BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21972

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Credit Allocation Income 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: 10/31/2015

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2015


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments January 31, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Asset-Backed Securities (a)           Par  
(000)
    Value  

ACAS CLO Ltd., Class C (b):

      

Series 2014-1A, 3.16%, 7/18/26

     USD        750      $ 712,917   

Series 2014-2A, 3.43%, 1/15/27

       1,000        973,540   

Adams Mill CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D1, 3.75%, 7/15/26 (b)

       1,250        1,156,250   

ALM XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class B, 3.51%, 4/16/27 (b)(c)

       1,000        990,200   

ALM XIV Ltd., Series 2014-14A (b):

      

Class B, 3.21%, 7/28/26

       5,000        4,845,352   

Class C, 3.71%, 7/28/26

       5,000        4,652,094   

Apidos CLO XVII, Series 2014-17A, Class B, 3.11%, 4/17/26 (b)

       1,000        965,935   

Apidos CLO XVIII, Series 2014-18A, Class C, 3.91%, 7/22/26 (b)

       1,800        1,702,329   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund V Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class C, 3.25%, 7/16/26

       1,000        966,909   

Class D, 3.70%, 7/16/26

       2,000        1,836,667   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund VI Ltd., Series 2014-6A, Class D, 3.96%, 10/15/26 (b)

       3,000        2,796,696   

Atrium CDO Corp., Series 5A, Class A4, 0.62%, 7/20/20 (b)

       9,000        8,635,261   

Babson CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A (b):

      

Class C1, 3.23%, 1/15/26

       1,500        1,454,250   

Class D1, 3.73%, 1/15/26

       1,000        933,900   

Battalion CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C, 4.10%, 10/17/26 (b)

       1,000        952,067   

Benefit Street Partners CLO IV Ltd., Series 2014-IVA, Class B, 3.06%, 7/20/26 (b)

       1,250        1,180,735   

Benefit Street Partners CLO V Ltd., Series 2014-VA, Class D, 3.81%, 10/20/26 (b)

       1,500        1,382,619   

BlueMountain CLO Ltd., Series 2011-1A, Class D, 4.23%, 8/16/22 (b)

       2,000        1,994,936   

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D2, 4.19%, 11/23/25 (b)

       1,000        968,000   

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2014-5A, Class C, 4.38%, 10/16/25 (b)

       1,000        965,360   

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2014-3A (b):

      

Class C1, 3.06%, 7/22/26

       1,500        1,435,293   

Class D, 3.66%, 7/22/26

       1,400        1,288,380   

Dryden 34 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-34A, Class C, 3.05%, 10/15/26 (b)

       750        720,947   
Asset-Backed Securities (a)           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Galaxy CLO Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class C1, 3.23%, 10/15/26 (b)

     USD        1,750      $ 1,704,884   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class D, 3.82%, 10/29/26 (b)

       1,000        940,173   

ING IM CLO Ltd., Series 2012-4A, Class C, 4.75%, 10/15/23 (b)

       1,000        997,229   

Jamestown CLO Ltd., Series 2014-4A, Class C, 3.75%, 7/15/26 (b)

       3,250        3,029,969   

Limerock CLO III LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class C, 3.83%, 10/20/26 (b)

       1,000        944,000   

Madison Park Funding Ltd. (b):

      

Series 2012-10A, Class D, 4.51%, 1/20/25

       3,000        2,967,006   

Series 2012-8AR, Class CR, 3.06%, 4/22/22

       1,350        1,333,290   

Series 2012-8AR, Class DR, 4.11%, 4/22/22

       1,500        1,467,760   

Series 2014-14A, Class D, 3.86%, 7/20/26

       2,000        1,880,237   

Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class C, 3.03%, 8/12/26

       1,000        959,966   

Class D, 3.89%, 8/12/26

       900        843,743   

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D, 3.85%, 11/18/26 (b)

       1,500        1,411,286   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C, 3.86%, 7/17/26 (b)

       1,500        1,397,335   

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A (b):

      

Class B, 3.28%, 10/17/26

       900        874,099   

Class C, 3.78%, 10/17/26

       850        786,884   

Regatta IV Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class C, 3.18%, 7/25/26

       1,500        1,448,615   

Class D, 3.73%, 7/25/26

       1,000        926,774   

Regatta V Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A (b):

      

Class B, 3.23%, 10/25/26

       1,000        967,825   

Class C, 3.68%, 10/25/26

       1,000        922,094   

Silver Spring CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D, 3.71%, 10/15/26 (b)

       750        687,019   

SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2004-B, Class A2, 0.44%, 6/15/21

       2,669        2,651,596   

Sound Point CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D, 3.89%, 1/23/27 (b)

       1,000        904,000   

Symphony CLO XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A (b):

      

Class C, 3.40%, 10/17/26

       1,500        1,480,587   

Class D, 3.95%, 10/17/26

       1,000        941,300   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    1


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Asset-Backed Securities (a)           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Venture XIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-13A, Class D, 3.79%, 6/10/25 (b)

     USD        800      $ 751,084   

Venture XVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class C, 3.39%, 10/15/26 (b)

       800        779,788   

Voya CLO Ltd., Class C (b):

      

Series 2014-3A, 3.86%, 7/25/26

       1,250        1,177,930   

Series 2014-4A, 4.23%, 10/14/26

       1,000        967,664   

WhiteHorse IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class C, 2.96%, 7/17/26 (b)

             1,500        1,405,840   
Total Asset-Backed Securities4.9%                      81,060,614   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds                      

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

      

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.:

      

7.13%, 3/15/21

       2,000        2,150,000   

5.00%, 12/15/21 (b)

       536        556,100   

LSB Industries, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/19

       315        324,450   

TransDigm, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 7/15/22

       4,585        4,573,538   

6.50%, 7/15/24

       2,140        2,166,750   
      

 

 

 
                       9,770,838   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.1%

      

XPO Logistics, Inc., 7.88%, 9/01/19 (b)

             1,115        1,156,813   

Airlines — 0.9%

      

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

      

Series 2009-2, Class B, 9.25%, 11/10/18

       2,460        2,706,209   

Series 2012-3, Class C, 6.13%, 4/29/18

       2,040        2,142,000   

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2002-1, Class G-1, 6.72%, 7/02/24

       3,200        3,671,746   

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.75%, 10/11/23

       4,200        4,137,000   

Virgin Australia Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 6.00%, 4/23/22 (b)

       1,606        1,658,280   
      

 

 

 
                       14,315,235   

Auto Components — 1.4%

      

Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21

       870        945,037   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:

      

3.50%, 3/15/17

       265        263,675   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Auto Components (concluded)

      

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. (concluded):

      

4.88%, 3/15/19

     USD        3,950      $ 4,019,125   

6.00%, 8/01/20

       3,108        3,251,279   

5.88%, 2/01/22

       3,816        3,901,860   

Schaeffler Finance BV, 4.75%, 5/15/21 (b)

       2,470        2,488,525   

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV (b)(d):

      

6.25% (6.25% Cash), 11/15/19

       1,112        1,164,820   

6.75% (6.25% Cash), 11/15/22

       2,417        2,586,190   

TRW Automotive, Inc. (b):

      

4.50%, 3/01/21

       2,400        2,424,000   

4.45%, 12/01/23

       2,600        2,619,500   
      

 

 

 
                       23,664,011   

Automobiles — 0.6%

      

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

       3,660        5,179,094   

General Motors Co.:

      

4.88%, 10/02/23

       1,875        2,045,681   

6.25%, 10/02/43

       940        1,170,558   

5.20%, 4/01/45

       1,530        1,706,984   
      

 

 

 
                       10,102,317   

Banks — 5.6%

      

Associated Banc-Corp, 5.13%, 3/28/16 (e)

       7,430        7,724,785   

CIT Group, Inc.:

      

4.25%, 8/15/17

       4,600        4,656,580   

5.25%, 3/15/18

       4,030        4,181,125   

6.63%, 4/01/18 (b)

       335        360,963   

5.50%, 2/15/19 (b)

       5,147        5,460,452   

5.00%, 8/01/23

       660        694,650   

City National Corp., 5.25%, 9/15/20 (e)

       2,900        3,357,774   

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA, 3.95%, 11/09/22 (e)

       3,775        3,949,733   

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 8/08/23 (b)

       12,000        13,328,268   

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50% (a)(b)(f)

       3,250        3,413,261   

Discover Bank, 8.70%, 11/18/19

       748        934,112   

Fifth Third Bancorp, 5.10% (a)(f)

       5,000        4,637,500   

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.68%, 1/15/21 (e)

       5,150        6,240,765   

Regions Financial Corp., 5.75%, 6/15/15

       6,110        6,209,477   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.00%, 12/19/23

