (11.80)%        15.23%        1.94%        16.04%        3.98%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    8.78% 5      (18.94)%        23.07%        (3.20)%        20.18%        5.70%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    1.79% 6      1.79%        1.82%        1.28% 7      1.21% 7      1.53% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    1.78% 6      1.78%        1.82%        1.26% 7      1.12% 7      1.33% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.59% 6,9      1.51% 9      1.50% 7,9      1.17% 7      1.03% 7      1.05% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.40% 6      5.20%        5.38% 7      6.50% 7      6.45% 7      7.16% 7 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.01%        0.16%        0.18%        0.88%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.40% 6      5.20%        5.37%        6.34%        6.27%        6.28%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of six period (000)

  $ 91,439      $ 84,262      $ 100,865      $ 92,411      $ 96,617      $ 88,141   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $ 40,575      $ 40,575      $ 40,575   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 40,500      $ 40,500      $ 40,500                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    14%        25%        24%        24%        8%        23%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                       $  81,938      $  84,531      $  79,309   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  325,775      $  308,055      $  349,050                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

3   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

4   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

5   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

6   

Annualized.

 

7   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

9   

For the six months ended February 28, 2014 and the two years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees were 1.11%, 1.09% and 1.13%, respectively.

 

 

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70    SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT    FEBRUARY 28, 2014   


Financial Highlights    BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II  (BFY)

 

    Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.36      $ 16.09      $ 14.66      $ 15.33      $ 14.03      $ 14.28   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.42        0.89        0.92        1.05        1.06        1.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.26        (2.73     1.50        (0.69     1.25        (0.36

Dividends to AMPS shareholders from net investment income

                  (0.00 )2      (0.03     (0.04     (0.15
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.68        (1.84     2.42        0.33        2.27        0.55   
 

 

 

 

Dividends to Common Shareholders from net investment income

    (0.42     (0.89 )3      (0.99 )3      (1.00 )3      (0.97 )3      (0.80 )3 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.62      $ 13.36      $ 16.09      $ 14.66      $ 15.33      $ 14.03   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.40      $ 12.56      $ 16.81      $ 14.38      $ 15.48      $ 14.00   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                                

Based on net asset value

    13.02% 5      (12.01)%        17.00%        2.56%        16.69%        5.23%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    10.19% 5      (20.82)%        24.61%        (0.37)%        18.09%        10.26%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                                

Total expenses

    2.01% 6      1.97%        2.03% 7      1.27% 7      1.21% 7      1.33% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    2.01% 6      1.97%        1.95% 7      1.18% 7      1.13% 7      1.16% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.83% 6,9      1.71% 9      1.62% 7,9      1.18% 7      1.13% 7      1.16% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6.04% 6      5.68%        5.96% 7      7.34% 7      7.21% 7      8.17% 7 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.01%        0.22%        0.25%        1.19%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    6.04% 6      5.68%        5.95%        7.12%        6.96%        6.98%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 73,097      $ 66,772      $ 80,228      $  72,817      $  75,872      $  69,315   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $ 44,475      $ 44,475      $ 44,475   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 44,400      $ 44,400      $ 44,400                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    15%        30%        25%        20%        16%        16%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                       $ 65,931      $ 67,651      $ 63,965   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  264,633      $  250,387      $  280,693                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

3   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

4   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

5   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

6   

Annualized.

 

7   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

9   

For the years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees was 1.14% and 1.11%, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Financial Highlights    BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (BHV)

 

   

Six Months Ended
February 28,
2014

(Unaudited)

    Year Ended August 31,  
      2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.03      $ 16.74      $ 15.33      $ 16.02      $ 15.05      $ 15.03   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.41        0.84        0.97        1.02        1.04        1.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1.19        (2.64     1.45        (0.60     1.19        0.20   
Dividends and distributions to AMPS shareholders from:            

Net investment income

                  (0.02     (0.03     (0.02     (0.10

Net realized gain

                         (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.05
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.60        (1.80     2.40        0.39        2.20        1.07   
 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.43     (0.91 )3      (0.99 )3      (1.00 )3      (0.96 )3      (0.89 )3 

Net realized gain

                         (0.08 )3      (0.27 )3      (0.16 )3 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

    (0.43     (0.91     (0.99     (1.08     (1.23     (1.05
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.20      $ 14.03      $ 16.74      $ 15.33      $ 16.02      $ 15.05   
 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 15.94      $ 14.91      $ 19.58      $ 17.77      $ 18.77      $ 17.50   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Investment Return Applicable to Common Shareholders4                                    

Based on net asset value

    11.56% 5      (11.96)%        15.19%        1.98%        14.15%        6.94%   
 

 

 

 

Based on market price

    10.09% 5      (20.01)%        16.23%        0.89%        15.02%        (4.16)%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders                                   

Total expenses

    2.08% 6      2.18%        1.69% 7      1.66% 7      1.57% 7      1.75% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

    2.08% 6      2.18%        1.64% 7      1.52% 7      1.36% 7      1.45% 7 
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs8

    1.48% 6      1.58%        1.43% 7,9      1.44% 7      1.31% 7      1.37% 7 
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.68% 6      5.18%        6.03% 7      6.81% 7      6.71% 7      7.43% 7 
 

 

 

 

Dividends to AMPS shareholders

                  0.09%        0.17%        0.16%        0.72%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

    5.68% 6      5.18%        5.94%        6.64%        6.55%        6.71%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                   

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 24,143      $ 22,256      $ 26,466      $ 24,155      $ 25,141      $ 23,483   
 

 

 

 

AMPS outstanding at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period (000)

                       $  11,675      $  11,675      $  11,675   
 

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

  $ 11,600      $ 11,600      $ 11,600                        
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

    10%        8%        23%        12%        26%        32%   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per AMPS at $25,000 liquidation preference, end of period

                       $ 76,725      $ 78,836      $ 75,286   
 

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

  $  308,129      $  291,862      $  328,157                        
 

 

 

 

 

1   

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

 

2   

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

 

3   

Determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

4   

Total investment returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

5   

Aggregate total investment return.

 

6   

Annualized.

 

7   

Do not reflect the effect of dividends to AMPS shareholders.

 

8   

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs relate to TOBs and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 3 and Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of municipal bonds transferred to TOBs and VRDP Shares, respectively.

 

9   

For the year ended August 31, 2012, the total expense ratio after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering cost and remarketing fees was 1.38%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (“BZM”), BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (“MHE”), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (“MHN”), BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust (“BLJ”), BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (“BQH”), BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (“BSE”), BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (“BFY”), and BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (“BHV”) (collectively the “Bond Trusts”), and (all, collectively the “Trusts”) are registered under the 1940 Act, as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies. The Trusts are organized as Delaware statutory trusts except MHN and MHE, which are organized as a Maryland corporation and a Massachusetts business trust, respectively. The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board”, and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Trustees”. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the NAVs of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The Trusts’ 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 of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Trusts would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trusts determine the fair values of their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Trusts for all financial instruments.

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

In the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment, that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant, consistent with the principles of fair value measurement which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and is adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches, for investments where an active market does not exist including regular due diligence of the Trust’s pricing vendors, regular reviews of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Trust enters into certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts) or certain borrowings (e.g., TOBs) that would be “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, the Trust may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount of the Trust’s future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowing to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security”. Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Trust may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. The character and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP. Dividends and distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 9.

Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Trusts’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended August 31, 2013. The statutes of limitations on the Trusts’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Trusts’ facts and circumstances and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Trust’s Board, the independent Trustees (“Independent Trustees”) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Deferred compensation liabilities are included in officer’s and trustees’ fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Trusts until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several trusts are pro rated among those trusts on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Trusts have an arrangement with the custodians whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodians impose fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Securities and Other Investments:

Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Trusts may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Forward Commitments and When-Issued Delayed Delivery Securities: The Trusts may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Trusts may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Trusts may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, the Trusts are not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Trusts assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Trusts’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions, which is shown in the Schedules of Investments.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOBs: The Trusts leverage their assets through the use of TOBs. A TOB is a special purpose entity established by a third party sponsor, into which a trust, or an agent on behalf of a trust, transfers municipal bonds into a trust (“TOB Trust). Other trusts managed by the investment advisor may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB into which a Trust has contributed bonds. A TOB typically issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate certificates (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third party investors, and residual certificates (“TOB Residuals”), which are generally issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. If multiple trusts participate in the same TOB, the rights and obligations under the TOB Residual will be shared among the trusts ratably in proportion to their participation.