       10,080        11,293,531   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds         Par  
(000)
    Value  

Banks (concluded)

      

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 3.00%, 9/24/15

   USD     3,750      $ 3,786,986   

Wells Fargo & Co.:

      

3.45%, 2/13/23 (e)

       2,325        2,399,193   

4.13%, 8/15/23

       4,000        4,299,164   

5.61%, 1/15/44 (e)

       4,119        5,151,860   
      

 

 

 
                   92,080,179   

Building Products — 0.3%

  

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

      

6.75%, 5/01/21

       2,700        2,889,000   

5.38%, 11/15/24

       1,860        1,887,900   
      

 

 

 
                   4,776,900   

Cable Television Services — 0.1%

      

SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 7/15/22 (b)

         1,445        1,405,263   

Capital Markets — 3.1%

      

E*Trade Financial Corp., 5.38%, 11/15/22

       1,348        1,415,400   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (e):

      

6.25%, 9/01/17

       625        696,339   

7.50%, 2/15/19

       5,165        6,223,825   

5.25%, 7/27/21

       1,175        1,347,421   

5.75%, 1/24/22

       5,500        6,525,161   

6.25%, 2/01/41

       15,000        19,935,315   

Morgan Stanley (e):

      

5.63%, 9/23/19

       6,770        7,747,466   

5.50%, 7/28/21

       2,695        3,132,105   

UBS AG, 5.88%, 7/15/16

       3,450        3,689,212   
      

 

 

 
                   50,712,244   

Chemicals — 1.8%

      

Ashland, Inc., 3.88%, 4/15/18

       1,745        1,782,081   

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding BV, 7.38%, 5/01/21 (b)

       617        658,648   

Axiall Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/23

       367        357,825   

Basell Finance Co. BV, 8.10%, 3/15/27 (b)(e)

       6,000        8,357,658   

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21

       2,615        2,804,587   

CF Industries, Inc., 5.38%, 3/15/44

       2,500        2,870,505   

Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/21

       632        616,200   

Eagle Spinco, Inc., 4.63%, 2/15/21

       2,370        2,340,375   

Huntsman International LLC:

      

4.88%, 11/15/20

       775        777,906   

8.63%, 3/15/21

       2,000        2,150,000   
Corporate Bonds         Par  
(000)
    Value  

Chemicals (concluded)

      

Huntsman International LLC (concluded):

      

5.13%, 11/15/22 (b)

   USD     2,495      $ 2,488,762   

Ineos Finance PLC, 8.38%, 2/15/19 (b)

       255        271,256   

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (b):

      

5.25%, 8/01/23

       2,277        2,353,849   

5.00%, 5/01/25

       905        938,938   

PSPC Escrow Corp., 6.50%, 2/01/22 (b)(c)

       1,693        1,726,860   
      

 

 

 
                   30,495,450   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.0%

  

 

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 10/01/20

       1,003        1,013,030   

Aviation Capital Group Corp. (b):

      

7.13%, 10/15/20 (e)

       31,000        35,680,318   

6.75%, 4/06/21

       7,850        8,831,250   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/21 (b)

       301        269,395   

Covanta Holding Corp., 6.38%, 10/01/22

       2,245        2,396,537   

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

       930        978,825   
      

 

 

 
                   49,169,355   

Communications Equipment — 0.7%

   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 6.88%, 1/15/20

       8,695        8,955,850   

CommScope, Inc. (b):

      

5.00%, 6/15/21

       527        507,238   

5.50%, 6/15/24

       564        544,965   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 8.13%, 1/01/20

       2,160        2,289,600   
      

 

 

 
                   12,297,653   

Construction & Engineering — 0.3%

   

AECOM Technology Corp. (b):

      

5.75%, 10/15/22

       473        494,876   

5.88%, 10/15/24

       2,311        2,412,106   

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/19 (b)

       413        404,482   

Safway Group Holding LLC/Safway Finance Corp., 7.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

       673        654,695   

Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 6.00%, 2/01/23

       825        779,625   
      

 

 

 
                   4,745,784   

Construction Materials — 0.8%

      

Allegion US Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/21

       1,907        2,002,350   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    3


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Construction Materials (concluded)

      

HD Supply, Inc.:

      

11.00%, 4/15/20

     USD        2,740      $ 3,123,600   

7.50%, 7/15/20

       2,905        3,042,988   

5.25%, 12/15/21 (b)

       3,278        3,376,340   

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.00%, 6/15/18

       1,380        1,524,900   
      

 

 

 
                       13,070,178   

Consumer Finance — 3.5%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.:

      

8.30%, 2/12/15

       5,290        5,290,000   

5.13%, 9/30/24

       665        689,106   

8.00%, 11/01/31

       6,078        7,854,929   

Capital One Bank USA NA, 3.38%, 2/15/23 (e)

       11,610        11,810,899   

Countrywide Financial Corp., 6.25%, 5/15/16

       8,069        8,562,669   

Discover Financial Services, 3.85%, 11/21/22

       3,252        3,412,880   

Experian Finance PLC, 2.38%, 6/15/17 (b)(e)

       2,550        2,571,938   

Navient Corp.:

      

3.88%, 9/10/15

       5,000        5,031,250   

6.25%, 1/25/16

       11,620        12,026,700   
      

 

 

 
                       57,250,371   

Containers & Packaging — 1.1%

      

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

       7,360        7,647,040   

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA, 5.63%, 12/15/16 (b)

       3,944        3,870,050   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III, 6.25%, 2/01/21

       3,128        3,300,040   

Pactiv LLC, 7.95%, 12/15/25

       163        162,185   

Sealed Air Corp. (b):

      

6.50%, 12/01/20

       2,330        2,568,825   

8.38%, 9/15/21

       700        785,750   

5.13%, 12/01/24

       649        666,036   
      

 

 

 
                       18,999,926   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%

      

Service Corp. International, 4.50%, 11/15/20

             4,382        4,349,135   

Diversified Financial Services — 10.4%

      

Air Lease Corp., 3.75%, 2/01/22

       5,000        5,123,995   

Aircastle Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/19

       3,937        4,251,960   

Bank of America Corp.:

      

3.75%, 7/12/16 (e)

       5,525        5,724,138   

5.00%, 5/13/21 (e)

       17,100        19,438,699   

5.70%, 1/24/22

       2,590        3,046,969   

4.00%, 4/01/24 (e)

       6,975        7,512,605   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

  

   

Bank of America NA, 5.30%, 3/15/17 (e)

     USD        13,440      $ 14,454,720   

Barclays PLC, 4.38%, 9/11/24

       2,100        2,128,482   

Citigroup, Inc. (e):

      

4.45%, 1/10/17

       4,800        5,082,965   

8.50%, 5/22/19

       464        584,779   

6.68%, 9/13/43

       4,125        5,514,861   

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1 (b):

      

Class A, 5.25%, 5/30/25

       2,739        2,862,346   

Class B, 6.13%, 11/30/21

       3,419        3,538,160   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

      

8.00%, 12/15/16

       4,000        4,479,172   

5.88%, 8/02/21

       9,420        11,140,610   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

      

6.75%, 6/01/18

       1,700        1,921,000   

4.38%, 9/25/21

       2,260        2,395,600   

4.25%, 5/15/23

       1,681        1,748,240   

ING Bank NV, 5.00%, 6/09/21 (b)(e)

       8,000        9,206,712   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 3.13%, 1/15/16

       5,450        5,537,249   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/20 (b)

       2,105        1,978,700   

Leucadia National Corp., 5.50%, 10/18/23

       4,000        4,151,020   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.50%, 11/04/24

       6,875        7,235,319   

Moody’s Corp., 6.06%, 9/07/17

       20,000        21,123,180   

Mubadala GE Capital, Ltd., 3.00%, 11/10/19 (b)

       5,000        5,012,500   

Resparcs Funding LP I, 8.00% (f)(g)(h)

       4,000        1,290,000   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:

      

9.00%, 4/15/19

       370        382,025   

7.88%, 8/15/19

       2,480        2,619,500   

9.88%, 8/15/19

       493        523,812   

5.75%, 10/15/20

       3,142        3,212,695   

6.88%, 2/15/21

       105        110,513   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

      

6.13%, 12/15/22

       425        479,147   

6.10%, 6/10/23

       2,500        2,797,935   

5.13%, 5/28/24

       5,250        5,546,441   
      

 

 

 
                       172,156,049   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.6%

  

   

AT&T, Inc.:

      

6.30%, 1/15/38 (e)

       12,000        15,079,656   

4.30%, 12/15/42

       265        264,110   

4.35%, 6/15/45

       367        364,804   

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)

  

CenturyLink, Inc.:

      

5.63%, 4/01/20

     USD        1,375      $ 1,446,844   

6.45%, 6/15/21

       285        308,512   

Frontier Communications Corp.:

      

6.25%, 9/15/21

       980        1,009,400   

7.63%, 4/15/24

       2,400        2,538,000   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

      

8.13%, 7/01/19

       11,171        11,855,224   

8.63%, 7/15/20

       2,240        2,442,720   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 3.19%, 4/27/18

       6,550        6,831,087   

Verizon Communications, Inc. (e):

      

5.15%, 9/15/23

       8,775        10,061,511   

6.40%, 9/15/33

       9,475        12,255,429   

7.35%, 4/01/39

       7,825        11,036,693   

6.55%, 9/15/43

       13,225        17,864,859   
      

 

 

 
                       93,358,849   

Electric Utilities — 3.9%

      

CMS Energy Corp., 5.05%, 3/15/22

       9,900        11,420,927   

Duke Energy Corp., 3.55%, 9/15/21 (e)

       3,650        3,930,389   

Great Plains Energy, Inc., 5.29%, 6/15/22 (i)

       5,550        6,472,599   

Midland Cogeneration Venture LP, 5.25%, 3/15/25 (b)

       4,935        5,084,017   

Mirant Mid-Atlantic Pass-Through Trust:

      

Series B, 9.13%, 6/30/17

       1,039        1,116,766   

Series C, 10.06%, 12/30/28

       1,568        1,704,808   

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.80%, 1/15/19

       3,075        3,661,006   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC (e):

      

4.10%, 6/01/22

       4,150        4,606,620   

5.30%, 6/01/42

       2,750        3,665,714   

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.00%, 10/30/31 (e)

       12,000        16,972,056   

Puget Energy, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 9/01/21

       275        328,713   

5.63%, 7/15/22

       5,550        6,572,865   
      

 

 

 
                       65,536,480   

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

      

GrafTech International Ltd., 6.38%, 11/15/20

             2,385        2,003,400   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%

  

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

       2,600        2,990,000   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22 (b)

       475        476,188   

Sanmina Corp., 4.38%, 6/01/19 (b)

       1,415        1,393,775   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (concluded)

  

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/17

     USD        1,605      $ 1,588,950   
      

 

 

 
                       6,448,913   

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3%

      

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.20%, 2/01/22

       10,200        11,195,530   

Ensco PLC, 4.50%, 10/01/24

       2,930        2,834,028   

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21

       293        276,153   

Transocean, Inc.:

      

2.50%, 10/15/17

       1,300        1,140,334   

6.50%, 11/15/20 (e)

       2,000        1,675,000   

6.38%, 12/15/21

       4,655        3,849,103   

6.80%, 3/15/38 (e)

       720        557,280   
      

 

 

 
                       21,527,428   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%

      

H.J. Heinz Finance Co., 7.13%, 8/01/39 (b)

       4,415        4,834,425   

Rite Aid Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/21

       1,170        1,222,650   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.25%, 9/01/35 (e)

       5,150        6,564,504   
      

 

 

 
                       12,621,579   

Food Products — 1.1%

      

Barry Callebaut Services NV, 5.50%, 6/15/23 (b)

       2,600        2,786,940   

Kellogg Co., Series B, 7.45%, 4/01/31 (e)

       3,425        4,621,044   

Mondelez International, Inc.:

      

6.50%, 8/11/17

       4,450        5,009,868   

6.13%, 8/23/18

       4,840        5,551,359   

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 5.88%, 8/01/21 (b)

       715        734,663   
      

 

 

 
                       18,703,874   

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

      

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 6.88%, 2/01/21

             1,265        1,325,088   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

  

Medtronic, Inc., 4.63%, 3/15/45 (b)(e)

       4,565        5,263,618   

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

       1,660        1,726,400   
      

 

 

 
                       6,990,018   

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.0%

      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.13%, 7/01/22

       435        427,388   

Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22 (b)

       1,856        1,918,640   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    5


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

  

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare Capital Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/19

     USD        1,550      $ 1,613,550   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 8/15/18

       1,620        1,677,510   

6.88%, 2/01/22

       1,111        1,180,021   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/24

       1,990        2,045,322   

HCA Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/21

       4,549        4,861,744   

HCA, Inc.:

      

3.75%, 3/15/19

       4,364        4,407,640   

6.50%, 2/15/20

       10,421        11,723,625   

5.88%, 3/15/22

       340        379,100   

4.75%, 5/01/23

       676        708,110   

HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/24

       889        917,893   

Omnicare, Inc.:

      

4.75%, 12/01/22

       289        299,115   

5.00%, 12/01/24

       183        190,320   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

      

6.25%, 11/01/18

       736        799,480   

4.75%, 6/01/20

       1,450        1,486,250   

6.00%, 10/01/20

       3,645        3,945,712   

4.50%, 4/01/21

       73        73,730   

4.38%, 10/01/21

       7,335        7,325,831   

8.13%, 4/01/22

       4,907        5,532,642   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.88%, 2/15/38 (e)

       10,000        14,820,480   
      

 

 

 
                       66,334,103   

Health Care Technology — 0.5%

      

Amgen, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/41 (e)

             6,500        7,701,798   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6%

      

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.:

      

6.00%, 8/15/22

       1,380        1,449,000   

5.50%, 12/01/24

       2,458        2,476,435   

MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23

       1,935        1,954,350   

New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/01/22 (b)

       2,215        2,270,375   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (b)

       1,718        1,739,475   
      

 

 

 
                       9,889,635   

Household Durables — 1.2%

      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.63%, 4/15/18

       2,330        2,405,725   

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp., 6.13%, 7/01/22 (b)

       1,647        1,671,705   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Household Durables (concluded)

      

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.25%, 10/15/20 (b)

     USD        3,675      $ 3,776,062   

KB Home, 7.25%, 6/15/18

       1,990        2,111,888   

Standard Pacific Corp., 8.38%, 1/15/21

       3,015        3,391,875   

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/21 (b)

       1,537        1,448,623   

Tri Pointe Holdings, Inc. (b):

      

4.38%, 6/15/19

       920        876,300   

5.88%, 6/15/24

       625        601,563   

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

      

7.38%, 5/15/20

       2,025        2,179,406   

7.63%, 4/15/22

       1,853        2,037,929   
      

 

 

 
                       20,501,076   

Household Products — 0.1%

      

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

      

6.38%, 11/15/20

       810        858,600   

6.63%, 11/15/22

       1,110        1,184,925   
      

 

 

 
                       2,043,525   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.8%

  

Baytex Energy Corp., 5.13%, 6/01/21 (b)

       435        377,363   

Calpine Corp.:

      

6.00%, 1/15/22 (b)

       878        941,655   

5.38%, 1/15/23

       2,333        2,356,330   

5.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       823        876,495   

5.50%, 2/01/24

       1,749        1,751,186   

5.75%, 1/15/25

       1,770        1,805,400   

Dynegy Finance I, Inc./Dynegy Finance II, Inc., 6.75%, 11/01/19 (b)

       2,195        2,255,362   

NRG REMA LLC, 9.68%, 7/02/26

       1,130        1,197,800   

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.38%, 10/01/22

       1,927        1,840,285   
      

 

 

 
                       13,401,876   

Insurance — 5.6%

      

A-S Co-Issuer Subsidiary, Inc./A-S Merger Sub LLC, 7.88%, 12/15/20 (b)

       1,204        1,210,020   

American International Group, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/20 (e)

       8,710        10,657,486   

Aon Corp., 5.00%, 9/30/20 (e)

       7,700        8,765,133   

Aon PLC, 4.25%, 12/12/42

       6,500        6,764,960   

Forethought Financial Group, Inc., 8.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

       3,400        4,043,212   

Genworth Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21

       2,880        2,823,074   

Manulife Financial Corp., 4.90%, 9/17/20 (e)

       10,425        11,751,342   

 

                
6    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Insurance (concluded)

      

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

     USD        1,455      $ 1,549,575   

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 6.06%, 3/30/40 (b)

       12,000        16,456,272   

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 8.88%, 5/15/19 (e)

       2,825        3,596,290   

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.63%, 12/01/37 (e)

       10,000        13,912,560   

XLIT Ltd., 5.75%, 10/01/21 (e)

       10,085        12,068,931   
      

 

 

 
                       93,598,855   

IT Services — 0.5%

      

Epicor Software Corp., 8.63%, 5/01/19

       2,400        2,514,000   

First Data Corp. (b):

      

7.38%, 6/15/19

       2,905        3,046,619   

6.75%, 11/01/20

       1,768        1,891,760   

8.25%, 1/15/21

       250        266,562   
      

 

 

 
                       7,718,941   

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.8%

      

Life Technologies Corp., 6.00%, 3/01/20 (e)