The TOB Residuals held by a Trust include the right of a Trust (1) to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates at par plus accrued interest upon the occurrence of certain mandatory tender events defined in the TOB agreements, and (2) to transfer, subject to a specified number of days’ prior notice, a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB to a Trust. The TOB may also be collapsed without the consent of a Trust, as the TOB Residual holder, upon the occurrence of certain termination events as defined in the TOB agreements. Such termination events may include the bankruptcy or default of the municipal bond, a substantial downgrade in credit quality of the municipal bond, the inability of the TOB to obtain renewal of the liquidity support agreement, a substantial decline in market value of the municipal bond and a judgment or ruling that interest on the municipal bond is subject to federal income taxation. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, the TOB would generally be liquidated in full with the proceeds typically applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee, remarketing agent and liquidity provider, and then to the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates up to par plus accrued interest owed on the TOB Trust Certificates, with the balance paid out to the TOB Residual holder. During the six months ended February 28, 2014, no TOBs in which the Trusts participated in were terminated without the consent of the Trusts.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The cash received by the TOB from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less transaction expenses, is paid to a Trust. The Trust typically invests the cash in additional municipal bonds. Each Trust’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trusts is accounted for as a secured borrowing; therefore, the municipal bonds deposited into a TOB are presented in the Trusts’ Schedules of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in other liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The carrying amount of each Trust’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

The Trusts may invest in TOBs on either a non-recourse or recourse basis. TOB Trusts are typically supported by a liquidity facility provided by a bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment from the Liquidity Provider of par plus accrued interest on any business day prior to the occurrence of the termination events described above. When a Trust invests in TOBs on a non-recourse basis, and the Liquidity Provider is required to make a payment under the liquidity facility due to a termination event, the Liquidity Provider will typically liquidate all or a portion of the municipal securities held in the TOB Trust and then the Trust, on a net basis, the balance, if any, of the amount owed under the liquidity facility over the liquidation proceeds (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). If a Trust invests in a TOB on a recourse basis, the Trust will typically enter into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where the Trust is required to repay the Liquidity Provider the amount of any Liquidation Shortfall. As a result, a Trust investing in a recourse TOB will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple trusts participate in any such TOB, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by the Trusts at February 28, 2014, in proportion to their participation. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by the Trusts at February 28, 2014.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by the Trusts on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the secured borrowing and other expenses related to remarketing, administration and trustee services to a TOB are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender certificates to the TOB for redemption at par at each reset date. At February 28, 2014, the aggregate value of the underlying municipal bonds transferred to TOBs, the related liability for TOB Trust Certificates and the range of interest rates on the liability for TOB Trust Certificates were as follows:

 

     Underlying
Municipal Bonds
Transferred to  TOBs
    Liability
for TOB Trust
Certificates
   

Range of

Interest Rates

 

BZM

  $ 3,214,710      $ 1,500,000        0.08%   

MHN

  $ 101,127,164      $ 51,469,151        0.03% - 0.24%   

BLJ

  $ 8,034,960      $ 4,519,518        0.03% - 0.28%   

BQH

  $ 7,766,811      $ 4,775,215        0.03% - 0.24%   

BSE

  $ 24,164,350      $ 13,557,137        0.03% - 0.24%   

BFY

  $ 7,604,226      $ 4,634,988        0.03% - 0.08%   

BHV

  $ 5,421,842      $ 3,018,979        0.03% - 0.04%   

For the six months ended February 28, 2014, the Trusts’ average TOB trust certificates outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate, including fees, were as follows:

 

     Average TOB Trust
Certificates
Outstanding
    Daily Weighted
Average
Interest Rates
 

BZM

  $ 1,500,000        0.58

MHE

  $ 1,300,609        0.56

MHN

  $ 54,524,864        0.67

BLJ

  $ 4,519,518        0.71

BQH

  $ 4,775,195        0.65

BSE

  $ 13,553,910        0.64

BFY

  $ 4,768,625        0.61

BHV

  $ 3,018,911        0.62

Should short-term interest rates rise, the Trusts’ investments in TOBs may adversely affect the Trusts’ net investment income and dividends to Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market values of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB may adversely affect the Trusts’ NAVs per share.

4. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts and/or to economically hedge their exposure to certain risks such as interest rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Trusts purchase and/or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Trusts and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Trusts are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited if any is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. Pursuant to the contract, the Trusts agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded by the Trusts as unrealized appreciation or depreciation, and if applicable, as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

The following is a summary of the Trusts’ derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure:

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of February 28, 2014  
Derivative Liabilities  
     BZM      MHE      MHN      BLJ      BQH      BSE      BFY      BHV  
     

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

                                                 
Interest rate contracts:                           

Financial futures contracts

   Net unrealized depreciation1    $ (6,717    $ (6,493    $ (120,239    $ (7,165    $ (11,419    $ (24,854    $ (19,480    $ (6,717

 

  1   

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations

Six Months Ended February 28, 2014

 
    Net Realized Gain (Loss) From  
     BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV  
Interest rate contracts:                

Financial futures contracts.