             12,000        13,970,388   

Media — 6.5%

      

21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15%, 3/01/37 (e)

       9,575        12,872,084   

A&E Television Networks LLC, 3.11%, 8/22/19

       5,000        5,025,000   

Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 2/15/23 (b)

       1,313        1,316,762   

Altice Finco SA, 7.63%, 2/15/25 (b)

       551        556,510   

Altice SA, 7.63%, 2/15/25 (b)

       1,515        1,537,725   

AMC Networks, Inc.:

      

7.75%, 7/15/21

       1,330        1,436,400   

4.75%, 12/15/22

       685        681,575   

CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corp. (b):

      

5.25%, 2/15/22

       249        257,715   

5.63%, 2/15/24

       122        127,490   

CCOH Safari LLC:

      

5.50%, 12/01/22

       2,093        2,121,779   

5.75%, 12/01/24

       3,075        3,117,281   

Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.13%, 12/15/22

       349        347,255   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/22

       10,205        10,492,879   

COX Communications, Inc., 8.38%, 3/01/39 (b)(e)

       5,000        7,472,535   

CSC Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 2/15/19

       4,005        4,665,825   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Media (concluded)

      

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 5.00%, 3/01/21 (e)

     USD        8,575      $ 9,613,647   

DISH DBS Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24

       2,462        2,474,310   

Gray Television, Inc., 7.50%, 10/01/20

       713        732,608   

Grupo Televisa SAB, 5.00%, 5/13/45

       3,345        3,546,637   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

      

7.25%, 4/01/19

       710        737,512   

5.50%, 8/01/23

       2,909        2,872,637   

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/23

       6,025        6,223,650   

Level 3 Escrow II, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/22 (b)

       2,250        2,283,750   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 7.00%, 9/01/20 (b)

       463        494,253   

NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., 5.00%, 8/01/18 (b)

       1,471        1,522,485   

Numericable Group SA, 6.00%, 5/15/22 (b)

       9,000        9,206,100   

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.63%, 8/01/24 (b)

       327        322,913   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20 (b)

       2,300        2,242,500   

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/01/37

       3,519        4,623,716   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 5.50%, 1/15/23 (b)

       1,000        1,037,500   

Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 5/15/23 (b)

       4,793        4,972,737   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.38%, 4/15/21 (b)

       1,394        1,446,275   

VTR Finance BV, 6.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       1,650        1,654,207   
      

 

 

 
                       108,036,252   

Metals & Mining — 2.7%

      

Alcoa, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

       2,451        2,675,529   

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 5.13%, 8/01/22

       5,000        4,747,865   

ArcelorMittal, 6.13%, 6/01/18

       2,575        2,735,937   

Commercial Metals Co., 4.88%, 5/15/23

       2,194        2,073,330   

Constellium NV:

      

4.63%, 5/15/21

     EUR        490        484,432   

5.75%, 5/15/24 (b)

     USD        1,178        1,035,168   

Freeport-McMoRan Corp., 7.13%, 11/01/27 (e)

       8,500        9,045,844   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (e):

      

3.55%, 3/01/22

       4,700        4,173,854   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Metals & Mining (concluded)

      

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (e) (concluded):

      

3.88%, 3/15/23

     USD        8,900      $ 7,974,222   

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

       3,285        3,523,162   

Peabody Energy Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/20

       1,020        780,300   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 10/01/21 (b)

       1,105        1,129,863   

6.38%, 8/15/22

       1,430        1,526,525   

5.25%, 4/15/23

       163        166,260   

Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp., 8.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

       2,785        2,962,544   
      

 

 

 
                       45,034,835   

Multi-Utilities — 1.3%

      

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (e):

      

5.95%, 2/01/17

       9,000        9,829,422   

6.50%, 5/01/18

       9,675        11,123,144   
      

 

 

 
                       20,952,566   

Multiline Retail — 0.4%

      

Dollar General Corp., 3.25%, 4/15/23

       2,500        2,433,157   

Dufry Finance SCA, 5.50%, 10/15/20 (b)

       3,460        3,580,090   
      

 

 

 
                       6,013,247   

Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.0%

      

Sensata Technologies BV, 5.63%, 11/01/24 (b)

             695        734,963   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 16.0%

      

Access Midstream Partners LP/ACMP Finance Corp.:

      

5.88%, 4/15/21

       2,657        2,769,922   

6.13%, 7/15/22

       1,668        1,777,254   

4.88%, 5/15/23

       343        351,575   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.38%, 9/15/17

       75        83,375   

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 5.38%, 11/01/21

       649        632,775   

Berry Petroleum Co., 6.38%, 9/15/22

       3,207        2,212,830   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.:

      

6.75%, 4/15/21

       1,145        1,024,775   

5.75%, 2/01/23

       1,555        1,306,200   

California Resources Corp., 6.00%, 11/15/24 (b)

       2,345        1,908,244   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

      

6.63%, 8/15/20

       3,171        3,396,934   

6.88%, 11/15/20

       493        533,673   

6.13%, 2/15/21

       1,857        1,959,135   

5.75%, 3/15/23

       1,974        2,043,090   
Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38%, 6/01/24

     USD        527      $ 500,487   

Concho Resources, Inc.:

      

5.50%, 10/01/22

       226        226,000   

5.50%, 4/01/23

       1,995        1,995,000   

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 5.88%, 4/15/22

       6,131        5,318,642   

Continental Resources, Inc.:

      

5.00%, 9/15/22

       11,232        10,670,400   

4.50%, 4/15/23

       469        443,698   

DCP Midstream LLC, 4.75%, 9/30/21 (b)

       1,074        1,002,178   

DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.88%, 3/15/23

       2,690        2,551,274   

Denbury Resources, Inc., 5.50%, 5/01/22

       845        743,600   

El Paso LLC:

      

7.80%, 8/01/31

       197        242,161   

7.75%, 1/15/32

       4,586        5,733,968   

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.63%, 1/15/22

       2,345        2,978,180   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 6.50%, 4/01/20

       5,075        5,816,848   

Enbridge Energy Partners LP, 9.88%, 3/01/19 (e)

       6,000        7,666,116   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.88%, 1/15/24

       3,913        4,060,520   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Series N, 6.50%, 1/31/19 (e)

       12,000        13,967,004   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., Series WI, 6.88%, 5/01/19

       2,693        2,726,662   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.00%, 12/01/24 (b)

       5,105        4,594,500   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

      

6.85%, 2/15/20 (e)

       12,000        13,988,988   

4.25%, 9/01/24

       2,170        2,249,637   

5.40%, 9/01/44

       3,615        3,849,364   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

      

5.00%, 2/15/21 (b)

       496        528,338   

5.63%, 11/15/23 (b)

       504        553,918   

5.30%, 12/01/34

       1,310        1,373,933   

5.55%, 6/01/45

       2,560        2,745,393   

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 5.50%, 2/01/22

       540        545,400   

Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 7.38%, 5/01/22

       231        221,183   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.:

      

6.25%, 11/01/19

       1,047        798,338   

8.63%, 4/15/20

       1,797        1,419,630   

7.75%, 2/01/21

       475        358,625   

 

                
8    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

Corporate Bonds         Par  
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.50%, 3/01/16

   USD     4,600      $ 4,712,383   

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 6.25%, 6/15/22

       1,369        1,440,872   

MEG Energy Corp. (b):

      

6.50%, 3/15/21

       3,839        3,474,295   

7.00%, 3/31/24

       3,598        3,256,190   

Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC, 6.70%, 9/15/19 (b)

       3,500        3,850,000   

Nexen, Inc., 6.40%, 5/15/37 (e)

       4,615        5,967,043   

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 9.63%, 6/01/19 (b)

       902        882,833   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.:

      

7.25%, 2/01/19

       915        873,825   

6.50%, 11/01/21

       1,025        935,312   

ONEOK Partners LP, 8.63%, 3/01/19 (e)

       10,000        11,954,810   

Pacific Drilling SA, 5.38%, 6/01/20 (b)

       613        458,218   

PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22

       1,225        1,182,125   

Peabody Energy Corp.:

      

6.00%, 11/15/18

       2,527        2,027,917   

6.25%, 11/15/21 (e)

       1,483        1,112,250   

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP/Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corp. II, 8.38%, 6/01/20

       2,221        2,420,890   

Petrobras International Finance Co. SA (e):

      

3.88%, 1/27/16

       12,550        12,212,405   

5.38%, 1/27/21

       3,385        3,041,219   

Petroleos Mexicanos (e):

      

3.50%, 1/30/23

       5,000        4,732,250   

4.88%, 1/18/24

       2,000        2,079,800   

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, 7.38%, 12/15/18 (b)

       3,980        3,373,050   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

       1,665        1,883,843   

Premier Oil PLC, 5.11%, 6/09/18

       11,500        10,350,000   

Range Resources Corp.:

      

5.00%, 8/15/22

       32        31,680   

5.00%, 3/15/23

       75        73,875   

Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp., 4.50%, 11/01/23

       4,351        4,394,510   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.88%, 4/15/40 (b)

       580        620,600   

Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.63%, 5/01/21

       3,448        3,249,740   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.63%, 10/01/22 (b)

       789        784,069   
Corporate Bonds         Par  
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

  

 

Ruby Pipeline LLC, 6.00%, 4/01/22 (b)

   USD     10,000      $ 10,937,160   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

      

5.63%, 4/15/23

       7,393        7,393,000   

5.75%, 5/15/24

       2,869        2,883,345   

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

       5,965        6,278,162   

Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.13%, 1/15/23 (b)

       1,141        1,009,785   

SandRidge Energy, Inc.:

      

8.75%, 1/15/20

       114        81,795   

7.50%, 2/15/23

       1,291        864,970   

Seventy Seven Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/22

       469        186,428   

SM Energy Co., 6.50%, 1/01/23

       322        315,560   

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 7.50%, 7/01/21

       1,614        1,698,735   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/22 (b)

       1,519        1,541,785   

Ultra Petroleum Corp., 5.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

       293        268,095   

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21

       5,125        5,718,736   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

      

5.00%, 3/15/19

       3,550        3,399,125   

5.75%, 3/15/21

       2,341        2,226,876   

The Williams Cos., Inc.:

      

3.70%, 1/15/23

       5,000        4,548,855   

4.55%, 6/24/24

       830        770,454   

8.75%, 3/15/32

       2,478        2,880,251   

5.75%, 6/24/44

       685        589,712   

WPX Energy, Inc., 5.25%, 9/15/24

       856        796,080   
      

 

 

 
                   265,634,680   

Paper & Forest Products — 2.2%

      

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 7.50%, 12/15/17 (b)

       1,473        1,522,714   

Clearwater Paper Corp., 4.50%, 2/01/23

       532        518,700   

International Paper Co. (e):

      

7.50%, 8/15/21

       9,675        12,268,200   

8.70%, 6/15/38

       4,000        6,172,348   

7.30%, 11/15/39

       10,000        13,919,040   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 7.50%, 6/01/20

       2,130        2,268,450   
      

 

 

 
                   36,669,452   

Pharmaceuticals — 2.3%

      

AbbVie, Inc., 2.90%, 11/06/22 (e)

       5,675        5,769,931   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    9


Schedule of Investments (continued)   

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Pharmaceuticals (concluded)

      

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. (b):

      

7.00%, 12/15/20

     USD        241      $ 253,050   

7.25%, 1/15/22

       499        530,188   

6.00%, 2/01/25

       1,601        1,636,022   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (b):

      

4.38%, 2/01/19

       2,924        3,138,946   

5.00%, 12/15/21

       1,631        1,784,263   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., 5.25%, 4/01/22 (b)

       1,613        1,637,195   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, 5.75%, 8/01/22 (b)

       2,130        2,199,225   

Merck & Co., Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/33 (e)

       6,420        9,391,709   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (b):

      

6.75%, 8/15/18

       6,955        7,398,381   

6.38%, 10/15/20

       2,355        2,490,412   

5.63%, 12/01/21

       1,615        1,659,413   

5.50%, 3/01/23

       979        1,003,475   
      

 

 

 
                       38,892,210   

Professional Services — 0.5%

      

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21 (b)

       2,048        2,201,600   

The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 3.25%, 12/01/17

       5,750        5,981,765   
      

 

 

 
                       8,183,365   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.7%

  

   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.10%, 3/15/20 (e)

       10,000        11,811,860   

DDR Corp.:

      

4.75%, 4/15/18

       2,140        2,317,340   

7.88%, 9/01/20

       2,650        3,323,855   

ERP Operating LP, 5.75%, 6/15/17 (e)

       10,000        11,030,180   

Felcor Lodging LP, 5.63%, 3/01/23

       999        1,016,482   

HCP, Inc., 5.38%, 2/01/21 (e)

       3,450        3,946,545   

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Series D, 3.75%, 10/15/23

       3,600        3,697,268   

iStar Financial, Inc.:

      

4.00%, 11/01/17

       825        806,438   

5.00%, 7/01/19

       580        569,850   

Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.50%, 6/01/24 (b)

       128        109,120   

UDR, Inc., 4.25%, 6/01/18

       5,225        5,644,097   
      

 

 

 
                       44,273,035   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%

  

   

Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/22

       1,805        1,794,170   
Corporate Bonds             
 
Par  
(000)
 
  
    Value   

Real Estate Management & Development (concluded)

  

 

Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 3/04/29 (b)(e)

     USD        4,485      $ 4,061,616   

Realogy Corp., 7.63%, 1/15/20 (b)(e)

       2,085        2,238,664   

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 4.50%, 4/15/19 (b)

       1,147        1,147,000   

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp., 8.63%, 5/15/19

       1,625        1,702,188   
      

 

 

 
                       10,943,638   

Road & Rail — 1.7%

      

The Hertz Corp.:

      

4.25%, 4/01/18

       983        988,013   

6.75%, 4/15/19

       1,167        1,202,010   

5.88%, 10/15/20

       925        938,875   

7.38%, 1/15/21

       310        327,019   

Norfolk Southern Corp., 6.00%, 3/15/2105 (e)

       17,200        24,365,451   
      

 

 

 
                       27,821,368   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

  

 

Micron Technology, Inc., 5.50%, 2/01/25 (b)

       3,590        3,607,950   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/21 (b)

       1,655        1,741,888   
      

 

 

 
                       5,349,838   

Software — 0.4%

      

Infor US, Inc., 9.38%, 4/01/19

       2,190        2,354,250   

MSCI, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/24 (b)

       587        611,948   

Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.38%, 8/15/20 (b)

       4,435        4,479,350   
      

 

 

 
                       7,445,548   

Specialty Retail — 1.0%

      

AutoNation, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/18

       6,125        6,930,376   

L Brands, Inc., 7.00%, 5/01/20

       3,050        3,469,375   

QVC, Inc., 7.38%, 10/15/20 (b)

       355        371,419   

VF Corp., 5.95%, 11/01/17 (e)

       5,000        5,645,790   
      

 

 

 
                       16,416,960   

Textiles Apparel & Shoes — 0.1%

      

Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/21

             1,674        1,607,040   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%

      

The William Carter Co., 5.25%, 8/15/21

             1,406        1,455,210   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

      

Radian Group, Inc., 5.50%, 6/01/19

             1,378        1,412,450   

 

                
10    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Tobacco — 2.1%

      

Altria Group, Inc., 10.20%, 2/06/39 (e)

     USD        13,392      $ 24,057,215   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., 3.50%, 8/04/16

       8,375        8,642,740   

Reynolds American, Inc.:

      

3.25%, 11/01/22

       970        974,296   

4.85%, 9/15/23

       1,120        1,246,580   
      

 

 

 
                       34,920,831   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.9%

  

 

CEVA Group PLC (b):

      

4.00%, 5/01/18

       3,310        2,830,050   

7.00%, 3/01/21

       1,067        986,975   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 4.88%, 7/11/22 (b)

       10,500        11,663,158   
      

 

 

 
                       15,480,183   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.4%

  

 

America Movil SAB de CV (e):

      

2.38%, 9/08/16

       12,495        12,732,780   

3.13%, 7/16/22

       1,275        1,287,113   

American Tower Corp.:

      

4.50%, 1/15/18

       6,500        6,959,368   

5.05%, 9/01/20

       500        555,466   

5.90%, 11/01/21 (e)

       3,770        4,373,664   

Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23

       1,880        1,927,000   

Crown Castle Towers LLC (b):

      

5.50%, 1/15/37

       4,000        4,234,920   

4.17%, 8/15/37

       3,000        3,140,202   

6.11%, 1/15/40

       4,555        5,268,154   

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

      

8.25%, 9/30/20

       2,615        2,544,395   

7.13%, 4/01/22

       825        747,409   

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21 (b)

       1,285        1,204,688   

SBA Tower Trust, 5.10%, 4/15/42 (b)

       13,975        14,689,695   

Sprint Communications, Inc. (b):

      

9.00%, 11/15/18

       5,290        6,096,725   

7.00%, 3/01/20

       9,302        10,139,180   

Sprint Corp.:

      

7.88%, 9/15/23

       2,715        2,752,331   

7.13%, 6/15/24

       1,755        1,706,737   

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

      

6.63%, 4/28/21

       2,680        2,782,510   

6.73%, 4/28/22

       2,495        2,585,444   

6.00%, 3/01/23

       580        593,050   

6.84%, 4/28/23

       1,405        1,464,712   

6.38%, 3/01/25

       1,845        1,877,287   
      

 