  $ (18,721   $ (2,588   $ (501,846   $ (2,832   $ (48,696   $ (103,654   $ (79,700   $ (20,014
    Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on  
     BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV  
Interest rate contracts:                

Financial futures contracts

  $ (6,717   $ (6,493   $ (120,239   $ (7,165   $ (11,419   $ (24,854   $ (19,480   $ (6,717
               
For the six months ended February 28, 2014, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:   
               
     BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV  
Financial futures contracts:                

Average number of contracts purchased

                  174                                      

Average number of contracts sold

    18        24        356        27        34        74        58        18   

Average notional value of contracts purchased

                $ 21,561,937                                      

Average notional value of contracts sold

  $ 2,184,570      $ 3,008,789      $ 44,454,375      $ 3,322,227      $ 4,188,672      $ 9,191,016      $ 7,253,398      $ 2,184,570   

 

Counterparty Credit Risk: A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

A Trust’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by such Trust.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Trusts since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Trust does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency) of the clearing broker or clearinghouse. Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Trusts.

5. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).

Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Trusts’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Trust’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust. For such services, each Trust pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Trust’s average weekly net assets except for MHE and MHN, which are based on average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

BZM

    0.65

MHE

    0.50

MHN

    0.55

BLJ

    0.65

BQH

    0.65

BSE

    0.55

BFY

    0.55

BHV

    0.65

 

                
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Average weekly net assets and average daily net assets are the average weekly or the average daily value of each Trust’s total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees with respect to BZM, at the annual rate as a percentage of the average weekly net assets of 0.05%. For the six months ended February 28, 2014, the Manager waived $11,462, which is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations.

The Manager, for MHN, voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fee on the proceeds of the Preferred Shares and TOBs that exceed 35% of total assets minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. This amount is included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2014, the waiver was $190,215.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Trust’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are included in fees waived by Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended February 28, 2014, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

BZM

  $ 119   

MHN

  $ 2,809   

BLJ

  $ 357   

BQH

  $ 239   

BSE

  $ 675   

BFY

  $ 741   

BHV

  $ 76   

The Manager entered into sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BIM”) for MHE and MHN and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”) for all other Trusts. BIM and BFM are affiliates of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM and BFM for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

Certain officers and/or Trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and trustees in the Statements of Operations.

6. Purchases and Sales:

Purchases and sales of investments excluding short-term securities for the six months ended February 28, 2014, were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

BZM

  $ 4,292,920      $ 4,930,929   

MHE

  $ 5,908,933      $ 6,959,648   

MHN

  $ 82,896,914      $ 104,584,430   

BLJ

  $ 3,717,660      $ 3,795,962   

BQH

  $ 8,322,236      $ 8,589,488   

BSE

  $ 19,784,514      $ 23,384,989   

BFY

  $ 17,651,348      $ 19,057,695   

BHV

  $ 3,806,235      $ 3,989,932   

 

7. Income Tax Information:

As of August 31, 2013, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

Expires August 31,   BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BSE     BFY     BHV  

2014

                $ 1,097,743                               

2015

         $ 35,869        2,782,666                    $ 9,638          

2016

           285,683        710,089                      383,137          

2017

           375,230        4,069,997             $ 1,583,452        254,346          

2018

           32,672        3,861,956               1,544,362        357,549          

2019

  $ 40,297        74        673,531                      255,001      $ 51,866   

No expiration date1

           143,655        6,174,556      $ 82,546        781,448               542,203   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 40,297      $ 873,183      $ 19,370,538      $ 82,546      $ 3,909,262      $ 1,259,671      $ 594,069   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration.

As of February 28, 2014, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     BZM     MHE     MHN     BLJ     BQH     BSE     BFY     BHV  

Tax cost

  $ 44,943,004      $ 47,175,382      $ 657,374,426      $ 51,333,413      $ 60,712,093      $ 127,070,358      $ 113,001,537      $ 33,036,412   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 1,137,078      $ 2,388,927      $ 29,941,623      $ 3,442,649      $ 3,301,524      $ 5,986,433      $ 6,153,576      $ 2,527,745   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (720,256     (180,485     (5,689,743     (748,506     (992,570     (1,318,077     (1,524,756     (339,718
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 416,822      $ 2,208,442      $ 24,251,880      $ 2,694,143      $ 2,308,954      $ 4,668,356      $ 4,628,820      $ 2,188,027   
 

 

 

 

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

8. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:

Each Trust invests a substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. Please see the Schedules of Investments for concentrations in specific states or US territories.

Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which may reduce the potential for loss due to credit risk. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligation.

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Trusts may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Trusts; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Trusts have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments.

The Trusts manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

The Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses derivatives tied to the fixed income markets. See the Schedules of Investments for these securities and/or derivatives. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions, including the Federal Reserve’s decision in December 2013 to taper its quantitative easing policy, may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Trusts may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

As of February 28, 2014, BZM and MHE invested a significant portion of their assets in securities in the education sector. MHN invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district and transportation sectors, BLJ invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the state and transportation sectors, BQH invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district and education sectors, BSE invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district and education sectors, BFY invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the county/city/special district/school district sector, and BHV invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the health sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting the county/city/special district/school district, education, health, state and transportation sectors would have a greater impact on the Trusts and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

The Trusts may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Trusts reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Trust.

On December 10, 2013, regulators published final rules implementing section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”), which prohibit banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading of certain instruments and limit such entities’ investments in, and relationships with, “covered funds, as defined in the rules.” Banking entities subject to the rules are required to fully comply by July 21, 2015. These rules may preclude banking entities and their affiliates from (i) sponsoring TOB trust programs (as such programs are presently structured) and (ii) continuing relationships with or services for existing TOB trust programs. As a result, TOB trusts may need to be restructured or unwound. There can be no assurances that TOB trusts can be restructured, that new sponsors of TOB trusts will develop, or that alternative forms of leverage will be available to the Trusts. Any alternative forms of leverage may be more or less advantageous to the Trusts than existing TOB leverage.

TOB transactions constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Accordingly, implementation of the Volcker Rule may adversely impact the municipal market, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. Any such developments could adversely affect the Trusts. The ultimate impact of these rules on the TOB market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

9. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Trust, except for MHN, is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares (200 million shares for MHN), all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for each Trusts’ Common Shares and Preferred Shares, except for MHE and MHN, is $0.001 per share ($0.01 for MHE and $0.10 for MHN). The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares, including AMPs, without approval of Common Shareholders.

Common Shares

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

     Six Months Ended
February 28, 2014
   

Year Ended

August 31, 2013

 

BZM

           2,555   

MHE

           3,680   

MHN

           98,145   

BLJ

           2,232   

BQH

           8,420   

BSE

           15,168   

BFY

           13,314   

BHV

    2,158        4,872   

 

                
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Preferred Shares

Each Trust’s Preferred Shares rank prior to the Trust’s Common Shares as to the payment of dividends by the Trust and distribution of assets upon dissolution or liquidation of the Trust. The 1940 Act prohibits the declaration of any dividend on the Trusts’ Common Shares or the repurchase of the Trusts’ Common Shares if the Trust fails to maintain the asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the outstanding Preferred Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Preferred Shares’ governing instrument, the Trusts are restricted from declaring and paying dividends on classes of shares ranking junior to or on parity with the Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if the Trusts fail to declare and pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, redeem any Preferred Shares required to be redeemed under the Preferred Shares governing instrument or comply with the basic maintenance amount requirement of the rating agencies then rating the Preferred Shares.

The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class. However, the holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Directors for each Trust. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that along with the approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares, (b) change the Trust’s sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

VRDP Shares

The Trusts have issued Series W-7 VRDP Shares, $100,000 liquidation value per share, in a privately negotiated offering. The VRDP Shares were offered to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and include a liquidity feature, pursuant to a liquidity agreement, that allows the holders of VRDP Shares to have their shares purchased by the liquidity provider in the event of a failed remarketing. The Trusts are required to redeem the VRDP Shares owned by the liquidity provider after six months of continuous, unsuccessful remarketing. Upon the occurrence of the first unsuccessful remarketing, the Trusts are required to segregate liquid assets to fund the redemption. The VRDP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer.