 

 
                       89,662,830   
Total Corporate Bonds — 109.8%                      1,821,134,028   
Foreign Agency Obligations           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Brazilian Government International Bond, 5.00%, 1/27/45

     USD        5,000      $ 4,825,000   

Indonesia Government International Bond, 5.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       4,400        5,093,000   

Mexico Government International Bond, 4.75%, 3/08/44

             2,300        2,489,750   
Total Foreign Agency Obligations0.7%                12,407,750   
   
                   
Municipal Bonds                         

City of Chicago Illinois, Refunding ARB, O’Hare International Airport, General 3rd Lien, Build America Bonds, Series B, 6.85%, 1/01/38

       5,000        5,797,700   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build America Bonds, Series B-1, 6.55%, 11/15/31

             10,000        13,288,600   
Total Municipal Bonds 1.2%                19,086,300   
   
                   
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.2%                         

Fannie Mae, 0.00%, 10/09/19 (e)(j)

       3,945        3,626,572   
   
                   
U.S. Treasury Obligations                         

U.S. Treasury Bonds:

      

3.38%, 5/15/44 (e)

       8,650        10,742,893   

3.13%, 8/15/44

       1,085        1,287,590   

U.S. Treasury Notes (e):

      

1.50%, 5/31/19

       1,898        1,929,733   

1.63%, 6/30/19

       750        766,758   

1.63%, 7/31/19

       1,235        1,261,823   

2.38%, 8/15/24

             5,915        6,282,842   
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations1.3%                22,271,639   
   
                   
Preferred Securities                         
Capital Trusts                         

Banks — 2.9%

      

BNP Paribas SA, 7.20% (a)(b)(e)(f)

       5,000        5,850,000   

Credit Agricole SA, 8.38% (a)(b)(f)

       5,000        5,800,000   

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.18% (a)(b)(e)(f)

       11,835        17,841,263   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    11


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Capital Trusts           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Banks (concluded)

      

HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.63% (a)(f)

     USD        4,655      $ 4,719,006   

M&T Capital Trust II, 8.28%, 6/01/27

       4,540        4,614,601   

Nordea Bank AB, 6.13% (a)(b)(f)

       5,540        5,515,790   

Wells Fargo & Co. (a)(f):

      

Series S, 5.90%

       1,090        1,119,975   

Series U, 5.88%

       2,655        2,774,475   
      

 

 

 
                       48,235,110   

Capital Markets — 1.5%

      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 7.52%, 6/01/66 (a)

       3,000        3,210,000   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series L, 5.70% (a)(f)

       2,950        3,022,827   

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 5.45% (a)(f)

       2,200        2,235,926   

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.24%, 6/15/37 (a)

       20,845        17,094,984   
      

 

 

 
                       25,563,737   

Diversified Financial Services — 3.5%

      

Bank of America Corp. (a)(f):

      

Series K, 8.00%

       2,420        2,590,610   

Series M, 8.13%

       950        1,020,656   

Series U, 5.20%

       5,785        5,524,675   

Barclays PLC, 6.63% (a)(f)

       4,885        4,706,663   

Citigroup, Inc., 5.90% (a)(f)

       2,210        2,207,238   

General Electric Capital Corp. (a)(f):

      

Series B, 6.25% (e)

       9,100        10,028,200   

Series C, 5.25%

       1,200        1,208,400   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)(f):

      

Series 1, 7.90%

       3,650        3,922,611   

Series Q, 5.15%

       4,000        3,860,000   

Series R, 6.00% (e)

       14,130        14,266,892   

Series S, 6.75%

       7,775        8,316,816   
      

 

 

 
                       57,652,761   

Electric Utilities — 0.5%

      

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A, 6.70%, 3/30/67 (a)

             8,300        8,127,028   

Insurance — 7.4%

      

ACE Capital Trust II, 9.70%, 4/01/30 (e)

       7,000        10,412,500   

AIG Life Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 7/01/30

       500        677,500   

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (a)

       10,400        11,544,000   

American International Group, Inc., 8.18%, 5/15/68 (a)

       3,755        5,144,350   

AXA SA (a)(b)(f):

      

6.38%

       4,900        5,377,750   

6.46%

       6,000        6,397,500   
Capital Trusts           Par  
(000)
    Value  

Insurance (concluded)

      

Bank One Capital III, 8.75%, 9/01/30 (e)

     USD        2,000      $ 3,024,238   

The Chubb Corp., 6.38%, 3/29/67 (a)(e)

       7,400        7,936,500   

Equitable of Iowa Cos. Capital Trust II, Series B, 8.42%, 4/01/27

       5,000        6,202,563   

Farmers Exchange Capital II, 6.15%, 11/01/53 (a)(b)

       4,890        5,656,703   

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Capital LP II, 7.15%, 5/16/46 (a)(b)(e)

       500        517,500   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 8.13%, 6/15/68 (a)

       5,050        5,706,500   

ING US, Inc., 5.65%, 5/15/53 (a)

       4,750        4,773,750   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/88 (a)(b)

       8,325        12,778,875   

MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/36 (e)

       9,775        11,094,625   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/65 (a)

       12,000        12,045,000   

Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.85% (a)(b)(f)

       4,450        4,668,050   

XL Group PLC, Series E, 6.50% (a)(f)

       1,920        1,728,000   

ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45%, 12/15/65 (a)(b)(e)

       6,800        7,106,000   
      

 

 

 
                       122,791,904   

Multi-Utilities — 0.3%

      

Dominion Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 6/30/66 (a)

             4,400        4,553,164   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.3%

      

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, (a):

      

7.00%, 6/01/67

       2,500        2,523,990   

Series A, 8.38%, 8/01/66

       9,325        9,861,188   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 6.35%, 5/15/67 (a)

       9,400        9,071,000   
      

 

 

 
                       21,456,178   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

  

   

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust, 12.00% (b)

             7        9,345,000   

Road & Rail — 0.4%

      

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.61%, 12/15/55 (a)

             6,125        6,860,000   
Total Capital Trusts18.4%                      304,584,882   

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Preferred Stocks    Shares     Value  

Banks — 0.9%

    

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% (a)

     550,500      $ 14,202,900   

Capital Markets — 0.6%

    

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50% (a)

     162,450        4,043,380   

SCE Trust III, 5.75% (a)

     31,650        866,261   

State Street Corp.,

Series D, 5.90% (a)

     220,495        5,827,683   
    

 

 

 
               10,737,324   

Consumer Finance — 0.0%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.,

Series A, 8.50% (a)

     24,509        646,547   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

    

Citigroup, Inc., Series K, 6.88% (a)

     488,320        13,126,042   

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

    

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.25%

     90,000        2,270,700   

Insurance — 0.2%

    

The Allstate Corp., Series E, 6.63%

     125,000        3,413,750   

Machinery — 0.1%

    

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 6.25% (k)

     11,107        1,278,082   

Media — 0.4%

    

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25% (b)(f)

     5,600,000        5,950,560   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

  

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., 5.45%

     75,000        1,916,250   

Vornado Realty Trust, Series K, 5.70%

     50,000        1,263,000   
    

 

 

 
               3,179,250   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

  

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08% (b)

     15,143        19,378,308   
Total Preferred Stocks4.5%              74,183,463   
Trust Preferred    Shares     Value  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

    

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%

     300,141      $ 7,765,002   
Total Preferred Securities23.4%        386,533,347   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $2,185,511,108) — 141.5%
        2,346,120,250   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities               

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.07% (l)(m)

     12,298,815        12,298,815   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $12,298,815) — 0.7%
        12,298,815   
Options Purchased
(Cost — $10,379,541) — 0.2%
        2,640,326   
Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $2,208,189,464) — 142.4%
        2,361,059,391   
Options Written (Premiums Received — $7,454,970) — (0.1)%        (1,119,293
Total Investments, Net of Options Written
(Cost — $2,200,734,494*) — 142.3%
        2,359,940,098   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (42.3)%

  

    (701,634,980
 

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 1,658,305,118   
 

 

 

 

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

 

      

Tax cost

     $ 2,208,131,610   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     $ 187,780,472   

Gross unrealized depreciation

       (34,852,691
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

     $ 152,927,781   
 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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

 

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

 

Counterparty      Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     $ 1,255,620         $ 17,720   

Robert W. Baird Company, Inc.

       372,300           5,254   

Pershing LLC

       98,940           1,396   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       990,200             

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

(d)   Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

(e)   All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(f)   Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

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

 

(h)   Non-income producing security.

 

(i)   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.

 

(j)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(k)   Convertible security.

 

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

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at October 31,
2014
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at January 31,
2015
       Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       4,283,291           8,015,524           12,298,815         $ 1,176   

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds              
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation              
EUR    Euro              
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate              
MSCI    Morgan Stanley Capital International              
OTC    Over-the-Counter              
RB    Revenue Bonds              
USD    U.S. Dollar              

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, reverse repurchase agreements outstanding were as follows:

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date1
  Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 

UBS Securities LLC

    0.32   2/5/14   Open   $ 956,709      $ 959,814   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.33   2/10/14   Open     6,197,000        6,217,223   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   2/28/14   Open     7,944,000        7,970,182   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    0.15   4/16/14   Open     3,400,000        3,404,123   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.30   5/8/14   Open     9,646,000        9,667,704   

UBS Securities LLC

    (0.08 )%    5/13/14   Open     2,016,000        2,008,608   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.32   5/13/14   Open     8,649,000        8,669,296   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.32   5/13/14   Open     2,182,000        2,187,120   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.32   5/13/14   Open     7,149,000        7,165,776   

 

                
14    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, reverse repurchase agreements outstanding were as follows (continued):

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date1
  Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 

UBS Securities LLC

    0.34   5/13/14   Open   $ 1,256,000      $ 1,259,132   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.34   5/13/14   Open     10,604,000        10,630,439   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.34   5/13/14   Open     683,000        684,703   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.34   5/13/14   Open     5,229,000        5,242,038   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.34   5/13/14   Open     4,668,000        4,679,639   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     10,880,000        10,907,925   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     6,046,000        6,061,518   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     1,115,000        1,117,862   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     6,061,000        6,076,557   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     5,546,000        5,560,235   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     3,255,000        3,263,354   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     23,285,000        23,344,765   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.35   5/13/14   Open     11,160,000        11,188,644   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   5/14/14   Open     6,234,000        6,254,494   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   5/14/14   Open     1,213,000        1,218,140   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   5/14/14   Open     2,791,000        2,803,234   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   5/14/14   Open     11,233,000        11,281,417   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   5/28/14   Open     6,960,000        6,976,433   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   5/30/14   Open     3,510,000        3,518,221   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (1.75 )%    6/25/14   Open     1,319,870        1,305,626   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   6/26/14   Open     13,680,000        13,708,553   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   6/30/14   Open     4,664,400        4,673,959   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   6/30/14   Open     3,324,750        3,331,564   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.40   7/1/14   Open     10,010,000        10,033,565   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   7/7/14   Open     8,155,000        8,171,097   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   7/7/14   Open     12,217,000        12,241,115   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   7/7/14   Open     5,672,000        5,683,525   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.13   7/28/14   Open     1,886,138        1,886,831   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

    0.40   7/31/14   Open     11,957,143        11,981,854   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

    0.13   7/31/14   Open     8,833,813        8,840,659   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

    0.12   8/8/14   Open     1,235,000        1,233,199   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   8/12/14   Open     5,675,000        5,684,794   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   8/12/14   Open     4,625,000        4,633,622   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   8/12/14   Open     2,035,000        2,038,682   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   9/11/14   Open     10,797,300        10,811,984   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.15   9/18/14   Open     5,092,688        5,094,432   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   9/23/14   Open     5,162,000        5,168,625   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   9/23/14   Open     4,782,000        4,788,137   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   9/30/14   Open     10,459,250        10,471,598   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.40   10/7/14   Open     13,545,000        13,562,759   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   10/7/14   Open     11,991,000        12,004,756   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   10/7/14   Open     7,463,000        7,471,562   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.10   10/28/14   Open     3,332,000        3,332,889   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.33   10/28/14   Open     5,630,000        5,634,954   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.33   10/28/14   Open     5,381,000        5,385,735   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.34   10/28/14   Open     9,428,000        9,436,548   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.34   10/28/14   Open     11,100,000        11,110,064   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.34   10/28/14   Open     15,615,000        15,629,158   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.34   10/28/14   Open     5,034,000        5,038,564   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.34   10/28/14   Open     3,288,000        3,290,981   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    15


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, reverse repurchase agreements outstanding were as follows (continued):

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date1
  Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.34   10/28/14   Open   $ 2,966,000      $ 2,968,689   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     734,000        744,795   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     9,152,000        9,162,996   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     2,514,000        2,525,197   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     4,668,000        4,679,397   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     4,956,000        4,967,598   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     4,995,000        5,006,798   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.35   10/29/14   Open     5,182,000        5,193,999   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   10/30/14   Open     3,480,000        3,483,089   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   10/30/14   Open     3,389,025        3,392,034   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   10/30/14   Open     8,162,000        8,169,246   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   11/10/14   Open     10,449,000        10,457,290   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.39   12/2/14   Open     4,412,000        4,414,583   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (0.05 )%    12/4/14   Open     565,200        564,737   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/10/14   Open     4,450,875        4,453,145   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/10/14   Open     7,410,000        7,413,779   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     7,965,500        7,968,885   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     11,093,500        11,098,215   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     10,625,000        10,629,516   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     22,230,720        22,240,168   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     6,870,375        6,873,295   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     17,700,000        17,707,523   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     8,896,563        8,900,344   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/18/14   Open     18,040,500        18,048,167   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.45   12/18/14   Open     16,924,050        16,933,570   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.45   12/19/14   Open     10,280,000        10,285,783   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.45   12/19/14   Open     7,373,000        7,377,147   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.48   12/19/14   Open     12,339,000        12,346,403   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     4,189,000        4,191,444   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     810,000        810,472   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     528,000        528,330   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     3,197,000        3,198,865   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     4,926,000        4,928,874   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     2,287,000        2,288,334   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     556,000        556,324   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     3,627,000        3,629,116   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     2,740,000        2,741,598   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     2,028,000        2,029,183   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     6,719,000        6,722,919   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     873,000        873,509   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     3,411,000        3,412,990   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     6,940,000        6,944,048   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     8,972,000        8,977,234   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     7,344,000        7,348,284   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     474,000        474,276   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     1,223,000        1,223,713   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     3,657,000        3,659,133   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     5,499,000        5,502,208   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     4,083,000        4,085,382   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     6,627,000        6,630,866   

 

                
16    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, reverse repurchase agreements outstanding were as follows (concluded):

 

Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
  Maturity
Date1
  Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
nterest
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open   $ 3,954,000      $ 3,956,306   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     1,203,000        1,203,702   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.34   12/19/14   Open     7,710,000        7,713,277   

UBS Securities LLC

    0.40   12/19/14   Open     9,435,000        9,439,718   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.50   12/19/14   Open     3,368,000        3,369,965   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (1.25 )%    1/8/15   Open     1,700,000        1,698,524   

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    0.09   1/9/15   Open     354,375        354,399   

Total

        $ 729,516,742      $ 730,499,368   
       

 

 

 

1    Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.

       

 

 

Ÿ  

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

 

Contracts
Long/(Short)
    Issue   Exchange   Expiration        Notional Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  (2,700   90-Day Euro-Dollar   Chicago Mercantile   March 2016     $ 669,330,000      $ (2,314,703
  (334   Long U.S. Treasury Bond   Chicago Board of Trade   March 2015     $ 50,527,938        (2,341,432
  (180   10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   March 2015     $ 23,557,500        (886,145
  148      2-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   March 2015     $ 32,525,313        134,324   
  192      Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond   Chicago Board of Trade   March 2015     $ 34,356,000        3,043,533   
  1,382      5-Year U.S. Treasury Note   Chicago Board of Trade   March 2015       $ 167,697,063        3,074,623   
  Total                $ 710,200   
           

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, exchange-traded options purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Clearinghouse      Put/
Call
       Strike
Price
       Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Value  

90-Day Euro-Dollar

   Chicago Mercantile        Put         $ 98.00           12/14/15           1,698         $ 31,837   

90-Day Euro-Dollar

   Chicago Mercantile        Put           99.00           12/14/15           1,698           318,375   

Total

                            $ 350,212   
                           

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC interest rate swaptions purchased were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty      Put/
Call
       Exercise
Rate
     Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
     Floating Rate
Index
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value  

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

   Deutsche Bank AG        Put           3.05    Pay        3-month LIBOR           1/08/16         $     63,150         $ 1,052,893   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    17


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC interest rate swaptions purchased were as follows (concluded):

 

Description    Counterparty      Put/
Call
       Exercise
Rate
     Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
       Floating Rate
Index
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        Put           4.50      Pay           3-month LIBOR           8/07/18         $     203,300         $ 1,237,221   

Total

                                    $ 2,290,114   
                                   

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, exchange-traded options written were as follows:

 

Description    Clearinghouse      Put/
Call
       Strike
Price
       Expiration
Date
       Contracts        Value  