The VRDP Shares outstanding as of February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Issue
Date
    Shares
Issued
    Aggregate
Principal
    Maturity
Date
 

BZM

    6/14/12        160      $ 16,000,000        7/01/42   

MHE

    6/14/12        185      $ 18,500,000        7/01/42   

MHN

    6/30/11        2,436      $ 243,600,000        7/01/41   

BLJ

    6/14/12        187      $ 18,700,000        7/01/42   

BQH

    9/15/11        221      $ 22,100,000        10/01/41   

BSE

    9/15/11        405      $ 40,500,000        10/01/41   

BFY

    9/15/11        444      $ 44,400,000        10/01/41   

BHV

    6/14/12        116      $ 11,600,000        7/01/42   

The Trusts entered into a fee agreement with the liquidity provider that required a per annum liquidity fee payable to the liquidity provider. These fees, if applicable, are shown as liquidity fees in the Statements of Operations.

The initial fee agreement between BQH, BSE and BFY and the liquidity provider was for a 364 day term and was scheduled to expire on September 15, 2012 and subsequently extended until March 15, 2013. On November 29, 2012, BQH, BSE and BFY entered into a new fee agreement with an alternate liquidity provider. The new fee agreement is for a 2 year term and is scheduled to expire on December 4, 2014, unless renewed or terminated in advance. The change in liquidity provider resulted in a mandatory tender of BQH, BSE and BFY’s VRDP Shares on November 28, 2012 which were successfully remarketed by the remarketing agent. The fee agreement between MHN and its liquidity provider was renewed for a 364 day term and is scheduled to expire on June 25, 2014 unless renewed or terminated in advance. The fee agreement between BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV and their liquidity provider is for an approximately 3 year term and is scheduled to expire on July 9, 2015 unless renewed or terminated in advance.

In the event the fee agreements are not renewed or is terminated in advance, and the Trusts do not enter into a fee agreement with an alternate liquidity provider, the VRDP Shares will be subject to mandatory purchase by the liquidity provider prior to the termination of the fee agreement. The Trusts are required to redeem any VRDP Shares purchased by the liquidity provider six months after the purchase date. Immediately after the purchase of any VRDP Shares by the liquidity provider, the Trusts are required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Trust’s custodian to fund the redemption. There is no assurance the Trusts will replace such redeemed VRDP Shares with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage.

Each Trust is required to redeem its VRDP Shares on the maturity date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Six months prior to the maturity date, each Trust is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Trust’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, Trusts are required to redeem certain of its outstanding VRDP Shares if it fails to maintain certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, the VRDP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the Trusts. The redemption price per VRDP Share is equal to the liquidation value per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends. In the event of an optional redemption of the VRDP Shares prior to the initial termination date of the fee agreement, the Trusts must pay the respective liquidity provider fees on such redeemed VRDP Shares for the remaining term of the fee agreement up to the initial termination date.

Dividends on the VRDP Shares are payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly by the remarketing agent. Such dividend rates are generally based upon a spread over a base rate and cannot exceed a maximum rate. In the event of a failed remarketing, the dividend rate of the VRDP Shares will be reset to a maximum rate. The maximum rate is determined based on, among other things, the long-term preferred share rating assigned to

 

                
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the VRDP Shares and the length of time that the VRDP Shares fail to be remarketed. At the date of issuance, the VRDP Shares of MHN, BQH, BSE and BFY were assigned a long-term rating of Aaa from Moody’s. The VRDP Shares of BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV were assigned an initial long-term rating of Aa2 by Moody’s under the new methodology. In May 2012, Moody’s completed a review of its methodology for rating securities issued by registered closed-end funds. As of February 28, 2014, the VRDP Shares were assigned a long term rating of Aa2 for BZM, MHN, BLJ, BQH, BSE, BFY and BHV and Aa3 for MHE from Moody’s under its new rating methodology. The VRDP Shares continue to be assigned a long-term rating of AAA from Fitch.

The short-term ratings on the VRDP Shares are directly related to the short-term ratings of the liquidity provider for such VRDP Shares. Changes in the credit quality of the liquidity provider could cause a change in the short-term credit ratings of the VRDP Shares as rated by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P. A change in the short-term credit rating of the liquidity provider or the VRDP Shares may adversely affect the dividend rate paid on such shares, although the dividend rate paid on the VRDP Shares is not directly related based upon either short-term rating. As of February 28, 2014, the short-term ratings of the liquidity provider and the VRDP Shares for BQH, BSE and BFY were P1, F1 and A1 and for MHN were P1, F1 and A1 as rated by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P respectively, which is within the two highest rating categories. The liquidity provider may be terminated prior to the scheduled termination date if the liquidity provider fails to maintain short-term debt ratings in one of the two highest rating categories. No short-term ratings on the VRDP Shares of BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV were assigned by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P at issuance, but will be assigned upon termination of the special late period when the VRDP Shares revert to remarketable securities.