90-Day Euro-Dollar

   Chicago Mercantile        Put         $ 98.50           12/14/15           3,396         $ (169,800

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC interest rate swaptions written were as follows:

 

Description    Counterparty      Put/
Call
       Exercise
Rate
     Pay/Receive
Exercise Rate
       Floating Rate
Index
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
       Value  

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        Put           6.00      Pay           3-month LIBOR           8/07/18         $     406,600         $ (949,493

 

Ÿ  

As of January 15, 2015, centrally cleared interest rate swaps outstanding were as follows:

 

Fixed
Rate
  Floating
Rate
  Clearinghouse   Expiration
Date
 

Notional Amount

(000)

         Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
1.45%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   10/28/18   $ 13,800        $ (155,317
1.50%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   11/30/18   $ 10,700          (136,898
1.78%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   1/17/19   $ 22,900          (526,002
2.21%1   3-month LIBOR   Clearnet U.S.A.   10/18/20   $ 65,000          (2,720,201
2.79%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   10/11/23   $ 68,000          (5,909,222
2.79%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   11/18/23   $ 10,600          (925,254
3.03%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   1/08/24   $ 10,900          (1,177,271
3.05%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   2/15/40   $ 8,769          (1,588,875
3.05%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   2/15/40   $ 8,769          (1,586,195
3.06%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   2/15/40   $ 8,769          (1,616,239
3.03%1   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   2/15/40   $ 8,769          (1,566,556
2.54%2   3-month LIBOR   Chicago Mercantile   1/12/45   $ 23,600            1,951,599   
Total             $ (15,956,431
           

 

 

 

1    Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

       

2    Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

       

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC credit default swaps — buy protection outstanding were as follows:

 

Issuer/Index   Pay Fixed Rate     Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Notional Amount
(000)
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA   12/20/16     USD      2,535      $ (40,033   $ 45,554      $ (85,587

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International   12/20/16     USD      1,465        (23,135     26,326        (49,461

Southwest Airlines Co.

    1.00   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   12/20/16     USD      4,000        (63,245     78,173        (141,418

 

                
18    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC credit default swaps — buy protection outstanding were as follows (concluded):

 

Issuer/Index   Pay Fixed Rate     Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Notional Amount
(000)
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

STMicro Electronics

    1.00   Barclays Bank PLC     6/20/17        EUR      1,500        (24,380     29,405        (53,843

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17        USD      5,585        (137,975     (25,446     (112,529

General Dynamic Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17        USD      5,585        (131,848     (73,131     (58,717

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17        USD      4,715        (117,155     (56,799     (60,356

Raytheon Co.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International     9/20/17        USD      4,715        (117,565     (60,502     (57,063

Humana, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     9/20/17        USD      4,500        (88,508     39,065        (127,573

Humana, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17        USD      2,800        (55,072     24,307        (79,379

Cigna Corp.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA     9/20/17        USD      4,500        (106,563     (5,676     (100,886

Cigna Corp.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17        USD      2,800        (66,306     (3,532     (62,774

YUM! Brands, Inc.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG     3/20/19        USD    20,000        (404,191     (308,932     (95,259

Citigroup, Inc.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG     3/20/19        USD    16,700        (202,229     (58,910     (143,320

Kohl’s Corp.

    1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     6/20/19        USD      5,345        (31,917     93,841        (125,758

Total

          $ (1,610,122   $ (256,257   $ (1,353,923
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC credit default swaps — sold protection outstanding were as follows:

 

Issuer/Index   Receive
Fixed Rate
    Counterparty   Expiration
Date
  Credit
Rating1
  Notional Amount
(000)2
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International   6/20/17   BBB   $ 2,425$        24,790      $ (57,893   $ 82,683   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC   6/20/17   BBB   $ 10        102        (264     366   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   UBS AG   6/20/17   BBB   $ 994        10,161        (25,811     35,973   

Comcast Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse International   9/20/17   A-   $ 12,200        281,204        27,703        253,501   

United Health Group, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA   9/20/17   A+   $ 4,500        106,216        (5,652     111,869   

United Health Group, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International   9/20/17   A+   $ 2,800        66,090        (3,517     69,607   

WellPoint, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs Bank USA   9/20/17   A-   $ 4,500        99,211        (22,466     121,676   

WellPoint, Inc.

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International   9/20/17   A-   $ 2,800        61,731        (13,979     75,710   

MetLife, Inc.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG   3/20/18   A-   $ 3,025        54,817        (76,856     131,673   

Bank of America Corp.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG   3/20/19   A-   $ 16,700        281,367        105,036        176,331   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Ÿ  

As of January 31, 2015, OTC credit default swaps — sold protection outstanding were as follows (concluded):

 

Issuer/Index   Receive
Fixed Rate
    Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Credit
Rating1
  Notional Amount
(000)2
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Valero Energy Corp.

    1.00   Barclays Bank PLC     9/20/19      BBB     $ 3        (11     13        (23

Valero Energy Corp.

    1.00   Barclays Bank PLC     9/20/19      BBB     $ 110        (411     434        (845

Valero Energy Corp.

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     9/20/19      BBB     $ 24        (89     190        (279

Valero Energy Corp.

    1.00   Barclays Bank PLC     9/20/19      BBB     $ 40        (148     174        (323

Devon Energy Corp.

    1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.     12/20/19      BBB+   $ 2,660        (762            (763

Devon Energy Corp.

    1.00   BNP Paribas S.A.     12/20/19      BBB+   $ 190        (54     263        (317

Total

  

  $ 984,214      $ (72,625   $ 1,056,839   
           

 

 

 

 

1    Using Standard & Poor’s rating of the issuer.

2    The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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

 

  Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices 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)

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

 

                
20    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

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

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 
Long-Term Investments:                 

Asset-Backed Securities

            $ 70,829,814         $ 10,230,800         $ 81,060,614   

Corporate Bonds

              1,801,697,412           19,436,616           1,821,134,028   

Foreign Agency Obligations

              12,407,750                     12,407,750   

Municipal Bonds

              19,086,300                     19,086,300   

Preferred Securities

  $ 56,619,597           329,913,750                     386,533,347   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              3,626,572                     3,626,572   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              22,271,639                     22,271,639   

Short-Term Securities

    12,298,815                               12,298,815   

Options Purchased

    350,212           2,290,114                     2,640,326   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 69,268,624         $ 2,262,123,351         $ 29,667,416         $ 2,361,059,391   
 

 

 

 
                
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments 1                 

Assets:

                

Credit contracts

            $ 1,059,389                   $ 1,059,389   

Interest rate contracts

  $ 6,252,480           1,951,599                     8,204,079   

Liabilities:

                

Credit contracts

              (1,356,473                  (1,356,473

Interest rate contracts

    (5,712,080        (18,857,523                  (24,569,603
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 540,400         $ (17,203,008                $ (16,662,608
 

 

 

 

1   Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and options written. Swaps and financial futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument, and options written are shown at value.

       

 

                
   BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015    21


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

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

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                

Cash

  $ 1,406,931                             $ 1,406,931   

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

    6,040,000                               6,040,000   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    1,032,000                               1,032,000   

Foreign currency at value

    9,178                               9,178   

Liabilities:

                

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

            $ (1,540,000                  (1,540,000

Cash received as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements

              (167,000                  (167,000

Reverse repurchase agreements

              (730,499,368                  (730,499,368
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,488,109         $ (732,206,368                $ (723,718,259
 

 

 

 

During the period ended January 31, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities
       Corporate
Bonds
       Total  

Assets:

           
Opening Balance, as of October 31, 2014   $ 5,930,350         $ 21,431,574         $ 27,361,924   
Transfers into Level 31     2,403,150                     2,403,150   
Transfers out of Level 32     (2,870,550                  (2,870,550
Accrued discounts/premiums     4,800                     4,800   
Net realized gain (loss)                           
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation3     (36,409        (1,994,958        (2,031,367
Purchases     4,799,459                     4,799,459   
Sales                           
 

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2015

  $ 10,230,800         $ 19,436,616         $ 29,667,416   
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at January 31, 20153   $ (43,160      $ (1,480,347      $ (1,523,507
 

 

 

 

1    As of October 31, 2014, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of January 31, 2015, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning balance of $2,403,150 transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

         

2    As of October 31, 2014, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of January 31, 2015, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments with a beginning of period value of $2,870,550 transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

         

3    Any difference between Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation and Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at January 31, 2015 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

        

The Trust’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

                
22    BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOCATION INCOME TRUST    JANUARY 31, 2015   


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

2(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
By:    

/s/ John M. Perlowski

John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
Date: March 25, 2015

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

 

By:    

/s/ John M. Perlowski

John M. Perlowski
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
Date: March 25, 2015
By:

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
Date: March 25, 2015