For financial reporting purposes, the VRDP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation value which approximates fair value of the VRDP Shares is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and the dividends accrued and paid on the VRDP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VRDP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VRDP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes.

The Trusts that are not in a special rate period may incur remarketing fees of 0.10% on the aggregate principal amount of all the VRDP Shares, which, if any, are included in remarketing fees on Preferred Shares in the Statements of Operations.

The annualized dividend rates for the VRDP Shares for the six months ended February 28, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Rate  

BZM

    1.01

MHE

    1.01

MHN

    0.26

BLJ

    1.01

BQH

    0.15

BSE

    0.15

BFY

    0.15

BHV

    1.01

Upon issuance of the VRDP Shares on June 14, 2012, BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV announced a special rate period for an approximate three-year term ending June 24, 2015 with respect to VRDP Shares. The liquidity and fee agreements remain in effect for the duration of the special rate period; however, the VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events during such time. During the special rate period, BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV are required to maintain the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage requirements for the VRDP Shares. During the three-year term of the special rate period, BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV will not pay any liquidity and remarketing fees and instead will pay dividends monthly based on the sum of (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Municipal Swap Index and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to VRDP Shares.

If BZM, MHE, BLJ or BHV redeems the VRDP Shares on a date that is one year or more before the end of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares are rated above A1/A by Moody’s and Fitch respectively, then such redemption is subject to a redemption premium payable to the holders of the VRDP Shares based on the time remaining in the special rate period, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to maintain minimum asset coverage requirements. After June 24, 2015 the holder of the VRDP Shares and BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If the rate period is not extended, the VRDP Shares will revert back to remarketable securities and will be remarketed and available for purchase by qualified institutional investors. No short-term ratings were assigned by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P at issuance but will be assigned upon termination of the special rate period when the VRDP Shares revert to remarketable securities.

VRDP Shares issued and outstanding remained constant for the six months ended February 28, 2014.

On February 28, 2014, the Board of MHN authorized MHN to designate an approximate three-year period (the “special rate period”), during which the VRDP Shares will not be subject to any remarketing and the dividend rate will be based on a predetermined methodology. The implementation of the special rate period resulted in a mandatory tender of the VRDP Shares prior to the commencement of the special rate period. The mandatory tender event was not the result of a failed remarketing. The VRDP Shares will remain subject to mandatory redemption by the Trusts on the VRDP Shares’ maturity date. The special rate period commenced on April 17, 2014.

The liquidity and fee agreements remain in effect for the duration of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares are still subject to mandatory

 

                
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redemption by the VRDP Trusts on maturity date. The VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events during such time. During the special rate period, MHN is required to maintain the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage requirements for the VRDP Shares. MHN will pay liquidity and remarketing fees during the special rate period and will also pay dividends monthly based on the sum of SIFMA Municipal Swap Index and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to the VRDP Shares. The short-term ratings were withdrawn by Moody’s, Fitch and/or S&P. Short-term ratings may be re-assigned upon the termination of the special rate period when the VRDP Shares revert back to remarketable securities.

If MHN redeems the VRDP Shares on a date that is one year or more before the end of the special rate period and the VRDP Shares are rated above A1/A+ by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P, then such redemption is subject to a redemption premium payable to the holder of the VRDP Shares based on the time remaining in the special rate period, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to maintain minimum asset coverage requirements. After April 19, 2017, the holder of the VRDP Shares and MHN may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If the special rate period is not extended, the VRDP Shares will revert back to remarketable securities and will be remarketed and available for purchase by qualified institutional investors.

Offering Costs: The Trusts incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VRDP Shares which were recorded as a deferred charge and will be amortized over the 30-year life of the VRDP Shares with the exception of upfront fees paid to the liquidity provider which are amortized over the life of the liquidity agreement. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

10. Subsequent Events:

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

Each Trust paid a net investment income dividend on April 1, 2014 to Common Shareholders of record on March 14, 2014 as follows:

 

     Common
Dividend
Per Share
 

BZM

  $ 0.0595   

MHE

  $ 0.0625   

MHN

  $ 0.0710   

BLJ

  $ 0.0745   

BQH

  $ 0.0665   

BSE

  $ 0.0625   

BFY

  $ 0.0700   

BHV

  $ 0.0715   

Additionally, the Trusts declared a net investment income dividend on April 1, 2014 payable to Common Shareholders of record on April 15, 2014 for the same amounts noted above.

The dividends declared on VRDP Shares for the period March 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Series     Dividends
Declared
 

BZM

    W-7      $ 12,708   

MHE

    W-7      $ 14,694   

MHN

    W-7      $ 48,053   

BLJ

    W-7      $ 14,852   

BQH

    W-7      $ 2,277   

BSE

    W-7      $ 4,172   

BFY

    W-7      $ 4,574   

BHV

    W-7      $ 9,213   

 

                
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Officers and Trustees     

 

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Trustee

Karen P. Robards, Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Trustee

Paul. L. Audet, Trustee

Michael J. Castellano, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Kathleen F. Feldstein, Trustee

James T. Flynn, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

Henry Gabbay, Trustee

Jerrold B. Harris, Trustee

R. Glenn Hubbard, Trustee

W. Carl Kester, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

John M. Perlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

Brendan Kyne, Vice President

Robert W. Crothers, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

Janey Ahn, Secretary

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisors

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.1

New York, NY 10055

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC2

Princeton, NJ 08540

Custodians

State Street Bank and Trust Company3

Boston, MA 02110

The Bank of New York Mellon4

New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent

Common Shares

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

VRDP Tender and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10289

VRDP Liquidity Providers

Bank of America, N.A.4

New York, NY 10036

Citibank, N.A.5

New York, NY 10179

Barclays Bank PLC.6

New York, NY 10019

VRDP Remarketing Agents

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated4

New York, NY 10036

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.5

New York, NY 10179

Barclays Capital, Inc.6

New York, NY 10019

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02110

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York, NY 10036

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

1   

For all Trusts except MHE and MHN.

 

2   

For MHE and MHN.

 

3   

For all Trusts except MHN.

 

4   

For MHN.

 

5   

For BZM, MHE, BLJ and BHV.

 

6   

For BQH, BSE and BFY.

 

                
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Additional Information     

 

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

 

Effective December 31, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) adopted certain regulatory changes that subjects registered investment companies and advisers to registered investment companies to regulation by the CFTC if a fund invests more than a prescribed level of its net assets in CFTC-regulated futures, options and swaps (“CFTC Derivatives”), or if a fund markets itself as providing investment exposure to such instruments. To the extent a Trust uses CFTC-regulated futures, options and swaps, it intends to do so below such prescribed levels and will not market itself as a “commodity pool” or a vehicle for trading such instruments. Accordingly, BlackRock Advisors, LLC has claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term “commodity pool operator” under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) pursuant to Rule 4.5 under the CEA. BlackRock Advisors, LLC is not, therefore, subject to registration or regulation as a “commodity pool operator” under the CEA in respect to each Trust.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Each Trust’s dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the Trusts may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends paid by the Trusts for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Trusts during such month. The Trusts’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

 

General Information

 

The Trusts do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Trust has not been updated after completion of the respective Trust’s offerings and the information contained in each Trust’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Trusts’ investment objectives or policies or to the Trusts’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trusts. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolios.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Trusts’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Trusts at (800) 882-0052.

 

                
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Additional Information (continued)     

 

 

General Information (concluded)

 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trusts file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 882-0052; (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 Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 882-0052 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Trust Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of http://www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

 

Shelf Offering Program

 

From time-to-time, each Trust may seek to raise additional equity capital through an equity shelf program (a “Shelf Offering”). In a Shelf Offering, a Trust may, subject to market conditions, raise additional equity capital by issuing new Common Shares from time to time in varying amounts at a net price at or above the Trust’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). While any such Shelf Offering may allow a Trust to pursue additional investment opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio investments, it could also entail risks — including that the issuance of additional Common Shares may limit the extent to which the Common Shares are able to trade at a premium to NAV in the secondary market. The Trusts have not filed a registration statement with respect to any Shelf Offerings. This report is not an offer to sell Trust Common Shares and is not a solicitation of an offer to buy Trust Common Shares. If a Trust files a registration statement with respect to any Shelf Offering, the prospectus contained therein will contain more complete information about the Trust and should be read carefully before investing.

 

                
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Additional Information (concluded)

    

 

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

 

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

                
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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Trusts have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares and the risk that fluctuations in the short-term dividend rates of the Preferred Shares may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

 

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 6 – Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
  (a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
  (b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

 

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

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

(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 – Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

 

By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

 
  John M. Perlowski  
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

Date: May 1, 2014

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 Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

Date: May 1, 2014

 
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

 
  Neal J. Andrews  
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

Date: May 1, 2014

 

 

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